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Early Readers and Picture for Little Peeps Book Awards

The LITTLE PEEPS Book Awards recognize emerging new talent and outstanding works in the genre of Early Readers that invites children to read and explore. The Little Peeps Book Awards is a division of the Chanticleer International Book Awards (CIBAs).

Chanticleer International Book Awards Reviews is looking for the best books featuring stories of all shapes and sizes written to an audience for Early Readers. Story books, Beginning Chapter Books, Picture Books, Activity Books & Educational Books. These books have advanced to the Premier Level of Achievement in the 2020 CIBAs. (For Young Adult Fiction see our Dante Rossetti Awards, for Middle Grade Readers see our Gertrude Warner Awards.)

The 2020 LITTLE PEEPS Book Awards First Place Category Winners and the LITTLE PEEPS Grand Prize Winner were announced by Peggy Sullivan on Saturday, June 5, 2021 at the Hotel Bellwether and broadcast via ZOOM webinar and Facebook Live.

It is our privilege and profound honor to announce the 1st in Category winners of the 2020 LITTLE PEEPS Awards, a division of the 2020 CIBAs.

This is the OFFICIAL 2020 LIST of the LITTLE PEEPS BOOK AWARDS First Place Category Winners and the LITTLE PEEPS Grand Prize Winner.

Congratulations to all!

  • Educational Book: Ellie Smith – Tex the Explorer: Journey Through the Alphabet 
  • Division Grand Prize Winner: Masoud Malekyari – Great As A Button 
  • Picture Book: D.K. Brantley – Every Mummy Has a Mommy              
  • Self-Esteem: Dr. Justine Green – Completely Me
  • Exploring: Courtney Shannon Strand – Ella’s Umbrella
  • Holidays/Traditions: Lindy Ryan – Trick or Treat, Alistair Gray
  • Story Book: Johnny Ray Moore – ANTHILL FOR SALE 
  • Early Reader: Raven Howell – So You Want a Puppy?
  • Experiences: PJ McIlvaine – Little Lena and The Big Table

 

The Grand Prize Winner for the CIBA 2020 LITTLE PEEPS Awards is:

Masoud Malekyari for

Great As A Button

Cover for Great as a Button by Masoud Malekyari

Blue and Gold Grand Prize Badge for Little Peeps for Great as a Button by Masoud Malekyari

The 2021 LITTLE PEEPS Book Awards winners will be announced at CAC22 on April 10, 2022. Save the date for CAC22, scheduled April 7-10, 2022, our 10 year Conference Anniversary!

Submissions for the 2021 LITTLE PEEPS Book Awards are open until the end of September. Enter here!

Don’t delay! Enter today! 

A Note to ALL the WINNERS: The coveted CIBA Blue Ribbons will be mailed out starting in July. We will contact you with an email to verify your mailing address and other items. We thank you for your patience and understanding.