2020 Royal Dragonfly Winners Announced
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2020 Royal Dragonfly Book Award Winners Announced
2020 Royal Dragonfly Book Award Winners
Grand Prize Winner:
Merged by Jim and Stephanie Kroepfl
$100 Drawing Winner:
Finding Om by Rashmi Bismark, illustrated by Morgan Huff
Aging/Senior Living
1st Place: A Caregiver's Guide for Alzheimer's and Dementia Nine Key Principles by Patricia M. McClure-Chessier
2nd Place: Sooner Than Tomorrow: A Mother's Diary About Mental Illness, Family, And Everyday Life by Dede Ranahan
Animals/Pets
1st Place: A Spot In My Heart: Loving a Special Needs Dog by Kelly Artieri
2nd Place: It Just Blooms by Deanna Chesley, illustrated by Roksana Oslizlo
Honorable Mention:
Forever Dogs: Wit and Wisdom from the Great Canine Beyond - Wagging Tails Telling Tales! by Tricia Spencer
Ponies West by Jeffrey Pappas
Please Love Me Like I Love You by Kip Ullrich Fechner, illustrated by Janis Ullrich Dillon
Rose, Everyone needs a friend by Melanie Ann
Miss Olive Finds Her Furever Friends by Susan Marie, illustrated by Kim Ranson and Rebekah Phillips
American Stonehenge by Mike Goldstein, illustrated by Anil Baydir
Cosmo's Cosmic Adventure by Patti Carpenter, illustrated by Tracy Hill
Gus Finds His Way Home by Karen Nicksich, illustrated by Steph Bucci
Humans In-Training by Brooke Van Sickle, illustrated by Elizabeth Savanella
Jamie's Pet by Ramona Morrow
Luna, The Mare with the Sky Blue Eyes by Dora Dillistone, illustrated by Jonathan Warm Day Coming
Night Night, Norman by Marie Dimitrova, illustrated by Romi Caron
Audiobooks
1st Place: Entanglement: Quantum and Otherwise by John Danenbarger
2nd Place (tie): Chieftain's Daughter: Violet Moon Series Book 2 by Alisa Hope Wagner, illustrated by Albert Morales
2nd Place (tie): Lady Killer by Jeff Richards
Best Cover Design
1st Place: Get Back in the Book! by Larry Issa, illustrated by Emma Chadwick
2nd Place: A Grand Madness, U2 Twenty Years After by Dianne Beeaff
Honorable Mention:
Cheese? Yes, Please! by D.A. Jennings, illustrated by Victoria Jennings
A Firefly Tale by Janet Toonen
Jet & Scoot Take Manhattan by Stephanie Smith-Kenny, illustrated by Lauren Looney
Best Interior Design
1st Place: Get Back in the Book! by Larry Issa, illustrated by Emma Chadwick
2nd Place: Maxzyne and the Old Horse Theatre by Caroline Lee, illustrated by Rebecca Robinson
Honorable Mention:
The Very Bad Thing by Elizabeth Cummings, illustrated by Melissa Salvarani
Best Illustrations/Photography
1st Place: Finding Om by Rashmi Bismark, illustrated by Morgan Huff
2nd Place (tie): Ethan's Healthy Mind Express: A Children's First Mental Health Primer by Emily Lane Waszak and Erik Bean, Ed.D., illustrated by Gail Gorske
2nd Place (tie): The Last Christmas Tree by Deborah Hoffman, illustrated by Robert Sauber
Honorable Mention:
Witness Chair: A Memoir of Art, Marriage, and Loss by Sherry Horton
Cheese? Yes, Please! by D.A. Jennings, illustrated by Victoria Jennings
Where All the Little Things Live by Ian Tadashi Moore
Cosmo's Cosmic Adventure by Patti Carpenter, illustrated by Tracy Hill
Biography/Autobiography/Memoir
1st Place: Living among the Dead by Adena Astrowsky
2nd Place (tie): Our Prince of Scribes: Writers Remember Pat Conroy by Nicole Seitz and Jonathan Haupt
2nd Place (tie): Witness Chair: A Memoir of Art, Marriage, and Loss by Sherry Horton
Honorable Mention:
Anything But Simple: My Life as a Mennonite by Lucinda Kinsinger
Even Broken-Winged Divas Can Fly by Jennifer Kuhns
Sooner Than Tomorrow: A Mother's Diary About Mental Illness, Family, And Everyday Life by Dede Ranahan
What Is Love by Pauli Rose Libsohn
Close Enough to Perfect by Christine Noyes
Ponies West by Jeff Pappas
You Cannot Cage the Wolf: A Mother Struggles with the Suicide of her Soldier Son by Cynthia Crosson
I Want to Talk: Growing Up in Lunenburg, Vermont 1920-1940 by Sylvia Worthley and Sherry Horton
Single and Sixty: A Reflective and Sometimes Humorous Journey of One Woman's Quest to Deal with Divorce Later in Life by Janie Jurkovich
Book Flyer
1st Place: Maxzyne and the Old Horse Theatre by Caroline Lee, illustrated by Rebecca Robinson
Book Trailer
1st Place: Poisoned Jungle by James Ballard
2nd Place (tie): Alycat and the Tournament Tuesday by Alysson Foti Bourque, illustrated by Chiara Civati
2nd Place (tie): Elijah Lovejoy's Fight for Freedom by Jennifer Phillips, illustrated by Roberta Morris
Honorable Mention:
Chieftain's Daughter: Violet Moon Series Book 2 by Alisa Hope Wagner, illustrated by Albert Morales
Finding Her Friends: Butterfly Princess Book 2 Alisa Hope Wagner, illustrated by Albert Morales
Imagine God by Rick Pribell
Lucky Cat and the Gods of War by Wendelin Gray
Lucky Cat and the Kaiju Horde by Wendelin Gray
Somnium by Kristy Kamin and Israel Kamin
Bookmark
1st Place: Jet & Scoot Take Manhattan by Stephanie Smith-Kenny, illustrated by Lauren Looney
Business & Finance
1st Place: Edge: Turning Adversity into Advantage by Laura Huang
2nd Place: Anti-Sell: Marketing, Lead Generation & Networking Tips for Freelancers Who Hate Sales by Steve Morgan
Honorable Mention:
