WINNER
FULL BOOK TITLE: “Echo” Book One: LIVING WILD with the Orions
AUTHOR NAME: Ron Rohrbaugh, Jr.
PUBLISHER NAME: KDP
FINALISTS
FULL BOOK TITLE: The Tales of Scuba Steve: Carcharodon Island
AUTHOR NAME: Steven Kamlet
PUBLISHER NAME: Fulton Books
FULL BOOK TITLE: Wizard Trees and the Attack of the Giant Weeds
AUTHOR NAME: Giorgio Carlo Brambilla & Nicole Aimee Lanoue
PUBLISHER NAME: Unpublished
FULL BOOK TITLE: CAJUN KIDS ADVENTURES – Volume One – Mystery at Indian Point
AUTHOR NAME: C.P. Landry
PUBLISHER NAME: Excaliber Publishing Services
WINNER
FULL BOOK TITLE: Felix’s Favourite Day
AUTHOR NAME: Fiona Lowry
PUBLISHER NAME: Fiona Lowry
FINALISTS
FULL BOOK TITLE: If Cats Could Talk: Laugh Together As You Go On A Spontaneous Adventure With Five Talking Cats
AUTHOR NAME: Ashley Marie Elizabeth Doudna
PUBLISHER NAME: Ashley Marie Elizabeth Doudna
FULL BOOK TITLE: I’ll Remind You
AUTHOR NAME: Shan Frazier
PUBLISHER NAME: KDP
FULL BOOK TITLE: My Dog Can’t Jump
AUTHOR NAME: David Lane
PUBLISHER NAME: Bear’s Place Publishing
FULL BOOK TITLE: The Adventures of Angel: A Kitten’s Story
AUTHOR NAME: Ross Alan Hahn
PUBLISHER NAME: Archway Publishing
FULL BOOK TITLE: Toby’s Tale
AUTHOR NAME: Jennifer Freedman
PUBLISHER NAME: PEN IT PUBLICATIONS
WINNER
FULL BOOK TITLE: Onward Oat: Courage, Breaking Stereotypes, Kindness
AUTHOR NAME: Vy Lien
PUBLISHER NAME: Unpublished
FINALISTS
FULL BOOK TITLE: The Active Book of Monsters: A Bedtime Story
AUTHOR NAME: Craig Ohlau
PUBLISHER NAME: KDP
FULL BOOK TITLE: MICE TO MEET YOU: A deep dive into the world of mice
AUTHOR NAME: Sylvia Elba
PUBLISHER NAME: Unpublished
FULL BOOK TITLE: Moonlight Monsters
AUTHOR NAME: Heather Millard
PUBLISHER NAME: AuthorHouse
FULL BOOK TITLE: The Active Book of Monsters 2
AUTHOR NAME: Craig Ohlau
PUBLISHER NAME: KDP
FULL BOOK TITLE: The Junior Outdoorsmen: An Interactive Adventure
AUTHOR NAME: Craig Ohlau
PUBLISHER NAME: KDP
WINNER
FULL BOOK TITLE: The Red Eyes
AUTHOR NAME: Lee Ching Kai
PUBLISHER NAME: The Inspiration Hub
FINALISTS
FULL BOOK TITLE: The Call of Jeremiah McGill
AUTHOR NAME: Joseph Moore
PUBLISHER NAME: Gatekeeper Press
WINNER
FULL BOOK TITLE: Voices of Diversity
AUTHOR NAME: Vanessa Caraveo
PUBLISHER NAME: Vanessa Caraveo
WINNER
FULL BOOK TITLE: Because of You, I Lost Everything!
AUTHOR NAME: Jim H. Darnell, Jr.
