17th Annual Self-Published Book Awards Winners – Children’s Books
Announcing the Children’s winners of the 17th Annual Writer’s Digest International Self-Published Book Awards.
Children's Picture BooksCategory
First Place:
Lori Punshon
He Who Flies By Night: The Story of Grey Owl.
http://www.yournickelsworth.com/greyowl.html
Regina, Saskatchewan
Honorable Mentions:
Diane Hovey
Princess Sophia's Gifts
9780981906409
MaplewoodMN
Todd Schwartz
This Bear and That Bear
BoulderCO
BONNIE CUZZOLINO
LETTER OF LOVE FROM CHINA
www.plumblossombooks.com
WESTFIELDNJ
Karen Gustafson
My Mongolia
OakdaleMN
Entrants:
Naana Kyereboah
Soul Name
www.nabinava.com
MidlothianVA
Colleen Frye
A Nun of That!
www.nunofthat.com
BridgewaterMA
Molly A Jelic
The Dirty Old Hat
RockwallTX
Carl J Schutt
Remembering Oakley
www.RememberingOakley.com
AstoriaNY
William A Green
Thank You, Mr. Brown, and Merry Christmas
www.greenstreetgifts.com
Strawberry PointIA
B.J. Ryan
Journey to Red Pine Lake
FredericksburgVA
Mary Pansini La Haye
A Wizard Sleeping On A Watermelon
www.nightengalepress.com
Newport BeachCA
Jeannine Klock
The Day That Sami Moved In
Grand IslandNY
Sheila Dobbie
The Beautiful Bird From Birdburgville
New AlbanyOH
Mary Gessel Magill
Where Are The Salmon Going?
San DiegoCA
Christen Prete
The Great Penguini
www.authorhouse.com
PoughkeepsieNY
Deborah Oelrich
Animals
www.amazon.com
HamiltonOH
Sharon Dumit, Jeffrey A. Nowak, Ph.D.
Cool Science Matters with Molly Cool and Atom, A - Air
http://coolsciencematters.com/
Lewis CenterOH
Amy McDuffie
The Rule of Hats
www.theruleofhats.com
CincinnatiOH
Lynn Montgomery
BUTT UGLY
zuzupetalsbooks.com
Santa BarbaraCA
Jennifer Swanson
Penny and Rio: The Mysterious Backyard Meeting
JacksonvilleFL
Joyce Asnong
Nuptse and Lhotse in Nepal
www.cautiousleroy.com
canmore
Lav Chintapalli
The Crayon Who Wore A Cap
http://humandynamix.wordpress.com/
CaryNC
Amy K. Potvin
I Miss Daddy
www.imissdaddy.com">www.imissdaddy.com
SpaldingMI
Nicole Marie Daniels
Potpourri in the Wind - Nursery Rhymes from One Kid to Another
http://www.twinkletwinklelittlebooks.com/PITW/index.htm
Suva
Derek Sabori
Lu and the Earth Bug Crew Zap the Energy Spikes
www.shop.veneraxion.com
Costa MesaCA
Ana Monnar
Adelaida: A Cuban Cinderella
http://monnar.net/
MiamiFL
Alberto Monnar
Maggie: The Girl Who Only Loved Herself
http://www.monnar.net/
MiamiFL
Deborah S. Burch
God's Greatest Gift
www.godsgreatesgift.net
ManchesterMI
Shannon Bates
Yes! You Can! An Iknowincant Tale
http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_ss_b?url=search-alias=stripbooks&field-keywords=Yes!%2BYou%2BCan!%2BAn%2BIknowicant%2BTale&x=0&y=0
Overland ParkKS
Carol Edwards
Jacy Faces Evil: Jacy Search For Jesus Book III
www.majesticpublishing.net">www.majesticpublishing.net
LithoniaGA
Tina Turbin
Danny The Dragon Meets Jimmy
www.dannythedragon.com
DunedinFL
K W McCardell
Bible Rhymes' Noah And the Ark
www.biblerhymes.com
Shelby TownshipMI
Meggan Hill
Nico and Lola; Kindness Shared Between A Boy and a Dog
www.nicoandlola.com
CarpentersvilleIL
Myrna Guymer
The Canadian Shield Alphabet
www.yournickelsworth.com
Denare BeachSaskatchewan
Larry Friend
Icy The Iceberg
www.outskirtpress.com
ParkerCO
David Fernstedt
I Can Read Now! An Easy Sight Word Reader
ParkerCO
Susan Gieryic
My Cat For All Seasons
AlbanyNY
Carol Rhodes
Gene the Pumpkin Man
www.outskirtpress.com
ParkerCO
Marilyn McMahon
Rex Finally Finds a Friend
Franklin ParkNJ
Richard Allen
The All About Children/Kids Book
LindenNJ
K W McCardell
Bible Rhymes' Christmas Story
www.biblerhymes.com
Shelby TownshipMI
Richard Lollar
Butterfly
www.trafford.com
BullheadAZ
Susan E Lindsley & Tina L Christiansen
Maya's Journey Home
www.suitematespublishing.com
OakdaleNY
Richard L Stein
Maybe Mice (maybe not)
MinsterOH
Sandra Hartman
The Adventures of Chico the Chihuahua: Chico the Hero
myspace.com/chico adventures
WaxahachieTX
Sarah O Hammock
You Can't Get Into More Trouble Than Gator Pervis!!!
