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2010 Moonbeam Childrens Book Awards1. Board Book/Cloth BookGold: Duck Goes Potty, by Michael Dahl (Capstone Publishers)
Silver: Good Night World, by Adam Gamble and Cooper Kelly (Our World of Books)
Bronze: My Purple Toes, by Blair Hahn (My Purple Toes, LLC);
2. Alphabet/Counting BookGold:
Apples, Apples, 1 2 3, See If You Can Count With Me, by Annette Payne (Me+Math=Magic)
Silver: We're All in the Same Boat, by Zachary Shapiro (G.P. Putnam's Sons)
Bronze: Sea Turtles A-Z: Loggy, Greeny & Leather, by Mara Uman Hixon (Bluenote Publications)
3. Pop-up/Cut-outGold: Animal Babies, by Pascale Hedelin and Stephanie Herrbach (Owlkids Books)
Silver: Mo Smells Christmas, by Margaret Hyde (Mo's Nose, LLC)
Bronze: ABC's Around the World, by Derek Deselms (Wheelbooks)
4. Activity Book 1 - Games, Arts & Crafts, etc.Gold: My Beastly Book of Monsters, by Arnaud Boutin (Owlkids Books)
Silver: Art with Anything, by MaryAnn F. Kohl (Gryphon House Books)
Bronze: The Anti-Pirate Potato Cannon and 101 Other Things for Young Mariners to Build, Try & Do on the Water, by David Seidman and Jeff Hemmel (McGraw-Hill)
5. Activity Book 2 - Educational, Science, History, etc.Gold:A Kid's Guide to Native American History, by Yvonne Wakim Dennis and Arlene Hirschfelder (Chicago Review Press)
Silver: Amazing Africa Projects You Can Build Yourself, by Carla Mooney (Nomad Press)
Bronze: Language Smarts Level D, by Kathy Erickson and Stephanie Stevens (The Critical Thinking Co.);
6. Book with Music/TheatricalGold:Jazz Fly 2, The Jungle Pachanga, by Matthew Gollub (Tortuga Press)
Silver: Who's That Man? by Marny Duncan-Cary (Your Nickel's Worth Publishing)
Bronze: Fun With Composers "Just for Kids" Volume II, by Deborah Lyn Ziolkoski (Fun with Composers, Inc.)
7. Picture Book - Preschool Gold:
Fur and Feathers, by Janet Halfmann; illustrated by Laurie Allen Klein (Sylvan Dell Publishing)
Silver: We Love the Company: A Story About Table Manners, by Angela Russ-Ayon; illustrated by Irina A. Mirskaya (Our Rainbow Press)
Bronze: Willie Whale: Where Are You?, by Annette Payne; illustrated by Megan Payne (Me+Math=Magic)
8. Picture Book - 4-8 Year OldGold: Grandma's Pear Tree, by Suzanne Santillan; illustrated by Atilio Pernisco (Raven Tree Press)
Silver (tie): Sneaky Sheep, by Chris Monroe (Carolrhoda) and My Grandpa's Coaching Third, by Janet Mary Sinke; illustrated by Craig Pennington (My Grandma and Me Publishers)
Bronze: More Bears! by Kenn Nesbitt; illustrated by Troy Cummings (Sourcebooks Jabberwocky)
9. Picture Book - All AgesGold:The Fish House Door, by Robert F. Baldwin; illustrated by Astrid Sheckels (Islandport Press)
Silver: The Scariest Dream Ever, by Maria T. DiVencenzo; illustrated by Alixandra Martin (Winterlake Press)
Bronze (tie): Zelda, Esmeralda, and the Big Blue Sea, by Susan Elizabeth Ross; illustrated by Bonnie Bews (Yellow Toadstool Press) and In the Indian Night Sky, by Reshma Sapre; illustrated by Jayme Robinson (Hathi Chiti Books for Kids)
10. Juvenile Fiction - Early Reader/1st Chapter booksGold: Runt Farm: Under New Management, by Amanda Lorenzo; illustrated by Mark Evan Walker (BooktiMookti Press)
Silver (tie): Herman, by Tyler Roberson (Annotation Press) and Katie Woo: The Best Season Ever, by Fran Manushkin; illustrated by Tammie Lyon (Picture Window Books)
