Congratulations to the First Place Category Winners and the Grand Prize Winner of the LITTLE PEEPS Book Awards for Early Readers and Picture Books, a division of the 2019 CIBAs.
The CIBAs Search for the Best Early Readers and Picture Books
Chanticleer International Book Awards Reviews 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 & Educational Books. We love them all.
The 2019 LITTLE PEEPS Book Awards First Place Category Winners and the Little Peeps Grand Prize winner were announced at the Virtual Chanticleer Authors Conference that was broadcast via ZOOM webinar the week of Sept 8 -13, 2020 from the Hotel Bellwether in Bellingham, Wash.
Denise Ditto, author of Bettina’s Best First Day – The Tooth Collector Fairies and 2018 Little Peeps Grand Prize Winner announced the 2019 LITTLE PEEPS Book Award Winners.
This is the OFFICIAL 2019 LIST of the LITTLE PEEPS Book Awards First Place Category Winners and the Little Peeps Grand Prize Winner.
Justine Avery – What Wonders Do You See… When You Dream?
Trevor Young & Eleanor Long – Galdo’s Gift: The Boovie
Kasey J. Claytor –Pinky and The Magical Secret He Kept Inside
Carolyn Watkins – The Knock
Robert Wright Jr – Mummy in the Museum
The LITTLE PEEPS Book Awards
2019 Grand Prize Winner is
Trevor Young & Eleanor Long –
Galdo’s Gift: The Boovie
The LITTLE PEEPS Grand Prize Badge is customized for the 2019 Award Winner.
This is the badge for the 2018 Grand Prize Winner of the 2018 LITTLE PEEPS —Home From Decay Valley – The Tooth Collector Series by Denise Ditto
We are accepting submissions into the2020 LITTLE PEEPS Book Awardsuntil September 30, 2020. After this date, all entries will go into the 2021 Little Peeps Book Awards.
The 2020 LITTLE PEEPS Book Awards winners will be announced at CAC 21 on April 17, 2021.
A Note to ALL the WINNERS: The coveted CIBA Blue Ribbons will be mailed out starting in October. We will contact you with an email to verify your mailing address and other items. We thank you for your patience and understanding.
If you have any questions, please email info@ChantiReviews.com == we will try our best to reply in 3 or 4 business days.
The Little Peeps Book Awards recognize emerging new talent and outstanding works in Early Readers and Children’s Picture Books. 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. Storybooks, Beginning Chapter Books, Picture Books, Activity Books & Educational Books that appeal to children to compete in the Little Peeps Awards that discover today’s best children’s books.
The 2019 CIBAs received an unprecedented number of entries making this book awards program even more competitive. More entries along with more competitive works make the final rounds of judging even more demanding. The judges have requesteda new level of achievementto be added to the rounds to acknowledge the entries that they deemed should receive a high level of recognition.
We decided that this was the time to incorporate the new level – The FINALISTS – as requested by the CIBA judges. This new level will be incorporated into the 2019 CIBAsLevels of Achievement. The FINALISTS were selected from the entries that advanced to the 2019 Little Peeps Book Awards Semi-Finalists.
Congratulations to the 2019 LITTLE PEEPS Book Awards Finalists
Sylva Fae and Katie Weaver –Elfabet
Lauren Mosback –In Grandpaw’s Pawprints
Lauren Mosback –My Sister’s Super Skills
Dawn Marie Thompson –Double Trouble
Trevor Young & Eleanor Long –Galdo’s Gift: The Boovie
Norma Lewis –Let All Things Now Living
Norma Lewis –Totem Pole
Robert Wright Jr –Mummy in the Museum
Kizzie Jones –A Tall Tale About Dachshunds in Costumes: How MORE Dogs Came to Be
Justine Avery –What Wonders Do You See… When You Dream?
Oleg Kush –1 & 0, Lion & Mouse, Aries the Sheep and Other Fairy-Tales
Kasey J. Claytor –Pinky and The Magical Secret He Kept Inside
Melodie Tegay –Hannah’s Two Homes: life in a “blended” family; a 5-year-old’s perspective
These titles are in the running for the First Place positions of the 2019 Little Peeps Book Awards for Early Readers and Picture Books.
