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The Little Peeps Book Awards recognize emerging new talent and outstanding works in Early Readers. The Little Peeps Book Awards is a division of the Chanticleer International Book Awards (The CIBAs).

Chanticleer International Book Awards 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, and Educational Books. These books have advanced to the Long List for the 2022 CIBAs. (For Young Adult Fiction see our Dante Rossetti Awards, for Middle Grade Readers see our Gertrude Warner Awards.)

These titles have moved forward in the judging rounds from all 2022 Little Peeps Early Readers Semi-Finalists to the 2022 Little Peeps Book Awards FINALISTS.  All FINALISTS will be announced and recognized at the Chanticleer Authors Conference (CAC23).

The First Place Category Winners, along with the CIBA Division Grand Prize winners, will be selected from the 25 CIBA divisions’ Finalists.

We will announce the 1st Place Category winners and Grand Prize Division Winners at the CIBAs Banquet and Ceremony on Saturday, April 29th, 2023 at the luxurious Hotel Bellwether in Bellingham, Wash. sponsored by the 2023 Chanticleer Authors Conference

These titles are in the running for the First Place and Grand Prize Winners of the 2022 Little Peeps Book Awards novel competition for Early Readers!

Join us in cheering on the following authors and their works in the 2022 CIBAs.

  • Beth Bacon – The Panda Cub Swap
  • Sara Tabibzadeh – Two Cherries
  • Anthony C. Delauney – Lilly and May Learn Why Mom and Dad Work
  • Travis D. Peterson – Ada and the Helpers
  • Helen M. Waters – A Story About Sprout
  • Richard Ceasor – Grandma I Don’t Want To Go To Sleep: A Forever Love Tale
  • Susan Conrad – Inside my Sea of Dreams: The Adventures of Kami and Suz
  • Ellie Smith – Tex the Explorer Journey to the Oceans
  • Cynthia C. Huijgens – A Fish Called Andromeda
  • C.L. Olsen – Old Crabby Turtle
  • Valerie Ramer – Alastair McAllister Goes to School
  • Peggy Sullivan – Montana Cats
  • Danielle Diestl – Lily May and the Ruby Shoes Blues
  • Maggie Bates – Ravens Roost
  • Cheryl Denise Bannerman – The Gecko Without An Echo
  • Anthony C. Delauney – Dash and Nikki and The Jellybean Game
  • David Horn – Eudora Space Kid: The Lobster Tale
  • Cindy L. Rodriguez – Three Pockets Full: A story of love, family, and tradition
  • Abbe Rolnick – Bubbie’s Magical Hair

Blue and Gold badge for the finalists of the Little Peeps awards for early readers

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Good luck to all as your works move on to the next rounds of judging.

The Grand Prize Winner for the CIBA 2021 LITTLE PEEPS Awards is:

Victoria and the Big, Brave Breath

by Andrea Vaughan

We are now accepting submissions into the 2023 Chatelaine Book Awards for Romance Fiction. The 2023 CIBA winners will be announced at CAC 2023. 

Please click here for more information.

Winners will be announced at the 2022 CIBA Awards Ceremony sponsored by the 2023 Chanticleer Authors Conference.

IN-Person – April 27-30, 2023! Register Today!

Seating is Limited. The esteemed WRITER Magazine (founded in 1887)  has repeatedly recognized the Chanticleer Authors Conference as one of the best conferences to attend and participate in for North America.

Join us for our 11th annual conference and discover why!

A Collage of Speakers and Blue Ribbon Winners for CAC23