2025 Best Illustrated Book

Genre: Fantasy

On a remote mountain two hundred years after the K’tul Wars, the King of Yand fights a pride of shibal to win a woman's love—all over again.

From awkward encounters to quiet epiphanies, Got a Minute? serves up sharp, snack-sized stories for people with short attention spans and deep feelings.

Gump-Gump, a young tummabump, is called Grump-Grump because he never wants to help his mummy, but soon learns that life is a whole let better after turning over a new leaf and becoming kind and considerate.

Genre: Sci-Fi

A mage prodigy attempts to rescue a beloved woman from a beast while navigating the uncharted waters of his new marriage to a fellow young mage.

Poppy Pinto and Pippen are tricked by the naughty sheep.

Jungle Jim takes Fred and his friends camping. They went for walks, learned about mushrooms and berries, tried hang-gliding and white-water rafting. And a cookout. "Having finished all the chores, it's surely time to make S'mors. Marshmallows with chocolate bits taosted by the fire on sticks"

Genre: Sci-Fi

Two untested young mages, one on the planet, the other on the moon, lead their worlds’ last defense against a savage intergalactic marauder while, impossibly, their romance blossoms amidst the chaos.

"Polly the Pollinating Bee" follows a curious little bee on her vibrant journey through fields and flowers, teaching children the vital role of pollination and how bees help nature bloom.

With the wind in her hair and the salt tickling her nose, a Captain heads out for a day on the brine. A story within a story, rhythm, rhyme, and repetition introduces life forms found in the Indian Ocean, while the imaging hints at the cycle of life.

Pretty Poppy Pinto The Pony searches for friends playing peek-a-boo

This book aims to raise children's awareness of how they can protect the environment. Through a simple story and engaging activities, children will discover how small actions can make a big difference in caring for our planet.

Genre: Poetry

The poems in Exits explore the beauty and frailty of life, the cycles of nature, and the promise of renewal.

Genre: Sci-Fi

A Yandar ambassador on a human spaceship in uncharted space encounters her ancient enemy, the one with the celestial cannons—but this time, she, too, has the use of big guns.