PUBLISHER NAME: KDP
WINNER
FULL BOOK TITLE: Valiance
AUTHOR NAME: Vanessa Caraveo
PUBLISHER NAME: Vanessa Caraveo
FINALISTS
FULL BOOK TITLE: The Tales of Scuba Steve: Carcharodon Island
AUTHOR NAME: Steven Kamlet
PUBLISHER NAME: Fulton Books
FULL BOOK TITLE: Wizard Trees and the Attack of the Giant Weeds
AUTHOR NAME: Giorgio Carlo Brambilla & Nicole Aimee Lanoue
PUBLISHER NAME: Unpublished
FULL BOOK TITLE: CAJUN KIDS ADVENTURES – Volume One – Mystery at Indian Point
AUTHOR NAME: C.P. Landry
PUBLISHER NAME: Excaliber Publishing Services
FULL BOOK TITLE: Magic in the African Bush
AUTHOR NAME: Betty Sleep
PUBLISHER NAME: Next Chapter
FULL BOOK TITLE: Lilly the Ladybug and the Battle of the Stink
AUTHOR NAME: Giorgio Carlo Brambilla & Nicole Aimee Lanoue
PUBLISHER NAME: Unpublished
WINNER
FULL BOOK TITLE: My Sister Wants an Elephant
AUTHOR NAME: Lynne Podrat
PUBLISHER NAME: Atmosphere Press
FINALISTS
FULL BOOK TITLE: Alice and the Soccer Star
AUTHOR NAME: Michael Wuehler
PUBLISHER NAME: Christian Faith Publishing
FULL BOOK TITLE: Wild Thing and The Bagel
AUTHOR NAME: Erin L Neal
PUBLISHER NAME: Fulton Books
FULL BOOK TITLE: Alliteration Boosts Communication The ABCs of Vocabulary
AUTHOR NAME: Larry Carey
PUBLISHER NAME: Book Baby (9x7 Hardcover) / Amazon (8.5x8.5 Softcover) / Zips Printing (12x12 Softcover)
FULL BOOK TITLE: No, I Am Not! Says Kenny the Koala
AUTHOR NAME: Joanne Telcide-Bryant
PUBLISHER NAME: Josh & Nelly’s, LLC
FULL BOOK TITLE: Little Like Me
AUTHOR NAME: Koryne Carroll Nnoli
PUBLISHER NAME: Crowned Keen Publishing
WINNER
FULL BOOK TITLE: Anjali the Brave: All About Vaccines
AUTHOR NAME: Dr. Adjoa Smalls-Mantey & Dr. Maria Abraham
PUBLISHER NAME: Indies United Publishing House
FINALISTS
FULL BOOK TITLE: My Feeling Heart: Mi Corazón Siente
AUTHOR NAME: Jeanette Canela Montgomery
PUBLISHER NAME: Jeanette Canela Montgomery
FULL BOOK TITLE: Adventures of Nakoa and Nohea: Shadows of the Ancient
AUTHOR NAME: Moana McAdams
PUBLISHER NAME: Mahiʻili Publishing, Burning Spear LLC
FULL BOOK TITLE: Coming to the Stage…Everyday Elements
AUTHOR NAME: Melanie Lymon-Harris
PUBLISHER NAME: Melanie Lymon-Harris
FULL BOOK TITLE: The Letter Critters Word Book: Parents looking for a fun yet educational way to teach your children words!
AUTHOR NAME: Chase Taylor
PUBLISHER NAME: ACT Jams Productions
FULL BOOK TITLE: Easton Learns to Save: A Children’s Guide to Saving Money
AUTHOR NAME: Rich Gomez
PUBLISHER NAME: Felicity Fox Books Publishing House
WINNER
FULL BOOK TITLE: The Visions of Beya Bean Blue
AUTHOR NAME: zO-AlonzO Gross
PUBLISHER NAME: Seed Royale Publishing
FINALISTS
FULL BOOK TITLE: Hermes the Can-Do Crab
AUTHOR NAME: Giorgio Carlo Brambilla & Nicole Aimee Lanoue
PUBLISHER NAME: Unpublished
FULL BOOK TITLE: The Sneaky Snacky Snake
AUTHOR NAME: Giorgio Carlo Brambilla & Nicole Aimee Lanoue
PUBLISHER NAME: Unpublished
FULL BOOK TITLE: Pete the Slip-Sliding Penguin
AUTHOR NAME: Giorgio Carlo Brambilla & Nicole Aimee Lanoue
