Announcing the 2024 Nutmeg Nominees!

May 2 2023

The Intermediate (Grades 4-6) Nominees

The Accidental Apprentice by Amanda Foody
American as Paneer Pie by Supriya Kelkar
The Beast and the Bethany by Jack Meggitt-Phillips, art by Isabelle Folath
Ben Yokoyama and the Cookie of Doom by Matthew Swanson & Robbi Behr
Get a Grip Vivy Cohen! by Sarah Kapit
Leonard (My Life as a Cat) by Carlie Sorosiak
The Lion of Mars by Jennifer L. Holm
Raising Lumie by Joan Bauer
Scritch Scratch by Lindsay Currie
Witches of Brooklyn by Sophie Escabasse

The Elementary (Grades 2-3) Nominees

Abdul’s Story by Jamilah Thompkins-Bigelow, art by Tiffany Rose
Ablaze With Color: A Story of Painter Al-ma Thomas by Jeanne Walker Harvey, art by Loveis Wise
All the Way to the Top: How One Girl’s Fight for Americans With Disabilities Changed Everything by Annette Bay Pimentel, art by Nabi H. Ali
Brains! Not Just a Zombie Snack by Stacy McAnulty, art by Matthew Rivera
Cornbread & Poppy by Matthew Cordell
Dear Earth… From Your Friends in Room 5 by Erin Dealey, art by Luisa Uribe
The Elephants Come Home: A True Story of Seven Elephants, Two People, and One Extraordinary Friendship by Kim Tomsic, art by Hadley Hooper
The Fastest Girl on Earth!: Meet Kitty O’Neil, Daredevil Driver! by Dean Robbins, art by Elizabeth Baddeley
How to Find a Fox by Kate Gardner, photos by Ossi Saarinen
It Fell From the Sky by Terry and Eric Fan
The Little Wooden Robot and the Log Princess by Tom Gauld
Mellybean and the Giant Monster by Mike White
Sir Ladybug by Corey R. Tabor
Sugar in Milk by Thrity Umrigar, art by Khoa Le
Wind Riders: Rescue on Turtle Beach by Jen Marlin, art by Izzy Burton