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The 2022 LITTLE PEEPS Book Awards Semi-Finalists for Early Readers & Picture Books
The Little Peeps Book Awards recognize emerging new talent and outstanding works in Early Readers. The Little Peeps Book Awards is a division of the Chanticleer International Book Awards (The CIBAs).

Chanticleer International Book Awards is looking for the best books featuring stories of all shapes and sizes written to an audience for Early Readers. Story books, Beginning Chapter Books, Picture Books, Activity Books, and Educational Books. These books have advanced to the Long List for the 2022 CIBAs. (For Young Adult Fiction see our Dante Rossetti Awards, for Middle Grade Readers see our Gertrude Warner Awards.)

These titles have moved forward in the judging rounds from all 2022 Little Peeps Early Readers Short List to the 2022 Little Peeps Book Awards SEMI-FINALISTS. Finalists will be selected from the Semi-Finalists. All FINALISTS will be announced and recognized at the Chanticleer Authors Conference (CAC23).

The First Place Category Winners, along with the CIBA Division Grand Prize winners, will be selected from the 25 CIBA divisions’ Finalists.

We will announce the 1st Place Category winners and Grand Prize Division Winners at the CIBAs Banquet and Ceremony on Saturday, April 29th, 2023 at the luxurious Hotel Bellwether in Bellingham, Wash. sponsored by the 2023 Chanticleer Authors Conference.

These titles are in the running for the FINALISTS of the 2022 Little Peeps Book Awards novel competition for Early Readers!

Join us in cheering on the following authors and their works in the 2022 CIBAs.
- Beth Bacon – The Panda Cub Swap
- Sara Tabibzadeh – Two Cherries
- Ghazal Mousavi – I’m Scared Too!
- Ruthie Godfrey – God Made It All
- Anthony C. Delauney – Lilly and May Learn Why Mom and Dad Work
- Travis D. Peterson – Ada and the Helpers
- Helen M. Waters – A Story About Sprout
- Richard Ceasor – Grandma I Don’t Want To Go To Sleep: A Forever Love Tale
- Susan Conrad – Inside my Sea of Dreams: The Adventures of Kami and Suz
- Ellie Smith – Tex the Explorer Journey to the Oceans
- Cynthia C. Huijgens – A Fish Called Andromeda
- C.L. Olsen – Old Crabby Turtle
- Valerie Ramer – Alastair McAllister Goes to School
- Peggy Sullivan – Montana Cats
- Danielle Diestl – Lily May and the Ruby Shoes Blues
- Maggie Bates – Ravens Roost
- Cheryl Denise Bannerman – The Gecko Without An Echo
- Anthony C. Delauney – Dash and Nikki and The Jellybean Game
- Carina Ho, Jesse Byrd – Mighty Mara
- David Horn – Eudora Space Kid: The Lobster Tale
- Cindy L. Rodriguez – Three Pockets Full: A story of love, family, and tradition
- Abbe Rolnick – Bubbie’s Magical Hair
PROMOTING OUR AUTHORS!

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Good luck to all as your works move on to the next rounds of judging.

The Grand Prize Winner for the CIBA 2021 LITTLE PEEPS Awards is:

Victoria and the Big, Brave Breath

by Andrea Vaughan

See the Full List of 2021 Winners here

We are now accepting submissions into the 2023 Chatelaine Book Awards for Romance Fiction. The 2023 CIBA winners will be announced at CAC 2023.

Please click here for more information.

Winners will be announced at the 2022 CIBA Awards Ceremony sponsored by the 2023 Chanticleer Authors Conference.

IN-Person – April 27-30, 2023! Register Today!

Seating is Limited. The esteemed WRITER Magazine (founded in 1887) has repeatedly recognized the Chanticleer Authors Conference as one of the best conferences to attend and participate in for North America.

Join us for our 11th annual conference and discover why!
January 25, 2023
The 2022 LITTLE PEEPS Book Awards Short List for Early Readers & Picture Books
The Little Peeps Book Awards recognize emerging new talent and outstanding works in Early Readers. The Little Peeps Book Awards is a division of the Chanticleer International Book Awards (The CIBAs).

Chanticleer International Book Awards is looking for the best books featuring stories of all shapes and sizes written to an audience for Early Readers. Story books, Beginning Chapter Books, Picture Books, Activity Books, and Educational Books. These books have advanced to the Long List for the 2022 CIBAs. (For Young Adult Fiction see our Dante Rossetti Awards, for Middle Grade Readers see our Gertrude Warner Awards.)

These titles have moved forward in the judging rounds from all 2022 Little Peeps Early Readers Long List to the 2022 Little Peeps Book Awards SHORT LIST. The Short Listers will compete for the Semi-Finalist positions. Finalists will be selected from the Semi-Finalists. All FINALISTS will be announced and recognized at the Chanticleer Authors Conference (CAC23).

The First Place Category Winners, along with the CIBA Division Grand Prize winners, will be selected from the 25 CIBA divisions’ Finalists.