Bronze: Mitzvah the Mutt, by Sylvia Rouss; illustrated by Martha Rast (Yaldah Publishing)
11. Pre-Teen Fiction - GeneralGold:I, Emma Freke, by Elizabeth Atkinson (Carolrhoda)
Silver (tie): Follow the Elephant, by Beryl Young (Ronsdale Press) and Searching for Hannarester, by Marion Page (Radiant Hen Publishing)
Bronze: The Model President, by Brian Tacang (HarperCollins)
12. Pre-Teen Fiction - FantasyGold (tie): Wrush: The Secret Worlds of Tabetha Bright, by The Karakul (Emerald Book Co.) and Merlin's Dragon: Doomraga's Revenge, by T.A. Barron (Philomel/Penguin Group USA)
Silver: Year of the Golden Dragon, by B.L. Sauder (Coteau Books) Bronze: Hunter Brown and the Consuming Fire, by the Miller Brothers (Warner Press)
13. Pre-Teen Fiction - Historical/CulturalGold: Boy of the Border, by Arna Bontemps and Langston Hughes (Sweet Earth Flying Press)
Silver: The Kulak's Daughter, by Gabriele Goldstone (Tire Swing Books)
Bronze: George Brunt: Young Pioneer of Eagle Rock, by Connie B. Otteson
13a. Pre-Teen Fiction - MysteryGold: Missing Grace: A Kit Mystery, by Elizabeth McDavid Jones (American Girl)
Silver: The River Rats: Riddle Me a Mystery, by Hank Racer (High Pitched Hum Publishing)
Bronze: The Secret of the Sacred Scarab, by Fiona Ingram (iUniverse)
14. Young Adult Fiction - GeneralGold: The Freak Observer, by Blythe Woolston (Carolrhoda Lab)
Silver: Runaway Storm, by D.E. Knobbe (Emerald Book Co.)
Bronze (tie): Desta and King Solomon's Coin of Magic and Fortune, by Getty Ambau (Falcon Press International) and Survivor's Leave, by Robert Sutherland (Ronsdale Press)
15. Young Adult Fiction - Fantasy/Sci-FiGold: Dreamfire, by Nicole Luiken (Great Plains Teen Fiction)
Silver (tie): The Purloined Boy, by Mortimus Clay (Finster Press) and The Dragon of Two Hearts, by Donald Samson (Awsna Publications)
Bronze: Kestrel's Midnight Song, by J.R. Parker (Flaming Pen Press)
16. Young Adult Fiction - Horror/MysteryGold: Picture the Dead, by Adele Griffin and Lisa Brown (Sourcebooks Fire)
Silver: FreeK Camp, by Steve Burt (Burt Creations)
Bronze: The Ghosts of Lone Jack, by Lance Lee Noel (Spinning Moon Press)
17. Young Adult Fiction - Historical/CulturalGold:
Hellie Jondoe, by Randall Platt (Texas Tech University Press)
Silver: Once There Was and Will Never Be Again, by Gloria Siers (Autumnberry Hill)
Bronze: There Are No Words, by Mary Calhoun Brown (Lucky Press)
18. Young Adult Fiction - Religion/SpiritualityGold: Summer Sanctuary, by Laurie Gray (Luminis Books)
Silver: Golden's Rule, by C.E. Edmonson (Pleasant Word)
Bronze: Spring's Gift of Hope, by Monique Niemaszyk (By Way of the Family Press)
19. Young Adult Fiction - Mature IssuesGold:Van Diemen at 17, by Jeania Kimbrough (Smoke Signal Press)
Silver: Face Off, by Maureen Ulrich (Coteau Books for Teens) Bronze: Cutters Don't Cry, by Christine Dzidrums (Creative Media Publishing)
20. Children's PoetryGold:Poetry Speaks Who I Am, Edited by Elise Paschen (Sourcebooks Jabberwocky)
Silver: A Fork in the Road, by Mozz (Goofy Guru Publishing)
Bronze: Tim and Sally's Year in Poems, by Grady Thrasher (Jonquil Books) and Ivy in Bloom: the Poetry of Spring, by Vanita Oelschlager (VanitaBooks)
21. Non-Fiction - Picture Book Gold (tie): A Child's Introduction to the World: Geography, Cultures and People, by Heather Alexander (Black Dog & Leventhal) and Going Home: The Mystery of Animal Migration, by Marianne Berkes; illustrated by Jennifer DiRubbio (Dawn Publications)