PUBLISHER NAME: Unpublished
FULL BOOK TITLE: Sadie Sasquatch Goes to School
AUTHOR NAME: C. James Sweeney
PUBLISHER NAME: Big Foot Print (publishes April 1st, 2023)
FULL BOOK TITLE: Chubby Checker Charlie
AUTHOR NAME: Giorgio Carlo Brambilla & Nicole Aimee Lanoue
PUBLISHER NAME: Unpublished
WINNER
FULL BOOK TITLE: In Search of Sparkle: A Faerie Fairy Tale
AUTHOR NAME: Donna Lane
PUBLISHER NAME: Bear’s Place Publishing
FINALISTS
FULL BOOK TITLE: Amoriah’s Magic Afro Puffs
AUTHOR NAME: Amoriah Gray
PUBLISHER NAME: KDP
FULL BOOK TITLE: Aniyah’s Magical Unicorn Ride: A Children’s Book About Being Thankful and Appreciative
AUTHOR NAME: Cheryl Nelthropp
PUBLISHER NAME: KDP
FULL BOOK TITLE: Ilka from the genus of Big Cats
How Ilka met his brothers
AUTHOR NAME:Asel Ayapova
PUBLISHER NAME: Kutaalam (Kyrgyzstan)
galley copy of the version in English
FULL BOOK TITLE: Adventures of Fairies and Dragons
AUTHOR NAME: Nancy Benson
PUBLISHER NAME: AuthorHouse
WINNER
FULL BOOK TITLE: Aster the Spirit Talker
AUTHOR NAME: Allie Compeau
PUBLISHER NAME: WhistlePig Publishing
FINALISTS
FULL BOOK TITLE: Magic, Mystery, and the Multiverse: The Marvelous Multiverse APP
AUTHOR NAME: Aurora Winter
PUBLISHER NAME: Same Page LLC
FULL BOOK TITLE: Wizard Trees and the Attack of the Giant Weeds
AUTHOR NAME: Giorgio Carlo Brambilla & Nicole Aimee Lanoue
PUBLISHER NAME: Unpublished
WINNER
FULL BOOK TITLE: The Princess, the Knight, and the Lost God: A Chess Story
AUTHOR NAME: Victoria Winifred
PUBLISHER NAME: The Enrichment Connection
FINALISTS
FULL BOOK TITLE: CAJUN KIDS ADVENTURES – Volume One – Mystery at Indian Point
AUTHOR NAME: C.P. Landry
PUBLISHER NAME: Excaliber Publishing Services
FULL BOOK TITLE: Oliver the Rabbit Makes a Wish
AUTHOR NAME: Selena Soto
PUBLISHER NAME: Newman Springs Publishing
FULL BOOK TITLE: Alice and the Soccer Star
AUTHOR NAME: Michael Wuehler
PUBLISHER NAME: Christian Faith Publishing
FULL BOOK TITLE: Fearless: The Amazing with Special Abilities
AUTHOR NAME: Carmella Alexander
PUBLISHER NAME: Carmella Alexander
WINNER
FULL BOOK TITLE: The Banana Farm
AUTHOR NAME: David Lane
PUBLISHER NAME: Bear’s Place Publishing
WINNER
FULL BOOK TITLE: Endurance, Shackleton's Epic Voyage
AUTHOR NAME: Terrill Sullivan
PUBLISHER NAME: Unpublished
WINNER
FULL BOOK TITLE: The Sea Witch’s Revenge: A Delta & Jax Mystery
AUTHOR NAME: Susan Diamond Riley
PUBLISHER NAME: Koehler Books
WINNER
FULL BOOK TITLE: I Have Questions, Lots and Lots of Questions: A True Story of Christmas
AUTHOR NAME: David Lane
PUBLISHER NAME: Bear’s Place Publishing
WINNER
FULL BOOK TITLE: My Fingerpaint Masterpiece Coloring Book
AUTHOR NAME: Sherrill S Cannon
PUBLISHER NAME: SBP (Strategic Book Publishing)
FINALISTS
FULL BOOK TITLE: The Junior Outdoorsman: An Interactive Adventure
AUTHOR NAME: Craig Ohlau
PUBLISHER NAME: Craig Ohlau
WINNER
FULL BOOK TITLE: The Tree and the Girl
AUTHOR NAME: Andrea Hahnfeld
PUBLISHER NAME: Andrea Hahnfeld
FINALISTS