Lessons From The Len Master by Ron Zayas
Chapter Books
1st Place: Mortimer and Me by Kathie McMahon, illustrated by Tom Tate
2nd Place: Flower Power by Judy Lindquist
Honorable Mention:
Where All the Little Things Live by Ian Tadashi Moore
American Stonehenge by Mike Goldstein, illustrated by Anil Baydir
Library of Mystory by Heroald Chern, illustrated by Muhammad Firman Bin Osman
Dear Ms. Rona by Kierra Harris
Fitting Out: The Friendship Experiment by Sarah Giles
Jon and the toymakers of Toymakerville by Arthur C. Morton
Chika's Mysterious Phone by Hugh Pittman, illustrated by Alexey Kudravtsev
Children’s Activity Books
1st Place (tie): Fun from A to Z: Coloring, Drawing, and Tracing Workbook by Joyce Evans
1st Place (tie): Fun from A to Z: Preschool Educational Workbook by Joyce Evans
2nd Place: Thomas the Turkey by Lindsay Ann Fink
Honorable Mention:
Arrows: A Book of Arrow Puzzles by Kevin Brougher
Peter and the Whimper-Whineys Coloring Book by Sherrill S. Cannon, illustrated by KJ Kalpart
Children’s Poetry Books
1st Place: The Poetical Institute's Peculiar Powers of Vegetables & Fruits by Sharada Keats, illustrated by JiaJia Hamner
2nd Place: Finding Her Friends: Butterfly Princess Book 2 by Alisa Hope Wagner, illustrated by Albert Morales
Honorable Mention:
The Search for Sir Dale's Lost Top Hat by Ryan Shaw, illustrated by Saarah Saghir
Collection of Short Stories
1st Place: Dream It and Do It by Holly Sharp
2nd Place: Claire, Wading Into the Danube By Night by Jeffrey Condran
Honorable Mention:
More Fairy Tales for Life by Linda Champion
Tales From Bombast's Bookshelf by Steve Reedy, illustrated by Tom Fee
The Mermaids Melt at Dawn by Grendolyn Peach Soleil
Short & Virtuous Bed-Time Stories for Children by Judie C. Nance, illustrated by Kirby Ross
Everyday Icing, Layer One by Shawna Robinson
Comic Books
Honorable Mention: Awesome Team vs. CoronaVera by Anna Svetchnikov
Cultural Diversity
1st Place: Finding Om by Rashmi Bismark, illustrated by Morgan Huff
2nd Place: Mei Ling in China City by Icy Smith, illustrated by Gayle Garner Roski
Honorable Mention:
Animal Spirits in the New Millennium by David Di Paolo, illustrated by Dace Kidd
Jon and the toymakers of Toymakerville by Arthur C. Morton
Educational
1st Place (tie): Designed to Learn: Using Design Thinking to Bring Purpose and Passion to the Classroom by Lindsay Portnoy
1st Place (tie): Emma Kate and The Show and Tell Day by Melissa Balderas, illustrated by Rosemarie Gillen
1st Place (tie): Health And Safety For You And Me by Rick Grant, illustrated by Anabel Alfonso
1st Place (tie): Keep it Real with PBL, Secondary by Jennifer Pieratt
2nd Place (tie): A Caregiver's Guide for Alzheimer's and Dementia Nine Key Principles by Patricia M. McClure-Chessier
2nd Place (tie): Ethan's Healthy Mind Express: A Children's First Mental Health Primer by Emily Lane Waszak and Erik Bean, Ed.D., illustrated by Gail Gorske
Honorable Mention:
The DragonSlayers Club by Nita Brady, illustrated by Spencer White
Exit the Maze: One Addiction, One Cause, One Cure by Dr. Donna Marks
Fiction: Novel
1st Place (tie): A New York Yankee on Stinking Creek by Carol McClain, illustrated by Carol Fiorillo
1st Place (tie): Entanglement: Quantum and Otherwise by John Danenbarger
2nd Place: Arnold Falls by Charlie Suisman
Honorable Mention:
Payback: Tales of Love, Hate and Revenge by Steve Bassett
Fine Art/Photography
1st Place: I Want to Talk: Growing Up in Lunenburg, Vermont 1920-1940 by Sylvia Worthley and Sherry Horton
Food-Related
1st Place: The Perfect Persimmon: History, Recipes, and More by Michelle Medlock Adams
General
1st Place: Rock On: Mining for Joy in the Deep River of Sibling Grief by Susan Casey
2nd Place: A Year of Tranquility: Daily Inspiration for a Peaceful Existence by Pamela Cannalte
Honorable Mention:
Punny Jokes To Tell Your Peeps (Book 5) by Lisa Ayotte
Graphic Novel
1st Place: Chieftain's Daughter: Violet Moon Series Book 2 by Alisa Hope Wagner, illustrated by Albert Morales
Green Books/Environmental
1st Place: Flash and Fancy More Otter Adventures on the Waccamaw River: Saving the River by Christine Thomas Doran and Tom Doran, illustrated by Nancy Van Buren
2nd Place (tie): Dear Humans... A cloud pleading for humanity's attention on climate change by Arjan Batth, illustrated by Alyssa White
2nd Place (tie): Flash and Fancy An Otter Adventure on the Waccamaw River by Christine Thomas Doran and Tom Doran, illustrated by Nancy Van Buren
Honorable Mention:
Butterfly Grandma: Black Swallowtail! by Mary Ann Falter, illustrated by Emma, Genevieve, and Dean Falter
Historical Fiction
1st Place (tie): Einstein's Compass a YA Time Traveler Adventure by Grace Blair and Laren Bright
1st Place (tie): Poisoned Jungle by James Ballard
2nd Place (tie): Nutmeg Street: Egyptian Secrets by Sherrill Joseph
2nd Place (tie): Caintuck Lies Within My Soul: The Jemima Boone Story by C.M. Huddleston
Honorable Mention:
Best Beloved by Robert Bissell
History Nonfiction
1st Place: The Little Breadwinner by Lucia Mann, illustrated by Matthew Greenblatt
2nd Place: I Want to Talk: Growing Up in Lunenburg, Vermont 1920-1940 by Sylvia Worthley and Sherry Horton