Silver: Ripley's Believe It or Not: Oceans, by Camilla de la Bedoyere (Ripley Publishing)
Bronze: The Boy Who Conquered Everest: The Jordan Romero Story, by Katherine Blanc with Jordan Romero (Balboa Press)
22. Non-Fiction - Young Adult Gold: Frank Lloyd Wright and his New American Architecture, by Bob Kahn (Wisconsin Historical Society Press)
Silver (tie): Ripley's Believe It or Not: Enter If You Dare, by Geoff Tibballs (Ripley Publishing) and Birmingham Sunday, by Larry Dane Brimner (Calkins Creek/Boyds Mills Press)
Bronze: Frozen Secrets: Antarctica Revealed, by Sally M. Walker (Carolrhoda Books)
23. Multicultural - Picture BookGold: Benno and the Night of Broken Glass, by Meg Wiviott; illustrated by Josée Bisaillon (Kar-Ben Publishing)
Silver: For a Girl Becoming, by Joy Harjo; illustrated by Mercedes McDonald (University of Arizona Press)
Bronze: Mohala Mai ‛O Hau (How Hau Became Hau‛ula), by Robert Lono ‛Ikuwā; illustrated by Matthew Kāwika Ortiz (Kamehameha Publishing)
24. Multicultural Non-Fiction - Young AdultGold: Bonyo Bonyo: The True Story of a Brave Boy from Kenya, by Vanita Oelschlager illustrated by Kristin Blackwood and Mike Blanc (VanitaBooks)
Silver: The Story of the American Indian, written and illustrated by Sydney E. Fletcher (Axios for Young People)
Bronze: Native Musicians: In the Groove, by Vincent Schilling (7th Generation)
25. Comic/Graphic NovelGold:The Tall Tale of Paul Bunyan, by Martin Powell; illustrated by Aaron Blecha (Stone Arch/Capstone)
Silver: Flabbergast: Science Friction, by Mark Mariano (My Pal Mark) Bronze: Yellowstone's Hot Legends and Cool Myths, by Robert Rath (Farcountry Press)
26. Religion/SpiritualityGold:Today I Found God, by Greg Long; illustrated by Nathan Wondrak (Halo Publishing)
Silver: St. Cecilia's Orchestra, by Michael O'Neill McGrath and Alan J. Hommerding (World Library Publications)
Bronze: The Little Manger Mouse, by Phyllis Didleau; illustrated by Gretchen Gackstatter (Mother's House Publishing)
27. HolidayGold: The Princess and the Kiss: The Three Gifts of Christmas, by Jennie Bishop; illustrated by Preston McDaniels (Warner Press)
Silver: Native American Night Before Christmas, adapted & written by Gary Robinson; illustrated by Jesse T. Hummingbird (Clear Light Publishers) Bronze: Marsipity, by Barbie McConnell; illustrated by Rusty Gregory (Olive Leaf Press)
28. Book with Merchandise (plush toy, etc.)Gold: A Light in the Night, by Sandy Harsanyi Murphy (CCA and B)
Silver: Life is a Bowl of Cherry Pits, by Tanya Sousa; illustrated by Katie Flindall (Radiant Hen Publishing)
Bronze: Sophie's Tales: Learning to Listen, by Melanie Paticoff (Sophie's Tales, LLC)
29. Spanish Language BookGold:Katie del Desierto Sonorense (Katie of the Sonoran Desert), by Kate Jackson; illustrated by Natalie Rowe (Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum Press)
Silver: Teo va al Circo (Teo Goes to the Circus), by Adam Del Rio; illustrated by Noel Ill (Lectura Books)
Bronze: Cuando Tu Camión Escolar Se Va a México (When Your School Bus Goes to Mexico), by M.S. Holm; illustrated by Hermelinda Vargas (Sentry Books/Great West Publishing)
30. Environmental Issues Gold (tie): Not Your Typical Book About the Environment, by Elin Kelsey; illustrated by Clayton Hanmer (Owlkids Books) amd Hannah and the Talking Tree, by Elke Weiss (Free Focus Publishing)
