MOONBEAM SPIRIT AWARDS:
Compassion | Education
| Imagination | Preservation
| Mindfulness | Storytelling
GENERAL CATEGORIES:
Categories 1-25 | 26. Social Activism | 27. Comics/Graphic Novel | 28. Religion/Spirituality | 29. Holiday | 30. Book with Merch | 31. Spanish Language – Chapter Book | 32. Environmental Issues | 33. Health Issues | 34. Mind-Body-Spirit/Self-Esteem | 35. Best First Book – Picture | 36. Best First Book – Chapter | 37. Best Book by Youth | 38. Best Series – Picture | 39. Best Series – Chapter | 40. Best Series – Nonfiction | 41. Best Writer/Illustrator | 42. Cultural Experience
GENERAL CATEGORIES
26. Social Activism
GOLD
Zion Learns to See
by Terence Lester & Zion Lester; illustrated by Subi Bosa
IVP Kids
SILVER
Finding Messi: The Miracle Cat from Kyiv
by Trevor Ostfeld & Iryna Chernyak, illustrated by Katherine Blackmore
Greenleaf Book Group
BRONZE
Little Miss Linda: BAD Girls of Montgomery
by Dr. Linda J. M. Holloway, illustrated by Cameron Wilson
Keen Vision Publishing, LLC
27. Comics/Graphic Novel
GOLD
Bog Myrtle
by Sid Sharp
Annick Press
SILVER
How to Defeat Bully Brain: OCD Detectives
by Ella Kim, illustrated by Andi Andriansyah
Gatekeeper Press
BRONZE (TIE)
James Bone #1: The Awesome Allosaurus Adventure
by Carole Marsh, illustrated by Lee Barrow
Gallopade International
28. Religion/Spirituality
GOLD
The Ten Commandments: For All God’s Children
by Harold L. Senkbeil, illustrated by Natasha Kennedy
Lexham Press
SILVER
Who Is Our King?
by Todd R. Hains, illustrated by Natasha Kennedy
Lexham Press
BRONZE (TIE)
My Name is Philomena
written and illustrated by Fr. Peregrine Fletcher, O. Praem.
TAN Books
BRONZE (TIE)
ABCs of the World’s Religions
by Rev. Vicki Michela Garlock, Ph.D., illustrated by Raman Bhardwaj
Eaton Press
29. Holiday
GOLD
Disgusting Dinner
by Roxanne Falls, illustrated by JP Roberts
Warren Publishing
SILVER
Birth of the Chosen One
by Terry Wildman, illustrated by Hannah and Holly Buchanan
IVP Kids
BRONZE
Dog at the Tinsel Tree: Susie’s Story
by Denise Lee Branco
Strolling Hills Publishing
30. Book with Merch
GOLD
With My Dog
The Apple That Fell Far From the Tree
SILVER
Because You Can
BRONZE
Trunks Helps Hippo
31. Spanish Language
GOLD
¡(Te) Quiero un Huevo!
by Serena Minayo and Emma S. Varela, Illustrated by Sara Sánchez
La Cuenteria Respetuosa
GOLD (TIE)
El Pelo
by Icek Miller, Illustrated by Fernando López Juárez
Sicoben
SILVER
Mandril
by Anya Damirón, Illustrated Alessandro Montagnana
Algar
BRONZE
La liebre y la tortuga
by Elena Busse, Illustrated by Ekaterina Ilchenko
Cuentos con Valores
32. Environmental Issues
GOLD
Bob Marshall: Defender of the Wilderness
by Linda Elovitz Marshall, illustrated by Jeanne Bowman
South Dakota Historical Society Press
SILVER
Down in the Amazon
by Mame Hill
Waters Meet Here Barometer Books
BRONZE
Save the Trees
by Leslie Eva Tayloe, illustrated by Lintang Pandu Pratiwi
Brandylane Publishers, Inc.