Honorable Mention:
Liberty-Loving Lafayette: How "America's Favorite Fighting Frenchman" Helped Win Our Independence by Dorothea Jensen
Holiday
1st Place: The Last Christmas Tree by Deborah Hoffman, illustrated by Robert Sauber
2nd Place: Santa and the Cotton Tree by Diane Campbell Green, illustrated by Linda E. Jones
Health, Diet, Nutrition
1st Place: Health And Safety For You And Me by Rick Grant, illustrated by Anabel Alfonso
2nd Place: A Caregiver's Guide for Alzheimer's and Dementia Nine Key Principles by Patricia M. McClure-Chessier
Honorable Mention:
Amazing Hands by Elizabeth Cummings, illustrated by Melissa Salvarani
Mindful Beauty, Holistic Habits To Feel And Look Your Best by Dr. Debbie Palmer and Valerie Latona
How-To
1st Place: Mindful Beauty, Holistic Habits To Feel And Look Your Best by Dr. Debbie Palmer and Valerie Latona
2nd Place: A Caregiver's Guide for Alzheimer's and Dementia Nine Key Principles by Patricia M. McClure-Chessier
Humor
1st Place: Punny Jokes To Tell Your Peeps! (Book 4) by Lisa Ayotte
2nd Place: Night Night, Norman by Marie Dimitrova, illustrated by Romi Caron
Honorable Mention:
Big Bad Reunion by Jacob Gibson and Dixie Phillips, illustrated by K.C. Snider
Rosie the Pink Dragon Meets Abby and Maddie by Karen Magnan, illustrated by Kat Black
Arnold Falls by Charlie Suisman
Letters, Journals, Diaries
1st Place: A Grand Madness, U2 Twenty Years After by Dianne Beeaff
2nd Place: Messages of Love Remembered by Pauli Rose Libsohn
LGBT
1st Place: Wicked Ninnish by Michael Scott Curnes
2nd Place: Freeda the Frog and the Two Mommas Next Door by Nadine Haruni, illustrated by Tina Modugno
Honorable Mention:
Anyone's Son: Poems by David Meischen
Farm Boy, City Girl: From Gene to Miss Gina by John 'Gene' E. Dawson
Middle Grade Fiction
1st Place: Spirit of the Woods: The Story of a Young Woman's Encounter with Bigfoot by James Alan Ross
2nd Place: The Dreamer's Stage by Joanne Vassallo Jamrosz
Honorable Mention:
Maxzyne and the Old Horse Theatre by Caroline Lee, illustrated by Rebecca Robinson
The Little House Who Didn’t Lose Hope, 2nd Edition by Nita Brady, illustrated by Ruth McKinsey
Goodbye Tchaikovsky by Michael Thal
The Adventures of Willow & Oliver by Rain Story, illustrated by Jessica Bernard
Cinderella: A Love Story by Gina LoBiondo, illustrated by Donna Sterpe
Warming Up by Joan Verlezza
The Proto Project by Bryan R. Johnson
A Butterfly Universe by Vanessa Chen, illustrated by Sarah Laroche
Military
1st Place: Poisoned Jungle by James Ballard
Music/Movies/TV
1st Place: The Dreamer's Stage by Joanne Vassallo Jamrosz
Mystery
1st Place: Entanglement: Quantum and Otherwise by John Danenbarger
2nd Place: Nutmeg Street: Egyptian Secrets by Sherrill Joseph
New Author: Fiction
1st Place (tie): Everything All At Once (Book 1 in the CHORDUROYS AND TOO MANY BOYS™ series) by Ivy Cayden
1st Place (tie): Finding Om by Rashmi Bismark, illustrated by Morgan Huff
1st Place (tie): Get Back in the Book! by Larry Issa, illustrated by Emma Chadwick
2nd Place (tie): It Just Blooms by Deanna Chesley, illustrated by Roksana Oslizlo
2nd Place (tie): Night Night, Norman by Marie Dimitrova, illustrated by Romi Caron
Honorable Mention:
Entanglement: Quantum and Otherwise by John Danenbarger
Arnold Falls by Charlie Suisman
Fearless Felicia by Angela Hanimyan, illustrated by Abira Das
A Young Person's Field Guide to Finding Lost Shipwrecks by Laurie Anne Zaleski
Scottie on the Space Station by Kaela Green and Shannon E. Green
I Deserve More by Anna Svetchnikov
Cosmo's Cosmic Adventure by Patti Carpenter, illustrated by Tracy Hill
Tru Untrue by Rachelle Jones Smith
A Butterfly Universe by Vanessa Chen, illustrated by Sarah Laroche
The Search for Sir Dale's Lost Top Hat by Ryan Shaw, illustrated by Saarah Saghir
New Author: Nonfiction
1st Place: Witness Chair: A Memoir of Art, Marriage, and Loss by Sherry Horton
2nd Place: First Degree Rage: The True Story of 'The Assassin,' An Obsession, and Murder by Paula May
Honorable Mention:
Anti-Sell: Marketing, Lead Generation & Networking Tips for Freelancers Who Hate Sales by Steve Morgan
Other Nonfiction
1st Place: Silhouettes-Literary Passageways by Mitzi Libsohn and Pauli Rose Libsohn
2nd Place: Exit the Maze: One Addiction, One Cause, One Cure by Dr. Donna Marks
Parenting
1st Place: I Don't Want to go to Preschool, The Fairy Queen calls... by Cynthia Kern OBrien, illustrated by Rosemarie Gillen
2nd Place: From Your First Heartbeat by Tara Bushby
Honorable Mention:
Sharing: Teaching Children How to Be Polite, Caring, and Kind by J.S. Jen and Penny B. Jen, illustrated by CyAn Platas
Performing Arts
1st Place: Everything All At Once (Book 1 in the CHORDUROYS AND TOO MANY BOYS™ series) by Ivy Cayden
2nd Place: The Dreamer's Stage by Joanne Vassallo Jamrosz
Picture Books 5 & Younger
1st Place (tie): Get Back in the Book! by Larry Issa, illustrated by Emma Chadwick
1st Place (tie): Home by Victoria Holder and Minwoo Song, illustrated by Junjae Yu
1st Place (tie): I Love You Bigger Than the Sky by Michelle Medlock Adams, illustrated by Ag Jatkowska
1st Place (tie): Little Cat Lost by Judy Bergman Hochberg