Good luck to all as your works move on to the final rounds of judging.
Congratulations for advancing to the Premier Finalists Level of Achievement in the 2019 CIBAs!
The 16 divisions of the 2019 CIBAs’ Grand Prize Winners, the First Place Category Position Award Winners, and all Semi-Finalists will be announced at the postponed (due to the Covid-19 pandemic) 2020 Chanticleer International Book Awards Annual Gala, now re-scheduled for Saturday, September 5th, 2020.
Join us at theChanticleer Authors Conferenceat the luxurious Hotel Bellwether in Bellingham, Wash. Use our link above to register now for this exciting event!
We are now accepting submissions into the 2020 LITTLE PEEPS Book Awards. The deadline for submissions is August 31st, 2020. The winners will be announced in April 2021.
The Little Peeps Book Awards recognize emerging new talent and outstanding works in Early Readers and Children’s Picture Books. 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. 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.
These titles have moved forward in the judging rounds from SLUSH pile to the 2019 Little Peeps Book Awards LONG LIST. These entries are now in competition for 2019 Little Peeps Shortlist. The ShortListers’ works will compete for the Semi-Finalists positions. Semi-Finalists will be announced and recognized at the CAC20 banquet and ceremony. The First Place Category Winners, along with the CIBA Division Grand Prize winners, will be selected from the 16 CIBA divisions Semi-Finalists. We will announce the 1st Place Category winners and Grand Prize Division Winners at the CIBAs Banquet and Ceremony on Saturday, April 18th, 2020 at the luxurious Hotel Bellwether in Bellingham, Wash.
These titles are in the running for the SHORT LIST of the 2019 Little Peeps Book Awards for Early Readers and Children’s Picture Books.
Good luck to all as your works move on to the next rounds of judging.
Sylva Fae and Katie Weaver – Elfabet
Laura Lynn – Something Special about an Anemone
Lauren Mosback – In Grandpaw’s Pawprints
Lauren Mosback – My Sister’s Super Skills
Cheree Finley – W-B-C Team
Dawn Marie Thompson – Double Trouble
Dawn Marie Thompson – Barnyard Bully
M. Lisa Rinaca – Nate and The Nanticoke Clipper
Trevor Young & Eleanor Long – Galdo’s Gift: The Boovie
Norma Lewis – Let All Things Now Living
Norma Lewis – Totem Pole
Norma Lewis – The Canter Beary Tales
Ginger Smith – Ella Bella Clap Your Hands
Kizzie Jones – A Tall Tale About Dachshunds in Costumes: How MORE Dogs Came to Be
Robert Wright Jr – Mummy in the Museum
M Lisa Rinaca – Maddie and Jake
Marianne Andresen Magin – The Legend of Santa’s Sleighbells
Remi Nicole – Oh Please, Peetie!
George Yuhasz – Imagine That: The Magic of the Mysterious Lights
Angie McPherson – My Mom Is Sick and It’s Okay
Stephanie Dreyer – Not A Purse
Connie Sorrell & Susan Cole – When Cows Pass The Hat Around
Mojy Sadri – Puppy Doesn’t Laugh
Justine Avery – What Wonders Do You See… When You Dream?
Lucy Patterson Murray – Dream Island
Ellie Smith – Tex the Explorer: Journey Around the Earth
Shana Hollowell – When the Squirrel Sings
Mary Troxclair Adamson – Yo, Ho! Armadilleaux!
Arlene Gillo – Bruce Wayne Is Insane: Meeting Ninja Kitty
William Tracy Byarlay – Adventures of Kalham and Britton: Fly with me
Gregory Pohl – The Impossible
Linda Bledsoe – Pigs Can’t Skate
Oleg Kush – 1 & 0, Lion & Mouse, Aries the Sheep and Other Fairy-Tales
Kasey J. Claytor – Pinky, And The Magical Secret He Kept Inside
Edyta McQueen – Girly Girl Adventure: Rescue on the Ski Hill
Ann Riley Cooper – Catch and Release
Juliette Douglas – We are Awesome Possums
M.J. Evans – Percy-The Racehorse Who Didn’t Like to Run
Kelly Carter – In the Shoes of… James | In the Shoes of… Trey
Keri T Collins – You Can Call Me Katelyn
J. Steven Young – Gus and the Winter Sprite
J. Steven Young – Gus and the Greedy Goblin
Johnny Ray Moore – Anthill for Sale
Melodie Tegay – Hannah’s Two Homes: life in a “blended” family; a 5-year-old’s perspective
Which ones of the above works will move forward in the judging rounds to the 2019 Little Peeps Book Awards Shortlist?