33. Health Issues
GOLD
My Body Safety Rules
by Jayneen Sanders
Educate2Empower Publishing, an imprint of UpLoad Publishing Pty Ltd
SILVER
A Spot of Kindness
by Alice Bianchi-Clark, illustrated by Shruti Hemani
Marshall Cavendish Children
BRONZE
Larry the Lobster Has Lupus
by Dharma Le
Self-Published
34. Mind/Body/Self-Esteem
GOLD
I Believe In Me! How Little Ideas Become Big Dreams
by Dinah E. Corona & Luisa F. Molano, illustrated by Angie Alape
Halo Publishing International
SILVER
Alex, the Awesome and Artsy Allosaurus
written and illustrated by Susan Mills
Self-Published
BRONZE
Just Me
by Pamela Downs, illustrated by Monica De Rivas
Warren Publishing
35. Best First Book - Picture
GOLD
A Book for Bear
by Ellen L. Ramsey, Illustrated by MacKenzie Haley
Flamingo Books
SILVER
Peg Gets Crackin’
by Jo Renfro
Beaming Books
BRONZE
Miscommunicamp! by Steph Katzovi (Brown Book Kids)
36. Best First Book - Chapter
GOLD
LITE The High Treason Incident
by A. G. Roberts, illustrated by Alicia Schwab
Beaver’s Pond Press
SILVER
Fearless
by Kristin F. Johnson
KFJ Books
BRONZE
The Story of Romeo
by Joel Bennett
Daytime Star Books
37. Best Book by Youth
GOLD
I Am Not Who You See
by Krishnni Khanna
Self-Published
SILVER
A Better Home
by Christian & Tony Yoon
Self-Published
BRONZE
The Legend of Inti and Flora: How the Peruvian Hairless Dog Lost its Hai
by Siena Ferreyra-MacPete, illustrated by Yulia Zolotova
Forest Lane Books
38. Best Series - Picture
GOLD (TIE)
Colección de libros para bebés (Early Literacy Collection)
by Elena Busse
Cuentos con Valores
SILVER
The Story of Trunks Maloo Series
by Kurt Jay Bertels
Self-Published
BRONZE (TIE)
Fun with Jack Series
Denise Makeham
Sunflower Love
BRONZE
Chicken Builds Series
Kevin Woody Kopplin
Chickenbuilds LLC
39. Best Series - Chapter
GOLD
Local Legends Series
by Lane Walker
Bakken Books
SILVER
Oxbow Island Gang Series
by Rae Chalmers, illustrated by Jamie Hogan
Maine Authors Publishing
BRONZE
Cajun Kids Adventures – Volumes 1-5
by C. P. Landry
Excaliber Publishing Services
40. Best Series - Nonfiction
GOLD
Dana Digs Dinosaurs Series
by Dana Korneisel and Lynnea Jackson, illustrated by Carmen Cerra and Lee Brown
Dan the Fish Publishing
SILVER
Little BIG Chats
by Jayneen Sanders
Educate2Empower Publishing
BRONZE
What to Know Before You Get Your Cat & What to Know Before You Get Your Dog
by Margrit Strohmaier, illustrated by Claudia Gadotti
Lion Face Press
41. Best Writer/Illustrator
GOLD
How to Make a Sandwich
by Lorena M. Proia
Lorena Proia Books
SILVER
Kimu and the Sun
by J J Robinson
Self-Published
BRONZE
MacFooey
by Sandra L. Dodge
Red Cove Publishing
42. Cultural Experience
GOLD
Cries from the Moana
by ‘Atu Emberson-Bain with Melino Bain-Vete & Siale Bain-Vete
Hakautapu Publishing
SILVER
Lion’s Water
by Sheila Ngonzi Hackbarth
SNH Books
BRONZE
The Pysanka Chicken: We Are All Born Different
by Lesa Melnyczuk
Lesa Melnyczuk Publications
eBook 1. Children’s Picture - All Ages
GOLD
Jo’s Special Gifts
by Mariam Shapera, illustrated by Lorna Humphreys
Self-Published
SILVER
Why Max “Meow’s and Risa “Nyaas”?: Cracking the Code of Animal Sounds Across Cultures
by David Huerta
Ichigo Ichie Works
BRONZE
Sunflowers Rise in a Midnight Sky
by Avery Davis, illustrated by Tang Wei
BookBaby
eBook 2. Children's Picture Book - Young Children
GOLD
Adi’s Animal Adventures
by Julie Schanke Lyford, illustrated by Mariia Luzina
Wise Ink
SILVER
Frankie the Fart Wants a Friend: A Funny Story of Friendship and Acceptance for Kids
by Daniel Huerga
Mandu Books
BRONZE
How, Mama?
by Brittany Eckl
eBook 3. Pre-Teen Fiction
GOLD
Once Upon a Time in Wonderland
by Hermione Lee
Self-Published
SILVER
Nemesis and the Vault of Lost Time
by PJ Davis
Philaments
BRONZE
The Musical Adventures of Molly DeForrest
by Colleen Calmann
SageLeaf Books
eBook 4. Young Adult Fiction
GOLD
Remember Pompeii
by Kika Emers
Beckett Publishing Group LLC
SILVER
Divided: Book One in the Divided Series
by CC Robinson
Manifold Publishing LLC
BRONZE
Orea and her new friends in Enchanted Land
by Sean Ichiro Hayashi
Stallion Studio
