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Self-Published Book Awards Winners - Children's

Announcing the Children's winners of the 5th Annual Writer's Digest International Self-Published Book Awards
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Announcing the Children's winners of the 5th Annual Writer's Digest International Self-Published Book Awards

Children's Category

First-place Winner

CarolMcCloud
Have You Filled a Bucket Today?
BrightonMI
www.bucketfillers.com

Honorable Mentions

HeatherAnderson
Nereg the Ugly Frog
SingaporeSingapore
www.beehive.com.sg

ClaireBoudreauxBateman
This Little Light of Mine
Baton RougeLA
amazon.com

MarvieEllis
Keisha's Doors
AustinTX
www.speechkidstexaspress.com

Entrants

Milwaukee Area Creative SHARP Students
All Around Milwaukee
MilwaukeeWI

Robin And The Giant
Live To Sniff
OcalaFL
www.robinandthegiant.com

BlakaY.Abee
My Dad, The Folk Potter
Connellys SpringsNC
xlibris.com

FayeAdams
Chester the Lonely Crow
De SotoMO

EricB.Anderson
Alena & the Favorite Thing
River ForestIL
www.alenabooks.com

SydneJ.Archambault
On Wings of Angels
Fort CollinsCO
www.authorhouse.com

DonArends
Grandpa Grouper The Fish with Glasses
Oak BrookIL
www.missionmanuscripts.com

JenniferArmstrong
Anything Is Possible
BelfastME
www.jenniferarmstrong.com

DeyvaArthur
Julian's Dream Friend
TroyNY
www.piccalapress.com

Fannie LillianMilesBellamy
Jacques- Le Chien Terrier Et Son Amie Chanel
ViennaVA
www.rockpublishing.com

CaroleStevensBibisi
Tails of American Bronte
BradentonFL
www.artharmonycsb.com

Graham and MarjorieBillings
A Silly Seahorse Race
VoorheesNJ
xlibris.com

BarbaraBingham
It's Okay, Ginger
FrostproofFL
www.itsokayginger.com

KarenBiron-Dekel
Anger's Way Out
OceansideNY
www.amazon.com

S. E.Blakeslee
Once upon a blue moon
GreenvilleNC
www.freddyrocks.com

MichelleBodden
Obara the Gatekeeper
Far RockawayNY
www.waterdaughter.com

LeonaDeRosaBodie
One is Fun
Palm CityFL
www.itascabooks.com

MicheleBond
Wooden Hearts and Furry Dragons
SouthamptonMA
www.barnesandnoble.com

PatriciaA.Bremmer
The Christmas Westie
VenangoNE
www.windcallenterprises.com

ElizabethM.Brown
Aristotle: The Firefly's Message
WoodburyMN
www.outskirtspress.com

JanetHaywardBurnham
A Week Ago Cat...and other poems
BethelVT
www.mylittlejessiepress.com

Mrs.Buttercup
Another Visit To Hobby Haven Dell
LudlowMA

Mrs.Buttercup
Adventures In Hobby Haven Dell
LudlowMA

CherylCaho
Jumbo's Tiny Tales Volume 1 and 2
LittletonCO
www.bookstobelievin.com

DaveCarberry
Where Was I? New York!
BaltimoreMD
www.wherekids.com

BeaChiccarineJanWhittaker
Wolf will Build for Food.com
RichboroPA
bchiccarine@hotmail.com