The excitement builds for the 2019 CIBAs!
The 16 divisions of the 2019 CIBAs’ Grand Prize Winners and the Five First Place Category Position award winners along with recognizing the Semi-Finalists will be announced at the April 18th, 2020 Chanticleer International Book Awards Annual Awards Gala, which takes place at the Chanticleer Authors Conference that will be held in Bellingham, Wash.
Inspiration and Going Back to the Drawing Board – the making of The Tooth Collector Series
a Little Peeps Book Awards Spotlight blog post featuring Denise Ditto and The Tooth Collector Series
Do Early Reader Books and Picture Books Require Narrative Arcs?
The original story about Batina was intended to be a picture book. It had 1078 words – words that I loved. It was tentatively titled,The Real Tooth Fairy Story – What Happens to all those Teeth? In this version, Batina did not have any unusual characteristics nor did she have any fairy friends. The whole story centered on what happens to well-brushed teeth. It introduced the concept that a well-brushed tooth makes fairy dust, the very dust that enables tooth fairies to fly. Each fairy delivered a tooth to Mr. Gizmo for inspection. All the teeth declared well-brushed were transferred to the manufacturing department. They were placed into the Super-Duper Magic Dust-Making Machine where they underwent a magical transformation that produced canisters of rainbow-colored fairy dust – one tooth, one canister, for each fairy. That was it.
When I presented this story for a professional review, I learned that if I intended the story to be a picture book it would need to be cut in half because 1078 words were too many. Ideally, a picture book should have around 500 words – give or take a few hundred. The idea of cutting the story in half was more than I could handle. Fortunately, there was a second option. I was encouraged to increase the word count, add a narrative arc and make it a chapter book. That was great advice – advice I decided to take.
Batina’s Best First Daynow has nine chapters, over 4000 words, and includes a narrative arc. Below is the structure used to transform the original work into a chapter book.
Denise Ditto’s Story Plot Diagram The Tooth Collector Series
Timeless method for making the characters in your children’s book unique and interesting
In the original short version ofBatina’s Best First Day, discussed in an earlier blog post, Batina did not have any unusual characteristics. When redeveloping the picture book to a chapter book I felt the need to give Batina a distinctive appearance – a feature that made her stand out from others – a feature to make her more interesting. It was time to ponder ideas. Here is what I came up with.
There are many children’s books and movies with characters that are unique in their own way. For example, look atRudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer. You got a double dose of character uniqueness in this story. Rudolph and his red nose. Everyone knows that the other reindeer teased him and called him names. And what about Hermey, the Elf. He wanted to be a dentist, for goodness sake. I guess it would be easy to conclude that this is where I got my inspiration considering my book has a dental element to it, as well, but I didn’t.
I was inspired by the storyDumbo. I’ll tell you why.
First and foremost, as a child I lovedDumbo. But there’s more to it than that. Dumbo had large ears and people made fun of him. With the help of his friend, Timothy the mouse, Dumbo learned how to use his ears as wings and he learned to fly. WHAT? Yes, an elephant learned to fly. What an accomplishment! Dumbo overcame his perceived defect and turned it into an asset.
What an inspiration it would be to read about a little tooth fairy with oversized wings whose primary job was to fly. Consider how difficult would it be for her to navigate in the air with oversized wings. Consider how scary it would be to learn that she had the fear of being caught in a rogue gust of wind that could stand in the way of her completing her mission. How awesome it would be to learn that she was not deterred. My little Batina became a motivated fairy determined to do a good job no matter the obstacles. Like Dumbo, Batina overcame a perceived defect and turned it into an asset.
Here’s the nugget – Embrace your differences because that’s what makes you, YOU! And no matter your differences, you can achieve your goals.