BradentonFL
Camille De Biase
Bert The Runner Duck Runs The New York City Marathon
www.amazon.com
BrooklynNY
Christine Richmond
Caught In The Bog
www.christinesillustratedchildrensbooks.com
Port CoquitlamBritish Columbia
Christine Richmond
Lost In The Supermarket
www.christinesillustratedchildrensbooks.com
Port CoquitlamBritish Columbia
Janet Ritchie
Rember That I Love You
www.authorhouse.comwww.authorhouse.comMontrealQuebec
Connie Johnson
Baby Jenna
IndianapolisIN
Mark Repkin
Mommy Breastfeeds My Baby Brother
www.mommybreastfeeds.com
Vernon HillsIL
Christa J Carpenter
Nicholas, That's Ridiculous: "A Story About Being a Boy:
MaitlandFL
Deborah Hamilton
Why Are You My Mother?
www.dreamsdue.com
Firestone CO
Carlene Painter
ISHKABIBBLE A Fun Word to Use When Angry
authorhouse.com/BookStoreSearchResults.aspx?SearchType=smpl&SearchTermsIshkabibble
VeniceFL
Donna Lee
Beatrice and the Magic Garden Hat
www.chiwhizcreations.com and on Amazon.com">www.chiwhizcreations.com and on Amazon.com
KirklandWA
Nora Jones
Ice Quest: the Race to Save the Planet
www.kidswrite.biz">www.kidswrite.biz
Newcastle
Sharyl Mueller
Introducing Lovie, Lolly and Lulu
lovielollyandlulu.shutterfly.com
DenverCO
Eugene T. Dawson
Little Valerie Wants To Grow Taller
www.authorhouse.com
Hallandale BeachFL
Lynda Medlyn & Kelley Staudenmier
The Best Belcher
www.windowboxpress.com
ThorntonCO
Franny Syufy/Martine Carlsen (Illust.)
Lucy, the Loch Ness Llama
http://tinyurl.com/d8m8rl
Discovery BayCA
Francine Grace Plaza
BUY that for me NOW, MOMMY!
Boca RatonFL
Dawn Aldrich
Auntie's House
www.DawnAldrich.com
WallingfordCT
Barbara Sobel Frieder
My Friend Penelope
wwwAmazon.com or Authorhouse .com
Atlanta,GA
Martha Hamlett
Bats in the Air, Bats in My Hair
www.authorhouse.com
LynchburgVA
john nielson
Toe Jam and The Toenail Fairies: Toe to Toe with The Tooth Fairy
http://www.toejamandthetoenailfairies.com
maplewoodMN
Richard singer, Helen Thomas, Joseph Betty
Daddy, What Is Success?
