Nominees

Announcing the 2022 Towner Award Nominees!

Beautiful Shades of Brown: The Art of Laura Wheeler Waring, by Nancy Churnin, illustrated by Felicia Marshall (Creston Books)
If You Take Away the Otter, by Susannah Buhrman-Deever, illustrated by Matthew Trueman (Candlewick)
Dinosaurs: Fact and Fable: Truths, Myths, and New Discoveries, by Seymour Simon (HarperCollins)
The Only Woman in the Photo: Frances Perkins and Her New Deal for America, by Kathleen Krull, illustrated by Alexandra Bye (Atheneum Books for Young Readers)
Eat Your Rocks, Croc!: Dr. Glider’s Advice for Troubled Animals, by Jess Keating, illustrated by Pete Oswald (Orchard Books)
The Pig War: How a Porcine Tragedy Taught England and America to Share, by Emma Bland Smith, illustrated by Alison Jay (Calkins Creek)
Equality’s Call: The Story of Voting Rights in America, by Deborah Diesen, illustrated by Magdalena Mora (Beach Lane Books)
Railway Jack: The True Story of an Amazing Baboon, by KT Johnston, illustrated by César Samaniego (Capstone Editions)
Honeybee: The Busy Life of Apis Mellifera, by Candace Fleming, illustrated by Eric Rohmann (Neal Porter Books)
Your Place in the Universe, by Jason Chin (Neal Porter Books)

Comics: Easy as ABC - The Essential Guide to Comics for Kids by Ivan Brunetti (TOON Graphics)
Evelyn the Adventurous Entomologist: The True Story of a World-Traveling Bug Hunter by Christine Evans (The Innovation Press)
Gross as a Snot Otter: Discovering the World’s Most Disgusting Animals by Jess Keating (Knopf Books for Young Readers)
The Important Thing About Margaret Wise Brown by Mac Barnett (Balzer + Bray)
Nic Bishop Big Cats by Nic Bishop (Scholastic Press)
The Roots of Rap: 16 Bars on the 4 Pillars of Hip-Hop by Carole Boston Weatherford (Little Bee Books)
Summer Green to Autumn Gold: Uncovering Leaves’ Hidden Colors by Mia Posada (Millbrook Press TM)
What a Waste: Trash, Recycling, and Protecting our Planet by Jess French (DK Children)
The Wonders of Nature by Ben Hoare (DK Children)
Your Amazing Digestion from Mouth through Intestine by Joanne Settel (Atheneum Books for Young Readers)