FULL BOOK TITLE: Onward Oat: Courage, Breaking Stereotypes, Kindness
AUTHOR NAME: Vy Lien
PUBLISHER NAME: Unpublished
FULL BOOK TITLE: My Father’s Smile
AUTHOR NAME: Eva Fogel
PUBLISHER NAME: Eva Fogel
FULL BOOK TITLE: Valiance
AUTHOR NAME: Vanessa Caraveo
PUBLISHER NAME: Vanessa Caraveo
FULL BOOK TITLE: My Miracle Bear
AUTHOR NAME: Adriana Olari
PUBLISHER NAME: Palmetto Publishing
FULL BOOK TITLE: Flipper Feet Pete
AUTHOR NAME: Garz Chan
PUBLISHER NAME: Conscious Child Collection
WINNER
FULL BOOK TITLE: Sailing Away to Nod
AUTHOR NAME: Brenda M. Spalding
PUBLISHER NAME: Heritage Publishing.US
FINALISTS
FULL BOOK TITLE: Dressing Basil up and Down
AUTHOR NAME: Diana Duncan
PUBLISHER NAME: PartridgeSingapore
FULL BOOK TITLE: Heavenly Stone
AUTHOR NAME: Asel Ayapova
PUBLISHER NAME: Kutaalam (Kyrgyzstan) galley copy of the version in English
WINNER
FULL BOOK TITLE: Adventures of Nakoa and Nohea: Shadows of the Ancient
AUTHOR NAME: Moana McAdams
PUBLISHER NAME: Mahiʻili Publishing, Burning Spear LLC
FINALISTS
FULL BOOK TITLE: Valiance
AUTHOR NAME: Vanessa Caraveo
PUBLISHER NAME: Vanessa Caraveo
FULL BOOK TITLE: HOW TO CREATE PEACE – Teaching Children How to Navigate Their Personal Choices, and Build Their Character and Social Morality
AUTHOR NAME: Karen Z. Brass
PUBLISHER NAME: Chazak Publishers
FULL BOOK TITLE: Amoriah’s Magic Afro Puffs
AUTHOR NAME: Amoriah Gray
PUBLISHER NAME: KDP
FULL BOOK TITLE: Voices of Diversity
AUTHOR NAME: Vanessa Caraveo
PUBLISHER NAME: Vanessa Caraveo
FULL BOOK TITLE: Mahalo Does Not Mean Trash
AUTHOR NAME: Aura Perkins
PUBLISHER NAME: Perks Publishing, LLC
WINNER
FULL BOOK TITLE: The Sea Witch’s Revenge: A Delta & Jax Mystery
AUTHOR NAME: Susan Diamond Riley
PUBLISHER NAME: Koehler Books
WINNER
FULL BOOK TITLE: Doppy Saves the Bees!
AUTHOR NAME: H. R. Manske
PUBLISHER NAME: Doppys Publishing
FINALISTS
FULL BOOK TITLE: Ilka from the genus of Big Cats
How Ilka met his brothers
AUTHOR NAME:Asel Ayapova
PUBLISHER NAME: Kutaalam (Kyrgyzstan)
galley copy of the version in English
WINNER
FULL BOOK TITLE: A Penguin’s World
AUTHOR NAME: Patricia Gleichauf
PUBLISHER NAME: Page
FINALISTS
FULL BOOK TITLE: Voices of Diversity
AUTHOR NAME: Vanessa Caraveo
PUBLISHER NAME: Vanessa Caraveo
FULL BOOK TITLE: Easton Learns to Save: A Children’s Guide to Saving Money
AUTHOR NAME: Rich Gomez
PUBLISHER NAME: Felicity Fox Books Publishing House
FULL BOOK TITLE: Easton Learns to Budget: A Children’s Guide to Managing Money
AUTHOR NAME: Rich Gomez
PUBLISHER NAME: Felicity Fox Books Publishing House
WINNER
FULL BOOK TITLE: My Father’s Smile
AUTHOR NAME: Eva Fogel
PUBLISHER NAME: Eva Fogel
FINALISTS
FULL BOOK TITLE: HOW TO CREATE PEACE – Teaching Children How to Navigate Their Personal Choices, and Build Their Character and Social Morality
AUTHOR NAME: Karen Z. Brass
PUBLISHER NAME: Chazak Publishers
FULL BOOK TITLE: This Is Dodger: A Story About the Life of a Rescue
AUTHOR NAME: Dawn R. Smith
PUBLISHER NAME: ArchwayPublishing
FULL BOOK TITLE: Check the Chooks!
