Elementary Grades 2-3

Past Elementary (Grades 2-4) Winners

2024: Mellybean and the Giant Monster by Mike White

2023: The Floating Field: How a Group of Thai Boys

Built Their Own Soccer Field by Scott Riley

2022: InvestiGATORS by John Patrick Green

2021: We Don't Eat Our Classmates by Ryan T. Higgins

2020: A Boy Called Bat by Elana K. Arnold

Elementary Grades 2-3 Past Nominees and Resources    

For Elementary nominee selection criteria, see our FAQs page. 

Book Discussion Guides for the elementary nominees 

Request Nutmeg Book Sets from the CT State Library here

Developing Your Nutmeg Elementary Toolkit (a CASL/CECA presentation)

Past Nutmeg Book Award Winners