MOONBEAM SPIRIT AWARDS:
Compassion | Education
| Imagination | Preservation
| Mindfulness | Storytelling
GENERAL CATEGORIES:
Categories 1-26 | 27. Social Activism | 28. Comics/Graphic Novel | 29. Religion/Spirituality | 30. Holiday | 31. Book with Merch | 32. Spanish Language – Chapter Book | 33. Environmental Issues | 34. Health Issues | 35. Mind-Body-Spirit/Self-Esteem | 36. Best First Book – Picture | 37. Best First Book – Chapter | 38. Best Book by Youth | 39. Best Series – Picture | 40. Best Series – Chapter | 41. Best Series – Nonfiction | 42. Best Writer/Illustrator | 43. Cultural Experience
GENERAL CATEGORIES
27. Social Activism
GOLD: Carden: The Wheelchair Warrior by Pierre Paul; illustrated by Kiana Bannister (We Hear You inc.)
SILVER: Children Who Dance in the Rain by Susan Justice; illustrated by Lena Bardy (Compassion Project Press)
BRONZE:
How to Defeat Bully Brain: A Story About OCD by Ella Kim; illustrated by Andi Andriansyah (Gatekeeper Press)
28. Comics/Graphic Novel
GOLD: Habibti Pada: Shou Ismeek? by Ameen Beydoun, illustrated by Ismael Hernandez (Self-Published)
SILVER: Our Stories Carried us Here: Vol 2 Voice for Refuge by Zaynab Abdi, illustrated by Ashraf El-Attar (Green Card Voices)
BRONZE (tie): P.I. Butterfly: Gone Guppy by Karen Kilpatrick (Genius Cat Books)
Life Lessons from a UFO Catcher by Kenny Loui, Ph.D, illustrated by Yamawe (UFO Comics)
29. Religion/Spirituality
GOLD: Mouse Malachi Discovers the Sabbath by Dreama Archibald, illustrated by Zhi Ling Lee (End Game Press)
SILVER (tie):
The King of Easter: Jesus Searches for All God’s Children by Todd R. Hains, illustrated by Natasha Kennedy (Lexham Press)
Lullaby for the King by Nikki Grimes, illustrated by Michelle Carlos (Beaming Books)
BRONZE: Saint Patrick the Forgiver by Ned Bustard (IVP Kids)
30. Holiday
GOLD: Hazel and the Spooky Season by Kyle Sullivan, illustrated by Jess Mason (Hazy Dell Press)
SILVER (tie): Christmas Bears by Danni Cannon, illustrated by Masastarus (Lake House Press)
Dzvinya’s Gift for Mama by Dzvinka Hayda (Trillium Forest Press)
BRONZE: The Stone Angel Society by Dawn Bourdeau Milstrey (Orange Blossom Publishing)
31. Book with Merch
GOLD:Gold Find Your Brave by Kristen J. Lloyd (Found My Brave LLC)
SILVER:The Story of Trunks Maloo by Kurt Jay Bertels (MindStir Media)
BRONZE: Clyde the Crawfish King by Patrick Ackerman (Apple Pie Publishing)
32. Spanish Language
GOLD (tie): ¡Pacatac! by Anya Damirón, illustrated by Pablo Pino (Andalo Editorial)
Sawabona: Te respeto, te valoro, eres importante by Desirée Acevedo, illustrated by Rebeca Luciani (La Cuentería Respetuosa)
SILVER: Emy la hormiga/The Ant by Esmeralda Pérez Cortés, illustrated by Alynor Díaz (Abuelita Emy)
BRONZE: Gregorina en Chicago, la ciudad de los vientos: Gregorina in Chicago, the Windy City by Milagros Wallace, illustrated by Alynor Díaz (Snow Fountain Press)
33. Environmental Issues
GOLD: I Made the Earth by Shannon Cook; illustrated by Richard Watson (Wren & Bear Books)
SILVER: Pass the Feather: Walking Lake Erie by Carol A. Trembath; illustrated by David W. Craig (Lakeside Publishing MI)
BRONZE (tie): George Leaves the Lights On: The Importance of Being Earnest About Conservation by Barbara J Genovese (Merlin’s Falcon Press)
Princess Bee and the Boy by Matthew Middleton; illustrated by Jade De Baecque (Beezotted)
34. Health Issues
GOLD: My Wonderful Body: Living and Thriving with an Autoimmune Disease by Dr. Joy Pillay (Butterfly Press)
SILVER: Becoming Bully Proof by Rich Grogan (AME High Publishing, LLC)
BRONZE: Krazy for Keto by Brandon Kopp (Self-Published)
35. Mind/Body/Self-Esteem
GOLD: Anger by Rima Ismail, illustrated by Inna Ogando (Hamad Bin Khalifa University Press)
SILVER: There’s an Elephant on my Chest by Caris Snider, illustrated by Ana Sebastian (End Game Press)
BRONZE (tie): Sometimes When I’m Worried by Deborah Serani, Psy.D., illustrated by Kyra Teis (Free Spirit Publishing)