http://www.RickSinger.org
PlainsPA
Elaine Sklar Davis
How I Helped My Grandma Rose (bilingual-English/Spanish)
StoweVT
Catherine Spinola
Dukes Day at Home Colors
http://www.amazon.com/Dukes-Day-at-Home-Colors/dp/1419698362/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1241007485&sr=8-1
ManvilleNJ
Jay Franklin Smith
A Day To Remember
www.miceworks.com">www.miceworks.comKirklandWA
Kathryn Otoshi
ONE
www.kokidsbooks.com
San RafaelCA
Jodi Blokkeerus
Chasing Feathers
http://www.liquidmoon.com.au/shop.html
Kilsyth
Sheila Harkatz
Shabbat Count, Shabbat Rhyme- A Join-together Shabbat Story
Hallandale BeachFL
Deborah S. Burch
Guided by Grace 2nd book of God's Greatest Gift - the series
www.godsgreatesgift.net
ManchesterMI
Zina Kramer
Hugging Grandma
http://nelsonpublishingandmarketing.com
Bloomfield HillsMI
Barbara Bechler
Christmas At Gran Annie's Cottage
Show LowAZ
Piki Nestares Phelps
Taking Flight Escape From The Zoo of St. Jean Lap Ferrat
trafford.com/08-0817
Neuilly Sur Seine
Christine Simpson and Elizabeth Stiles
Hiccup Hop
www.amazon.com
NewarkDE
Hall Duncan "Dr. D"
Emma Doesn't Want to Race Today!
bestofbooks.com
Kristie Finnan
Mommy's High Heel Shoes
www.amazon.com
DoylestownPA
Judy LaJoie
Mom Says I'm Sweet, I Have Diabetes
www.amazon.com
BrooklynNY
George A. Allen
The Ant That Wouldn't Work
www.amazon.com/books
DaingerfieldTX
Janet Hayward Burnham
A Week Ago Cat
www.mylittlejessiepress.com
BethelVermont
Carol Italiano-Krivinskas
Barnyard Babies to the Rescue
www.outskirtspress.com
Port ChesterNY
Mark A. Johnson
Little Fish Lou
www.outskirtspress.com
DaytonNV
Carla Burke
I Spy a Dragonfly
www.booklocker.com
San AntonioTX
Elaine Fantle Shimberg
Helga the Hippopotamouse
www.amazon.com
TampaFL
Rebecca Matthews
Bobby and the Flies
www.amazon.com
WaterfordMI
James E. Tague
The Krankel Family
www.jamesetague.com
Drexel HillPA
Terry I. Miles
A Christmas Carousel of Children's Stories
www.amazon.com
GulfportMS
Madeline Kaplan
Planet Earth Gets Well
New YorkNY
Madeline Kaplan
Planet Earth Gets Well
www.planetearthgetswell.com
New YorkNY
Patricia M. Albrecht
There's A House In My Mouth
www.xlibris.com
New PhiladelphiaOH
Mark Pressman
Lil' Allie Aker the Great Big Faker
http://www.amazon.com/Lil-Allie-Aker-Great-Faker/dp/1419631985/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1233183711&sr=8-1
Cortlandt ManorNY
Dalen Keys
Just A Quilt?
www.dalenkeys.com">www.dalenkeys.com
LandenbergPA
Chris A. Shoemaker
The Great Mrs. Claus
amazon.com, bn.com, target.com
BurbankCA
Spenser and Mom
Spenser Goes to Portland
http://www.bookmasters.com/marktplc/02443.htm">http://www.bookmasters.com/marktplc/02443.htm
SavannahGA
Paula Veschore and Stella Giacomazzi
The Resourceful Miss Shivers
Amazon.com and Booksurge.com">Amazon.com and Booksurge.com
DenverCO
Kathy S Miller
A Spicy Little Dream
www.authorhouse.com">www.authorhouse.com
HarlingenTX
mary stern
Where Did All the Animals Go?
www.cowboydogseries.com
monumentCO
Ivette Vidal
I Am Discovering My World, One Miracle At A Time
978-1-4196-9454-7
MIAMIFL
George Anne Clay
Why DOn't I Have A Daddy? A Story of Donor Conception
http://www.authorhouse.com/Bookstore/BookStoreSearchResults.aspx?SearchType=smpl&SearchTerm=why%20don't%20I%20have%20a%20daddy
Oak ParkIL
Linda Foggo Franks
5 is a Magic Number!