We will announce the 1st Place Category winners and Grand Prize Division Winners at the CIBAs Banquet and Ceremony on Saturday, April 29th, 2023 at the luxurious Hotel Bellwether in Bellingham, Wash. sponsored by the 2023 Chanticleer Authors Conference.

These titles are in the running for the SEMI-FINALISTS of the 2022 Little Peeps Book Awards novel competition for Early Readers!

Join us in cheering on the following authors and their works in the 2022 CIBAs.
- Beth Bacon – The Panda Cub Swap
- Philippa Rae – Harold Goes To School
- Sara Tabibzadeh – Two Cherries
- Ghazal Mousavi – I’m Scared Too!
- Masoud Malekyari – Being the Best
- David Rodriguez III – The Many Adventures of Bruiser The Jack Russell Terrier MVP: Most Valuable Pup
- Ruthie Godfrey – God Made It All
- Anthony C. Delauney – Lilly and May Learn Why Mom and Dad Work
- Cynthia Kern OBrien – Marky the Magnificent Fairy
- Travis D. Peterson – Ada and the Helpers
- Fragile Tossa – Climate Change Team
- Helen M. Waters – A Story About Sprout
- Micai Reigo Nethercott – Buddy and Bailey’s Alaskan Adventure
- Richard Ceasor – Grandma I Don’t Want To Go To Sleep: A Forever Love Tale
- Susan Conrad – Inside my Sea of Dreams: The Adventures of Kami and Suz
- Ellie Smith – Tex the Explorer Journey to the Oceans
- Cynthia C. Huijgens – A Fish Called Andromeda
- C.L. Olsen – Old Crabby Turtle
- Valerie Ramer – Alastair McAllister Goes to School
- Peggy Sullivan – Montana Cats
- Danielle Diestl – Lily May and the Ruby Shoes Blues
- Maggie Bates – Ravens Roost
- Cheryl Denise Bannerman – The Gecko Without An Echo
- Anthony C. Delauney – Dash and Nikki and The Jellybean Game
- Carina Ho, Jesse Byrd – Mighty Mara
- S McMichael – Happenstance Farms Catch That Pony
- David Horn – Eudora Space Kid: The Lobster Tale
- Cindy L. Rodriguez – Three Pockets Full: A story of love, family, and tradition
- Kathy Joy – Will You Hold my Story?
- Abbe Rolnick – Bubbie’s Magical Hair
- Eve Cabanel – Eli and the Mystery of the Hallowshine Dragon
PROMOTING OUR AUTHORS!

This post has been posted on the Chanticleer Facebook Page. We try to tag all authors listed here in the FB post. However, for FB to allow us to tag an author, that author must LIKE our page and Follow Chanticleer Reviews.

Please click here to visit our page to LIKE, COMMENT, and SHARE on Facebook.

Additionally, we also post on Twitter. Chanticleer Twitter’s handle is @ChantiReviews

Or click here to go directly to Chanticleer’s Twitter feed.

Good luck to all as your works move on to the next rounds of judging.

The Grand Prize Winner for the CIBA 2021 LITTLE PEEPS Awards is:

Victoria and the Big, Brave Breath

by Andrea Vaughan

See the Full List of 2021 Winners here

We are now accepting submissions into the 2023 Chatelaine Book Awards for Romance Fiction. The 2023 CIBA winners will be announced at CAC 2023.

Please click here for more information.

Winners will be announced at the 2022 CIBA Awards Ceremony sponsored by the 2023 Chanticleer Authors Conference.

IN-Person – April 27-30, 2023! Register Today!

Seating is Limited. The esteemed WRITER Magazine (founded in 1887) has repeatedly recognized the Chanticleer Authors Conference as one of the best conferences to attend and participate in for North America.

Join us for our 11th annual conference and discover why!
January 11, 2023
The 2022 LITTLE PEEPS Book Awards Long List for Early Readers & Picture Books
The Little Peeps Book Awards recognize emerging new talent and outstanding works in Early Readers. The Little Peeps Book Awards is a division of the Chanticleer International Book Awards (The CIBAs).

Chanticleer International Book Awards is looking for the best books featuring stories of all shapes and sizes written to an audience for Early Readers. Story books, Beginning Chapter Books, Picture Books, Activity Books, and Educational Books. These books have advanced to the Long List for the 2022 CIBAs. (For Young Adult Fiction see our Dante Rossetti Awards, for Middle Grade Readers see our Gertrude Warner Awards.)

These titles have moved forward in the judging rounds from all 2022 Little Peeps Early Readers entries to the 2022 Little Peeps Book Awards LONG LIST. Entries below are now in competition for the 2022 Little Peeps Shortlist. The Short Listers will compete for the Semi-Finalist positions. Finalists will be selected from the Semi-Finalists. All FINALISTS will be announced and recognized at the Chanticleer Authors Conference (CAC23).

The First Place Category Winners, along with the CIBA Division Grand Prize winners, will be selected from the 25 CIBA divisions’ Finalists.

We will announce the 1st Place Category winners and Grand Prize Division Winners at the CIBAs Banquet and Ceremony on Saturday, April 29th, 2023 at the luxurious Hotel Bellwether in Bellingham, Wash. sponsored by the 2023 Chanticleer Authors Conference.