1st Place (tie): Mommy’s Big, Red Monster Truck by Alison Paul Klakowicz, illustrated by Anthony Santos
1st Place (tie): The Rabbit and the Turtle by Victoria Holder and Minwoo Song, illustrated by Jeongteak Oh
1st Place (tie): Toot Fairy by Brian Donnelly, illustrated by Jochem Van Gool
1st Place (tie): Who Is It? by Victoria Holder and Minwoo Song, illustrated by Jihyoung Kim
1st Place (tie): You'll Be Okay by Victoria Holder and Minwoo Song, illustrated by Minha Kim
1st Place (tie): To Baby, From Daddy by Steve Nguyen
2nd place (tie): Esther Eagle Can't Soar by PG Shriver
2nd place (tie): Night Night, Norman by Marie Dimitrova, illustrated by Romi Caron
2nd place (tie): Please Love Me Like I Love You by Kip Ullrich Fechner, illustrated by Janis Ullrich Dillon
2nd place (tie): The Gravy Boat Birdfeeder by Kris Cass
Honorable Mention:
Goodnight Sweet Bear by Michelle Milne
Happy Love Sprinkles by Maria DiCostanzo and Kim Messina, illustrated by Aleksandra Szmidt
I'm Not Sleepy by Victoria Holder and Minwoo Song, illustrated by Jihye Jang
When Walt Disney Was Young by Jonathan Keebler, illustrated by Valerie Valdivia
Who's Tickling Me? by Victoria Holder and Minwoo Song, illustrated by Heeru Son
My Show Time by Victoria Holder and Minwoo Song, illustrated by Migyu Kim
Poof! by Victoria Holder and Minwoo Song, illustrated by Eunsuk Jeong
What Does My Dog Jack Do At Night? by Adam Mock, illustrated by Segundo Garcia
When You Dream of Chocolate Cake by Tianna Gawlak, illustrated by Natalie Lundeen
Are You Okay, Kitty? by Victoria Holder and Minwoo Song, illustrated by Sebstien Braun
Brush Up. by Victoria Holder and Minwoo Song, illustrated by Heekyung Park
Sunny & Moony by Melissa Nackovski, illustrated by Denise Turu
The Tickle Squid by Amy Oettle, illustrated by Delphine Pagès
Bailey Bloom and the Battle of the Bug by Jill Rosensweig
Boom! Boom! by Victoria Holder and Minwoo Song, illustrated by Eunsil Jeong
I Don't Want to go to Preschool, The Fairy Queen calls... by Cynthia Kern OBrien, illustrated by Rosemarie Gillen
My Laundry Basket Adventures by Jill Yamaner, illustrated by Heather McCarthy
Yes, I can by Victoria Holder and Minwoo Song, illustrated by Youngran Im
Evie's Field Day: More Than One Way To Win by Claire Noland, illustrated by Alicia Teba
The City Mouse and the Country Mouse by Victoria Holder and Minwoo Song, illustrated by Sujeong Park
The Elves and the Shoemaker by Victoria Holder and Minwoo Song, illustrated by Yoonju Kang
The Lion and the Mouse by Victoria Holder and Minwoo Song, illustrated by Jongkyun Lee Kim
The Three Little Pigs by Victoria Holder and Minwoo Song, illustrated by Eunji An
Stone Soup by Victoria Holder, illustrated by HeeRoo Son
Brody the Lion: Sometimes I Roar by Kristin Wegner, illustrated by Alexandra Garcia
Dreams of Zugunruhe by Michael Kinsey, Ph.D., illustrated by Ros Webb
Fearless Felicia by Angela Hanimyan, illustrated by Abira Das
Humans In-Training by Brooke Van Sickle, illustrated by Elizabeth Savanella
The Nevergreen Tree by Robert DiDonato
Good Night Apollo: A Story About Kindness by Anna Svetchnikov
I Want a Baby Panda by Victoria Holder and Minwoo Song, illustrated by Jinhwa Kim
The Ant and the Grasshopper by Victoria Holder and Minwoo Song, illustrated by Suji Park
The Bobbling's Ocean Adventure by Inger Brown
The Sun and the Wind by Victoria Holder, illustrated by Eunsook Jeong
When Harry Houdini Was Young by Victoria Holder and Minwoo Song, illustrated by Jeongtaek Oh
Happy Holidays, Grandma! by Victoria Holder and Minwoo Song, illustrated by Jinhwa Kim
Hatch! by Cassie Hoyt, illustrated by Amanda Crawford Brown
Mommy I'm Busy by Victoria Holder and Minwoo Song, illustrated by Jihyung Kim
It's Mine by Victoria Holder and Minwoo Song, illustrated by Carrey Shin
Jet & Scoot Take Manhattan by Stephanie Smith-Kenny, illustrated by Lauren Looney
No! No! I Won't Go! by Victoria Holder and Minwoo Song, illustrated by Jeonghae Seo
The Giant Turnip by Victoria Holder and Minwoo Song, illustrated by Yoonwoo Lee
The Nightingale by Victoria Holder by Junjae Yoo
Thomas the Turkey by Lindsay Ann Fink
Where Do the Bugs Go When it Rains? by Laural Farabaugh
The Bear and the Two Travelers by Victoria Holder and Minwoo Song, illustrated by Heejae Yun
From Your First Heartbeat by Tara Bushby
Cassie Pup's Favorite Ladybug and Snake Stories (Children's Rhymes For Ages 3-8) by Sheri Poe-Pape, illustrated by Harry Aveira
The Diving Machine by Victoria Holder and Minwoo Song, illustrated by Hyeyoung Lee
Chicken Little by Victoria Holder and Minwoo Song, illustrated by Hyejin Won
Yes, You Do! by Victoria Holder and Minwoo Song, illustrated by Heekyung Park
Rose, Everyone needs a friend by Melanie Ann
The Donkey and the Merchant by Victoria Holder
The Three Billy Goats Gruff by Victoria Holder and Minwoo Song, illustrated by Kyungho Jung
My Dad Took Me To Outer Space by Regina Tranfa
Grandman Dean Goes Big Shopping by Warren Martin, illustrated by Star Huddleston
The King's New Clothes by Victoria Holder and Minwoo Song, illustrated by Gabgyu Lee
Sharing: Teaching Children How to Be Polite, Caring, and Kind by J.S. Jen and Penny B. Jen, illustrated by CyAn Platas