http://www.amazon.com/Magic-Number-Linda-Foggo-Franks/dp/189740378X/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1239546959&sr=1-1">http://www.amazon.com/Magic-Number-Linda-Foggo-Franks/dp/189740378X/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1239546959&sr=1-1
Paget
William C. Marks
Rhyme
http://www.mpcpress.com/to-order/http://www.mpcpress.com/to-order/San FranciscoCA
Mark J. Bingham
Woolie
www.amazon.com
HoneyvilleUT
Deanna Wundrow
Corky Is Not Aftaid
San DiegoCA
E. Joseph Denham
Clara Cloud and the Lemonade Stand
ExtonPA
Thomas F. Siems
The Dangerous Pet
www.thedangerouspet.com
CarrolltonTX
Susan Bonestroo
Jeta, For Horse Lovers
www.me.com/jetatheart
StillwaterMN
Crista Stewart
The Little Frog
www.cristastewartslittlefrog.com
McMurrayPA
Alicia Curiel
Aletheia, The Magic Butterfly
www.amazon.com
WestonFL
Tanya Nehmelman
Spicy Mac
www.geocities
YorkvilleIL
Margaret Cooper
The Christmas Horse
www.amazon.com
Chicago IL
Ernst Aebi
If There Were Holes In The Sky
www.amazon.com
New YorkNY
Gula Palmer
Children's Poems & Rhymes
www.barnesandnoble.com
San JoseCA
Nicole Weaver
Marie and Her Friend the Sea Turtle
CentennialCO
Ryke Leigh Douglas
Molly The Trolly And Bud
www.rykeleighdouglasbooks.com
Sinking SpringPA
Karen D. Cuthrell
Meet the Feeling Friends
www.meetthefeelingfriends.com
Washington DC
Patricia A. Walker
Rachel Moves To A Little Farm
www.xlibris.com
Spirit LakeID
Jerry Wermund
Soil More Than Just Dirt
www.rockonpub.com
BudaTX
Patti Scruggs-Hirst
Rocky Mountain Snow Ghosts
www.rockymountainsnowghosts.com
WhitefishMT
Ginger DeVine
Hooray for the Circus
www.amazon.com
AzusaCA
Valerie DelaCruz
Tooth Fairy Come To Me
www.amazon.com
NiskayunaNY
Sarah J. Menning
Hush, Little One
Sioux FallsSD
Julia MacArthur, Steve MacArthur
Mulangi's Smile
CalgarayAB
Erik Korhel
My Tooth Fell In My Soup and Other Poems
www.mytoothfellinmysoup-wrodpress.com
Maple ValleyWA
Cleo Lampos
Grandpa's Remembering Clock
">Oak LawnIL
LeMelle Frazier
Little Old Lady in the Hood
www.trafford.com
HoustonTX
Sue & Dick Kievit
Brian the Brave
">PittsfordNY
Eben Thorpe/Keith, Yasmin John-Thorpe
Hammer and Shadow Adventure In Outer Space
www.penwriters.com
PentictonBC
Gabriel Bench
Ester Bunny
www.humblebeebooks.com
Lake StevensWA
Linda D. Meyer
The Kid in My Closet
www.amazon.com
SnohomishWA
Linda D. Meyer
The Kid in My Closet
www.amazon.com
SnohomishWA
Donna McGarry
Zodiacts Aries Adventure Camp on Camping on
www.lulu.com/content4116835
NyackNY
Kenneth Danczyk
Grandpa's Farm
Stevens PointWI
Ellen Nibali
The Secret of St. Nicholas
www.fairlandbooks.com
W FriendshipMD
Goska Hausdorff
Emma the Roly Poly
www.xlibris.com/Emma.html
Carmel ValleyCA
Dan Donovan
A Christmas Tail!
authorhouse.com
EdgewaterMD
Maggie Pagratis
You've Got Me Wishing for Wishes Again
http://www.lulu.com/content/638409
Dorval, Quebec
Dalida Lim
Save Now, Enjoy Later
https://www.createspace.com/3347514">https://www.createspace.com/3347514
BellflowerCA
Paul Samuels
Where is Christmas?
http://www.amazon.com/Where-Christmas-Paul-Samuels/dp/1439213046/ref=cm_cr_pr_pb_i
RoswellGA
Gibson Holub
Do Narwhals Have Blowholes?
http://www.donarwhalshaveblowholes.com/">http://www.donarwhalshaveblowholes.com/
SeattleWA
Melissa & Lexy Webb
Zoe The Earless Kitten "The Adoption"
www.zoetheearlesscat.com">www.zoetheearlesscat.com
SaritaTX
Jo Ann Kairys
Princess Secrets
www.princesssecretsjada.com
HolmdelNJ
Michael P. Callahan
Daddy Daddy, It's Time For Bed!
