The SOI Original Art Show 2025

The Society of Illustrators are hosting their 45th annual Original Art exhibition, a showcase of the year’s best childrens books published in the US. This juried event selects the best books from hundreds of submissions and awards Gold and Silver medals to the top pieces, and the Dilys Evans Founders Award is awarded to the most promising newcomer in the field.

Bright attends the opening reception of this exhibition every year, and we are thrilled to share the titles that have been accepted into this year’s exhibition. All titles are available to purchase through Bright’s Bookshop.org page, where each purchase helps to fund independent bookshops.

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SILVER MEDAL WINNER! Can You Imagine? The Art and Life of Yoko Ono Illustrated by Yas Imamura Written by Lisa Tolin Published by Athenneum Books for Young Readers

Brown Bears Illustrated by Colleen Larmour Written by Dr. Nick Crumpton Published by Walker Books

Can't Stop Kissing that Baby! Illustrated by Fiona Lee Written by K.L. Going Published by Beach Lane Books

Good Morning Main Street Illustrated Fiona Lee Written by Catherine Bailey Published by Union Square Kids

The Escape Artist Illustrated by Galia Bernstein Written by Thor Hanson Published by Greenwillow Books

Home, Home Written & Illustrated by Sibu T.P. Published by Viking Press

Under Anna's Umbrella Illustrated by Luisa Uribe Written by Amanda Driscoll Published by Rocky Pond Books

My Abuela Is a Bruja Illustrated by Lorena Alvarez Gómez Written by Mayra Cuevas Random House Children's Books

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