The Young Readers’ Choice Award Society of BC is expanding it's readers' choice award program in honour of its 30th anniversay. In addition to the Red Cedar Book Award, which is for Grade 5-7, 2027 will be the inaugural year for the Salmonberry Book Award, which is for readers in Grades 3-5. The nominees for the 2026-2027 program are listed below.
Salmonberry Book Award (Grades 3-5)
The Big Splash, written by Angela Ahn, illustrated by Julie Kim (Tundra Books)
The Burrowing Owls of the Prairie Grasslands, written by Deborah Hodge, illustrated by Karen Reczuch (Groundwood Books)
The Cedar Mother, written by Hetxw'ms Gyetxw (Brett D. Huson), illustrated by Natasha Donovan (HighWater Press)
How to Save a Library, written by Colleen Nelson (Pajama Press)
Howler Reef, written by Nancy Deas, illustrated by Mike Deas (Orca Book Publishers)
The Land Knows Me: A Nature Walk Exploring Indigenous Wisdom, written by Leigh Joseph, illustrated by Natalie Schnitter (becker&mayer! kids)
The Man in Motion: How Rick Hansen's World Tour Helped Break Down Barriers for People with Disabilities, written by Lorna Schultz Nicholson with Rick Hansen, illustrated by Emma FitzGerald (Owlkids Books)
One Beaded Earring, written by Pat Lamondin Skene, illustrated by Natalie Laurin (Orca Book Publishers)
One Goal: How Soccer Can Save the Planet, written by Heather Camlot, illustrated by Drew Shannon (Groundwood Books)
Shirley: An Indian Residential School Story, written by Joanne Robertson with Shirley (Fletcher) Horn, illustrated by Joanne Robertson (Second Story Press)
Shy Cat and the Stuff-the-Bus Challenge, written by Dian Day, illustrated by Amanda White (Second Story Press)
Springtime in Kitkatla, written by Kim Spencer, illustrated by Karlene Harvey (Orca Book Publishers)
Star Sailor: The Story of Words, written by Sara Cassidy, illustrated by Julie McLaughlin (Orca Book Publishers)
The Three Wolves, written by Eric Walters, illustrated by Olga Barinova (Orca Book Publishers)
Two Tricksters Find Friendship, written by Johnny Aitken and Jess Willows, illustrated by Alyssa Koski (Orca Book Publishers)
Red Cedar Book Award for Fiction (Grades 5-7)
Anxious Exile of Sara Salt, written by Gabrielle Prendergast (Orca Book Publishers)
The Book of Jupiter, written by Robin Stevenson (Kids Can Press)
Briarwood, wrtten by Natalie Hyde (DCB Young Readers)
The City of Lost Cats, written by Tanya Lloyd Kyi (Tundra Books)
Go, written by Deborah Ellis (Groundwood Books)
Maggie Lou Meets Her Match, written by Arnolda Dufour Bowes, illustrated by Karlene Harvey (Groundwood Books)
No Purchase Necessary, written Maria Marianayagam (Pajama Press)
Robot Island, written by Cary Fagan (Tundra Books)
Saving Wolfgang, written by Gregor Craigie (Orca Book Publishers)
The Setback, written by Lynn Leitch (Pajama Press)
Time Surfers, written and illustrated by Kevin Sylvester (HarperCollins Publishers)
Touching Grass, written by Kristy Jackson, illustrated by Rhael McGregor (HarperCollins Publishers)
Way Off Track, written by Carl Brundtland, illustrated by Claudia Dávila (Kids Can Press)
Red Cedar Book Award for Information (Grades 5-7)
All About Us: 20 True Tales of Courage and Disability, written by Hannalora Leavitt (Orca Book Publishers)
Bison: Community Builders and Grassland Caretakers, written by Frances Backhouse (Orca Book Publishers)
Feeling Your Feelings: The Head-to-Toe Science of Emotions, written by Tanya Lloyd Kyi, illustrated by Phil Nicholls (Kids Can Press)
Green Cities: How Green Infrastructure Helps Urban Centers Thrive, written by Sheila Boudreau, illustrated by Katy Dockrill (Owlkids Books)
Making a Splash: How Humans Consume, Control and Care for Water, written by Colleen Nelson, illustrated by Sophie Dubé (Orca Book Publishers)
Microbes to the Rescue: Using Bacteria, Algae and Fungi to Clean Up the Planet, written by Yolanda Ridge (Orca Book Publishers)
Never Silent: A Hiroshima Survivor's Story, written by Setsuko Thurlow and Kathy Lowinger, illustrated by Michelle Theodore (Annick Press)
Octopus Ocean: Geniuses of the Deep, written by Mark Leiren-Young (Orca Book Publishers)
Soccerology: Unbelievable Facts and Stories About the Beautiful Game, written and illustrated by Kevin Sylvester (Annick Press)
Sticking to the Facts: 10 Ways to Fight Misinformation, written by Gregor Craigie, illustrated by Bithi Sutradhar (Orca Book Publishers)
The Sustainable School: A Journey Through Time and Energy, written by Erica Fyvie, illustrated by Scot Ritchie (Kids Can Press)
Why Communities Need Engineers: Helping Humans Live Together, written by Helen Liang, illustrated by Arden Taylor (Orca Book Publishers)
You Were Made for This World: Celebrated Indigenous Voices Speak to Young People, edited by Stephanie Sinclair and Sara Sinclair (Tundra Books)
For more information, visit redcedaraward.ca.