These titles are in the running for the SHORT LIST of the 2022 Little Peeps Book Awards novel competition for Early Readers!

Join us in cheering on the following authors and their works in the 2022 CIBAs.
- Deborah Bailey and Stephanie Matolyak – A Farm Animals’ Day at the Fair
- Charly Froh – The Dragon and the Unicorn: The Magic of Friendship
- Beth Bacon – The Panda Cub Swap
- Sherrie Cosens – The Trouble With A Flying Mouse
- Philippa Rae – Harold Goes To School
- Sara Tabibzadeh – Two Cherries
- Ghazal Mousavi – I’m Scared Too!
- Masoud Malekyari – Being the Best
- David Rodriguez III – The Many Adventures of Bruiser The Jack Russell Terrier MVP: Most Valuable Pup
- Ruthie Godfrey – God Made It All
- Anthony C. Delauney – Lilly and May Learn Why Mom and Dad Work
- Cynthia Kern OBrien – Marky the Magnificent Fairy
- Dyanna Morrison – For the Love of Buddy
- Travis D. Peterson – Ada and the Helpers
- Fragile Tossa – Climate Change Team
- Stephan Theo and JL Morin – Tuck-a-tuck Dragon
- Helen M. Waters – A Story About Sprout
- Lori Croy – The Hole Story
- Micai Reigo Nethercott – Buddy and Bailey’s Alaskan Adventure
- Richard Ceasor – Grandma I Don’t Want To Go To Sleep: A Forever Love Tale
- Susan Conrad – Inside my Sea of Dreams: The Adventures of Kami and Suz
- Matilde Léon – The Money-Smart Mermaid
- Ellie Smith – Tex the Explorer Journey to the Oceans
- Cynthia C. Huijgens – A Fish Called Andromeda
- C.L. Olsen – Old Crabby Turtle
- Valerie Ramer – Alastair McAllister Goes to School
- Peggy Sullivan – Montana Cats
- Danielle Diestl – Lily May and the Ruby Shoes Blues
- Maggie Bates – Ravens Roost
- Cheryl Denise Bannerman – The Gecko Without An Echo
- Kathleen J. Shields – The First Unibear
- Anthony C. Delauney – Dash and Nikki and The Jellybean Game
- Carina Ho, Jesse Byrd – Mighty Mara
- S McMichael – Happenstance Farms Catch That Pony
- S McMichael – Happenstance Farms A New Home
- Nan Evenson – Good Night (Not Really): Let’s Count Forward AND Backward
- David Horn – Eudora Space Kid: The Lobster Tale
- Cindy L. Rodriguez – Three Pockets Full: A story of love, family, and tradition
- Kathy Joy – Will You Hold my Story?
- Auralee Arkinsly – Roo’s Fine Flapping Day
- Abbe Rolnick – Bubbie’s Magical Hair
- Eve Cabanel – Eli and the mystery of the Hallowshine dragon
Good luck to all as your works move on to the next rounds of judging.

PROMOTING OUR AUTHORS!

This post has been posted on the Chanticleer Facebook Page. We try to tag all authors listed here in the FB post. However, for FB to allow us to tag an author, that author must LIKE our page and Follow Chanticleer Reviews.

Please click here to visit our page to LIKE, COMMENT, and SHARE on Facebook.

Additionally, we also post on Twitter. Chanticleer Twitter’s handle is @ChantiReviews

Or click here to go directly to Chanticleer’s Twitter feed.

Good luck to all as your works move on to the next rounds of judging.

The Grand Prize Winner for the CIBA 2021 LITTLE PEEPS Awards is:

Victoria and the Big, Brave Breath

by Andrea Vaughan

See the Full List of 2021 Winners here

We are now accepting submissions into the 2023 Chatelaine Book Awards for Romance Fiction. The 2023 CIBA winners will be announced at CAC 2023.

Please click here for more information.

Winners will be announced at the 2022 CIBA Awards Ceremony sponsored by the 2023 Chanticleer Authors Conference.

IN-Person – April 27-30, 2023! Register Today!

Seating is Limited. The esteemed WRITER Magazine (founded in 1887) has repeatedly recognized the Chanticleer Authors Conference as one of the best conferences to attend and participate in for North America.

Join us for our 11th annual conference and discover why!
December 8, 2022
The LITTLE PEEPS 2021 CIBA WINNERS for Early Readers and Children’s Fiction
The Little Peeps Book Awards recognize emerging new talent and outstanding works in Early Readers. The Little Peeps Book Awards is a division of the Chanticleer International Book Awards (The CIBAs).

Chanticleer International Book Awards is looking for the best books featuring stories of all shapes and sizes written to an audience for Early Readers. Story books, Beginning Chapter Books, Picture Books, Activity Books, and Educational Books. These books have advanced to the Long List for the 2021 CIBAs. (For Young Adult Fiction see our Dante Rossetti Awards, for Middle Grade Readers see our Gertrude Warner Awards.)