AUTHOR NAME: Nanette Hanna
PUBLISHER NAME: Olympia Publishers UK
FULL BOOK TITLE: The Joy of Starting School
AUTHOR NAME: Therese Bobe Balchan
PUBLISHER NAME: AuthorHouseUK
FULL BOOK TITLE: Wild Thing and The Bagel
AUTHOR NAME: Erin L Neal
PUBLISHER NAME: Fulton Books
WINNER
FULL BOOK TITLE: The Snowman on the Beach
AUTHOR NAME: A. R. Riser
PUBLISHER NAME: Mascot Kids
FINALISTS
FULL BOOK TITLE: Onward Oat: Courage, Breaking Stereotypes, Kindness
AUTHOR NAME: Vy Lien
PUBLISHER NAME: Unpublished
FULL BOOK TITLE: Tubby Can’t Swim
AUTHOR NAME: Shirley Gould
PUBLISHER NAME: LifeRich Publishing
FULL BOOK TITLE: Abena’s Big Dream
AUTHOR NAME: Cynthia Addae
PUBLISHER NAME: PlayPen Publishing
FULL BOOK TITLE: Let Your Inner Golden Sparkle Shine: The Little Girl Who Never Stopped Believing in Herself
AUTHOR NAME: Muse Literary
PUBLISHER NAME: Muse Literary
FULL BOOK TITLE: Walking with the Sun
AUTHOR NAME: Preethi Saravanakumar
PUBLISHER NAME: Preethi Saravanakumar
WINNER
FULL BOOK TITLE: FREEDOM CLEARED
AUTHOR NAME: Nikki Menne
PUBLISHER NAME: Reindeer Cleared Christmas Creations
FINALISTS
FULL BOOK TITLE: Voices of Diversity
AUTHOR NAME: Vanessa Caraveo
PUBLISHER NAME: Vanessa Caraveo
FULL BOOK TITLE: I Like Mud: and other poems for the young and young-at-heart
AUTHOR NAME: Margaret Grote
PUBLISHER NAME: Beach Chair Books
FULL BOOK TITLE: The Dolphin and Rose
AUTHOR NAME: Bashir Bashir
PUBLISHER NAME: KDP
FULL BOOK TITLE: The Magic of Plants with Mo the Garden Fairy
AUTHOR NAME: Aunt Jenni
PUBLISHER NAME: Nesoteric
FULL BOOK TITLE: A Kid's Line of Thought
AUTHOR NAME: Paulo Henrique Silva Rodrigues dos Santos
PUBLISHER NAME: Paulo Henrique Silva Rodrigues dos Santos
WINNER
FULL BOOK TITLE: “Echo” Book One: LIVING WILD with the Orions
AUTHOR NAME: Ron Rohrbaugh, Jr.
PUBLISHER NAME: KDP
FINALISTS
FULL BOOK TITLE: Valiance
AUTHOR NAME: Vanessa Caraveo
PUBLISHER NAME: Vanessa Caraveo
FULL BOOK TITLE: Binnie and the Glitter Guitar
AUTHOR NAME: Michael Wuehler
PUBLISHER NAME: Michael Wuehler
FULL BOOK TITLE: A Hero Wears a Trooper’s Hat
AUTHOR NAME: Steve Frank Schubert
PUBLISHER NAME: Steve Frank Schubert
FULL BOOK TITLE: Small Fry
AUTHOR NAME: Stephenie Wilson Peterson
PUBLISHER NAME: Stephenie Wilson Peterson (Releases on 4/25)
WINNER
FULL BOOK TITLE: The Call of Jeremiah McGill
AUTHOR NAME: Joseph Moore
PUBLISHER NAME: Gatekeeper Press
FINALISTS
FULL BOOK TITLE: The Newton Chronicles: Soldiers, Temples, and Crystals
AUTHOR NAME: Terry Overton
PUBLISHER NAME: Ambassador International
FULL BOOK TITLE: Lightning Butterflies!
AUTHOR NAME: Jim H. Darnell, Jr.
PUBLISHER NAME: KDP
FULL BOOK TITLE: JONAH
AUTHOR NAME: Allison Scanlon
PUBLISHER NAME: Unpublished
WINNER
FULL BOOK TITLE: Lightning Butterflies!
AUTHOR NAME: Jim H. Darnell, Jr.
PUBLISHER NAME: KDP
FINALISTS
FULL BOOK TITLE: Space Engineers: Aliya and Space Program
AUTHOR NAME: Asel Ayapova
PUBLISHER NAME: Unpublished Manuscript
FULL BOOK TITLE: The Underground Book Readers: The Secret Society (Book 1)
AUTHOR NAME: Terry Overton
PUBLISHER NAME: KDP
WINNER
FULL BOOK TITLE: Valiance
AUTHOR NAME: Vanessa Caraveo
PUBLISHER NAME: Vanessa Caraveo
WINNER
FULL BOOK TITLE: The Most Famous Landmarks in the World
AUTHOR NAME: Samuel John
PUBLISHER NAME: Samuel John
WINNER
FULL BOOK TITLE: “Echo” Book One: LIVING WILD with the Orions
AUTHOR NAME: Ron Rohrbaugh, Jr.
PUBLISHER NAME: KDP
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