Piper Learns to Fly by Anya Schroeter & Joe Schroeter, illustrated by Abby Walz (Luminous Moon Press)
36. Best First Book - Picture
GOLD (tie): Snowy Prints by Catherine Nevin-Pike, illustrated by Phoebe Todd-Parrish (FriesenPress)
Sophie Won’t Sleep by Dr Danielle Camer, illustrated by Tatsiana Burgaud (Self-Published)
SILVER: Would a Petrified Wood? by Edward Peppernickle, illustrated by Andri Anto (Bear With Us Productions)
BRONZE: Ouva Hugs a Star by Mike Puglielli (Small Giants Publishing)
37. Best First Book - Chapter
GOLD: Doomsday Dani by Carissa Turpin (Orange Blossom Publishing)
SILVER: The Last Green Dragon by Rud Verhagen (Your Nickel’s Worth Publishing)
BRONZE: Katelyn’s Crow by Mary Beth Laufer, illustrated by Kathleen Phillips Poulsen (Self-Published)
38. Best Book by Youth
GOLD: From Tears to the Sea by Alexandra K. Huynh (Self-Published)
SILVER (tie): Turning the Corner by Ruozhen Ma (Skylight Valley Creative Publishing)
Pack of the Lost – The Uninviting Forest by Nikita Kapoor (Paper Lily Press LLC)
BRONZE: Brynn & Amir and the Magic Map by Anna Cook (End Game Press)
39. Best Series - Picture
GOLD: Marky Polo’s Travels series by Emily Lim-Leh, illustrated by Nicholas Liem (WS Education)
SILVER: Book of Bad Manners Series by Laura Teste (Laura Teste Studios LLC)
BRONZE: Do Not Wish for a Pet Ostrich! by Sarina Siebenaler (Colors on the Spectrum)
40. Best Series - Chapter
GOLD (tie): Naomi Nash Series by Jessica Lee Anderson, illustrated by Alejandra Barajas (Picture Window Books)
The Campground Kids by C.R. Fulton (Bakken Books)
SILVER: Oxbow Island Gang: Leap Frog by Rae Chalmers, illustrated by Jamie Hogan (Self-Published)
BRONZE: Slater Mountain Book Series by Judy Ricketts-White (Mecate Press)
41. Best Series - Nonfiction
GOLD (tie): Hanging With Vampires by Insha Fitzpatrick (QUIRK BOOKS)
Kid Trailblazers by Robin Stevenson, illustrated by Allison Steinfeld (QUIRK BOOKS)
SILVER: Dr. Dawn’s Mini Books About Mighty Fears by Dr. Dawn Huebner (Jessica Kingsley Publishers)
BRONZE: Rudy the Rudster Children’s Book Series by Diane Robbins Jones (Rudy the Rudster)
42. Best Writer/Illustrator
GOLD: Lulu the Beaver by Bethany Gano (Bunny Books)
SILVER: Fox and Bear by Miriam Korner (Red Deer Press)
BRONZE: ChokWaka and The Moon Tales by Lynn A. Hall (Self-Published)
43. Cultural Experience
GOLD: Oolichan Moon by Samantha Beynon, illustrated by Lucy Trimble (Harbour Publishing)
SILVER: Stronger by Pamela Steinmetz Peckman (tenoclockpress, LLC)
BRONZE: A Home for Us by Sharon Jennings, illustrated by Eva Campbell (Red Deer Press)
eBook 1. Children’s Picture - All Ages
GOLD: The Love Knot by Vassi Rombis (Kreative Publishing Studio)
SILVER: Ready… Set… Frog! by Katharine Mitropoulos, illustrated by Laura Watson (Set Sail Press)
BRONZE (Tie): The Fancy Schmany Lifeguard – A Tale of Bravery by Gilda Boram (Rainbowdrop Enterprises)
Bold & Brave by K.A. Cummins (Eleonora Press)
eBook 2. Children's Picture Book - Young Children
GOLD: The Secret Life of Shadows by Johnny DePalma (Umbrelly Books Publishing)
SILVER: Neurofables: Inclusion by Charlie Xavier, Jill Butler, and Colin Throm (Avenues The World School Press)
BRONZE (tie): From Across the Street (Del Otro Lado de la Calle) by Wanda Vasquez Garcia & Socrates Garcia (F-flat Books)
BILINGUAL ‘Twas the Night Before Christmas – 200th anniversary edition: Spanish – English by Clement Clarke Moore and others (Pop the Cork Publishing)
eBook 3. Pre-Teen Fiction
GOLD: Elvia and the Gift of Passion by Ruthy Ballard (WhipSmart Books)
SILVER: The Secret of the Magic eyePad: Putney Hicks Inventor Adventures Book 1 by Marsha Tufft (Putney Designs)
BRONZE: Life in the Grand Pause, Light in the Shadow, and Through the Smoke by Frank Saraco (Barnsley Ink)
eBook 4. Young Adult Fiction
GOLD: War of the Sea by Dana Claire (Chamberlain Publishing House)
SILVER: Burying Eva Flores by Jennifer Alsever (Sawatch Publishing)
BRONZE: Fields Apart by J. N. Kelly (Rowe Publishing)