The 2021 LITTLE PEEPS Book Awards First Place Category Winners and the LITTLE PEEPS Grand Prize Winner were announced by Janet Oakley on Saturday, June 25, 2022 at the Hotel Bellwether and broadcast via ZOOM webinar.

This is the OFFICIAL 2021 LIST of the LITTLE PEEPS BOOK AWARDS First Place Category Winners and the LITTLE PEEPS Grand Prize Winner.

Join us in celebrating the following authors and their works in the 2021 CIBAs.
- David Horn – Eudora Space Kid: The Great Engine Room Takeover
- Brooks Olbrys – Blue Ocean Bob Discovers His Purpose
- Peggy Sullivan – Shadow Walkers, The Secret Lives of the Shy Sisters
- Andrea Vaughan – Victoria and the Big, Brave Breath
- Denise Ditto Satterfield – Tooth Fairy Day Celebration
- Rebecca Dwight Bruff – Stars of Wonder
The Grand Prize Winner for the CIBA 2021 LITTLE PEEPS Awards is:

Victoria and the Big, Brave Breath

by Andrea Vaughan

PROMOTING OUR AUTHORS!

Attn CIBA Winners: More goodies and prizes will be coming your way along with promotion in our magazine, website, and advertisements in Chanticleer Int’l Book Awards long-tail marketing strategy. Welcome to the CIBA Hall of Fame for Award Winners!

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The 2022 LITTLE PEEPS Book Awards winners will be announced at CAC23 on April 29, 2023. Save the date for CAC23, scheduled April 27-30, 2023, our 10 year Conference Anniversary!

Submissions for the 2022 LITTLE PEEPS Book Awards are open until the end of September. Enter here!

Don’t delay! Enter today!

A Note to ALL the WINNERS: The coveted CIBA Blue Ribbons will be mailed out starting in August. We will contact you with an email to verify your mailing address and other items. We thank you for participating in the 2021 Chanticleer International Book Awards!
June 30, 2022
SOMETIMES WHEN I’M BORED by Deborah Serani, Psy.D – Children’s Activity Books, Children’s Development Books, Picture Books

Deborah Serani’s Sometimes When I’m Bored is a colorful children’s book that highlights the challenges of being bored as a child in an inquisitive and reflective way. It also teaches children how to navigate this complex emotion. Dr. Serani is also an award-winning psychologist in practice for over thirty years.

The story starts with a little boy explaining how when he feels bored, that “nothing feels fun.” He gives examples (staring out the window, not preferring his toys, completing multiple readings of all his books) of his complex feelings in the story opening, which are relatable as both a child and an adult. He decides to ask his mother for suggestions on how to cure his reluctance to do all his usual and familiar hobbies. The two share a relationship that is bridged by easy-to-understand language.

Momma reminds him that he could see his feelings of boredom as meaning that “something special is waiting” for him. His well-meaning and good-natured mother provides numerous suggestions to her son. The boy starts spending time resting with his father, or writing a letter to a loved one and following his curiosity. These tender moments are beautiful, the bond the two share is sweet and loving. Kyra Teis’ illustrations are full of vibrant color, with double page spreads showing texture and closeness in the characters.

Sometimes When I’m Bored flows naturally and effortlessly while touching on the challenges of feeling bored as a child and as an adult.

Boredom, although at times can feel inconvenient or inappropriate, teaches us all to use our curiosity and openness. We must, like the little boy in Sometimes When I’m Bored, learn and take the advice from those around us to help nurture these new habits in wonder.

Moreover, if we do not honor our disinterested feelings, we are unable to grow as individuals. Serani teaches children about this lesson in her lovely book and this book, like the others in the Sometimes When series, give a safe space for all to articulate their thoughts without judgement and only in awe.

June 16, 2022
The 2021 LITTLE PEEPS Book Awards for Early Readers & Picture Books – CIBAs Finalists
The Little Peeps Book Awards recognize emerging new talent and outstanding works in Early Readers. The Little Peeps Book Awards is a division of the Chanticleer International Book Awards (The CIBAs).

Chanticleer International Book Awards is looking for the best books featuring stories of all shapes and sizes written to an audience for Early Readers. Story books, Beginning Chapter Books, Picture Books, Activity Books, and Educational Books. These books have advanced to the Finalists for the 2021 CIBAs. (For Young Adult Fiction see our Dante Rossetti Awards, for Middle Grade Readers see our Gertrude Warner Awards.)

These titles have moved forward in the judging rounds from the 2021 Little Peeps Early Readers Book Awards to the FINALISTS positions. All FINALISTS will be announced and recognized at the Chanticleer Authors Conference (CAC22).

The First Place Category Winners, along with the CIBA Division Grand Prize winners, will be selected from the 24 CIBA divisions’ Finalists.

We will announce the 1st Place Category winners and Grand Prize Division Winners at the CIBAs Banquet and Ceremony on Saturday, June 25th, 2022 at the luxurious Hotel Bellwether in Bellingham, Wash. sponsored by the 2022 Chanticleer Authors Conference.

Announcing the Little Peeps FINALISTS of 2021!