Colby the Curious Calf by Pamela Cannalte, illustrated by Steven Beutler
Picture Books 6 & Older
1st Place (tie): A Firefly Tale by Janet Toonen
1st Place (tie): Art from the Heart: The Ricky Trione Story by Karyn Tunks, illustrated by Nidhom Nidhom
1st Place (tie): Emma Kate and The Show and Tell Day by Melissa Balderas, illustrated by Rosemarie Gillen
1st Place (tie): I'm Pink! So What? by E.H. Hong
1st Place (tie): Miss Olive Finds Her Furever Friends by Susan Marie, illustrated by Kim Ranson and Rebekah Phillips
1st Place (tie): The Christmas That Almost Never Was by Stanley Wiklinski, illustrated by Gary A. Lippincott
1st Place (tie): Toot Fairy by Brian Donnelly, illustrated by Jochem Van Gool
1st Place (tie): When Leonardo da Vinci Was Young by Victoria Holder and Minwoo Song, illustrated by Gabgyu Lee
1st Place (tie): When Mark Twain Was Young by Victoria Holder and Minwoo Song, illustrated by Wanjin Kim
1st Place (tie): When Neil Armstrong Was Young by Victoria Holder and Minwoo Song, illustrated by Nathaniel Eckstrom
1st Place (tie): Night Night, Norman by Marie Dimitrova, illustrated by Romi Caron
1st Place (tie): Wizard and the Lizard by Katie Reed, illustrated by Jenna Wing-Hu
1st Place (tie): Wizard and the Lizard: Wacky Weather by Katie Reed, illustrated by Jenna Wing-Hu
1st Place (tie): The Tooth Fairy's Tummy Ache by Lori Orlinsky, illustrated by Vanessa Alexandre
1st Place (tie): Alycat and the Tournament Tuesday by Alysson Foti Bourque, illustrated by Chiara Civati
2nd Place (tie): When Phillis Wheatley Was Young by Victoria Holder and Minwoo Song, illustrated by Eunae Jo
2nd Place (tie): Hope and Freckles: Fleeing to a Better Forest by Bill Kiley, illustrated by Mary Manning
2nd Place (tie): When Louis Armstrong Was Young by Victoria Holder and Minwoo Song, illustrated by Hyojoo Kim
Honorable Mention:
Ethan's Healthy Mind Express: A Children's First Mental Health Primer by Emily Lane Waszak and Erik Bean, Ed.D., illustrated by Gail Gorske
Happy Love Sprinkles by Maria DiCostanzo and Kim Messina, illustrated by Aleksandra Szmidt
If Stones Could Tell (Se I Sassi Potessero Parlare) by Amy Ann Weideman, illustrated by Daniela Pareschi
Little Moyo by Sylvia Medina, illustrated by Morgan Spicer
The Pirate Princess by Alva Sachs, illustrated by Patricia Krebs
When Milton Hershey Was Young by Jonathan Keebler, illustrated by Heeja Yoon
Finding Her Friends: Butterfly Princess Book 2 by Alisa Hope Wagner, illustrated by Albert Morales
Super Stitches: the superstitious beliefs of my childhood friends by John Griffith, illustrated by Cassie Appleby
Bailey Bloom and the Battle of the Bug by Jill Rosensweig
Charlie Tractor and the Garden by Carrie and Katie Weyler, illustrated by Rachel Novel
Get Back in the Book! by Larry Issa, illustrated by Emma Chadwick
Come Back O Tiger! by Bhikshuni Jin Rou, illustrated by Christy Whitworth
Dear Humans... A cloud pleading for humanity's attention on climate change by Arjan Batth, illustrated by Alyssa White
Evie's Field Day: More Than One Way To Win by Claire Noland, illustrated by Alicia Teba
I Looked To The Moon by Heidi Jo Thweatt, illustrated by Dayna Elefant
When Isaac Newton Was Young by Victoria Holder and Minwoo Song, illustrated by Yoonju Kim
When Jimi Hendrix Was Young by Victoria Holder and Minwoo Song, illustrated by Seonung Baek
Crystal’s Rainbow by Susan Perz
When Nikola Tesla Was Young by Victoria Holder and Minwoo Song, illustrated by Alice Han
Ghana: A Place I Call Home by Monica Habia, illustrated by Amakai Quaye
Scottie on the Space Station by Kaela Green and Shannon E. Green
Snow-Covered Peaks What Are Bodhisattvas Like? by Bhikshuni Jin Rou, illustrated by Shramanerika Gwo He
The Aria in Me by Kali Bate
Peny's Purse by Natalie Elliott, illustrated by Naomi Davis
When Godtfred Was Young by Victoria Holder and Minwoo Song, illustrated by Suki Seo
Bugging a Bug by JC Sykes, illustrated by Navi Robins
Little Katie Explores the Coral Reefs by Carmela Dutra
Cheese? Yes, Please! by D.A. Jennings, illustrated by Victoria Jennings
Cosmo's Cosmic Adventure by Patti Carpenter, illustrated by Tracy Hill
Can You Imagine What Would Happen If.… by Pamela Cannalte, illustrated by Steven Beutler
It Just Blooms by Deanna Chesley, illustrated by Roksana Oslizlo
The Stone Maker by Nancy Babicz
When Grace Hopper Was Young by Victoria Holder and Minwoo Song, illustrated by Sungyong Kim
Esie Explores Dangerous Germs by S. Kitanovic
The Tooth Fairy and the Baby Elf by Cynthia Kern OBrien, illustrated by Rosemarie Gillen
When Leonard Bernstein Was Young by Victoria Holder and Minwoo Song, illustrated by Jinhwa Kim
Little Ant & the Epic Battle by Ilene Dudek
When Steve Jobs Was Young by Victoria Holder and Minwoo Song, illustrated by Eunsook Jeong
Change Your Stinkin' Thinkin' by Analynn Sardella, illustrated by Daniela Torres
I Deserve More! by Anna Svetchnikov
Honeycake: Counting All My Blessings by Medea Kalantar
My Lil' First School by Toby A. Williams, illustrated by Corrina Holyoake
Rosie the Pink Dragon Meets Abby and Maddie by Karen Magnan, illustrated by Kat Black
