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Early Readers and Picture books

The LITTLE PEEPS Book Awards recognize emerging new talent and outstanding works in the genre of Early Readers that invites children to read and explore. The Little Peeps Book Awards is a division of the Chanticleer International Book Awards (CIBAs).

Chanticleer International Book Awards Reviews is looking for the best books featuring stories of all shapes and sizes written to an audience for Early Readers. Story books, Beginning Chapter Books, Picture Books, Activity Books & Educational Books we will put them to the test to discovery today’s best children’s books. (For Young Adult Fiction see our Dante Rossetti Awards, for Middle Grade Readers see our Gertrude Warner Awards.)

These titles have moved forward in the judging rounds from SLUSH pile to the 2020 Little Peeps Book Awards LONG LIST and now have progressed to the 2020 SHORTLIST. 

These titles have been Shortlisted for the 2020 Little Peeps Book Awards for Early Readers

  • Ellie Smith – Tex the Explorer Journey Through the Alphabet
  • M. Lisa Rinaca – P Mind Your Q’s
  • M. Lisa Rinaca – The Missing Punctuation Box
  • M. Lisa Rinaca – Two Different Princesses 
  • Courtney Shannon Strand – Hollyhock Hill
  • Masoud Malekyari – Great As A Button
  • Susan Faw – Poppy Ogopogo
  • Carmela Dutra – Little Katie and the STEAM Team
  • D.K. Brantley – Every Mummy Has a Mommy              
  • Carmela Dutra – Little Katie Goes to the Moon
  • Dr. Justine Green – Completely Me
  • Courtney Shannon Strand – Ella’s Umbrella
  • Lindy Ryan – Trick or Treat, Alistair Gray
  • Dawn Marie Thompson – Sedwick the Seagull              
  • Mercy Hansen Mize – Samson’s Tail
  • Pamela Tomlin – Our Wounded Little Chickadee
  • Johnny Ray Moore – ANTHILL FOR SALE
  • Alycyn Culbertson – Look What Happened While I Was Sleeping
  • Raven Howell – So You Want a Puppy?
  • Pj McIlvaine – Little Lena and The Big Table
  • Dianne Moritz – Hey Little Beachcomber
  • Savannah Hendricks – The Book Who Lost Its Title
  • Teal Blake – J is for Jackalope
  • Melodie Tegay – Hannah’s Two Homes: life in a “blended” family; a 5 year old’s perspective

These titles are in the running for the Semi-Finalists of the 2020 Little Peeps Book Awards for Early Readers. 

Which of these works will move forward in the judging rounds for the 2020 Little Peeps Book Awards for Early Readers?

Good luck to all as your works move on to the next rounds of judging.

Little Peeps

The ShortListers’ works will compete for the Semi-Finalists positions. Finalists will be selected from the Semi-Finalists, and then all Finalists will be recognized at the VCAC21 ceremonies. The First Place Category Winners, along with the CIBA Division Grand Prize winners, will be selected from the 22 CIBA divisions Finalists. We will announce the 1st Place Category Winners and Grand Prize Division Winners at the CIBAs Ceremonies April 21-25th, 2021 live at the luxurious Hotel Bellwether in Bellingham, Wash.

We are now accepting submissions into the 2021 Little Peep Awards Book Awards. The deadline for submissions is September 30th, 2021. The winners will be announced in April 2022.

Please click here for more information.

Don’t Delay! Enter Today! 

As always, please do not hesitate to contact us with any questions, concerns, or suggestions at Info@ChantiReviews.com.