Join us in cheering on the following authors and their works in the 2021 CIBAs.
- David Horn – Eudora Space Kid: The Great Engine Room Takeover
- Brooks Olbrys – Blue Ocean Bob Discovers His Purpose
- Peggy Sullivan – Shadow Walkers, The Secret Lives of the Shy Sisters
- Rebecca Dwight Bruff – Stars of Wonder
- Brenda Faatz & Peter Trimarco – Now What?
- Ellie Smith – Tex the Explorer Journey Through Our Solar System
- Katy McQuaid – Everybody Loves Grace: An Amazing True Story of How Grace Brings Love to Everyone She Meets
- Andrea Vaughan – Victoria and the Big, Brave Breath
- Kyle Poehls – From Nicholas To Christmas
- Deborah Serani – Sometimes When I’m Mad
- Vincent Kelly – All People are Beautiful
- Denise Ditto – Tooth Fairy Day Celebration
- Linda Harkey – The Remarkable Story of Willie the Crow
- Dana Brackob – Molly: A Love Story
- Wanda Carter Roush – You Got This – A Tale of Courage
- Susan Faw – Poppy Ogopogo
These titles are in the running for the FIRST PLACE and GRAND PRIZE WINNERS of the 2021 Little Peeps Book Awards novel competition for Early Readers!
PROMOTING OUR AUTHORS!

This post has been posted on the Chanticleer Facebook Page. We try to tag all authors listed here in the FB post. However, for FB to allow us to tag an author, that author must LIKE our page and Follow Chanticleer Reviews. FB rules — not ours.

Please click here to visit our page to LIKE, COMMENT, and SHARE on Facebook.

Additionally, we also post on Twitter. Chanticleer Twitter’s handle is @ChantiReviews

Or click here to go directly to Chanticleer’s Twitter feed.

Good luck to all as your works move on the next rounds of judging.

The Grand Prize Winner for the CIBA 2020 LITTLE PEEPS Awards is Masoud Malekyari for Great As A Button

Click here to see the 2020 Little Peeps Book Award Winners for Early Readers Fiction.

We are now accepting submissions into the 2022 Little Peeps Book Awards for Children’s Literature. The 2022 CIBA winners will be announced at CAC 2023.

Please click here for more information.

For our other Youth Reader Fiction Awards, please see the following:
- The Gertrude Warner Awards for Middle Grade Fiction
- The Dante Rossetti Awards for Young Adult Fiction
Winners will be announced at the 2021 CIBA Awards Ceremony that is sponsored by the 2022 Chanticleer Authors Conference.

VIRTUAL and IN-Person – June 23 – 26, 2022! Register Today!

FLEXIBLE REGISTRATIONS ARE AVAILABLE for these challenging times.

Seating is Limited. The esteemed WRITER Magazine (founded in 1887) has repeatedly recognized the Chanticleer Authors Conference as one of the best conferences to attend and participate in for North America.

Join us for our 10th annual conference and discover why!

Featuring: International Best Selling Author Cathy Ace along with A+ list film producer Scott Steindorff.
May 10, 2022
The 2021 LITTLE PEEPS Book Awards for Early Readers & Picture Books – CIBAs Semi-Finalists
The Little Peeps Book Awards recognize emerging new talent and outstanding works in Early Readers. The Little Peeps Book Awards is a division of the Chanticleer International Book Awards (The CIBAs).

Chanticleer International Book Awards is looking for the best books featuring stories of all shapes and sizes written to an audience for Early Readers. Story books, Beginning Chapter Books, Picture Books, Activity Books, and Educational Books. These books have advanced to the Long List for the 2021 CIBAs. (For Young Adult Fiction see our Dante Rossetti Awards, for Middle Grade Readers see our Gertrude Warner Awards.)

These titles have moved forward in the judging rounds from the 2021 Little Peeps Early Readers Short List to the 2021 Little Peeps Book Awards Semi-Finalists. Finalists will be selected from the Semi-Finalists. All FINALISTS will be announced and recognized at the Chanticleer Authors Conference (CAC22).

The First Place Category Winners, along with the CIBA Division Grand Prize winners, will be selected from the 24 CIBA divisions’ Finalists.

We will announce the 1st Place Category winners and Grand Prize Division Winners at the CIBAs Banquet and Ceremony on Saturday, June 25th, 2022 at the luxurious Hotel Bellwether in Bellingham, Wash. sponsored by the 2022 Chanticleer Authors Conference.

These titles are the SEMI-FINALISTS of the 2021 Little Peeps Book Awards novel competition for Early Readers!