Sweet Rosa by Kingsley Osei, illustrated by David Asimeng
Born In My Heart by Charlotte Coles and Dixie Phillips
The Fox Family Adventures: A Day at the Beach by Johnni Gorges and Chris Gorges, illustrated by Christopher Cervantes
Noory Tree: We Are Thanful by Ana Vukov
Zina and The Brave by Papandopol Bogdan
Poetry
1st Place: Ghost Dogs by Dion o'Reilly
2nd Place: Immortal Kisses: Confessions Of a Poet by Mitzi Libsohn
Honorable Mention:
Relationship Determines Decision by Peter Hoheisel
Anyone's Son: Poems by David Meischen
Animal Spirits in the New Millennium by David Di Paolo, illustrated by Dace Kidd
Instructions for Temporary Survival by Monica Prince
The Wings of Adversity by Vanessa Caraveo
Took House by Lauren Camp
Politics
1st Place: Problematic President: Dangerous Dictators by Gail Galvan
Relationships
1st Place: Witness Chair: A Memoir of Art, Marriage, and Loss by Sherry Horton
2nd Place: The 5 Core Conversations for Couples by David and Julie Bulitt
Religion/Spirituality
1st Place: Finding Om by Rashmi Bismark, illustrated by Morgan Huff
2nd Place: Buckeye Believer: 40 Days of Devotions for the Ohio State Faithful by Del Duduit
Honorable Mention:
When God Says NO: Revealing the YES When Adversity and Loss Are Present Judith Briles
Flutterfly by Carolyn Cutler Hughes
Good Night, Fireflies by Janet L Christensen, illustrated by Francesca Pesci
Making Crooked Places Straight by Penelope Kaye
Mindful Beauty, Holistic Habits To Feel And Look Your Best by Dr. Debbie Palmer and Valerie Latona
Dugout Devotions: Inspirations from MLB's Best by Del Duduit
Uniquely You by Michelle Lazurek
Romance
1st Place: Death Takes a Holiday at Pemberley by Kelly Miller
2nd Place: The Dreamer's Stage by Joanne Vassallo Jamrosz
Science Fiction/Fantasy
1st Place: Merged by Jim and Stephanie Kroepfl
2nd Place: A Prince's Errand by Dan Zangari and Robert Zangari
Honorable Mention:
The Rite of Abnegation by Mackenzie Flohr
The Rite of Wands by Mackenzie Flohr
Chieftain's Daughter: Violet Moon Series Book 2 by Alisa Hope Wagner, illustrated by Albert Morales
Transference by Brandon Keaton
Einstein's Compass a YA Time Traveler Adventure by Grace Blair and Laren Bright
American Stonehenge by Mike Goldstein, illustrated by Anil Baydir
Ever Alice by HJ Ramsay
The Cloaked Bear by Ana Yang
Remeon's Crusade by J.W. Garrett
Mhorag, Prophecy of Hope Book 2 by Sarah Kennedy, illustrated by Quinn Berger
Self-Help/Inspirational
1st Place: They Call Me Mom by Michelle Medlock Adams and Bethany Jett
2nd Place (tie): Her Toolbox: Learning to Be a Female Leader with Advice from Women in Power by Isha Uppalapati
2nd Place (tie): Nine Ways to Empower Tweens #LifeSkills by Kathleen Boucher, illustrated by Sara Chadwick-Holmes
Honorable Mention:
A Caregiver's Guide for Alzheimer's and Dementia Nine Key Principles by Patricia M. McClure-Chessier
Just Get Up And Manifest Your Inner Genius by Isaac Miller
My best friend, Dylan! by Angelica Rodriguez, illustrated by Krystel Ivannie
Live the Life You Have Imagined: Simple Ways to Start Living Your Best Life by Janie Jurkovich
I Can Do It: No More Worry by Anna Svetchnikov and Anthony Svetchnikov
Mindful Beauty, Holistic Habits To Feel And Look Your Best by Dr. Debbie Palmer and Valerie Latona
The 5 Core Conversations for Couples by David and Julie Bulitt
The Very Bad Thing by Elizabeth Cummings, illustrated by Melissa Salvarani
Exit the Maze: One Addiction, One Cause, One Cure by Dr. Donna Marks
Special Needs/Disability Awareness
1st Place (tie): Behind the Curtain: Three Days in the Life of a Special Needs Family by Amanda Shepler
1st Place (tie): Valiance by Vanessa Caraveo
2nd Place: Finding Her Friends: Butterfly Princess Book 2 by Alisa Hope Wagner, illustrated by Albert Morales
Honorable Mention:
Scottie on the Space Station by Kaela Green and Shannon E. Green
My Hair Went On Vacation by Paula Quinn, illustrated by Chiara Civati
STEM
1st Place: Explore the World of Chemistry: The Ultimate Alphabet Book for Nanoscale Scientists! by Christi Sperber, illustrated by Endi Astiko
2nd Place: Seed Balls by Elizabeth Cummings, illustrated by Melissa Salvarani
Honorable Mention:
Esie Explores Dangerous Germs by S. Kitanovic
Little Katie Goes to the Moon by Carmela Dutra
Travel
1st Place: Yes, The World Is Round, Part II by Donna Hill
2nd Place: The Complete American Pilgrim: Guide to 250 of the most sacred, historic and beautiful religious sites in the United States by Howard Kramer
Honorable Mention:
Travels with Hafa by Nathan Pettijohn
Unpublished Manuscript
Honorable Mention:
My Thousand Treasures by Licia Chenoweth
Finally I Do...Again by Marquelle and Beverly Redmond
Women’s Interests
1st Place: Her Toolbox: Learning to Be a Female Leader with Advice from Women in Power by Isha Uppalapati
2nd Place: I Want to Talk: Growing Up in Lunenburg, Vermont 1920-1940 by Sylvia Worthley and Sherry Horton
Writing/Publishing
1st Place: Book Title Generator: A Proven System in Naming Your Book by Scott Lorenz
Young Adult Fiction
1st Place (tie): Everything All At Once (Book 1 in the CHORDUROYS AND TOO MANY BOYS™ series) by Ivy Cayden
