Now that the dust has settled, it looks like a total of 45 Nonfiction Picture Books have been nominated for a Cybil award. There’s lots of good stuff here: biography, biology, technology, history, sports… a little bit of everything.
–Eisha Prather, Non-fiction Picture Books organizer
A Horse in the House and Other Strange but True Animal Stories
Written by Gail Ablow; illustrated by Kathy Osborn
Candlewick
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A Little Peace
Written by Barbara Kerley
National Geographic
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A Seed is Sleepy
Written by Dianna Hutts Aston; illustrated by Sylvia Long
Chronicle
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ABC Safari
Written and illustrated by Karen Lee
Sylvan Dell
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Apples
Written by Jacqueline Farmer; illustrated by Phyllis Limbacher Tildes
Charlesbridge
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Artful Reading
Written and illustrated by Bob Raczka
Millbrook Press
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Ballerina Dreams
Written by Lauren Thompson; illustrated by James Estrin
Feiwel & Friends
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Bugs Up Close
Written by Diane Swanson; illustrated by Paul Davidson
Kids Can Press
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Campy: The Story of Roy Campanella
Written by David A. Adler; illustrated by Gordon James
Viking
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Capoeira: Game! Dance! Martial Art!
Written and illustrated by George Ancona
Lee & Low
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City Hawk: The Story of Pale Male
Written and illustrated by Meghan McCarthy
Simon & Schuster/Paula Wiseman Books
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D is for Drinking Gourd: an African American Alphabet
Written by Nancy I. Sanders; illustrated by E.B. Lewis
Sleeping Bear Press
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Different Like Coco
Written and illustrated by Elizabeth Matthews
Candlewick
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Dogs and Cats
Written and illustrated by Steve Jenkins
Houghton Mifflin
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Dolley Madison Saves George Washington
Written and illustrated by Don Brown
Houghton Mifflin
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First the Egg
by Laura Vaccaro Seeger
Roaring Brook Press
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Footwork: The Story of Fred and Adele Astaire
Written by Roxane Orgill; illustrated by Stephane Jorisch
Candlewick
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Guess What is Growing Inside this Egg
Written and illustrated by Mia Posada
Millbrook
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Hiromi’s Hands
Written and illustrated by Lynne Barasch
Lee & Low
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In My Backyard
Written by Valarie Giogas; illustrated by Katherine Zecca
Sylvan Dell
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Let’s Go!: The Story of Getting from There to Here
Written by Lizann Flatt; illustrated by Scot Ritchie
Maple Tree Press
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Lightship
Written and illustrated by Brian Floca
Atheneum / Richard Jackson Books
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Living Color
Written and illustrated by Steve Jenkins
Houghton Mifflin
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Louis Sockalexis: Native American Baseball Pioneer
Written by Bill Wise; illustrated by Bill Farnsworth
Lee & Low
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Make Your Mark, Franklin Roosevelt
Written by Judith St. George; illustrated by Britt Spencer
Philomel
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Martha Ann’s Quilt for Queen Victoria
Written by Kyra E. Hicks; illustrated by Lee Edward Fodi
Brown Books Publishing Group
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Mary Cassatt: Impressionist Painter
Written by Lois V. Harris
Pelican
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May I Pet Your Dog?: The How-to Guide for Kids Meeting Dogs (and Dogs Meeting Kids)
Written by Stephanie Calmenson; illustrated by Jan Ormerod
Clarion
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My Name Is Gabito/Mi Llamo Gabito: The Life of Gabriel Garcia Marquez/La Vida De Gabriel Garcia Marquez
Written by Monica Brown; illustrated by Raul Colon
Luna Rising
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Nothing but Trouble: the story of Althea Gibson
Written by Sue Stauffacher; illustrated by Greg Couch
Knopf
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Ocean Seasons
Written by Ron Hirschi; illustrated by Kirsten Carlson
Sylvan Dell
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One Thousand Tracings: Healing the Wounds of World War II
Written and illustrated by Lita Judge
Hyperion
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Rough, Tough Charley
Written by Verla Kay; illustrated by Alan Gustavson
Tricycle Press
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Sawdust and Spangles: the Amazing Life of W.C. Coup
Written by Ralph Covert and G. Riley Mills; illustrated by Giselle Potter
Abrams
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Strong Man: the story of Charles Atlas
Written and illustrated by Meghan McCarthy
Knopf
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Surfer of the Century: The Life of Duke Kahanamoku
Written by Ellie Crowe; illustrated by Richard Waldrep
Lee & Low
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The Book of Time Outs: a Mostly True History of the World’s Biggest Troublemakers
Written and illustrated byDeb Lucke
Simon & Schuster
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Turtle Summer: a Journal for My Daughter
Written by Mary Alice Monroe; illustrated by Barbara J. Bergwerf
Sylvan Dell
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Vulture View
Written by April Pulley Sayre; illustrated by Steve Jenkins
Henry Holt
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We
Written by Alice Schertle; illustrated by Kenneth Addison
Lee & Low
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Where in the Wild?: Camouflaged Creatures Concealed … and Revealed
Written by David Schwartz and Yael Schy; illustrated by Dwight Kuhn
Tricycle Press
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Who Put the B in the Ballyhoo
Written and illustrated by Carlyn Beccia
Houghton Mifflin
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Wired
Written by Anastasia Suen; illustrated by Paul Carrick
Charlesbridge
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Young Pele: Soccer’s First Star
Written by Lesa Cline-Ransome; illustrated by James Ransome
Schwartz & Wade
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