2008 Medalists

1. Board Book / Cloth Book

Gold: My First Hike, written and illustrated by Catherine Maria Woolf (Dawn Publications)

Silver: Kisses Kisses Baby-O! by Sheree Fitch; illustrated by Hilda Rose (Nimbus Publishing)

Bronze: What Does The Sign Say? by Dr. Ricardo Lewitus (Self-Published/Palotec Products)

2. Alphabet / Counting Book

Gold: Dogabet, written and illustrated by Dianna Bonder (Walrus Books)

Silver: My Favorite Sounds, by Peggy Snow; illustrated by Brian Barber (Maren Green Publishing)

Bronze: Virginia: An Alphabetical Journey Through History, by Betty Bruce Shepard, Peter W. Barnes, and Cheryl Shaw Barnes; illustrated by Marsha Lederman (VSP Books)

3. Pop-up / Cut-out

Gold: The Human Body, by Pascale Hedelin; illustrated by Robert Barborini (Owlkids Publishing)

Silver: Splish Splash, Dog Bash, by Anne & George White; illustrated by Jason O'Malley; engineered by Bruce Foster (Jumping Jack Press)

Bronze: Mo Smells Red: A Scentsational Journey, by Margaret Hyde; illustrations by Amanda Giacomini (Mo's Nose LLC)

4. Activity Book 1 – Games, Arts & Crafts

Gold: Gigi Knits… and Purls, by Karen Thalacker, by Karen Thalacker; illustrated by Mindy Dwyer (Martingale & Company)

Silver: Craft Sale, by American Girl (American Girl, LLC)

Bronze: Artastic! written and illustrated by Jochen Gerner (Owlkids Publishing)

5. Activity Book 2 – Educational, Science, History

Gold: Dot to Dot In the Sky: Stories of the Zodiac, by Joan Marie Galat; illustrated by Lorna Bennett (Walrus Books)

Silver (tie): What to Do When Your Brain Gets Stuck, by Dawn Huebner, Ph.D; illustrated by Bonnie Matthews (American Psychological Association/Magination Press)

Lessons on Liberty: A Primer for Young Patriots, by Peter Lillback & Judy Mitchell; illustrated by Judy Michell (The Providence Forum Press)

Bronze: Complete the Picture Math Book 2, by Judy Wilson Goddard (The Critical Thinking Co.)

6. Book with Music / Theatrical

Gold: Colorful World, lyrics by CeCe Winans, Keith Thomas, & Alvin Love III; illustrated by Melodee Strong (Maren Green Publishing)

Silver: Christopher Kazoo & Bongo Boo, by R.O. Price; illustrated by Nancy Coffelt (Little School House Books)

Bronze: Old Makana Had a Taro Farm, by Dr. Carolan; illustrated by Joanna F. Carolan (Banana Patch Press)

7. Audio Book

Gold: The Sign of the Salamander, by Eugenia Miller (Blue Kiss, LLC)

Silver (tie): Paraworld Zero, by Matthew Peterson (Parallel Worlds, LLC)

The Desert is My Mother Audiobook, by Pat Mora; illustrated by Daniel Lechon (Lorito Books)

Bronze: The Sanctuary, by Ann E. Eskridge; illustrated by Carole Morriseau (Self-Published/Magnetic Cinema)

8. Picture Book - Preschool

Gold: Sunny Bunnies, by Margie Blumberg; illustrated by June Goulding (MB Publishing)

Silver: Swing!, by Pamela Klein; illustrated by Joel Tanis (DuPage Press)

Bronze (tie): Buddy's Bedtime, by Pauleen O'Shea; illustrated by Jason Dohanish (Idlehour Press) 

The Sock Fairy, by Bobbie Hinman; illustrated by Kristi Bridgeman (Best Fairy Books)

Over on the Island, by Yuko Green and Sarah Tupou (Island Heritage Publishing)

9. Picture Book - 4-8 Year Old

Gold (tie): Priscilla McDoodleNut DoodleMcMae Asks, "Why?", by Janet Marie Sinke; illustrated by Craig Pennington (My Grandma and Me Publishers)

My Name is Not Isabella, by Jennifer Fosberry; illustrated by Mike Litwin (Monkey Barrel Press)

Silver (tie): Monkey with a Tool Belt, written and illustrated by Chris Monroe (Carolrhoda/Lerner)

Pete & Pillar: The Big Rain, written and illustrated by Jeffery Stoddard (Warner Press Kids)

Bronze (tie): Whistling Wings, by Laura Goering; illustrated by Laura Jacques (Sylvan Dell Publishing)

