Tag: Little Peeps Book Awards

  • The 2022 LITTLE PEEPS Book Awards Short List for Early Readers & Picture Books

    Two little chicks, fresh from their egg

    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

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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!

    A Collage of Speakers and Blue Ribbon Winners for CAC23

  • The 2022 LITTLE PEEPS Book Awards Long List for Early Readers & Picture Books

    Two little chicks, fresh from their egg

    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!

  • The LITTLE PEEPS 2021 CIBA WINNERS for Early Readers and Children’s Fiction

    Two little chicks, fresh from their egg

    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.

    Little Peeps 1st Place Best in Category Blue and Gold Badge Image

     

    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!

    This post has been posted on the Chanticleer Facebook Page. We try to tag all authors listed here in the Facebook post. However, for Facebook 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 Facebook and Twitter handle is @ChantiReviews

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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!

    • The 2021 LITTLE PEEPS Book Awards for Early Readers & Picture Books – CIBAs Finalists

      Two little chicks, fresh from their egg

      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.

          Little Peeps 1st Place Best in Category Blue and Gold Badge Image

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

          Cover for Great as a Button by Masoud Malekyari

          A blue and gold badge for the 2020 Grand Prize Winner for Little Peeps Children’s Books Great as a Button by Masoud Malekyari

          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:

          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.

             

          • The 2021 LITTLE PEEPS Book Awards for Early Readers & Picture Books – CIBAs Semi-Finalists

            Two little chicks, fresh from their egg

            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

                Cover for Great as a Button by Masoud Malekyari

                A blue and gold badge for the 2020 Grand Prize Winner for Little Peeps Children’s Books Great as a Button by Masoud Malekyari

                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:

                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.

              • The 2021 LITTLE PEEPS Book Awards for Early Readers & Picture Books – CIBAs Short List

                Two little chicks, fresh from their egg

                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!

                Short Listed for the 2021 CIBAs

                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! 

                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

                Cover for Great as a Button by Masoud Malekyari

                A blue and gold badge for the 2020 Grand Prize Winner for Little Peeps Children’s Books Great as a Button by Masoud Malekyari

                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:

                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.

              • The 2021 LITTLE PEEPS Book Awards for Early Readers & Picture Books – CIBAs Long List

                Two little chicks, fresh from their egg

                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

                 

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                Cover for Great as a Button by Masoud Malekyari

                 

                A blue and gold badge for the 2020 Grand Prize Winner for Little Peeps Children’s Books Great as a Button by Masoud Malekyari

                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. 

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                Winners will be announced at the 2021 CIBA Awards Ceremony that is sponsored by the 2022 Chanticleer Authors Conference.

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              • The MOON and STAR: Lessons From a Cat by Peggy Sullivan – Children’s Literature, Children’s Cat Books,

                The MOON and STAR: Lessons From a Cat by Peggy Sullivan – Children’s Literature, Children’s Cat Books,

                 

                Little Peeps 2017 Grand Prize Badge Peggy SullivanIn Peggy Sullivan’s award-winning book, The Moon and Star: Lessons From a Cat, readers learn how a charming, tiny white cat finds solace in her connection with the Moon as she goes through life’s challenges and changes.

                Star lives happily with a tall girl and two other cats. She runs, dances, and hunts for goldfish in a backyard pond. But this mindful cat soon realizes that life is full of unpredictable circumstances. Though she moves to a college town and has new and fun experiences, Star feels sad when she loses a feline friend, even more so when the tall girl goes off on her adventures.

                Luckily Star is a cat with an attraction to the Moon. Its magical glow helps the little cat gain a sense of calm.  The peacefulness Star feels stays with her, regardless of changes in her life or surroundings. Though Star and the tall girl move many more times, this sensitive cat realizes the light of the Moon offers a unique sense of serenity wherever her journey takes her.

                In the first story, Midnight and Moonlight, Sullivan focuses on friendship and differences.

                In this next adventure, the author shows us positive and relatable life lessons explored through the eyes of our furry friends and shares them in a gentle and entertaining format. While it can be challenging to write for a young audience and tell a well-crafted story with little words, humor, and grace, all while relating a universal message, Sullivan has the knack. Her background and experience as a mental health counselor and child advocate make for a rich and holistic reading experience.

                As in all of Sullivan’s Children’s books, the images match magnificently with the story.

                Here the text is easily followed, and accompanying drawings feature the colorful antics of an adorable, big blue-eyed Star. Several images of this gentle little cat pondering a quiet respite beneath the night’s starry, moonlit sky are sure to help deliver an essential message to youngsters. Ultimately the Moon serves as Star’s sanctuary and ideally reveals to readers that small moments of comfort and joy surround us if we just take the time to look.

                The Moon and Star: Lessons From a Cat by Peggy Sullivan won the GRAND PRIZE in the 2017 CIBAs for the LITTLE PEEPS Book Awards for Children’s Literature.

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              • MIDNIGHT and MOONLIGHT: A Children’s Picture Book by Peggy Sullivan – Children’s Cat Stories, Children’s Picture Books, Children’s Books about Friendship

                MIDNIGHT and MOONLIGHT: A Children’s Picture Book by Peggy Sullivan – Children’s Cat Stories, Children’s Picture Books, Children’s Books about Friendship

                 

                Little Peeps Grand Prize Badge

                Peggy Sullivan’s Midnight and Moonlight: A Children’s Picture Book is a delightful and inspiring book about a friendship that develops between two very different four-footed felines.

                Midnight and Moonlight are two well-named cats on opposite sides of the spectrum. Like night and day, Midnight is small, sleek, and black, while Moonlight is big, white, and fluffy. They first meet at a pet store, then they are taken to the same home where they quickly become friends, even though their differences are many.