Silver: Bear-ly There, by Rebekah Raye (Tilbury House Publishers)
Bronze: You Can Be a Nature Detective, by Peggy Kochanoff (Mountain Press)
31. Health IssuesGold: The Little King and his Marshmallow Kingdom, by Louis Rotella III; illustrated by Mark Chickinelli (Ata-Boy Productions)
Silver (tie): My Big Fat Secret, by Lynn R. Schecter; illustrated by Jason Chin (Magination Press) and The One and Only Sam, by Aileen Stalker; illustrated by Bob Spencer (Jessica Kingsley Publishers)
Bronze: Your Treasure Hunt: Disabilities and Finding Your Gold, by Katherine Schneider, PhD (Beaver's Pond Press)
32. Mind-Body-Spirit/Self-EsteemGold: What Does It Mean To Be Present? by Rana DiOrio; illustrated by Eliza Wheeler (Little Pickle Press)
Silver (tie): Beyoutiful! by Julie Marie Carrier (Positive Role Model Press) and Dolltopia, by Abby Denson (Green Candy Press)
Bronze: The Little Hope Book, by Leah Alagna; illustrated by Josh Hunter (Ecliptic Visions)
33. Reading Skills/LiteracyGold: Magic Letters: The Keys to the World of Words, by Julie Rebboah; illustrated by Loryn Brantz (Lightning Bug Learning Press)
Silver (tie): Attack of the Chicken Nugget Man, by Kumar Sathy; illustrated by Franfou Studio (Student Solutions) and The Do-It-Yourself Storytelling Flip-Over Picture Book, by Jehan Clements
Bronze: Happy Rhymes 2, by Jenny Dooley and Virginia Evans (Express Publishing)
34. Best First Book - Picture BookGold: Harvey the Child Mime, by Loryn Brantz (Hometown 520)
Silver: Moonlight Memoirs: Remembering the Family and Friends are Forever, by Maggie Mei Lewis; illustrated by Melody Lea Lamb (Good Times Press)
Bronze (tie): Chippy Chipmunk Parties in the Garden, by Kathy M. Miller (Celtic Sunrise) and Little Chief and Mighty Gopher: The Pemmican Frenzy, by Victor Lethbridge; illustrated by Ben Crane (Tatanka Productions))
35. Best First Book - Chapter BookGold: Runaway Storm, by D.E. Knobbe (Emerald Book Co.)
Silver: Travels with Gannon and Wyatt: Botswana, by Patti Wheeler and Keith Hemstreet (Claimstake Publishing)
Bronze: The Big Red Bike, by E. J. Tims (Jettster Publishing)
36. Best IllustratorGold: Wendy Edelson, for Bartholomew's Gift, by Diane Dignan (Ferne Press)
Silver: Jenniffer Julich, for Hilda: A Very Loyal Goat, by Jennifer Liu Bryan (Next Chapter Press)
Bronze: Aaron Kawai‛ae‛a, for Kohala Kuamo‛o: Nae‛ole's Race to Save a King, by Kakauleleanae‛ole Kawai‛ae‛a (Kamehameha Publishing) and Virginia McCoy, for The Rabbits' Race, by Deborah L. Delaronde (Theytus Books)
Moonbeam Spirit Awards - For dedication to children’s literacy and inspired writing, illustrating and publishing. All recipients receive gold medals.
(Original Storytelling) Fishtailing, by Wendy Phillips (Coteau Books)
(Family Values) Skunk Tales: Making Sense of Scents, by Lynn Marie Hurtado (New Lineage)
(Patriotism) Klinger: A Story of Honor and Hope, by Betsy Beard; illustrated by Shelley Johannes (Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors)
(American Heritage) Songs of Freedom: A Journey on the Underground Railroad, by Bryan Marshall & David Marshall; illustrated by Wil Clay (Blue Sky Project)
(Native Folklore) Dancing in My Bones, by Wilfred Burton and Anne Patton; illustrated by Sherry Farrell Racette; translated by Norman Fleury (Gabriel Dumont Institute)
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