Well, it’s a little later than it should be, . . . .but the voting is done and the winners have been chosen. Thank you to everyone who voted for the 2014 winners. It was an honor to review each of these books.
To become a Top Book, and in the running for Best Book, a book must receive a 6-star review here at Kid Lit Reviews, released within the 2013 and 2014, and have been reviewed between December 1, 2013 and November 30, 2014. Voting normally occurs in December and the results announced in January. This year the only variation was the actual voting, which took place in March. Hopefully 2015 will be a healthier year and all will go as planned.
So, without any further delay, here are the winners. Congratulations to all.
Best Picture Book
Author: Mara Rockliff
Illustrator: Eliza Wheeler
Publisher: Peachtree Publishers (April 1, 2014)
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Best Middle Grade Novel
The Guardian Herd #1: Starfire
Author: Jennifer Lynn Alvarez
Cover Artist: David McClellan
Publisher: HarperCollins Children’s Books (September 23, 2014)
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Best Nonfiction Book
Josephine: The Dazzling Life of Josephine Baker
Author: Patricia Hruby Powell
Illustrator: Christian Robinson
Publisher: Chronicle Books (January 14, 2014)
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Best Poetry Book
Author: K. A. Holt
Publisher: Chronicle Books (October 1, 2014)
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Best Holiday Book
Lobo’s Howliday (The Adventures of Loveable Lobo #5)
Author: C. L. Murphy
Illustrator: C. L. Murphy
Publisher: Peanut Butter Prose (December 1, 2013)
WINNERS: I can offer you the files for your “stamp,” if you are interested. Otherwise this is more bragging rights than anything. Please email (or use contact form). Once again, congratulations to all the winners!
(flags and reading cat © Laura Strickland @ My Cute Graphics)
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