2026 Top Shelf Winners
Bibles
CSB Women’s Study Bible, Hosanna Revival Edition
Designer: Katie Guiliano
Art Director: Mark Cowden
Publisher: Holman Bible Publishers, an imprint of B&H Publishing Group
ESV Applying the Gospel Study Bible for Women | ESV Applying the Gospel Study Bible for Men
Designer: Jordan Singer
Publisher: Crossway
NKJV NT Tracing Edition Gray Cloth Over Board
Designer: Kate Armstrong
Publisher: Thomas Nelson Bibles, HCCP
Children's
When You Find a Question
Designer: Eve DeGrie, Art Director
Illustrator: Anne Lambelet
Publisher: WorthyKids, a division of Hachette Book Group, Inc.
We Sing!
Designers: Laura K. Sayers, Illustrator and Jordan Singer, Title Design
Art Director: Erik M. Peterson
Publisher: Crossway
Scratch and Sniff Fruits of the Spirit
Designer: Make Believe Ideas
Publisher: BroadStreet Publishing Group
The Lamplight Series: The Hunt for the Kraken and Escape from Rome
Designer: Jeff Miller
Illustrator: Thomas Fluharty
Publisher: Crossway
The Kingdom and the King
Designer: André Parker
Illustrator: Catalina Echeverri
Publisher: The Good Book Company
Journey with Me for Kids
Designer: Mark Read, Art Director
Illustrator: Emma Skerratt
Publisher: IVP/UK
The Gospel Way Catechism for Kids
Designer: Addie Lutzo
Illustrator: Jessica Blanchard
Publisher: Harvest House Publishers
The Explorer Bible Dictionary for Kids
Designers: Matthew Atkinson and Emily Keafer Lambright
Illustrator: Nate Farro
Art Directors: Jeff Godby and Mark Cowden
Publisher: Holman Reference, an imprint of B&H Publishing Group
Fiction
Face to Face: A Novel of the Reformation
Designer: Zachariah James Stuef
Creative Director: Doug Klembara
Publisher: 1517 Publishing
Handle With Care
Designer: Pete Garceau
Art Director: Halie Cotton
Publisher: Thomas Nelson Fiction, HCCP
The Pilgrim's Progress, Legacy Edition: Box Set
Designer: Stephen Crotts
Assistant Art Director: Lauren Ducommun
Creative Director: Tyler Van Halteren
Publisher: Lithos Kids
Nonfiction
Audacious
Designer: Micah Kandros
Art Director: Kristen Paige Andrews
Publisher: Apiary, a division of Hachette Book Group, Inc.
Bajo sus alas (Under His Wings)
Designer: Kara Klontz
Art Director: Kristen Ingebretson
Publisher: B&H Español, an imprint of B&H Publishing Group
Based on a True Story
Designer: Tim Green
Art Director: Curt Diepenhorst
Publisher: Nelson Books, HCCP
Disciplines of Devotion Series [Fasting, Prayer, Sabbath Rest, Bible Study, Evangelism, Worship]
Designer: David Fassett
Publisher: Crossway
In the Low
Designer: Scott Erickson
Art Director: Laura Powell
Publisher: Baker Books/ Baker Publishing Group
Made to Tremble
Designer: Leah Steed
Illustrator: David Wardle
Art Director: Susan Browne
Publisher: B&H Books, an imprint of B&H Publishing Group
What Comes Next
Designer: Riley Moody
Art Director: Chris Kuhatschek
Publisher: Baker Books/ Baker Publishing Group