PS – Dumbo was released on October 23, 1941. Many years later, I was born on that day, too. Another reason Dumbo was my inspiration. That’s the truth.
Camelot and Tooth Fairies?
The name of the place where your children’s story will take place should spark the imagination!
Brushelot is the name given to the magical land where Tooth Collector Fairies live.
You might think a name for a tooth fairy’s magical land would come easy but it didn’t. Originally, the name was to be Panteen – a little play on Peter Pan and Preteens. It was a wonderful name and quite clever if you ask me. However, after a handful of people read a draft of the story and said, “I thought it was going to have something to do with hair,” I knew I had to make a change. It seemed the name Panteen was too similar to Pantene – the shampoo. Hmmm. Back to the drawing board.
After a long period of grieving the loss of this fabulous name, I found myself back to square one. How about Flossalot? Did you know there is a rapper named Flossalot? Really, there is. Can’t use that one. Brushalot came to mind. After a Google search, I learned that name was already taken, as well.
Camelot
How about simply changing the “a” to an “e” – to Brushelot? Brilliant idea. Now the question was, “Will that work?”
A Google search did not turn up any other usage of this word. Visually, the name reminded me of Camelot so I set out to research Camelot. Could there be a sensible reason to suggest a comparison between the word Camelot and Brushelot? My research revealed several interesting facts. First, Camelot, as defined by Merriam-Webster, is a time, place, or atmosphere of idyllic happiness. So far so good. Second, I found that an Arthurian scholar named Norris J. Lacy wrote, “Camelot, located nowhere in particular, can be anywhere.” BINGO! I thought. This sounds exactly like the place where the tooth fairy’s magical land is located. And it was declared that its name shall be Brushelot!
[Editor’s note: As authors and writers, sometimes we need to go back to the drawing board aka the writing desk to work out the little bits that will make our works stronger. -kb]
The 2019 Little Peeps Book Awards winners will be announced on Saturday, April 18, 2020, at the Chanticleer International Book Awards ceremony and banquet that takes place during the Chanticleer Authors Conference that is held annually in Bellingham, Wash.
We are deeply honored to announce the 2018 Winners of the Chanticleer International Book Awards (The CIBAs). The winners were recognized at the annual Chanticleer Authors Conference and Awards Banquet Ceremony on Saturday, April 27, 2019, at the luxurious Hotel Bellwether, Bellingham, Wash.
We want to thank all of the authors and publishers who participated in the 2018 Chanticleer International Book Awards (the CIBAs). Each year, we find the quality of the entries and the competitiveness of the division competitions increasing exponentially. We added a new level to the judging rounds in 2018—the SemiFinalists. The CIBA judges wanted to add Semi-Finalists as a way to recognize and validate the entries that were not selected for the very few First Place Award positions within each genre division.
PublishDrive, a global distribution platform, andHindenburg Systems, audiobooks and podcasts software, awarded more than $30,000 (cash value) in additional prizes to the 2018 Chanticleer International Book Award winners. Thank you!
A Recap of the CIBA Selection Process
There are 16 divisions of the CIBAs: 14 fiction genre divisions and 2 non-fiction divisions.
First Place Category award winners were selected for each one of the 16 divisions from an overall field of titles that progressed to the Semi-Finalists positions from the Shortlists, the Long List, and the infamous beginning slush pile rounds.
One Grand Prize award winner was selected from the First Place Category Award Winners for each of the 16 CIBA divisions.
One Overall Grand Prize award winner was selected from the 16 divisions of Grand Prize Award Winners
All CIBA Semi-Finalists in attendance at the CIBA awards ceremony were recognized with their respective division at the CIBA awards ceremony along with receiving a Semi-Finalist ribbon and digital badge and a significant discount to attend the Chanticleer Authors Conference.
Additional Prize from the DONALD MAASS LITERARY AGENCY
An additional prize was awarded to the 2018 CIBA Grand Prize Award Winners by the Donald Maass Literary Agency (that represents more than 150 novelists and sell more 100 novels each year to leading publishers in the U.S. and overseas). Donald Maass has offered “a high priority submission” process opportunity to the 2018 Grand Prize CIBA winners and a “priority submission” process opportunity to the 2018 CIBA 1st Place Category winning titles for consideration by his agency.
