It’s a Circle: But Not Just a Circle! by Ripley’s Believe It or Not! (Ripley Entertainment Inc.) GOLD (tie): One Eagle Soaring, by Roy Henry Vickers & Robert Budd (Harbour Publishing)

states and the District of Columbia five Canadian provinces and ten countries overseas: Australia, Ireland, Finland, United Kingdom, Spain, Norway, Hong Kong, Singapore, Japan and the Netherlands. Our 157 medalists were chosen from nearly 1,200 total entries. Award recipients receive gold, silver and bronze medals and stickers depicting a mother and child reading and silhouetted by a full moon. Each year's entries are judged by expert panels of youth educators, librarians, booksellers, and book reviewers of all ages. CLICK HERE to go to the results page with cover art for all the medalists.ĬLICK HERE to go to the medalist & press page for the Moonbeam results press release and othe important info and links.ĬLICK HERE to download the press release as a PDF.Ĭreating books that inspire our children to read, to learn, and to dream is an extremely important task, and these awards were conceived to reward those efforts. Listed below are the Moonbeam Spirit Award winners, followed by the 2018 Moonbeam Awards regular category winners, and then the Ebook category winners. Launched in 2007, the awards are intended to bring increased recognition to exemplary children’s books and their creators, and to celebrate children’s books and life-long reading. Jenkins Group is proud to announce the winners of the 2018 Moonbeam Children's Book Awards. To learn more about the Traverse City Children’s Book Festival, visit Visit the Moonbeam Merchandise Page.įeature 2018 Moonbeam Children's Book Award Results Celebrating Youthful Curiosity, Discovery and Learning through Books and Reading. Each year the festival features children’s book authors, illustrators and storybook characters, games and activities meant to inspire children’s interest in books. This year's Moonbeam Awards medal ceremony will be held in conjunction with the 9th annual Traverse City Children’s Book Festival, November 10, 2018. The diversity of the winning publishers proves that promoting childhood literacy knows no boundaries, as medal-winners came not only from long-established publishers and university presses, but from small presses, foundations, and self-published entrepreneurs. Many of our award-winning books encourage children to be generous and compassionate, to stand up to bullies, and to believe in fulfilling their dreams. The Moonbeam Children's Book Awards are intended to bring increased recognition to exemplary children’s books and their creators, and to celebrate children’s books and life-long reading.

Jake, Lucid Dreamer by David J. Naiman