1st Place (tie): Merged by Jim and Stephanie Kroepfl
1st Place (tie): Geese are Never Swans by Kobe Bryant and Eva Clark
2nd Place: Einstein's Compass a YA Time Traveler Adventure by Grace Blair and Laren Bright
Honorable Mention:
Chieftain's Daughter: Violet Moon Series Book 2 by Alisa Hope Wagner, illustrated by Albert Morales
The Dreamer's Stage by Joanne Vassallo Jamrosz
I Know When You're Going To Die by Michael J Bowler
Ever Alice by HJ Ramsay
The Good Life by Thomas Corrigan
The Flowers of Peggotty Beach by Kenneth Spears
Young Adult Nonfiction
1st Place: Elijah Lovejoy's Fight for Freedom by Jennifer Phillips, illustrated by Roberta Morris
2nd Place: A Young Person's Field Guide to Finding Lost Shipwrecks by Laurie Anne Zaleski
Honorable Mention:
Liberty-Loving Lafayette: How "America's Favorite Fighting Frenchman" Helped Win Our Independence by Dorothea Jensen
Youth Author Fiction
1st Place: The Aria in Me by Kali Bate
2nd Place: Good Night Apollo: A Story About Hesitation by Anna Svetchnikov
Honorable Mention:
The Cloaked Bear by Ana Yang
Gino and The Monster Bully by Ashley Nevison, illustrated by Ashley Nevison and Jonathan Nevison
Youth Author Nonfiction
1st Place: I Can Do It: No More Worry by Anna Svetchnikov and Anthony Svetchnikov
2nd Place: Her Toolbox: Learning to Be a Female Leader with Advice from Women in Power by Isha Uppalapati
* E-Book Award Winners *
Activity Books - Adults
1st Place: Mirror, Mirror, on the Wall ... Where Does My Self-Love Fall? A Success Guide to Replace Toxicity with Love by Nina Norstrom
Activity Books - Children
1st Place: How To Teach Your Adult To: Believe In Magic by Great Aunt Debbie, illustrated by Heather La Kor
Animals/Pets
1st Place: Your Pet, Your Pill: 101 Inspirational Stories About How Pets Lead You to a Happy, Healthy and Successful Life by Dr. Margit Gabriele Muller
2nd Place: Bubbly Jock Jack and the Thanksgiving Fallacy by Lori Armstrong, illustrated by Jubayda Sagor
Honorable Mention:
Oink and Gobble and the Missing Cupcakes by Norman Whaler, illustrated by Mohammad Shayan
M.J. and The Big Kitchen Window by Vera Harris, illustrated by Tania Ramirez Cuevas
Audiobooks
1st Place: The Proto Project: A Sci-Fi Adventure of the Mind by Bryan R. Johnson
2nd Place: The Dare: Friends, Family, and Other Eerie Mysteries by Cynthea Liu
Best Cover Design
1st Place: Goodbye, Orchid: To Love Her, He Had to Leave Her by Carol Van Den Hende
2nd Place: Ice Queen by Felicia Farber
Honorable Mention:
Angelic Wars:First Rebellion by Rick Norris, illustrated by Judith Stepan-Norris
Bellerophon by Simon Spence, illustrated by Colm Lawton
Pretty Purple Piggy Bank by Ron Ryan, illustrated by Kseniia Dohlopolova
More Than Just a Dot by Nirdesha Munasinghe
Best Illustrations
1st Place: Just a Stage by Corey Majeau
2nd Place: Don't Eat Bees! by Lisa Loucks-Christenson
Biography/Autobiography/Memoir
1st Place: HomoAmerican - The Secret Society by Michael Dane
2nd Place: A Chemical Engineer in the Palm Oil Milling Industry by Wai Onn Hong
Children’s Poetry
1st Place: But The Sparrow Stayed by Norman Whaler, illustrated by Yony Madera
Collection of Short Stories
1st Place: Cycles of Norse Mythology: Tales of the AEsir Gods by Glenn Searfoss
2nd Place: The Pine Barrens' Devil by Leigh Paynter, illustrated by Tyler Hawx
Cultural Diversity
1st Place: Little Polyglot Adventures (Vol 2): A Wild Day at the Zoo by Victor D.O. Santos, illustrated by Eszter Miklós
Green Books/Environmental
1st Place: The Tap-Dancing Pigeon Of Covent Garden by Serena Hassan, illustrated by Jon Davis
Fiction: Novel
1st Place: Blue Cloak Warrior by Miguel Lopez de Leon
2nd Place (tie): Drive: A NASCAR Novel by Susan Strecker
2nd Place (tie): Miranda and the D-Day Caper by Shelly Frome
Honorable Mention
The Curist by Julie Donofrio and Vincent Calfapietra
Angelic Wars:First Rebellion by Rick Norris, illustrated by Judith Stepan-Norris
Food-Related
1st Place: FoodWISE: A Whole Systems Guide to Sustainable and Delicious Food Choices by Gigi Berardi
General
1st Place: Blue Cloak Warrior by Miguel Lopez de Leon
2nd Place: Dwarf Story by W.W. Marplot
Health/Diet/Nutrition
1st Place: FoodWISE: A Whole Systems Guide to Sustainable and Delicious Food Choices by Gigi Berardi
Historical Fiction
1st Place: Imelda's Secret by Liza Gino
2nd Place: Terribilita by Ben Wyckoff Shore
Holiday
1st Place: 30 Chicago Christmases: A Personal Journey Recounting Thirty Holiday Seasons In The Second City by Michael McCalley
Humor
1st Place: Bubbly Jock Jack and the Thanksgiving Fallacy by Lori Armstrong, illustrated by Jubayda Sagor
2nd Place: Oink and Gobble and the Missing Cupcakes by Norman Whaler, illustrated by Mohammad Shayan
Letters/Journals/Diaries
1st Place: Finding Solace at Theodore Roosevelt Island by Melanie Choukas-Bradley
2nd Place: 30 Chicago Christmases: A Personal Journey Recounting Thirty Holiday Seasons In The Second City by Michael McCalley
LGBT
1st Place (tie): Blue Cloak Warrior by Miguel Lopez de Leon
1st Place (tie): HomoAmerican - The Secret Society by Michael Dane
2nd Place: My Choice Not to Choose by D'Lisa Darluz
Honorable Mention:
