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We are pleased to announce the winners of the Autumn 2025 Readers’ Choice Book Awards.

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Best Children’s Book 3-7

 

**GOLD**

Marteena Rodriguez-Drinnen, Always Room for More

 

**SILVER**

Ali Barclay, The Tales of Charlie Wags: New York City

 

**BRONZE**

Katie Germain, The Honey Bees: The Power of Positivity

 

**FINALISTS (5 Stars)**

James Christopher, Starry-Eyed Stanley: The Little Star Who Dared to Dream

Lori Hoffman Penna, Catawampus: The Story of a Crooked Cat

Kathleen Welton, Whoo! Hoo! Hoo! The Carousel at the Zoo

Lynsey Martin, How to Get an Alligator Out of the Bathtub

Ashley Wall, The Day I Had a Fire Truck

Leah Ingledew, The Umbrella Dilemma!

Mariah Clark Skewes, O is for Pig

Mariah Clark Skewes, Never Pet a Penguin

Angela Odusanya, Amelia's Loose Part Art: A Day at the Beach

Angela Odusanya , Amelia's Easter Surprise

Glynis Falloon, New Friends

Fafa Meistrell, 38 Socks

Brandon Moore, Bridget Kimble Learns Self Control

Kathleen Welton, Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Sea Star

Marie Nichols, We're Going to the Dinosaur Forest

Ali Barclay, The Tales of Charlie Wags: London

Ali Barclay, The Tales of Charlie Wags: Paris

Doreen Maulhardt, The Baddest Dog in the Neighborhood

NBA Coach Brett Gunning & Stacy Padula, On the Right Path: Book Six

 

 

Best Children’s Book 8-12

 

**GOLD**

Jeffrey Hope, Real Spies Don't Use Rowboats

 

**SILVER**

Lisa Gerlits, Rewilding

 

**BRONZE**

Hans Ness, Rolo on the Planet of the Cats

 

**FINALISTS (5 Stars)**

Christy Burbidge, Paulie The Piping Plover's Sea Turtle Rescue: A Martha's Vineyard Tale

Barbara C. Mishkin, TIP's Magical Birthday

Christine Corrigan Mendez, Leo Gets His Nighttime ZZZs

Hazem Nassar, If I Must Go, You Must Stay

Nick Vakalopoulos, A Blue Jay Is Hungry

Nick Vakalopoulos, There's Something About ROBINS

Kate Mathos, Georgie Karras and the Niddle of Nern

Hazem Nassar, Diary of my Dreams

Dr Janice Cohn, Freedom Pancakes for Ukraine

James Christopher, Pebbles Journey to the River

Ellen Davidson, The Miracle Forest

 

 

Best Teen Book

 

**GOLD**

David Edgar Grinnell, Lightwaves

 

**SILVER**

Stacy A. Padula, The Forces Within

 

**BRONZE**

Talia Orbach, Shades of Yellow

 

**FINALISTS (5 Stars)**

 F.N Davies, Obsession
Patsy Warner, The Haunted Mansion
Ben Armitage, The Tale of Two Halves

 

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Best Adult Book

 

**GOLD**

Shawn Callaway Hays and Stephen Callaway Hays, What Light Was

 

**SILVER**

Apple An, Mother of Red Mountains: A Novel of a Woman's Journey Through Revolutionary China

 

**BRONZE**

Kyle Palmer, The Last Rival: A Time of Our Choosing

 

**FINALISTS (5 Stars)**

Alayne Smith, The December Postcards

Morgan Hatch, GONE TO GROUND

Lesley Beiro, Over the Lotion

Lynne Golodner, Cave of Secrets

Rebecca Sharpless, Shackled: 92 Refugees Imprisoned on ICE Air

Deb Miller, Forget the Fairy Tale and Find Your Happiness

Carl Gorham,My Life in a Garden

Ed A. Murray, Autumn in Wolf Valley

Bryan David Murphy, Nanite Evolution

Robyn M. Bolton, Unlocking Innovation: A Leader's Guide for Turning Bold Ideas Into Tangible Results

Zelly Ruskin, Not Yours to Keep

Kate Grant, No Woman Left Behind: A Journey of Hope to Heal Every Woman Injured in Childbirth

Cynthia Reeves, The Last Whaler

Cynthia Reeves, Falling Through the New World

J.C. Wade, Winter's Handmaiden

Hwee Peng tan, How To Be A Neuro-Affirmative Parent

Susan Tabb &; Deirdre Budzyna, Waking Oz: A guide for women who want to use brains, heart, and courage to create a kickass life

Clive Rhodes, WRITS OF POSSESSION

Apple An, Las Crosses: An Unwavering Journey to a New Life in America

Lana Christian, New Star

Richard Gadz, The Eater of Flies

Chloe Turner, Blue Hawk

William Parker, The Last Doorbell

David Cairns of Finavon, The Case of the Beth-El Stone