Voting is now open in the first annual Undies Case Cover Awards!

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Thank you. Carter Higgins and I are co-hosting this first-of-its-kind award dedicated to the case cover. We’ve accepted submissions. We’ve arranged them into pleasing categories. We’ve decided on shortlists of nominees. Now it’s your turn to decide our winners.

Check out the nominees in each category below and then come back up here and click the link to vote for your favorites:

CLICK HERE TO VOTE

Voting is open until 5pm ET on Monday, November 26th.

Winners will be announced here and at Design of the Picture Book on Tuesday, November 27th.

And don’t forget to head over to Design of the Picture Book today to vote for Best Spoiler, Best Cliff’s Notes Version, Best Middle Grade/Chapter Books, Best Sneak Peek at the Setting, and Craftiest.

Best Impression of Something Other Than a Picture Book

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Rules of the House by Mac Barnett, illustrated by Matt Meyers

What To Do With a Box by Jane Yolen, illustrated by Chris Sheban

Are We There Yet? by Dan Santat

Horrible Bear! by Amy Dyckman, illustrated by Zachariah O’Hora

Cat Knit by Jacob Grant

The ‘Look Closely’ Award

In Plain Sight by Richard Jackson, illustrated by Jerry Pinkney

A Voyage in the Clouds by Matthew Olshan, illustrated by Sophie Blackall

The Airport Book by Lisa Brown

Hotel Bruce by Ryan T. Higgins

Treat by Mary Sullivan

Best YA

The Loose Ends List by Carrie Firestone

Seven Ways We Lie by Riley Redgate

Draw the Line by Laurent Linn

Enter Title Here by Rahul Kanakia

Every Exquisite Thing by Matthew Quick

Best Stamp

The Darkest Hour by Chris Hadfield, illustrated by The Fan Brothers

The Uncorker of Ocean Bottles by Michelle Cuevas, illustrated by Erin E. Stead

Return by Aaron Becker

The Cat From Hunger Mountain by Ed Young

A Child of Books by Sam Winston and Oliver Jeffers

Best Simplicity

Hug This Book! by Fred Benaglia, illustrated by Barney Saltzberg

The Happiest Book Ever! by Bob Shea

The Christmas Eve Tree by Delia Huddy, illustrated by Emily Sutton

The Cantankerous Crow by Lennart Hellsing, illustrated by Paul Strøyer (2016 re-issue)

Be a Friend by Salina Yoon