The Straight Crimes by Matt Juhl
Military
1st Place: Bullet Points by Clarissa Clarke
Mystery
1st Place: Miranda and the D-Day Caper by Shelly Frome
New Author: Fiction
1st Place: Life in the Chastity Zone by Holly Brandon
2nd Place: The Pine Barrens' Devil by Leigh Paynter, illustrated by Tyler Hawx
Honorable Mention:
The Curist by Julie Donofrio and Vincent Calfapietra
Terribilita by Ben Wyckoff Shore
The Tap-Dancing Pigeon Of Covent Garden by Serena Hassan, illustrated by Jon Davis
New Author: Nonfiction
1st Place: HomoAmerican - The Secret Society by Michael Dane
2nd Place: Born Haunted: My Lifelong Encounters With The Paranormal by Nate Michael
Parenting
1st Place: From Homework HELL to Help! A Parent's Guide to 75 Solutions to Help Kids Save Time and Stress Less Using Project Management Techniques by Chris Hare
Picture Books 5 & Younger
1st Place: Completely Me by Dr. Justine Green, illustrated by Ana Luisa Silva
2nd Place: Little Polyglot Adventures (Vol 2): A Wild Day at the Zoo by Victor D.O. Santos, illustrated by Eszter Miklós
Honorable Mention:
Just a Stage by Corey Majeau
Frankie the Ferret by Kimberley Paterson
Jumbo Giant Sausages by Julian Hilton
The Elephants Shoes by Charity Yoder
Ellie's First Recess by Kellen Paat
Turn on the Sun by Great Aunt Debbie, illustrated by Heather La Kor
Grandman Dean Goes Big Shopping by Warren Martin, illustrated by Star Huddleston
Evelyn and the Chickens by Great Aunt Debbie, illustrated by Heather La Kor
The Boy and the Sunflower by Great Aunt Debbie, illustrated by Heather La Kor
Picture Books 6 & Older
1st Place: Grandpa Kevin's...The Three Little Pigs by Kevin Brougher, illustrated by Jessica Warrick
2nd Place: Can You Hear Me, Daddy? by Y.Y. Chan, illustrated by Pearly L.
Honorable Mention:
Ella Says: I'm Not Afraid of the Dark! by Anu Misa
Escape to Fairy Kingdom by Cazzy Zahursky
Little Red and the Crocodile (Fractured Fairytale Book 1) by Suzan Johnson, illustrated by Ayessa C.
Little Sphinx: No Time for the Sillies by Rachelle Jones Smith, illustrated by Thai Son
But The Sparrow Stayed by Norman Whaler, illustrated by Yony Madera
Theodore and The Bear from London by Cory Q Tan
Bellerophon by Simon Spence, illustrated by Colm Lawton
Maxine's Hands by Dr. Lynda Mubarak, illustrated by Adua Hernandez
The Tap-Dancing Pigeon Of Covent Garden by Serena Hassan, illustrated by Jon Davis
Sugarplums and Shooting Stars by Lindsay DeRollo
Teddy Bear Tea by Ellwyn Autumn, illustrated by Tanya Glebova
Don't Eat Bees! by Lisa Loucks-Christenson
Monica and Michelle Travel The World by Vera Harris
Poetry
1st Place: Love Bites by Clarissa Clarke
2nd Place: Atomic Kiss by Brendan Bigney
Politics
1st Place: Lucky Cat and the Gods of War by Wendelin Gray
2nd Place: Lucky Cat and the Kaiju Horde by Wendelin Gray
Honorable Mention:
Lucky Cat and the Snow Maiden's Vengeance by Wendelin Gray
Kumori and the Lucky Cat by Wendelin Gray
Psychology
1st Place: The Irrational Mind: How To Fight Back Against The Hidden Forces That Affect Our Decision Making by Spencer Fraseur
Religion/Spirituality
1st Place: Can You Hear Me, Daddy? by Y.Y. Chan, illustrated by Pearly L.
2nd Place: Imagine God by Rick Pribell
Honorable Mention:
As the World Churns: A Legend Where Reality and Myth Blend by Deepak Shimkhada
The Black Trans Prayer Book by Dane Edidi, illustrated by J Mase III
Romance
1st Place: Life in the Chastity Zone by Holly Brandon
2nd Place: The Straight Crimes by Matt Juhl
Honorable Mention:
Serendipity in Berkeley by Kay C Beerman
Say Goodbye and Goodnight by David Ruggerio
Science Fiction/Fantasy
1st Place: Blue Cloak Warrior by Miguel Lopez de Leon
2nd Place (tie): Project Tau by Jude Austin
2nd Place (tie): Homecoming by Jude Austin
Honorable Mention:
A Suitcase Full of Stars by Gabriel Lea
Dark Days by D. W. Saur
Outbreak (The Dark Days Series Book 1) by Christopher Cole
The Tinker and The Fold: The Problem with Solaris 3 by Scott Gordon and Evan Gordon
Lumina by Paddy Tyrrell
Angelic Wars:First Rebellion by Rick Norris, illustrated by Judith Stepan-Norris
Special Needs/Disability Awareness
1st Place: Goodbye, Orchid: To Love Her, He Had to Leave Her by Carol Van Den Hende
2nd Place: Able Soul: Empowering God's Spirit Within by Lucy Goncalves
Women’s Interests
1st Place: The Hidden Gifts Within the Trauma of Sexual Abuse by Keira Poulsen
Writing/Publishing
1st Place: Amazon Keywords for Books: How to Use Keywords for Better Discovery on Amazon by Dale L. Roberts
Young Adult Fiction
1st Place (tie): Blue Cloak Warrior by Miguel Lopez de Leon
1st Place (tie): Ice Queen by Felicia Farber
2nd Place: Arrows Tipped with Honey by Jean Gill
Honorable Mention:
Dark Days by D. W. Saur
Forget Me Not by Nicole Bea
By the Sea by J. Steven Lamperti
As the World Churns: A Legend Where Reality and Myth Blend by Deepak Shimkhada
Save the Last Dance for Me by Daris Howard
The Beast of Bellevue by Grace Chen
Youth Author Fiction
1st Place: The Tinker and The Fold: The Problem with Solaris 3 by Scott Gordon and Evan Gordon
Youth Author Nonfiction
1st Place: Honing a Champion: My Pandemic Journey From White Belt To Achieving Black Belt by Haon Campbell