Paco and the Giant Chile Plant (Paco y la planta de chile gigante), by Keith Polette; illustrated by Elizabeth O. Dulemba; translated by Eida de la Vega (Raven Tree Press)

The Feather Club, written and illustrated by Beth Erlund (Erlund Johnson Studios)

10. Picture Book - All Ages

Gold (tie): Singing to the Sun: A Fairy Tale, by Vivian French; illustrated by Jackie Morris (Kane/Miller)

Arthur of Albion, by John Matthews; illustrated by Pavel Tatarnikov (Barefoot Books)

Silver (tie): First Snow in the Woods, by Carl R. Sams II & Jean Stoick (Carl R. Sams Photography)

Stefania's Dancing Slippers, by Jennifer Beck; illustrated by Lindy Fisher (Scholastic New Zealand)

Bronze (tie): Until We Meet Again, by Susan Jones; illustrated by Shirley Antak (50/50 Publishing)

God's Promise, by Maureen Moss; illustrated by Gerald Purnell (Illumination Arts)

Keep Your Ear on the Ball, by Genevieve Petrillo; illustrated by Lea Lyon (Tilbury House Publishers)

11. Juvenile Fiction

Gold: Claude and Medea: The Hellburn Dogs, by Zoe Weil (Lantern Books)

Silver (tie): The Lost Treasure of Finistère, by Susan Ruellan (Ferne Press)

Mind Over Basketball, by Jane Weierbach and Elizabeth Phillips-Hershey; illustrated by Charles Beyl (American Psychological Association/Magination Press)

Bronze (tie): Circle of Three: Enough Friendship to Go Around? by Elizabeth Brokamp; illustrated by Joni Springfield (American Psychological Association/Magination Press)

A Hog Ate My Homework! by Gary Metivier; illustrated by David Houk (Wild Horses Publishing)

12. Pre-Teen Fiction

Gold: Eye of the Crow, by Shane Peacock (Tundra Books)

Silver (tie): Lucy Doesn't Wear Pink, by Nancy Rue (Zonderkidz)

The Land of Curiosities: Adventures in Yellowstone, 1871-1872, by Deanna Neil; illustrated by David Erickson, Tom Newsom, David Lowe (The EcoSeekers)

Bronze (tie): The Orange Slipknot, by Jan Young; illustrated by Pat Lehmkuhl (Raven Publishing)

Wonders of Vàldovar, by Neil Johnson; illustrated by Victoria Flack (Marius Press)

13. Young Adult Fiction

Gold: Power Plays, by Maureen Ulrich (Coteau Books)

Silver (tie): Anna's World, by Wim Coleman and Pat Perrin (ChironBooks)

Isle of Fire, by Wayne Thomas Batson (Thomas Nelson)

Bronze (tie): The Girl in the Backseat, by Norma Charles (Ronsdale Press)

Meeting Lizzy, by SarahBeth Carter (LJW Publishing)

Legacy, by Cayla Kluver (Forsooth Publishing)

14. Young Adult Fiction – Mature Issues

Gold: Watching July, by Christine Hart (Sumach Press)

Silver: The Big Chair: A Story of Grief & Discovery, by Beth Rotondo; illustrated by Victoria Krassa (Stillpoint Press)

Bronze: Trail Magic: Lost in Crawford Notch, by M.H. Sullivan (Romagnoli Publications)

15. Children's Poetry

Gold: In Search of the Holey Whale, by Mozz (Goofy Guru Publishing)

Silver: I'm Allergic to School! by Robert Pottle; illustrated by Mike & Carl Gordon (Meadowbrook Press)

Bronze: A Voweller's Bestiary, by JonArno Lawson (The Porcupine's Quill)

16. Non-Fiction – Picture Book

Gold: By the Sword, by Selene Castrovilla; illustrated by Bill Farnsworth (Boyds Mills Press)

Silver: The View From Under the Pew, by Diane Winters-Johnson; illustrated by Margaret Freed (Abingdon Press)

Bronze (tie): Going Around the Sun: Some Planetary Fun, by Marianne Berkes; illustrated by Janeen Mason (Dawn Publications)

The 4 Little Pigs, by Jeanette Ramnarine; illustrated by Franfou (Four Piggies Publishing)

17. Non-Fiction - Young Adult

Gold (tie): What in the World! by Michael Smith (East West Discovery Press)

Great Peacemakers, by Ken Beller and Heather Chase (LTS Press)

Silver (tie): Out of Line: Growing Up Soviet, by Tina Grimberg (Tundra Books)

Women Astronomers: Reaching for the Stars, by Mabel Armstrong (Stone Pine Press)