http://www.authorhouse.com/Bookstore/ItemDetail.aspx?bookid=55574
Cutler BayFL
Jill Kingwell
I Love You So
http://www.authorhouse.com/AuthorCenter/Protected/BookHome.aspx?bookID=59035
windsorCA
Sherry Sharp
Annie's Bell
www.rosedogbookstore.com">www.rosedogbookstore.com
CaseyvilleIL
Norman and Jane Giddan
Grackles Of Green Grove
www.xlibris.com
CarrolltonTX
Audrey Smith
The Halloween Misfits
www.audreyproductions.com
Las Vegas NV
Nancy Rustici
Happy's Holidays
PawcatuckCT
Jewell Douglas
Daddy's Away
www.daddysaway.com
LexingtonKY
Beth Hirschfield
What's Eating You, Girls 'n Boysenberries?
www.amazon.com
ChicagoIL
Kathleen Golden
Si the Siamese
www.sithesiamese.com
MilwaukeeWI
Kelly Fisher
The Most Beautiful Color of ALL
www.coldtreepress.com
BernSwitzerland
Linda Hayes
Grandma's First Computer
www.lulu.com/content/4355338
New CastleDE
Marie Elmen
Charlie The Canary Who Couldn't Sing
www.marieelmenbooks.com
BohemiaNY
Stephanie J. Corum
Goats With Coats
www.authorhouse.com
WilliamsportMD
Jodi Cardin
Bernice's Bad Hair Days
www.jodicardin.com
LititzPA
Peggy Krause
Finding My Molly
www.amazon.com
ElginIL
Angelica Joy
My Cat, MERIGOLD
www.angelicajoybooks.com
StratfordCT
Ella McCloskey
Johnny and the Beast
www.tophatpress.com
RomeoMI
C. Fran Card
Ceana Has CP
www.ceanahascp.com
OkemosMI
Sharon Ray
Jumping The Grate
www.sharonraybooks.com
DurangoCO
Larry Powalisz
The Island Treasure Hunt
www.amazon.com
IssaquahWA
Carol McCloud and Katherine Martin
fill a bucket A Guide to Daily Happiness for Young Children
www.bucketfillers101.com
BrightonMI
Ruth Mugridge Snodgrass
The Magical Merry-Go-Round
www.amazon.com
DoverOH
Faith Frances Berlin
Sprucie's Christmas Dream
www.xlibris.com
San DiegoCA
Mary Lou Rosien
I Love You More Than ANYTHING!!
N ChiliNY
Cheri Moser
The Gift That Keeps on Giving
www.xlibris.com
SeymourIN
Cheri Moser
The Adventures of Fred & Ned in Haiti
www.xlibris.com
SeymourIN
Cornell P. Landry
Goodnight NOLA
www.amazon.com
GretnaLA
Kathy Brodsky
The Inside Story
www.helpingwords.com
ManchesterNH
Pamela Tuck
The Adventure of Sheldon, the Mushroom
BoyertownPA
Marylin Kitchen
Dream Travels
978-1-934379-47-9
DenverCO
Dawn Menge
Queen Vernitas Visitors
www.outskirtspress.com/dawnmenge
pinon hillsCA
Dana Milligan
When Dragons Drool
www.whendragonsdrool.comAustinTX
Becky Due
Blue the Bird, On Flying
http://www.becky-due.com/Becky-Dues-Books.html
LovelandCO
Teri Kaminski Peterson
The Big Book of Exclamations
http://thebigbookofexclamations.com">http://thebigbookofexclamations.com
BrainerdMN
Lois Beckford
The Interesting Pen Pal
www.theinterestingpenpal.com">www.theinterestingpenpal.com
HomesteadFL
Anthony M.T. Majewski
Dogs Move Too! From Max's Point of View
www.readwithmax.com
Grosse Pointe WoodsMI
Stephen C. Healy
Restaurant Personality
www.sleeptighttonight.com
CharlotteNC
Cheryl Zuzo
Being Bella: Discovering How to Be Proud of Your Best
cherylzuzobooks.com
CantonMI
David Burnett
I Wonder What Lives Way Up There
www.amazon.com
colliervilleTN
Michael D. Scott
King of Dilly Dally
www.michaeldscottboks.com
ChelseaMI
Juliette Gleaton Hill
World Of Decisions
DecaturGA
Julie Surface Johnson
Over Coffee (We Shared Our Secrets)
www.winepressbooks.com
PortlandOR