Join us in cheering on the following authors and their works in the 2021 CIBAs.
- David Horn – Eudora Space Kid: The Great Engine Room Takeover
- Brooks Olbrys – Blue Ocean Bob Discovers His Purpose
- Peggy Sullivan – Shadow Walkers, The Secret Lives of the Shy Sisters
- M. Lisa Rinaca – Matt Needs A Werewolf
- Dana Brackob – Molly: A Love Story
- Andrea Vaughan – Victoria and the Big, Brave Breath
- Linda Harkey – The Remarkable Story of Willie the Crow
- Brenda Faatz & Peter Trimarco – Now What?
- Susan Faw – Poppy Ogopogo
- Katy McQuaid – Everybody Loves Grace: An Amazing True Story of How Grace Brings Love to Everyone She Meets
- Vincent Kelly – All People are Beautiful
- Wanda Carter Roush – You Got This – A Tale of Courage
- Denise Ditto – Tooth Fairy Day Celebration
- Avril van der Merwe – I Don’t Want To Be a Hyena
- Stephanie Matolyak & Deborah Bailey – A Farm Animals’ Christmas – No Ordinary Farm
- Ellie Smith – Tex the Explorer Journey Through Our Solar System
- Steven Haggard – There’s an Elephant in My Room!
- Cindy A. Bell – I Love You, Fiorella, Flaws and All!
- Rebecca Dwight Bruff – Stars of Wonder
- Lauren Stockly – Be Mindful of Monsters & Mindful Monsters Therapeutic Workbook
- Cynthia Kern O’Brien – I Don’t Want to go to Preschool, the Fairy Queen Calls
- Deborah Serani – Sometimes When I’m Mad
- Zaynab Al-Yassiri – LunchBox Wisdom
- Kyle Poehls – From Nicholas To Christmas
PROMOTING OUR AUTHORS!

This post has been posted on the Chanticleer Facebook Page. We try to tag all authors listed here in the FB post. However, for FB to allow us to tag an author, that author must LIKE our page and Follow Chanticleer Reviews. FB rules — not ours.

Please click here to visit our page to LIKE, COMMENT, and SHARE on Facebook.

Additionally, we also post on Twitter. Chanticleer Twitter’s handle is @ChantiReviews

Or click here to go directly to Chanticleer’s Twitter feed.

Good luck to all as your works move on the next rounds of judging.

The Grand Prize Winner for the CIBA 2020 LITTLE PEEPS Awards is Masoud Malekyari for Great As A Button

Click here to see the 2020 Little Peeps Book Award Winners for Early Readers Fiction.

We are now accepting submissions into the 2022 Little Peeps Book Awards for Children’s Literature. The 2022 CIBA winners will be announced at CAC 2023.

Please click here for more information.

For our other Youth Reader Fiction Awards, please see the following:
- The Gertrude Warner Awards for Middle Grade Fiction
- The Dante Rossetti Awards for Young Adult Fiction
Winners will be announced at the 2021 CIBA Awards Ceremony that is sponsored by the 2022 Chanticleer Authors Conference.

VIRTUAL and IN-Person – June 23 – 26, 2022! Register Today!

FLEXIBLE REGISTRATIONS ARE AVAILABLE for these challenging times.

Seating is Limited. The esteemed WRITER Magazine (founded in 1887) has repeatedly recognized the Chanticleer Authors Conference as one of the best conferences to attend and participate in for North America.

Join us for our 10th annual conference and discover why!

Featuring: International Best Selling Author Cathy Ace along with A+ list film producer Scott Steindorff.
May 5, 2022
The 2021 LITTLE PEEPS Book Awards for Early Readers & Picture Books – CIBAs Short List
The Little Peeps Book Awards recognize emerging new talent and outstanding works in Early Readers. The Little Peeps Book Awards is a division of the Chanticleer International Book Awards (The CIBAs).

Chanticleer International Book Awards is looking for the best books featuring stories of all shapes and sizes written to an audience for Early Readers. Story books, Beginning Chapter Books, Picture Books, Activity Books, and Educational Books. These books have advanced to the Long List for the 2021 CIBAs. (For Young Adult Fiction see our Dante Rossetti Awards, for Middle Grade Readers see our Gertrude Warner Awards.)

These titles have moved forward in the judging rounds from the 2021 Little Peeps Early Readers Long List to the 2021 Little Peeps Book Awards SHORT LIST. The Short Listers will compete for the Semi-Finalist positions. Finalists will be selected from the Semi-Finalists. All FINALISTS will be announced and recognized at the Chanticleer Authors Conference (CAC22).

The First Place Category Winners, along with the CIBA Division Grand Prize winners, will be selected from the 24 CIBA divisions’ Finalists.

We will announce the 1st Place Category winners and Grand Prize Division Winners at the CIBAs Banquet and Ceremony on Saturday, June 25th, 2022 at the luxurious Hotel Bellwether in Bellingham, Wash. sponsored by the 2022 Chanticleer Authors Conference.

These titles are in the running for the SEMI-FINALISTS of the 2021 Little Peeps Book Awards novel competition for Early Readers!

