Red Dot Book Awards 2025-2026

Written by Andaleeb WajidpaperbackAbir Maqsood is angry. She has things to do: a career to carve, money to earn, and, in the small stuff, a dining ...

Written by June CL Tanpaperback A vengeful girl. A hollow boy. A missing god. Rui has one goal in mind—honing her magic to avenge her mother’s deat...

Written by Ricardo Chávez Castañeda  |  Illustrated by Alejandro MagallanesTranslated from the Spanish by Lawrence SchimelhardcoverFrom award-winni...

Written by Randy Ribaypaperback From the author of the National Book Award finalist Patron Saints of Nothing comes an emotionally charged, moving n...

Written by Mamle WolohardcoverFor fans of A Long Walk to Water and Hatchet, this boy’s gripping journey from poverty to empowerment transports read...

Written by Leanne Yongpaperback Sam Khoo has one goal in life: create cool indie games. She's willing to do anything to make her dream come true – ...

Written by Jill Tewpaperback In 2364, eighteen-year-old Liv Newman dreams of a future beyond her lower-class life in the Metro. As a Proxy, she use...

Written by Andrea Chalupa  |  Illustrated by Ivan Rodrigueshardcover Can the unrelenting power of truth expose one of Stalin’s greatest crimes to a...

Written and Illustrated by Cai TsepaperbackYoung Wei dreamed of being a legendary lion dancer just like his dad. With his best friend Hung performi...

Written by Kyla ZhaopaperbackThe clock is ticking for May Li, whose middle-school chess team just earned a victory at the state championship—and wi...

Written by Ruta Sepetys and Steve SheinkinpaperbackA stunning collaboration between award-winning and bestselling authors Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sh...

Written by Ross Montgomerypaperback I’m Tom’s dog, and he’s my human. We belong to each other. Rebel is a good dog. He loves his simple, perfect li...

Written by Gayle FormanhardcoverAlex is twelve, and he did something very, very bad. A judge sentences him to spend his summer volunteering at a re...

Written by Tristan Banckspaperback A missing father. A drowned town. A buried secret. Three friends on a dangerous mission to uncover the truth. Se...

Written by Rajani LaRoccahardcoverThough music is outlawed in the land of Devia, Sona hears it everywhere. Sona is a Malech, a member of the ruling...

Written and Illustrated by Ruth Chanpaperback Ruth Chan loves her hometown in Toronto, hanging out with her best friends for life, and snacking on ...

Written by Liz Flanagan  |  Illustrated by Joe Todd-StantonpaperbackWith war threatening her city, Rowan and her mother must flee to the Dark Fores...

Written and Illustrated by James Foleypaperback Max is a mole on a mission. With Helen Hippo and June Bug by his side, Max must stop the evil Goldf...

Written by Hilda Eunice Burgos  |  Illustrated by Siara FaisonhardcoverMiguel Rosado wants nothing more than to see and draw the world… or, at leas...

Written and Illustrated by Alex Latimerpaperback There are plenty of mean geese in the world. You’ve probably met one. They hiss and honk and chase...

Written and Illustrated by Xavier Bonet  |  Translated by Marie TrinchantpaperbackA spellbinding graphic novel about a secret school of witches, an...

Written by Namita Moolani Mehra  |  Illustrated by Beena MistryhardcoverVeena loves her home in Sindh. But on a terrible night in 1947 when the Par...

Written by Scott Riley  |  Illustrated by Huy Voun Leehardcover Growing up in Cambodia, Malen knew that dangers from a long-ago war lay hidden unde...

Written by Chris Barton  |  Illustrated by Chaya Prabhathardcover If you love glitter, this book is for you. If you hate glitter, this book is also...