An email will go out to all 2018 CIBA grand prize award winners prior to June 10, 2019 with instructions, links, and more information about the awards packages. We appreciate your patience. As stated in the Semi-Finalist notification email, “One does not need to be present at the CIBA ceremony and banquet to win. But it sure is a lot more fun!”
And now to present the 2018 Chanticleer International Book Awards Grand winning titles and their authors who were announced on April 27, 2019, at the CIBA ceremony and banquet.
From Liberty to Magnolia: In Search of the American Dream by Janice S. Ellis took home the 2018 JOURNEY Book Awards for Narrative Non-Fiction Grand Prize Ribbon!
CONGRATULATIONS to Ronald E. YATES for The LOST YEARS of BILLY BATTLES(Book 3 of the Finding Billy Battles Trilogy) taking home the CHANTICLEER OVERALL Grand Prize for BEST BOOK in the 2018 CIBAS
“…the reader experiences that all too rare sense of complete transport to another world, one fully realized in these pages because the storytelling is so skillful and thoroughly captivating.”
The photo below is of Ronald E. Yates with his GOETHE Grand Prize Ribbon and his Chanticleer Overall Best Book Ribbon
“Reading a Book is Like Life: You Live it One Page at a Time.” (Ron Yates) Ron is a former foreign correspondent and Professor Emeritus of Journalism, Dean of the College of Media and is an award-winning historical novelist. Read more about this Pulitzer nominated journalist and Chanticleerian by clicking on this link.
Twelve of the Sixteen Grand Prize Division Winners were present to receive their ribbons on stage at the 2018 Chanticleer International Book Awards Ceremony.
We will post more photographs and information. Do check back and subscribe to the Chanticleer Reviews e-news letter.
We have exciting news for the Chanticleer Community on the horizon so do stay tuned!
You know you want a coveted Chanticleer Reviews Blue Ribbon!
Submit your works (manuscripts or novels published after or on January 1, 2017, are accepted) to the prestigious Chanticleer International Book Awardstoday! Entries are being accepted into the 2019 CIBAs in all 16 divisions.
Be sure to register early for the 2020 Chanticleer Authors Conference that will take place on April 16, 17, 18, & 19, 2020 with the 2019 CIBA banquet and ceremony scheduled to take place on Saturday, April 18th, 2020 at the luxurious Hotel Bellwether in Bellingham, Wash.
An email will go out to all 2018 CIBA award winners prior to June 10, 2019, with instructions, links, and more information about the awards packages. We appreciate your patience. As stated in the Semi-Finalist notification email, “One does not need to be present at the CIBA ceremony and banquet to win. But it sure is a lot more fun!”
As always, please contact us at Chanticleer@ChantiReviews.com with any questions, concerns, or suggestions!
We have begun planning for the 2020 Chanticleer Authors Conference (April 16, 17, & 18, 2020) and the 2019 CIBA Banquet and Ceremony that will take place on April 17, 2020, at the Hotel Bellwether, Bellingham, Wash.
We are excited and honored to officially announce the Grand Prize Winner and the First Place Category Winners for the 2018 LITTLE PEEPS Book Awards at the annual Chanticleer Authors Conference and the 2018 Chanticleer International Book Awards ceremony. This year’s ceremony and banquet were held on Saturday, April 27th, 2019 at the Hotel Bellwether by beautiful Bellingham Bay, Wash.
We want to thank all of those who entered and participated in the 2018 Little Peeps Book Awards for Early Readers, a division of the Chanticleer International Book Awards (the CIBAs).
Janet Oakley, the author of the 2016 GOETHE award-winning Jøssing Affair announced the 2018 Little Peeps Award Winners at the Chanticleer International Book Awards Banquet and Ceremony.
Congratulations to the 2018 Little Peeps Book Awards for Early Readers First in Category Winners!