Join us in cheering on the following authors and their works in the 2021 CIBAs.
- David Horn – Eudora Space Kid: The Great Engine Room Takeover
- Brooks Olbrys – Blue Ocean Bob Discovers His Purpose
- Peggy Sullivan – Shadow Walkers, The Secret Lives of the Shy Sisters
- M. Lisa Rinaca – Matt Needs A Werewolf
- Dana Brackob – Molly: A Love Story
- Andrea Vaughan – Victoria and the Big, Brave Breath
- Linda Harkey – The Remarkable Story of Willie the Crow
- Brenda Faatz & Peter Trimarco – Now What?
- Susan Faw – Poppy Ogopogo
- Katy McQuaid – Everybody Loves Grace: An Amazing True Story of How Grace Brings Love to Everyone She Meets
- Vincent Kelly – All People are Beautiful
- Wanda Carter Roush – You Got This – A Tale of Courage
- Denise Ditto – Tooth Fairy Day Celebration
- Avril van der Merwe – I Don’t Want To Be a Hyena
- Stephanie Matolyak & Deborah Bailey – A Farm Animals’ Christmas – No Ordinary Farm
- Ellie Smith – Tex the Explorer Journey Through Our Solar System
- Steven Haggard – There’s an Elephant in My Room!
- Zaynab Al-Yassiri – LunchBox Wisdom
- Cindy A. Bell – I Love You, Fiorella, Flaws and All!
- Kevin Brougher – Grandpa Kevin’s…Jack and the Bean Stalk
- Rebecca Dwight Bruff – Stars of Wonder
- Lauren Stockly – Mindful Monsters Therapeutic Workbook
- Lauren Stockly – Be Mindful of Monsters
- Kyle Poehls – From Nicholas To Christmas
- Michael Ferrone – Frankenbots: Sunken City of Scraps
- Karen B. Kurtz – Sophia’s Gift
- M. Lisa Rinaca – Just James
- Cynthia Kern O’Brien – I Don’t Want to go to Preschool, the Fairy Queen Call
- Megan Herr – Lucas Takes His Food Allergies to Daycare
- E. Alan Fleischauer – Charlie Lou Goes to the Rodeo
- Deborah Serani – Sometimes When I’m Mad
PROMOTING OUR AUTHORS!

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The Grand Prize Winner for the CIBA 2020 LITTLE PEEPS Awards is Masoud Malekyari for Great As A Button

Click here to see the 2020 Little Peeps Book Award Winners for Early Readers Fiction.

We are now accepting submissions into the 2022 Little Peeps Book Awards for Children’s Literature. The 2022 CIBA winners will be announced at CAC 2023.

Please click here for more information.

For our other Youth Reader Fiction Awards, please see the following:
- The Gertrude Warner Awards for Middle Grade Fiction
- The Dante Rossetti Awards for Young Adult Fiction
Winners will be announced at the 2021 CIBA Awards Ceremony that is sponsored by the 2022 Chanticleer Authors Conference.

VIRTUAL and IN-Person – June 23 – 26, 2022! Register Today!

FLEXIBLE REGISTRATIONS ARE AVAILABLE for these challenging times.

Seating is Limited. The esteemed WRITER Magazine (founded in 1887) has repeatedly recognized the Chanticleer Authors Conference as one of the best conferences to attend and participate in for North America.

Join us for our 10th annual conference and discover why!

Featuring: International Best Selling Author Cathy Ace along with A+ list film producer Scott Steindorff.
April 19, 2022
The 2021 LITTLE PEEPS Book Awards for Early Readers & Picture Books – CIBAs Long List
The Little Peeps Book Awards recognize emerging new talent and outstanding works in Early Readers. The Little Peeps Book Awards is a division of the Chanticleer International Book Awards (The CIBAs).

Chanticleer International Book Awards is looking for the best books featuring stories of all shapes and sizes written to an audience for Early Readers. Story books, Beginning Chapter Books, Picture Books, Activity Books, and Educational Books. These books have advanced to the Long List for the 2021 CIBAs. (For Young Adult Fiction see our Dante Rossetti Awards, for Middle Grade Readers see our Gertrude Warner Awards.)

These titles have moved forward in the judging rounds from all 2021 Little Peeps Early Readers entries to the 2021 Little Peeps Book Awards LONG LIST. Entries below are now in competition for 2021 Little Peeps Shortlist. The Short Listers will compete for the Semi-Finalist positions. Finalists will be selected from the Semi-Finalists. All FINALISTS will be announced and recognized at the Chanticleer Authors Conference (CAC22).

The First Place Category Winners, along with the CIBA Division Grand Prize winners, will be selected from the 24 CIBA divisions’ Finalists.

We will announce the 1st Place Category winners and Grand Prize Division Winners at the CIBAs Banquet and Ceremony on Saturday, June 25th, 2022 at the luxurious Hotel Bellwether in Bellingham, Wash. sponsored by the 2022 Chanticleer Authors Conference–whether virtual, hybrid, or in-person.

These titles are in the running for the SHORT LIST of the 2021 Little Peeps Book Awards novel competition for Early Readers!