KipCosson
Ned Visits New York
New YorkNY
www.kipkids.com

CharlotteCowan, M.D.
Sadie's Sore Throat
ConcordMA
www.drhippo.com

StormyCozad
Uncle Harry's Junkalunka Car
KalaheoHI
www.trafford.com

MattCrosser
Fat Baby
Broken ArrowOK
www.lulu.com

JoDeMarco
One Little Christmas Tree
Grand RapidsMI

PatriciaDerrick
Farley the Ferret of Farkleberry Farm
Las VegasNV

PatriciaDerrick
Rickity & Snickity At The Balloon Fiesta
Las VegasNV

PatriciaDerrick
Riley the Rhinoceros
Las VegasNV

PatriciaDerrick
Dody the Dog Has a Rainbow
Las VegasNV

DawnDesjardins
The Autumn Marathon
LibertyvilleIL
www.artistic-ventures.com

RykeLeighDouglas
Tock-A-Tick
Sinking SpringPA
www.outskirtspress

RitaEagle
Sniffy the Beagle
VeniceCA
outskirtspress.com

DanaEastman
Here's Sammy!
ChathamONCanada

JaneEastwood
Let The Saints Be Alive For Your Children
GoldenCO

MadelynEdelson
The Proud Beech
HuntingtonNY

MadelynEdelson
The Little Wind
HuntingtonNY

CarolEdwards
Jacy Meets Betsy
LithoniaGA
www.jacysearchforjesus.com

LindaElliott
When Little Pinkie gets her Wings
LaconiaNH
www.outskirtspress.com

MarvieEllis
Tacos Anyone?
AustinTX
www.speechkidstexaspress.com

JohnErickson
Maybe You'll Dream
FentonMI
www.maybeyoulldream.com

LauraErwin
Look At Me!
Los GatosCA
www.peetsworld.com

OliveEvans
Adventures with The Thrift Store Bears
Manhattan BeachCA
www.teddytraveler.com

Dr. KathyReillyFallonFrankPellegrino
Heavenly Skies & Lullabies
ArmonkNY
www.amazon.com

Dr. T.E.Foster
The Tangram ABC Book
WichitaKS
amazon.com

Dr. T.E.Foster
Then and Now on Old MacDonald's Farm
WichitaKS
amazon.com

LisaGaljanic
When Caterpillars Grow Up
East MarionNY
www.lsgpublications.com

JulieGasior
Samy the Star
PrincetonNJ
lulu.com

TimothyGlass
Sleepytown Beagles Penny's 4th of July
AlbuquerqueNM
www.sleepytownbeagles.com

MonaL.Golden
It's Not Sarah's Fault
TwinsburgOH
www.trafford.com

CarmenGonzalez
Curley, Swirley & Twirley's Pleasure Treasure Adventure
Santa ClaraCA
trafford.com

VernaGreber
Timmy the Curious Opossum
TroyMO
www.timmythecuriousopossum.com

NnekaA.Gunn
The Island of Abandoned Dreams
ChattanoogaTN

David & HelenHaidle
The Lord is My Shepherd
PortlandOR
www.seedfaithbooks.com

ValerieHandelsman
Turtles Z..up
TavernierFL
www.littlethoughtspublishing.com

ValerieHandelsman
The Sleepy Pelican Police
TavernierFL
www.littlethoughtspublishing.com

DianeLudwigHardiman
Zerog's Mission to the Farm
LindsayONCanada
www.trafford.com

KyraE.Hicks
Martha Ann's Quilt for Queen Victoria
ArlingtonVA
www.blackthreads.com

BobbieHinman
The Knot Fairy
Bel AirMD
www.bestfairybooks.com

KimHoffman
Emma's Amazing Knot
Bethel ParkPA

HeatherIrbinskas
The Little Carousel Horse
SonoitaAZ
www.snapbacks.com

DavidIsaac
The Leafy Sea Dragon
IrvingtonNY
www.theleafyseadragon.com

RebeccaJamison
Clyde the Glyde on the Great Ride
KellerTX
www.clydetheglyde.com

AmberJones
The Chocolate Train
RogersAR
www.authorhouse.com

WendyKerner
The Last Wild Elephant
FairplayCO
www.thelastwildelephant.com

Dick and SueKievit
Time Out For Teddy
PittsfordNY

D.E.Krusky
The Christmas Cat
HammerONCanada
www.siscanbooks.com

JackD.LaMay
Shelley and the Animals
Mountain HomeID

MaryLang
Mortoise's Dangerous Summer
MesaAZ
amazon.com

AlisonLarsen
Thomas the Turtle's Adventure
Dix HillsNY

AlisonLarsen
Thomas The Turtle
Dix HillsNY

GailLarson
Stairway to Baby Jesus
HumbleTX
www.pleasantworkbooks.com

AlisonLarson
What Makes You Smile?
Huntington StationNY

DannaTroncattyLeahy
Bonjour L'Enfant!
San CarlosCA
www.ciabambinobooks.com

P. JanetLee
Ella Elephant And Her Fear of Mice
MurrysvillePA

RamondaLind
Bryce and the Ice Adventure
AshlandOH

EllenBryantLloyd
Freckles and The Great Beach Rescue
GreensboroNC
www.funwithfreckles.com

KatrinaMandrake-Johnston
A Doorway of Mirrors
SurreyBCCanada
www.webspawner.com

MarionMargolis
New Digs For Beau
New YorkNY
amazon.com

JeffMartindale
Going to the Beach
ColliervilleTN
www.jeffmartindalebooks.com

K.W.McCardell
BibleRhymes' Creation
Shelby TownshipMI
www.biblerhymes.com

CarolMcCloud
BrightonMI

MickiMcHay
The UGLY SNOWFLAKE
Las VegasNV

ShannonMcKinney
Blackberry Jam
WinslowIN
www.authorhouse.com

KennethMetzger
The Potter's Perfect Piece
East AmherstNY

CarolA.Miller
Maurice the Mole
ZavaresFL
www.atlasbooks.com

EvaS.Molina. Ph.D.
Ducky Lucky Finds a New Mate
LancasterTX
www.mariposapublications.com

AnaMonnar
Heart of Stone
MiamiFL
amazon.com

SheilaMoore
Abadaba Alphabet
CharlottesvilleVA
www.abadabaalphabet.com

HelenMoore
Trek With Floyd
RutherfordtonNC

DeniseMorris
Frankie's Strange Day at the Zoo
NewarkOH
authorhouse.com

PatriciaMowray
Megan Mole Meets A Monster?
StreetMD
www.authorhouse.com

JulieMurphy
Barks and Bytes by Mulligan
Dataw IslandSC
www.authorhouse.com

EleanorB.Nappa
The Tiniest Fir Tree
PlainfieldNJ

LindaL.Olson
How the Elephants Saved Christmas
WilsonWY

EvaOpara
The Adventures of Bernie
Sovereign Island QLDAustralia

GordonPage
Grace And The Incredible Leaf
El CajonCA
www.evergreenpublishing.com

BarbaraA.Palmer
A Clue For You: Tail In The Teapot
HiltonNY
www.bpfolkartpress.com

ShirahPenn
Gramma Shirah Says Words of Wisdom
WestonFL
www.joysongcreations.com

AndrewPhillips
Little Train
CaryNC

AndrewPhillips
Planes Make Me Wonder Why Trains Don't Fly
CaryNC

CarolineB.Poser
What Would Mary Do?
GrotonMA
www.carolineposer.com

J. KirkRichards
The Big Move
ProvoUT
www.books.jkirkrichards.com

SteveRichardson
Billy's Mountain
AlbuquerqueNM

JenniferL.Rogala
When My Nose Runs Where Does It Go?
NorwoodMA
www.jenniferrogala.com

JenniferL.Rogala
Ways to Say the Words You've Heard
NorwoodMA
www.jenniferrogala.com

JenniferL.Rogala
My Cat at Home in the Wild
NorwoodMA
www.jenniferrogala.com

FrancesJ.Roy
The Adventures of Georgia
HighlandIN

RitaPresleySalyers
Wood's New Collar
WorthingtonKY

JaneenDamianoSara
Wheerree's Lily
Saint AugustineFL
www.whereslily.com

NatashiaSaunders
I Stole Daddy's Toes
Apple ValleyCA
www.ashlynpress.com

DanSekarski
Bemba's Secret Garden
Froideville CH-1055Switzerland
lulu.com

SaulSerna
Just Bee
RockfordIL
www.papiandhorey.com

StephanieSkolmoski
A Paper Hug
Salt Lake CityUT
www.apaperhug.com

JayF.Smith
A Day to Remember!
KirklandWA
www.miceworks.net

M.F.Smith
The Gardener Snake
TorontoONCanada

AudreySmith
The Mischievous Bugs
Las VegasNV
www.audreyproductions.com

BevSnider
The Peacock and the Rooster
Echo BayONCanada
www.3.sympatico.ca

MaryJ.Staller
Meet Sandy Gull
DunedinFL
www.trafford.com

JackieA.Stanglin
What Is Jail, Mommy?
Fort WorthTX
www.whatisjailmommy.com

KathleenStefancin M.S., R.D.
The Fruit Flies' Picnic
LakewoodOH
www.smartpicks.com

KathleenStefancin M.S., R.D.
The Fish Who Wished He Could Eat Fruit
LakewoodOH
www.smartpicks.com

B. L.Stine
And the Princess Cried
BrecksvilleOH

CrystalJ.Stranaghan
Vernon and the Snake
VancouverBCCanada
www.gumbootbooks.ca

CrystalJ.Stranaghan
Then it Rained
VancouverBCCanada
www.gumbootbooks.ca

AllenSummers
The Night of the Aliens
CarnegieOK

ElizabethL.Theodore
Lily's Lollipop Moments
StoningtonCT
www.shipandshimmer.com

CharoletteThomas
"Franklin Finds A Friend"
MaywoodNJ
www.authorhouse.com

ElissaThompson
Tryin' Ryan
GlendaleAZ
www.winmarkcom.com

KathrynThurman
Evelyn's Angels
Deer HarborWA
www.xlibris.com

MavisTofte
Doogie Dork and the Storm
SalemOR
www.creativequill.us

MavisTofte
Franny Frumpel's Secret
SalemOR
www.creativequill.us

ChristinaTraverso
If I Were Not Your Mother
Fraconalto Italy
www.trafford.com

LaDeneTurner
Summer of the Little People
OzarkAR

JenniferVazquez
Yellow Sun, Yellow Sun
MiamiFL
www.amazon.com

JenniferVazquez
Making a Fruit Rainbow
MiamiFL
www.amazon.com

PhillipWalch
Images
Santa AnaCA
authorhouse.com

NormanWard
Hi! My Name Is Poco
Dix HillsNY
www.authorhouse.com

TimothyA.Weeks
Ol' Middler Saves the Day
Panama CityFL
www.barnesandnoble.com

MarciaWegman
Lula Belle
Iowa CityIA
www.amazon.com

KayeWelch
Ubble the Bubble
White HouseTN

JerryWermund
Focus on Minerals
BudaTX
www.rockonpub.com

CarolineB.White
Mr. Squirrel and Ms Black Bird
PetersburgVA

JoWhitfield
The Mean Queen
JimboombaQLDAustralia
www.themeanqueen.com.au

MichaelWillert
Wanted Billy The Bear
Pine CityMN
www.outskirtspress.com

DawnWilliams
Cyril T. Centipede looks for New Shoes
Seal BeachCA

DawnWilliams
Very Little Venus And The Very Friendly Fly
Seal BeachCA

JeanniO'NeillWinston
A Surprise for Quick Quack
WashingtonDC
www.trafford.com

SylviaWorden
Beautiful Music
Huntington BeachCA
www.trafford.com

GordonWright
The Badventures of Creepy Cat
Boca RatonFL
www.universal_publishers.com

ZakZaikine
The Magic of Hanalei Bay
HealdsburgCA
www.zakzaikine.com

ZakZaikineKarinO'Keefe
Eugene and the Magical Carrot Tree
HealdsburgCA
www.zakzaikine.com

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