Bronze: From Slave to Superstar of the Wild West – The Awesome Story of Jim Beckwourth, by Tom DeMund (Legends of the West Publishing)

18. Multicultural – Picture Book

Gold (tie): I Am Raven, by David Bouchard & Andy Everson (More Than Words Publishers)

Pancho Finds a Home, by Karen Cogan; illustrated by Blanche Davidson (Azro Press)

Silver: Mei Ling in China City, by Icy Smith; illustrated by Gayle Garner Roski (East West Discovery Press)

Bronze (tie): One Million Men and Me, by Kelly Starling Lyons; illustrated by Peter Ambush (Just Us Books)

Gift from the Forest, written and illustrated by Maile Getzen (Maka Pueo Press)

19. Multicultural Fiction – Chapter Book

Gold: Little Leap Forward, by Guo Yue & Clare Farrow (Barefoot Books)

Silver: Up Mountain One Time, by Willie Wilson; illustrated by Karen Bertrand (Bonne Resolution Press)

Bronze: Carlito's Story, by Max Benavidez & Katherine Del Monte (Lectura Books)

20. Multicultural Non-Fiction

Gold: Children of the USA, by Maya Ajmera, Yvonne Wakim Dennis, Arlene Hirschfelder, Cynthia Pon and the Global Fund For Children (Charlesbridge Publishing)

Silver (tie): Birth of the Fifth Sun, by Jo Harper; illustrated by Irma Martinez Sizer (Texas Tech University Press)

Tribal Alphabet, by Nan Richardson; illustrated by Claudia Pearson (Umbrage Editions)

Bronze (tie): Ancient Iran, by Massoume Price (Anahita Productions Ltd.)

Mountain Wolf Woman, by Diane Young Holiday (Wisconsin Historical Society Press)

Ethiopian Voices: Tsion's Life, by Stacy Bellward; photographs Erlend Berge (Amharic Kids)

21. Comic / Graphic Novel

Gold: Ropes of Revolution, by J. Gunderson; illustrated by Brent Schoonover (Stone Arch Books)

Silver: The Clockwork Girl, by Sean O'Reilly and Kevin Hanna; Grant Bond, Artist (Arcana Comics)

Bronze: The Secret Adventures of Hamster Sam: Attack of the Evil Boll Weevils! written and illustrated by Dave McDonald (DM Creative Publishing)

22. Religion / Spirituality

Gold (tie): Tiny Bear's Bible, by Sally Lloyd-Jones; illustrated by Igor Oleynikov (Zonderkidz)

The Old Shepherd's Tale, by Christopher Nye; illustrated by Henri Sørensen (Housatonic Press)

Silver (tie): God is in the Window, by Kimberly King; illustrated by Erik Jones (WhereDoYouFindGod.com)

Samsara Dog, by Helen Manos; illustrated by Julie Vivas (Kane/Miller)

Bronze (tie): Kiddish Yiddish: Jewish Traditions & Culture in Rhyme, by Barbara Feltquate; illustrated by Tom Post (Bardolf & Company)

The Dragonfly Secret: A Story of Boundless Love, by Clea and John Adams; illustrated by Barbara L. Gibson (Feather Rock Books)

23. Holiday

Gold: First Christmas, by Alastair MacDonald; illustrated by Adel Nassief (Welcome Books)

Silver: A Halloween Story, by Alberto Fernandez; (Maroma Books)

Bronze: Florida Santa, by Ruth E Clark; illustrated by Sarah Caterisano (Hibiscus Publishing)

24. Book with Merchandise

Gold: You and Me Make Three (with B.B. the Bear), by Wendy Lokken, Gwendy Mangiamele & Edna Cucksey Stephens; illustrated by Heather Drescher (EDCO Publishing)

Silver: The Lonely Little Monster (with Monster), written and illustrated by Andi Green (Monsters in My Head)

Bronze: Nana Star and the Moonman (with Moonman), by Elizabeth Sills and Elena Patrice; illustrated by Linda Saker (ee publishing & productions)

25. Spanish Language Book

Gold (tie): Ensonacion y el Jardin de Suenos/Dreamygirl's Field of Wishes, by Jorge Betancourt Polanco (Stephens Press)

El tirburón que me enseñó ingles/The shark that taught me English, by Michelle Markel; illustrated by Bo Young Kim (Lectura Books)

Silver: Piedrin y Goliat: El Verdadero Heroe/Stony and Goliath: The True Hero, by David P. Alcorta; illustrated by Jill M. Schmidt (Book Publishers Network)

Bronze: Corazón de Piedra/Heart of Stone, by Ana Monnar; illustrated by Nancy Michaud (Readers are Leaders USA)