Join us in cheering on the following authors and their works in the 2021 CIBAs.
- M. Lisa Rinaca – Matt Needs A Werewolf
- Avril van der Merwe – I Don’t Want To Be a Hyena
- Linda Harkey – The Remarkable Story of Willie the Crow
- Once Upon a Dance – Belluna’s Big Adventure in the Sky: A Dance-It-Out Creative Movement Story for Young Movers
- M. Lisa Rinaca – Just James
- Susan Faw – Poppy Ogopogo
- Stephanie Matolyak & Deborah Bailey – A Farm Animals’ Christmas-No Ordinary Farm
- Brenda Faatz & Peter Trimarco – Now What?
- Ellie Smith – Tex the Explorer Journey Through Our Solar System
- Steven Haggard – There’s an Elephant in My Room!
- Rita M Boehm – Bluebirds in the Garden
- Zaynab Al-Yassiri – LunchBox Wisdom
- Cindy A. Bell – I Love You, Fiorella, Flaws and All!
- Dana Brackob – Molly: A Love Story
- Carmela Dutra – A Lua
- David Horn – Eudora Space Kid: The Great Engine Room Takeover
- Rebecca Dwight Bruff – Stars of Wonder
- E. Alan Fleischauer – Charlie Lou Goes to the Rodeo
- Lauren Stockly – Mindful Monsters Therapeutic Workbook
- Lauren Stockly – Be Mindful of Monsters
- Cynthia Kern OBrien – I Don’t Want to go to Preschool, the Fairy Queen calls
- JL Morin & Stephan Theo – Tuck-a-tuck Dragon
- Denise Ditto – Tooth Fairy Day Celebration
- Kevin Brougher – Grandpa Kevin’s…Jack and the Bean Stalk
- Brooks Olbrys – Blue Ocean Bob Discovers His Purpose
- Katy McQuaid – Everybody Loves Grace: An Amazing True Story of How Grace Brings Love to Everyone She Meets
- Deborah Serani – Sometimes When I’m Mad
- Vicky Wu – Patty Panda Gets a Potty!
- Peggy Sullivan – Shadow Walkers, The Secret Lives of the Shy Sisters
- Vincent Kelly – All People are Beautiful
- Kyle Poehls – From Nicholas To Christmas
- Michael Ferrone – Frankenbots: Sunken City of Scraps
- Wanda Carter Roush – You Got This – A Tale of Courage
- Karen B. Kurtz – Sophia’s Gift
- Amy Leaf – Harry and the Pelican
- Andrea Vaughan – Victoria and the Big, Brave Breath
- Megan Herr – Lucas Takes His Food Allergies to Daycare
PROMOTING OUR AUTHORS!

This post has been posted on the Chanticleer Facebook Page. We try to tag all authors listed here in the FB post. However, for FB to allow us to tag an author, that author must LIKE our page and Follow Chanticleer Reviews. FB rules — not ours.

Please click here to visit our page to LIKE, COMMENT, and SHARE on Facebook.

Additionally, we also post on Twitter. Chanticleer Twitter’s handle is @ChantiReviews

Or click here to go directly to Chanticleer’s Twitter feed.

Good luck to all as your works move on the next rounds of judging.

Click here to see the 2020 Little Peeps Book Award Winners for Early Readers Fiction.

We are now accepting submissions into the 2022 Little Peeps Book Awards for Children’s Literature. The 2022 CIBA winners will be announced at CAC 2023.

Please click here for more information.

For our other Youth Reader Fiction Awards, please see the following:
- The Gertrude Warner Awards for Middle Grade Fiction
- The Dante Rossetti Awards for Young Adult Fiction
Winners will be announced at the 2021 CIBA Awards Ceremony that is sponsored by the 2022 Chanticleer Authors Conference.

VIRTUAL and IN-Person – June 23 – 26, 2022! Register Today!

FLEXIBLE REGISTRATIONS ARE AVAILABLE for these challenging times.

Seating is Limited. The esteemed WRITER Magazine (founded in 1887) has repeatedly recognized the Chanticleer Authors Conference as one of the best conferences to attend and participate in for North America.

Join us for our 10th annual conference and discover why!

Featuring: International Best Selling Authors: Cathy Ace and Robert Dugoni along with A+ list film producer Scott Steindorff.
October 25, 2021
WISHES and KISSES by Heather Pallotta – Heartwarming Children’s Books, Children’s Literature, Stories in Verse
A triumphant treasure in the bustling world of children’s literature, Heather Pallotta’s Wishes and Kisses is a work of art that will let every child who experiences it know that they are greatly loved and how magical they make the lives of the people around them.

In the world of Wishes and Kisses, we are all made of sunshine and love, wishes and kisses, and how our uniqueness makes us perfectly us. Children will learn that some days will bring warmth and wiggles and others they may feel down and not quite themselves, but that all of these feelings are okay. The story reminds children (and adults) to fly high and follow their dreams to the stars.

Heather Pallotta has been an artist since 1999 and was inspired to create children’s books by her children. She aims to teach confidence, love, uniqueness, and endless possibilities through her highly imaginative books.

It is beyond doubt that Wishes and Kisses was written with an abundance of love for her children by watching their growing imaginations and exploration of themselves and the world around them.

The illustrations, also drawn by the author, are simply stunning, beautifully reflecting the thoughts and feelings of the story itself. Parents and children will love these beautiful drawings and the uplifting message that will surely inspire the next generation of readers and artists.

Pallotta has other stories within the world of Wishes and Kisses to come, the first being Ruler of Daffodils.

Wishes and Kisses won 1^st Place in the CIBA 2017 Little Peeps Awards for Children’s Literature and may be downloaded for free here.
October 11, 2021