These are our child’s first stories – at playtime, before nap, and as bedtime stories. They are sized for their little hands with thicker pages to help them build fine motor skills and practice “reading” for themselves. They are built with a toddler’s wear-and-tear in mind.
Fiction Picture Books are a show-and-tell art form. They introduce young readers to the worlds, present and past; take us on fantastic journeys, real and imagined; offer us ideas on being our best selves; and inspire us to do great things. These are the stories – with and without words – that can capture our hearts and mind, whether we are two or 92!
CATEGORY CHAIR: NIKI BROOKS
A lifelong book enthusiast, Niki became focused on children’s literature over ten years ago when her oldest was born. She spent hours scouring bookshelves to find books that represented the beautiful diversity of her family and wanted to share what she found with others. Throughout the years, she has worked with over a hundred different publishers as a book reviewer and has been a judge for multiple book awards. Read Niki’s full bio.
ROUND 1 JUDGES
Pamela Thompson McLeod
What We’re Reading Now blog
Linda Bozzo
reviews at Amazon.com
Erin Murray
@boxcanyonclassroom on Instagram
Erin Nelson
@beakmarks on Instagram
Kirsten Caldwell
Early Literacy Librarian website
Nicole Levesque
@bluestockingthinking on Instagram
Tura Foster Gillespie
Teaching Cultural Compassion website
ROUND 2 JUDGES
Laura Mossa
Beagles and Books blog
Pam Jones-Nill
Pam Jones-Nill – Children’s Author website
Kimberly Gould
@betterbedtimebooks on Instagram
Erin Siska
reviews at amazon.com
Niki Peck
@humanizehistory on Instagram
Check out all the Board Books and Fiction Picture Books our judges are reading.
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