Our books have been honored as winners, finalists or nominees in more than 70 book awards.
Please see theAwards, Reviews & Distinctionspage for a complete listing.
Gold Winners
2012 Learning Magazine Teacher's Choice Award for the Family
2011 Gold Mom's Choice Award
2011 Gold Mom's Choice Award
2011 Tillywig Toy Award
Learning Magazine's
2011 Teachers' Choice Award for Children's Books
2012 Teacher's Choice Award for Children's Books
2010 Gold Moonbeam Award
Learning Magazine's 2011 Teachers' Choice Award for the Family
Tilly Wig Brain Child Award
2010 Mom's Choice Award: Children's Picute Books
2010 Mom's Choice Award GOLD: Values and Life Lessons
Learning Magazine's
2011 Teachers' Choice Award for Children's Books
-USA Book News
"Best Books 2010" Awards
-2010 Florida Recommended Summer Reading List -2009 Florida Recommended
Summer Reading List -Nominated for the 2011 Treasure State Book Award
-2011 NSTA:
Outstanding Science Trade Books
-2010-2011 Pennsylvania Readers' Choice Award
-Finalist-Colorado Authors' League
-Crystal Kite Award Nomination 2011
IRA Teacher's Choice
IRA-CBC Children's Choices List 2009
IRA-CBC Children's Choice List 2009
Learning Magazine's 2008 Teacher's Choice Award
CBC-Children's Choice Award Finalist
2007 PMA Ben Franklin Award
2008 Moms' Choice
Award Finalist
2008 Moonbeam Gold Award, Reading Skills/Literacy
2007 Moonbeam Award
2007 Nappa Honors
2008 Best Book Award Finalist, Children's Educational
(USA Book News)
-2010-2011 Indiana Young Hoosier
Book Award Nominee
-2009-2010 Maryland Black-Eyed Susan Award List
-Shortlist finalist for
The Green Earth Book Award
-2009-2010 selection Volunteer State Book Award master reading list (TN)
-2008 Florida Recommended
Summer Reading List
-2009 Texas 2x2 Reading List
-2009 Bank Street Best Children's Book of the Year List
-2009 Florida Recommended Summer Reading List
'09 Mom's Choice Gold: Best Three Children's Books of 2009
Foreword Magazine Book of the Year Award Finalist
'09 Mom's Choice Award
-2010 Florida Recommended
Summer Reading List
-2009 Florida Recommended
Summer Reading List
-'05 SIBA Book Award Short List
-2010-2011 South Dakota Prairie Bud Master Reading List
2006 FPA Best Children's Non Fiction Award
da Vinci Eye Award for Best Cover Art
2010 Mom's Choice Award Gold: Nature and Weather
2007 Moms' Choice Award Finalist
2010 Florida Publishers Association President's Book Award: Gold
-2007-2008 South Carolina Picture Book Award Nominee
-2005 SIBA Book Award shortlist finalist
Book Sense Picks nominee
-2010 Florida Recommended Reading List
-Recommended by the Kansas National Education Association
2006 Nappa Gold
Learning Magazine's 2008 Teachers' Choice Award
2007 FPA President's Book Award
-Runner-up for the SCBWI
2005 Don Freeman Grant
ASPCA Henry Bergh Children's Book Award
Learning Magazine's 2008 Teachers' Choice Award
2009 Mom's Choice Award
-Bank Street 2008 "Best Children's Books of the Year"
-2008 and 2009 Florida Recommended -Summer Reading List
IRA-CBC Children's Choices Selection for 2008
-'08 Science Books & Films
Prize Finalist
-'07 Green Earth Award Finalist.
-2008 Kansas Bill Martin, Jr. Picture Book Award Nominee
-2008 Florida Recommended Summer Reading List
-California Readers
-2010 Elementary Collection
-Gail Karwoski: 2009 Georgia Author of the Year - Picture Books
Silver & Bronze Winners
2011 Silver Moonbeam Award
2010 Moms' Choice Award Finalist
2010 Mom's Choice Silver Winner: Animal Kingdom
May/June 2009 Teachers' Pick by Instructor Magazine
-2010 FloridaRecommended
Summer
Reading List
-Bearamy's Book Club 2010 Winter Reading Book List
-LMC Ediotor's Pick
-2010 Florida Recommended
Summer Reading List
-2009 Florida
Recommended Reading List
2009 Florida Publisher Siver Book Award
2008 FPA Best Picture book Finalist
2007 Foreword Book of the Year Award Finalist
-2010 New York State
Reading Association
Suggested Reading List
-2008 Virginia Beach Friends School Friends Medallion
2007 Moonbeam Bronze Award
2007 Mom's Choice Award Finalist
2010 Silver Nautilus Book Award
-Runner-up for the SCBWI 2005 Don Freeman Grant
-Bank Street 2008 "Best Children's Books of the Year" selection
-2006 So California Ind. Booksellers Assoc.Children's Book nominee
-2006 New Atlantic Ind. Booksellers Assoc. Picture Book of the Year Award nominee
-2006 Mom's Choice Award finalist
Book Sense Picks nominee
-Maryland Blue Crab Honor Book
-Recommended by the Kansas National Education Association
2009 Silver Moonbeam
Foreword Finalist
Foreword Finalist
-2009 Florida Recommended Summer Reading List
Utah's 2008 Beehive Picture Book Award finalist
2007 Connecticut Book Award nominee
#4 on Book Sense's Autumn 2006 Children's Pics List
The Missouri Show Me Readers Award Program Finalist
2009 Reader Views 2nd Place Winner
2007 ForeWord Book of the Year Award finalist
2011 USA Best Book Awards Finalist
-2011 Florida Publishers Association President's Book Award Finalist
-2010 Bock Book Award Recpient
2010 Florida Publishers Association President's Book Award: Silver
Library Media Connection
Editor's Choice Award
October 2011