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The Little Peeps Book Awards recognize emerging new talent and outstanding works in Early Readers. The Little Peeps Book Awards is a division of the Chanticleer International Book Awards (The CIBAs).

Chanticleer International Book Awards 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, and Educational Books. These books have advanced to the Finalists for the 2021 CIBAs. (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 the 2021 Little Peeps Early Readers  Book Awards to the FINALISTS positions. All FINALISTS will be announced and recognized at the Chanticleer Authors Conference (CAC22).

The First Place Category Winners, along with the CIBA Division Grand Prize winners, will be selected from the 24 CIBA divisions’ Finalists.

We will announce the 1st Place Category winners and Grand Prize Division Winners at the CIBAs Banquet and Ceremony on Saturday, June 25th, 2022 at the luxurious Hotel Bellwether in Bellingham, Wash. sponsored by the 2022 Chanticleer Authors Conference. 

Announcing the Little Peeps FINALISTS of 2021!

Join us in cheering on the following authors and their works in the 2021 CIBAs.

  • David Horn – Eudora Space Kid: The Great Engine Room Takeover
  • Brooks Olbrys – Blue Ocean Bob Discovers His Purpose
  • Peggy Sullivan – Shadow Walkers, The Secret Lives of the Shy Sisters
  • Rebecca Dwight Bruff – Stars of Wonder
  • Brenda Faatz & Peter Trimarco – Now What?
  • Ellie Smith – Tex the Explorer Journey Through Our Solar System
  • Katy McQuaid – Everybody Loves Grace: An Amazing True Story of How Grace Brings Love to Everyone She Meets
  • Andrea Vaughan – Victoria and the Big, Brave Breath
  • Kyle Poehls – From Nicholas To Christmas
  • Deborah Serani – Sometimes When I’m Mad
  • Vincent Kelly – All People are Beautiful
  • Denise Ditto – Tooth Fairy Day Celebration
  • Linda Harkey – The Remarkable Story of Willie the Crow
  • Dana Brackob – Molly: A Love Story
  • Wanda Carter Roush – You Got This – A Tale of Courage
  • Susan Faw – Poppy Ogopogo

These titles are in the running for the FIRST PLACE and GRAND PRIZE WINNERS of the 2021 Little Peeps Book Awards novel competition for Early Readers!

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      Little Peeps 1st Place Best in Category Blue and Gold Badge Image

      The Grand Prize Winner for the CIBA 2020 LITTLE PEEPS Awards is Masoud Malekyari for Great As A Button

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      A blue and gold badge for the 2020 Grand Prize Winner for Little Peeps Children’s Books Great as a Button by Masoud Malekyari

      Click here to see the 2020 Little Peeps Book Award Winners for Early Readers Fiction.

      We are now accepting submissions into the 2022 Little Peeps Book Awards for Children’s Literature. The 2022 CIBA winners will be announced at CAC 2023. 

      Please click here for more information.

      For our other Youth Reader Fiction Awards, please see the following:

      Winners will be announced at the 2021 CIBA Awards Ceremony that is sponsored by the 2022 Chanticleer Authors Conference.

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