2025 Monarch Award Nominees

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Books nominated for the 2025 Monarch Award, Illinois' K-3 Readers' Choice Award, voted on by students in grades K-3 in Illinois. Many of these titles may also be available as an ebook or eaudio. Check the catalog for more details.

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Book Big truck, little island By: Van Dusen, Chris, Call Number: MONARCH/PICTURE/THINGS THAT GO/VAN DUSEN,C Available	Weight for Big truck, little island -10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1012345678910
Book Gibberish By: Vo, Young, Call Number: MONARCH/PICTURE/GROWING/VO,Y Available	Weight for Gibberish -10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1012345678910
Book Wildfire! By: Wolff, Ashley, Call Number: PICTURE/NATURE/WOLFF,A Available	Weight for Wildfire! -10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1012345678910
Book Jackie and the Mona Lisa By: Rovin-Murphy, Deborah, Call Number: MONARCH/E/759.5/ROVIN-MURPHY,D Available	Weight for Jackie and the Mona Lisa -10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1012345678910
Book Nigel and the moon By: Eady, Antwan, Call Number: MONARCH/PICTURE/STORIES/EADY,A Available	Weight for Nigel and the moon -10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1012345678910
Book Norman didn't do it! : (yes, he did.) By: Higgins, Ryan T., Call Number: PICTURE/STORIES/HIGGINS,R Available	Weight for Norman didn't do it! : (yes, he did.) -10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1012345678910
Book Tig and Lily. 1, Tiger trouble By: Thompson, Dan (Cartoonist), Call Number: E/GN/TIG All Copies Checked Out	Weight for Tig and Lily. 1, Tiger trouble -10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1012345678910
Book Hidden animal colors By: Park, Jane, 1972- Call Number: MONARCH/E/591.472/PARK,J Available	Weight for Hidden animal colors -10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1012345678910
Book Invasion of the unicorns By: Biedrzycki, David, Call Number: MONARCH/PICTURE/MAGICAL/BIEDRZYCKI,D Available	Weight for Invasion of the unicorns -10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1012345678910
Book Dragon bones : the fantastic fossil discoveries of Mary Anning By: Marsh, Sarah Glenn, Call Number: E/BIOGRAPHY/560.92/ANNING,M Available	Weight for Dragon bones : the fantastic fossil discoveries of Mary Anning -10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1012345678910
Book Our planet! : there's no place like Earth By: McAnulty, Stacy, Call Number: MONARCH/E/550/MCANULTY,S Available	Weight for Our planet! : there's no place like Earth -10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1012345678910
Book Every night is pizza night By: López-Alt, J. Kenji, Call Number: PICTURE/STORIES/LOPEZ-ALT,J Available	Weight for Every night is pizza night -10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-101234567891011
Book Facts vs. opinions vs. robots By: Rex, Michael, Call Number: PICTURE/STORIES/REX,M Available	Weight for Facts vs. opinions vs. robots -10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-101234567891012
Book Rise to the sky : how the world's tallest trees grow up By: Hirsch, Rebecca E., Call Number: MONARCH/E/582.16/HIRSCH,R Available	Weight for Rise to the sky : how the world's tallest trees grow up -10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-101234567891013
Book Cornbread & Poppy By: Cordell, Matthew, 1975- Call Number: READ/CORDELL,M Available	Weight for Cornbread & Poppy -10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-101234567891014
Book Grandpa grumps By: Moore, Katrina, Call Number: PICTURE/STORIES/MOORE,K Available	Weight for Grandpa grumps -10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-101234567891015
Book Lou By: Carzoo, Breanna, Call Number: MONARCH/PICTURE/STORIES/CARZOO,B Available	Weight for Lou -10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-101234567891016
Book I am the shark By: Holub, Joan, Call Number: MONARCH/E/597.3/HOLUB,J Available	Weight for I am the shark -10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-101234567891017
Book There's a ghost in this house By: Jeffers, Oliver Call Number: PICTURE/STORIES/JEFFERS,O Available	Weight for There's a ghost in this house -10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-101234567891018
Book Destiny finds her way : how a rescued baby sloth learned to be wild By: Engle, Margarita, Call Number: E/599.313/ENGLE,M Available	Weight for Destiny finds her way : how a rescued baby sloth learned to be wild -10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-101234567891019