BEST FIRST PICTURE BOOK
Written by Lisa Manzione, illustrated by Kristine Lucco
BEST ILLUSTRATOR
Written by Gail Melville Shumway, illustrated by Gail Melville Shumway
PICTURE BOOK - PRESCHOOL
GOLD AWARD RECIPIENT
Written by Michael Madlener, illustrated by Patrick Reeves
PICTURE BOOK EARLY READER
GOLD AWARD RECIPIENT
Written by Jaclyn Stapp, illustrated by Kristine Lucco
SILVER AWARD RECIPIENT
Written by Donna M. McDine, illustrated by K.C. Snider
SPECIAL INTEREST - ACTIVITY BOOK
GOLD AWARD RECIPIENT
Written by Garett Gruber, illustrated by Patrick Carlson
SPECIAL INTEREST - CULTURAL ISSUES
GOLD AWARD RECIPIENT
Written by Evelyn Rothstein
SPECIAL INTEREST - EDUCATIONAL
GOLD AWARD RECIPIENT
Written by Sally Berenzweig, MEd, MA & Cherie Benjoseph, LCSW,
illustrated by Lilah Cohen
SPECIAL INTEREST - SELF ESTEEM
GOLD AWARD RECIPIENT
Written by Yvonne Capitelli, illustrated by Sherri Forrester Baldy
FICTION PRE-TEEN
GOLD AWARD RECIPIENT
Written by K.C. Hilton
SILVER AWARD RECIPIENT
Written by Summer Brenner
MYSTERY PRE-TEEN
GOLD AWARD RECIPIENT
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