Star Of The North Picture Book Award 2025
The Star of the North Picture Book Award is voted on by K-2 students in Minnesota annually. Winners are announced each year in April, along with the Minnesota Youth Reading Awards. Take a read through these and see which is your favorite!
Finding family : the duckling raised by loons
Author(s):
Salas, Laura Purdie
Neonakis, Alexandria,
Description:
"Discover the true story of an unlikely family -- an orphaned mallard duckling raised by a pair of loons. Lyrical verse and evocative illustrations combine in this heartwarming tale of animal cooperation"--
Format:
Book
Call Number:
E Sal
The together tree
Author(s):
Saeed, Aisha
Pham, LeUyen,
Description:
Rumi's family has moved to a new town and he is feeling lonely and left out at school because one of the other kids, Asher, is a bully--until Sebastian joins him, drawing in the dirt under the old willow tree.
Format:
Book
Call Number:
E Sae
Song in the city
Author(s):
Bernstrom, Daniel
Mohammed, Jenin.
Description:
A young blind girl, filled with the sounds of her beloved city, shares a song with her grandmother that changes the two forever. After helping Grandma realize that the city makes music as beautiful as the sounds they hear in church on Sunday morning, the two sit down and take in all the sounds of the city, together.
Format:
Book
Call Number:
E Ber
A delicious story
Author(s):
Description:
"Two mice--one big and one small--have a terrible problem. Little Mouse is looking for a story--they're in a book, after all!--and Big Mouse has to admit the truth. The story is gone. And (gasp!) he ate it. That is not okay with Little Mouse, who is all ready to hear a story and will settle for nothing less."--Provided by publisher.
Format:
Book
Call Number:
E Sal
Beneath
Author(s):
Description:
Finn is in a bad mood, so his grandfather takes him on a walk in the forest, and tells him about all the things that are beneath the surface of plants and animals--and even people.
Format:
Book
Call Number:
E Doe
Just one flake
Author(s):
Description:
Determined to catch a perfect snowflake, Liam sticks out his tongue and tries a number of tricks, all to no avail, but after giving it one last shot, he grabs one in an unexpected way.
Format:
Book
Call Number:
E Jon
Our pool
Author(s):
Description:
It is pool day in the city and everyone is welcome.
Format:
Book
Call Number:
E Cum
Jumper : A Day in the Life of a Backyard Jumping Spider.
Author(s):
Description:
What if you were as small as a bean and could walk on the walls and ceiling, sense vibrations through your elbows, jump five times your body length, see the world through eight eyes, and hear using tiny hairs all over your body? Open this book and discover the fascinating hidden life of a backyard jumping spider.
Format:
Book
Call Number:
J 595.44 Lan
The red jacket
Author(s):
Description:
Bob loves his red jacket. The red jacket makes him feel swanky cool. The red jacket makes other seagulls notice him and even speak to him. But when a wave washes it away, will Bob lose his cool and his newfound friends, too?
Format:
Book
Call Number:
E Hol
My powerful hair
Author(s):
Lindstrom, Carole, 1964-
Littlebird, Steph,
Description:
After generations of short hair in her family, a little girl celebrates growing her hair long to connect to her culture and honor the strength and resilience of those who came before her.
Format:
Book
Call Number:
E Lin
