About the New Hampshire Ladybug Picture Book Award

The Ladybug Picture Book Award is designed to promote early literacy and honor the best in recent children's picture books. A committee of children's librarians from around the state select 10 picture book titles early in the year and in November New Hampshire children from preschool through third grade vote for their favorite. The winning picture book is announced at the end of the year.

New Hampshire children have chosen 
Not Quite Narwhal by Jessie Sima 
as the winner of the
2018 Ladybug Picture Book Award.

​Of the 20,353 votes cast this year 6,077 were for the winning title.

The 2018 Nominees are:

The 2016 Nominees are:

The 2015 Winner was:

The 2014 Winner was: