BOOK AWARDS ~ BOOK REVIEWS ~ SEAL OF APPROVAL
2018 AWARD WINNING BOOKS
YOUNG AUTHOR AWARD
PICTURE BOOK / EARLY READER
TOP HONORS AWARDS
Published by an author 21 years of age or under on publish date
AWARD WINNING BOOKS BY YEAR
CHAPTER BOOK / MIDDLE GRADE
UPPER MIDDLE GRADE
YOUNG ADULT
SPECIAL INTEREST
BEST
GOLD
SILVER
GOLD
SILVER
Words on Wings Book Award
Mourning Dove
Claire Fullerton
Firefly Southern Fiction
Activity
Where Did Panther Go?
Vivian Zabel
Illustrated by Carrie Salazar
4RV Publishing
Adventure
Piccadilly and the Jolly Raindrops
Lisa Anne Novelline
Illustrated by Nicola Hwang
Lisa Anne Novelline
Adventure
Bedtime for Buzzy
T.J. Hackworth
Illustrated by Sean Baptist
Downtown and Brown Ventures
Animals
What If Dinosaurs Were Pink?
Jarrett Whitlow
Illustrated by Daniela Dogliani
Warren Publishing
Animals
A Birth Day for Hannah
Linda Petrie Bunch
Photos by Linda Petrie Bunch
Book Club Productions
Educational
Sammy the Seahorse
Martha Driscoll, co-author, Ann Driscoll, Ed.D
Illustrated by Susan Andra Lion
Driscoll Publishing
Educational
Tamara Turtle’s Life so Far
Regan W. H. Macaulay
Illustrated by Javier Duarte
Mirror Publishing
Fable
Animal Village
Nelda LaTeef
Illustrated by Nelda Lateef
Sub-Saharan Publishers
Faith Based
Almost a Minyan
Lori Kline
Illustrated by Susan Simon
Sociosights Press
Faith Based
The Blessed Bananas
Tayyaba Syed
Illustrated by Melani Putri
Prolance Publishing
Fantasy
Piccadilly and the Jolly Raindrops
Lisa Anne Novelline
Illustrated by Nicola Hwang
Lisa Anne Novelline
Fantasy
Bedtime for Buzzy
T.J. Hackworth
Illustrated by Sean Baptist
Downtown and Brown Ventures
General
Glorious Fourth of July
Mary Gibson Sprague
Illustrated by Catherine Rademacher Gibson
S.D. Historical Society Press
Rhyme
Monsters
Arlo Guthrie
Illustrated by Kathy Garren
Rising Son International, Ltd.
Rhyme
The Wondrous Wandering Acrobats Show
Anders Roseberg
Art by Anders Roseberg
Anders Roseberg Publishing
Educational
The Dragon Grammar Book
Diane Mae Robinson
Diane Mae Robinson Ink
Educational
The Shadow of the Tudor Rose
(Book 9, Shadows from the Past )
Wendy Leighton-Porter
Silver Quill Publishing
GOLD
SILVER
Fantasy
Tales of Mr. Snuggywhiskers: The Summer Tales
C F Crawford
Illustrated L H Crawford
Lauco Press
Fantasy
The Golden Maple Tree
(Book 2, Magora series)
Marc Remus
Misty Moon Books
Historical
Kindertransport
- A Child’s Journey
Kena Sosa
4RV Publishing LLC
Mystery
Crime Cats: The Deadly Scarab
Wolfgang Parker
Rogue Agent Publishing
Adventure
The Kid Who Beat Wall Street
and Saved Africa
Ginger Heller
Create Space
Coming of Age
Selah’s Painted Dream
Susan Count
Illustrated by Elena Shved
Hastings Creations Group
Fantasy
Shelby & Shauna Kitt
and the Alterax Buttons
P.H.C. Marchesi
CreateSpace
Fantasy
Merlin’s Wood:
The Battle of the Trees 1
Anne Hamilton
Armour Books
General
Guinevere: At the Dawn of Legend
Cheryl Carpinello
Beyond Today Educator
Science Fiction
Shelby & Shauna Kitt
and the Alterax Buttons
P.H.C. Marchesi
CreateSpace
NEW ADULT
GOLD
SILVER
Educational
The International Family Guide
to US University Admissions
Jennifer Ann Aquino
Wiley & Sons
Educational
Aunt Phil’s Trunk Workbook Series
Bringing Alaska’s History Alive
Laurel Downing Bill
Aunt Phil’s Trunk LLC
Faith Based
Judah’s Scepter
and the Sacred Stone
D. A. Brittain
First Edition Design Publishing
Historical
Stranded:
A Story of Frontier Survival
Matthew Mayo
Five Star Publishing
Romance
Judah’s Scepter
and the Sacred Stone
D. A. Brittain
First Edition Design Publishing
GOLD
SILVER
Faith Based
Judah’s Scepter
and the Sacred Stone
D. A. Brittain
First Edition Design Publishing
Mystery
The Richard Streicher Jr. Murder
Gregory A. Fournier
Wheatmark Inc.
Romance
Judah’s Scepter
and the Sacred Stone
D. A. Brittain
First Edition Design Publishing
Alphabet Book
The Alphabet Thief
Bill Richardson
Illustrated by Roxanna Bikadoroff
Groundwood Books
Anthology
More Tales from the Enchanted Wood
Jonathan Schork
Illustrated by Jonathan Schork
SM~ARC, inc.
Book with Merchandise
Welcome to the Symphony
Carolyn Sloan
Illustrated by James Williamson Workman Publishing Company
Cultural
Hurricane:
Jamar’s Story
Lynn Salsi and Joe Campbell,
Illustrated by Ashley Teets
Headline Books
Environmental
Sweet T and the Turtle Team
Cat Michaels
Illustrated by Irene Jahns
2101 Ink
Humor
Please Close It!
Kathleen Jacobs
Illustrated by Ashley Teets
Headline Books
Memoir
The Stump - Abridged Version
Terry L. Braddock
Terry Braddock Publishing
Stem
Awesome Science Experiments for Kids
Crystal Chatterton
Rockridge Press
Best Illustrator
Half-Cat
DJ Corchin
Illustrated by Tyler Hawx
The phazelFOZ Company, LLC
Best Tween Series
Junior Lifeguards Series
Elizabeth Doyle Carey
Dunemere Books
Best Young Adult Series
The Legend of Oescienne Series
Jenna Elizabeth Johnson
Create Space
Best Picture Book Series
Shanalee Sharboneau, Illustrated by Israel Dilean
Mascot Books
Fairy Tale
More Tales from the Enchanted Wood
Jonathan Schork
Illustrated by Jonathan Schork
SM~ARC, inc.
Folklore
Animal Village
Nelda LaTeef
Illustrated by Nelda Lateef
Sub-Saharan Publishers
Realistic
Stranded:
A Story of Frontier Survival
Matthew Mayo
Five Star Publishing
Western
Stranded:
A Story of Frontier Survival
Matthew Mayo
Five Star Publishing
BOOK AWARDS ~ BOOK REVIEWS ~ SEAL OF APPROVAL
The Eighth Annual Literary Classics Book Awards will be presented in May, 2019
Fable
Hugo and Nora
Jeremy Shapiro
Illustrated by Mary Deaton Heldman
Ingramspark
Mystery
The Golden Maple Tree
(Book 2, Magora series)
Marc Remus
Misty Moon Books
Science Fiction
Shelby & Shauna Kitt
and the Alterax Buttons
P.H.C. Marchesi
CreateSpace
Lumen Award for Literary Excellence
The Dragon Grammar Book
Diane Mae Robinson
Diane Mae Robinson Ink
The Enchanted Page Book AwardMonsters
Arlo Guthrie
Illustrated by Kathy Garren
Rising Son International, Ltd.
The Eloquent Quill Book Award
The Great & the Small
Andrea Torrey Balsara
Common Deer Press
Historical
The Shadow of the Tudor Rose
(Book 9, Shadows from the Past )
Wendy Leighton-Porter
Silver Quill Publishing
