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Blueberry Award Criteria
- Proffers excellence in children’s literature in writing, art, and design
- Shares nature, nature intersections, or climate peril with kids in developmentally appropriate, truthful ways
- Reflects the diversity of people in our world
- Delivers content grounded in real science
- Incites kids to action that would make a real difference
- Bonus: Topics that coincide with the City of Evanston’s Climate Action and Resilience Plan (CARP) goals!
- Must be published in the US in the year of review (2024, etc.)
Anti-Climate Anxiety Criteria
- Love of nature first, climate action 2nd. (you only save what you love)
- Recommend GROUP action, not going it alone
- Include practical suggestions for mitigating the actual problem shared
- State that Adults are engaged in the solution. NOT: it is up to YOU (or young people) alone
- Follow child development guidelines about what kind of information kids can handle at which age. (Significant global climate change information should not be shared with children under 8 years of age.)
Source: Louise Chawla, Prof Emerita, U of C, Boulder, Scientific Advisory Council of the Children and Nature Network
Submissions for the 2025 Blueberry Awards will be accepted until January 5, 2026.
Inquires & Submission Information
Martha Meyer
msmeyer@cityofevanston.org
(847) 448-8610
Send ARC’s to:
Martha Meyer
Evanston Public Library
ATTN Blueberry Awards
1703 Orrington Ave
Evanston, IL 60201
There is no fee or application to fill out; simply send us an arc and a PDF if available.
The Blueberry Committee will not be getting back to you about your submission, though feel free to contact Martha Meyer to make sure the books and PDF got here. Blueberry winners will be posted at www.epl.org/blueberry, opens a new window on or near the Spring Equinox of 2026.
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