Yoga Fox by Sylva Fae
Oscar’s Christmas Wish by Veronica Ruth Fischer
The Universe a Work of Art by Eva Newermann
Midnight The One-Eyed Cat by Sheree K. Nielsen & Pat Wahler
Tevye the Magical Theater Cat by Peggy Sullivan
And now for the 2018 Little Peeps Book Awards GRAND PRIZE WINNER for Early Readers:
The Tooth Collector Fairies: Home from Decay Valley by Denise Ditto
took home the Little Peeps Grand Prize Ribbon
An email will go out to all First Place Category Winners and Grand Prize Winners with more information, the timing of awarded reviews, links to digital badges, and more before May 31st, 2019 (approximately four weeks after the awards ceremony). Please look for it in your email inbox.
When we receive the digital photographs from the Official CAC19 professional photographer, Dwayne Rogge of Photo Treehouse, we will post the photographs of Little Peeps award winners on this page.
Click here for the link to theLittle Peeps Semi-Finalists.
This post will be updated with photos and more information. Please do visit it again!
The Little Peeps Book Awards recognize emerging new talent and outstanding works of Early Readers. The Little Peeps Book Awards is a division of the Chanticleer Reviews International Book Awards – the CIBAs.
Chanticleer Book Reviews 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 and choose the best Children’s Books among them.
Good Luck to the Semi-Finalists as Your Works Compete for the 2018 First Place Category Positions!
Please click here for the awarded digital badge and for more information on book stickers.
The 2018 Little Peeps Book Awards Semi-Finalists:
Carolyn Watkins – The Knock...a collection of childhood memories
Pamela Tomlin – My Truly Most Favorite Fluffy Friend
Ashley Davidson-Fisher – La Petite Josette en Provence Going To Les Baux-de-Provence (Voyage aux Baux-de-Provence)
A. & C. Kruspe –I’m Car 55, But I Want to Be Number 1
Leea Baltes –Goodnight Wishes!
Sylva Fae – Yoga Fox
Sylva Fae – Mindful Monsters
Carolyn Leeper – My Stars!
Lauren Mosback – Braving the Bully
Eva Newermann –The Universe: A Work of Art
Denise Ditto – The Tooth Collector Fairies: Home from Decay Valley
Stephanie Warner – Mopsey and the Diverse Dog Show
Stacy Einfalt – Go Team!
Peggy Sullivan – Tevye the Magical Theater Cat
Sheree K. Nielsen & Pat Wahler – Midnight The One-Eyed Cat
Lauren Mosback –My Sister’s Super Skills
Veronica Ruth Fischer – Oscar’s Christmas Wish
The 2018 Little Peeps Shortlisters will compete for the Semi-finalists positions. First-In-Category Positions will be selected from the Semi-Finalists. First Place Category Award winners will automatically be entered into the Little Peeps GRAND PRIZE AWARD competition. The CBR Grand Prize Genre Winners will compete for the CBR Overall Grand Prize for Best Book.
As always, please do not hesitate to contact us with any questions, concerns, or suggestions at Info@ChantiReviews.com.
The Little Peeps Grand Prize Winner and the First Place Category Position award winners along with all Semi-Finalists in attendance will be announced at theApril 27th, 2019 Chanticleer Book Awards Annual Awards Gala,which takes place at the Chanticleer Authors Conference that will be held in Bellingham, Wash.
To compete in the 2019 Little Peeps Book Awards or for more information, pleaseclick here.
We are excited and honored to officially announce the Grand Prize Winner and the First Place Category Winners for the 2017 Little Peeps Book Awards for Early Readers at the fifth annual Chanticleer Authors Conference and Chanticleer Book Awards Ceremony. This year’s ceremony and banquet were held on Saturday, April 21st, 2018 at the Hotel Bellwether by beautiful Bellingham Bay, Wash.
We want to thank all of those who entered and participated in the 2017 Little Peeps Book Awards for Early Readers, a division of the Chanticleer International Book Awards.
When we receive the digital photographs from the Official CAC18 photographer, we will post them here and on the complete announcement that will list all the genres and the Overall Grand Prize Winner for the 2017 Chanticleer International Book Awards. Please check back!
Click here for the link to the2017 Little Peeps Shortlisters!An email will go out within three weeks to all Shortlisters with links to digital badges and how to order Shortlister stickers. Congratulations to the 2017 SHORTLISTERS!