                Moonlight appears the quieter and more passive one; Midnight is a more active and curious type with a sweet tooth and penchant for doughnuts. When the furry pair and their human owners move to a new house, the cats settle in quite nicely, still maintaining their individuality. Midnight does make friends on the outside with an orange Tabby, but Moonlight remains his best friend.

                Sullivan’s clear and concise text and whimsical illustrations work in perfect harmony to attract early readers.

                While the solid and direct narrative of Midnight and Moonlight flows easily, the charming visual accents like a shared yellow food dish, a bright blue moving van, and a lime green tuna can, add a colorful and complementary touch.

                With the story’s relatable message about friendships beyond differences and personal likes and dislikes, the book lends itself well for an ideal read between a parent and child, or perhaps a teacher and young students in a classroom setting. Here a fun and entertaining animal tale offers an opportunity for further discussion about unlikely friendships that can form in all walks of life, whether in the human or animal realm.

                The book’s final words prove a true testament to the story’s heartfelt sentiment about friendships.

                Ultimately, Sullivan’s well-crafted picture book delivers a positive, thought-provoking, and enlightening message for all ages.  A message perfect for today. Midnight and Moonlight: A Children’s Picture Book by Peggy Sullivan won the CIBA Little Peeps Grand Prize for Children’s Literature – and comes highly recommended!

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              • The LITTLE PEEPS Book Awards for Early Readers – the Long List for the 2020 CIBAs

                The LITTLE PEEPS Book Awards for Early Readers – the Long List for the 2020 CIBAs

                The LITTLE PEEPS Book Awards recognize emerging new talent and outstanding works in the genre of Early Reader Fiction. The Gertrude Warner Book Awards is a genre division of Chanticleer International Book Awards and Novel Competitions (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. Storybooks, Beginning Chapter Books, Picture Books, Activity Books & Educational Books we will put them to the test to discover today’s best children’s books. Looking for Young Adult Fiction? Check out our Dante Rossetti contest! Looking for Middle Grade Fiction? Check out our Gertrude Warner contest!

                These titles have moved forward in the judging rounds from all 2020 Little Peeps entries to the 2020 Gertrude Warner Book Awards LONG LIST. These entries are now in competition for 2020 Little Peeps Shortlist. The Long Listers will compete for the Semi-Finalists positions. Finalists will be selected from the Semi-Finalists and will be announced and recognized at the CAC21 banquet and ceremony. The First Place Category Winners, along with the CIBA Division Grand Prize winners, will be selected from the 17 CIBA divisions Finalists. We will announce the 1st Place Category winners and Grand Prize Division Winners at the CIBAs Banquet and Ceremony on Sunday, April 25th, 2021 at the luxurious Hotel Bellwether in Bellingham, Wash. at the 2021 Chanticleer Authors Conference–whether virtual, hybrid, or in-person.

                These titles are in the running for the Semi-Finalist Positions of the 2020 Little Peeps Book Awards for Early Readers.

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

                • Ellie Smith – Tex the Explorer Journey Through the Alphabet
                • M. Lisa Rinaca – P Mind Your Q’s
                • M. Lisa Rinaca – The Missing Punctuation Box
                • M. Lisa Rinaca – Two Different Princesses 
                • Courtney Shannon Strand – Hollyhock Hill
                • Robert Cole – Sollie
                • Masoud Malekyari – Great As A Button
                • Susan Faw – Poppy Ogopogo
                • George M. Johnson – How Hope Became An Activist
                • D.K. Brantley – Every Mummy Has a Mommy
                • Carmela Dutra – Little Katie and the STEAM Team
                • Carmela Dutra – Little Katie Explores the Coral Reefs 
                • Carmela Dutra – Little Katie Goes to the Moon
                • Carmela Dutra – Little Katie How to Talk to Your Robot
                • Dr. Justine Green – Completely Me
                • Lisa Rojany – Tutusaurua Rex
                • Courtney Shannon Strand – Ella’s Umbrella
                • Lindy Ryan – Trick or Treat, Alistair Gray
                • Peter R. Fernandez – Pia and The Trolls
                • Dawn Marie Thompson – Sedwick the Seagull
                • Mercy Hansen Mize – Samson’s Tail
                • Stephanie Ryan – Let’s Learn about Chemistry
                • Pamela Tomlin – My Truly Most Favorite Fluffy Friend
                • Pamela Tomlin – Our Wounded Little Chickadee
                • Alycyn Culbertson – Look What Happened While I Was Sleeping
                • Raven Howell – So You Want a Puppy?
                • Pj McIlvaine – Little Lena and The Big Table
                • Dianne Moritz – Hey Little Beachcomber
                • Savannah Hendricks – The Book Who Lost Its Title
                • Mark Richardson – The Christmas War
                • Teal Blake – J is for Jackalope

                Congratulations to Trevor Young & Eleanor Long whose work Galdo’s Gift: The Boovie took home the Grand Prize for the 2019 Little Peeps Book Awards

                 

                Here is the link to the 2019 Little Peeps Book Award Winners!

                Our next Chanticleer International Book Awards Ceremonies  will be held  April 21 – 25, 2021, for the 2020 CIBA winners. Enter your book or manuscript in a contest today!

                Don’t Delay! Enter Today! 

                 Enter your book or manuscript in a contest today!

                We are now accepting entries into the 2021 Little Peeps Book Awards, a division of the Chanticleer International Book Awards.

                As always, please do not hesitate to contact us with any questions, concerns, or suggestions at info@ChantiReviews.com.