Iowa Children's Choice Award 

Purpose of the Iowa Children's Choice Award

The Iowa Children's Choice Award is unique in that it gives children an opportunity to choose the book to receive the award and to suggest books for the yearly reading list.

Iowa Children's Choice Award Books

2023-2024

Iowa Children's Choice Award Nominees

Order Here by March 31, 2023

Orders received by March 31 will be guaranteed a poster with their order.


ICCA Book BINGO

Iowa Children's Choice BINGO - 22

2022-2023 Resources

Voting Information


Voting ENDS Friday, April 21, 2023!

Winners will be announced on Saturday, April 29, 2023 at IASL Teacher Librarian Workshop Day in Ames!

Click above for book trailers - courtesy Michelle Morey

More book trailers courtesy of Suzi Burris

Bookmarks to print courtesy of Deanne Drees

Voting Specifications

Nature of award: Engraved plaque

Frequency and/or number of awards given: 1 each year

Funding from sale of posters, bookmarks and label supplies for award books.

Voting Process for Selecting Winner

Voting Process

Process for notification 

Requirements of winners, if any, with details as to compliance follow-up procedures

Iowa Children's Choice Selection and Nomination Criteria

Selection Criteria

Book Criteria

Previous Iowa Children's Choice Award Winners

2022

Kathrine Arden

2021

Jerry Craft

2020

Gordan Kroman

2019

Barbra O'Connor

2018

W. Bruce Cameron

2017

Lauren Tarshis

2016

Kirby Larson

2015

Dan Poblocki

2014

Rob Buyea

2013

Peg Kehret

2012

Raina Telgemeier


2011

Peg Kehret

Previous Award Winning Books by Year, University of Northern Iowa Rod Library 

Contact Information

Iowa Children's Choice Award Committee

Shalar (Brown) Knupp, ICCA Award Chairperson

Diane Fight 

Sarah Staudt- Awards Chair