Sara Dahmen, the author of the 2016 Little Peeps First Place Winner – The Blue Beetle, announced the First Place Award Winners and the Grand Prize Winner for the 2017 Little Peeps Book Awards at the Chanticleer Awards Banquet and Ceremony.
Congratulations to the First Place Category Winners of the 2017 Little Peeps Awards for Early Readers.
An email will go out to all First Place Category Winners and Grand Prize Winners with more information, the timing of awarded reviews, links to digital badges, and more by May 21st, 2018 (four weeks after the awards ceremony). Please look for it.
2017 Little Peeps Book Awards for Early Readers First in Category Winners are:
Lessons from a Cat: The Moon and Star; Midnight and Moonlight by Peggy Sullivan
A Tall Tale About a Dachshund and a Pelican: How a Friendship Came to Be by Kizzie Jones
Rainbow Monsters by Sylva Fae
Angel on Assignment by Wanda Carter Roush
Wishes and Kisses by Heather Pallotta
And now for the 2017 Little Peeps Grand Prize Book Award Winner for Early Readers:
Lessons from a Cat: The Moon and Star; Midnight and Moonlight
The LITTLE PEEPS Writing Competition recognizes emerging new talent and outstanding works for Early Readers and Children’s Picture Books.
The Little Peeps Awards is a division of Chanticleer International Writing Competitions.
More than $30,000.00 dollars worth of cash and prizes will be awarded to Chanticleer Book Reviews 2016 writing competition winners!
The Little Peeps Book Awards for FIRST IN CATEGORY sub-genres are: Early Reader Chapter Books, Story Books, Picture Books, Activity Books, Educational Books.
The following titles will compete for the FIRST IN CATEGORY Positions and Book Awards Packages.
The Finalists Authors and Titles of Works of the Little Peeps Early Reader Book Awards 2016 Writing Contest are:
Simon Calcavecchia – The Adventures of Frank and Mustard: Stuck in the Mud
Kneko Burney – Rikki & the Rocket Twins Adventure 1: Discovering the Solar System
Barbara Layman – Day Dreamer and the Sleeping Giants
Becky Thaldorf Latka – My Grandma Makes Lefse
Pam Atherstone – The Dog in Wolf’s Clothing: Anya Faces Her Fears and Finds a Friend
Cris Harding – Wee Scarlet
Denise Ditto – The Tooth Collector Fairies, Batina’s Best First Day
Donna Washington – The Mouse, The Mole, and the Magnificient, Moss-Covered House
Sara Dahmen – The Blue Beetle
Phillip Buchanon – Little Phil’s New Money Friends #2
Phillip Buchanon – Jenny Meets Penny #9
Doretta Elaine Wilson – Chocolate Gravy on Dragon Creek
The Little Peeps 2016 Finalists will compete for the Little Peeps Short List.
As always, please do not hesitate to contact us with any questions, concerns, or suggestions at Info@ChantiReviews.com.
Good Luck to all of the 2016 Little Peeps Finalists as they compete for the coveted Short List positions.
The Little Peeps Grand Prize Winner and First in Category Winners will be announced at the April 1st, 2017 Chanticleer Writing Contests Annual Awards Gala, which takes place on the last evening of the Chanticleer Authors Conference that will be held in Bellingham, Wash.
We are now accepting submissions into the 2017 Little Peeps Book Awards writing competition. The deadline for 2016 submissions was May 31st, 2016. We are now accepting submissions into the 2017 Little Peeps writing competition. Please click here for more information.
Congratulations to the First Place Category Winners and the Grand Prize Winner of the LITTLE PEEPS Book Awards for Early Readers and Picture Books, a division of the 2019 CIBAs.
A manuscript titled The PORTALS of PERIL by Jules Luther took home the Gertrude Warner Book Awards for Middle-Grade Readers
The GOETHE Book Awards GRAND PRIZE WINNER for Post-1750s Historical Fiction
The LARAMIE Book Awards GRAND PRIZE WINNER for Western Fiction
The CHATELAINE Book Awards GRAND PRIZE WINNER for Romantic Fiction
The LITTLE PEEPS Book Awards GRAND PRIZE WINNER for Early Readers
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