26. Environmental Issues

Gold: A Child's Introduction to The Environment, by Michael Driscoll & Prof. Dennis Driscoll; illustrated by Meredith Hamilton (Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers)

Silver (tie): In My Backyard, by Margriet Ruurs; paper sculpture by Ron Broda (Tundra Books)

The Forever Forest: Kids Save a Tropical Treasure, by Kristen Joy Pratt-Serafini with Rachel Crandell; illustrated by Kristin Joy Pratt-Serafini (Dawn Publications)

Bronze (tie): Adventures of Riley: Tigers in Terai, by Amanda Lumry & Laura Hurwitz; illustrated by Sarah McIntyre (Eaglemont Press)

Planet Earth: 25 Environmental Projects You Can Build Yourself, by Kathleen M. Reilly (Nomad Press)

27. Health Issues

Gold: Why is Mommy Sleeping?, by Yopi Havlik; illustrations by April Willy (Yopi's Pledge, LLC)

Silver (tie): Harry Goes to the Hospital, by Howard J. Bennett, M.D; illustrated by M.S. Weber (American Psychological Association/Magination Press)

Grandfather's Story Cloth, by Linda A. Gerdner PhD, RN & Sarah Langford; illustrated by Stuart Loughridge (Shen's Books)

Bronze (tie): Speech Class Rules, by Ronda M. Wojcicki, M.S., CCC-SLP; illustrated by Loel Barr (The Speech Place Publishing)

All Children Have Different Eyes, by Edie A. Glaser and Maria Burgio, Ph.D; illustrated Doina Paraschiv (Vidi Press)

28. Mind-Body-Spirit

Gold: The Sad Mad Glad Book: The Anatomy of Your Attitude, by Chuck Stump & Jim Strawn (Four Dolphins Press)

Silver (tie): Beauty's Secret, by Debra Gano; illustrated by Dawn Pitre (Heartlight Girls)

The Land of Smaerd, by Andrea von Botefuhr; illustrated by Bryn Barnard (Know Wonder Publishing)

Bronze (tie): Choose Your Life: A Travel Guide for Living, by Karen Gedig Burnett; illustrated by Sabrina Melo da Silva (GR Publishing)

We Are Girls Who Love To Run/Somos Chicas y Nosotras Nos Encanta Correr, by Brianna K. Grant; illustrated by Nicholas A. Wright (Balanced Steps, LLC)

29. Best First Book

Gold (tie): First Dog: Unleashed in the Montana Capitol, by Jessica Solberg; illustrated by Robert Rath (Farcountry Press)

The Land of Curiosities: Adventures in Yellowstone, 1871-1872, by Deanna Neil; illustrated by David Erickson, Tom Newsom, David Lowe; conceived by David Neil (The EcoSeekers)

Silver (tie): Anna Smudge: Professional Shrink, by MAC; illustrated by Glenn Fabry (Toasted Coconut Media)

The Baffelgagging Blundernagging Brothers, in Curse of the Bog Frog, by Aaron Mason & Doug Warr; illustrated by Jason Walton (Whirlwhim)

Bronze (tie): My Daddy Is A Soldier, by Anne M. Stratford; illustrated by Steph Laberis (Diamond Fly Publishing)

The Student from Zombie Island: Conquering the Rumor Monster, by Michael J. Moorehead; illustrated by Kathy Parks (Five Star Publications)

30. Best Illustrator

Gold (tie): The Journey of Bushky Bushybottom, written and illustrated by Jeri Landers (Ochre Moon Press)

Jack London's Dog, by Dirk Wales; illustrated by Barry Moser (Great Plains Press)

Silver: The Twelve Days of Christmas, by Olivia Price; illustrated by Leo F. Monahan (Intervisual Books)

Bronze (tie): Zelda and Esmeralda, by Susan Elizabeth Ross; illustrated by Bonnie Bews (Yellow Toadstool Press)

Dance in a Buffalo Skull, by Zitkala-Sa; illustrated by S.D. Nelson (South Dakota State Historical Society Press)

31. Reading Skills / Literacy

Gold (tie): Abadaba Alphabet: Learning Letter Sounds, by Sheila Moore; illustrated by Carol Holsinger (Abadaba Reading)

Sort it Out! by Barbara Mariconda; illustrated by Sherry Rogers (Sylvan Dell Publishing)

Silver: We Both Read: Thumbelina, by Hans Christian Andersen and adapted by Sindy McKay; illustrated by Quentin Gréban (Treasure Bay)

Bronze: Bumpy Books: Feel It, See It, Hear It, Say It, created by Ann Edwards and Karen Goldberg (Bumpy Books)