2012 Winners
Grand Prize
Nate Rocks the World by Karen Pokras Toz
Animals/Pets
First - Chippy Chipmunk: Babies in the Garden by Kathy M. Miller
Second - Halle and Tiger With Their Bucket Filling Family by Peggy Johncox
Honor - At the Zoo with Lil Boo by Daddy Bookins
Best Illustrations
First - Moon Over Bioko: Sea Turtles of Bioko Island by Heidi Rader-Author; Holly Smith-Illustrator
Second - Would You Still Love Me IF... by Wendy LaGuardia & Patricia Keeler (Illustrator)
Honor - Sunbelievable by Jo Ann Kairys & Daniel Kairys
Charity/Making A Difference
First - Wilson Learns Manners! by Susan Castriota
Children's Chapter Book
First - Nate Rocks the World by Karen Pokras Toz
Second - Sir Princess Petra: The Pen Pieyu Adventures by Diane Mae Robinson
Honor - Little Red Riding Hood, Into the Forest Againl by Shaunda Kennedy Wenger
Honor - The Adventures of Lumi Nary Light: A Fairy Tale of a Teeny Tiny Angel by Sonya Haramis, M.Ed.
Children's Picture Book 5 & Younger
First (tie) - Jo Macdonald Had a Garden by Mary Quattlebaum
First (tie) - Chippy Chipmunk: Babies in the Garden by Kathy M. Miller
First (tie) - Jo Macdonald Saw A Pond by Mary Quattlebaum
First (tie) - Over in the Forest: Come Take A Peek by Marianne Berkes
Second - I Am Stumped! by Lisa Rivard
Honor - Gobble, Gobble by Cathryn Falwell
Honor - Annabella's Bully by Wendy Taylor
Honor - Queen Vernita's Visitors by Dawn Menge
Children's Picture Book 6 & Older
First - Our Salt Water Aquarium by Tom & Gretchen Stuckey
Second - Molly's Organic Farm by Carol L. Malnor & Trina Hunner
Honor - Chippy Chipmunk: Babies in the Garden by Kathy M. Miller
Honor - Moon Over Bioko: Sea Turtles of Bioko Island by Heidi Rader
Honor - Queen Vernita Visits the Blue Ice Mountains by Dawn Menge
Honor - The Daring Adventure of Bella & Sweet Pea by M. Diane Bairstow
Cover Design
First - Sunbelievable by Jo Ann Kairys & Daniel Kairys
Educational/Instructional
Second - Queen Vernita Meets Sir Heathybean the Astronomer by Dawn Menge
Fiction Collection of Short Stories
First - Twisted: Tales to Rot Your Brain Vol. 1 by Nora Thompson
Food Related
Second - Baking with Friends: Recipes, Tips and Fun Facts for Teaching Kids to Bake by Sharon Davis & Charlene Patton
General
First - Would You Still Love Me IF... by Wendy LaGuardia & Patricia Keeler (Illustrator)
Second - Under the Tree by Danielle Leibovici
Growing Pains
First - If You Love Me So Much by Danielle Leibovici
Interior Design
Second - Twisted: Tales to Rot Your Brain Vol. 1 by Nora Thompson
Outdoor Recreation
First - Queen Vernita Visits the Islands of Enchantment by Dawn Menge
Photography
First - Chippy Chipmunk: Babies in the Garden by Kathy M. Miller
School Issues
First - I Am Stumped! by Lisa Rivard
Spiritual/Religious
First - With You Always by Danielle Leibovici
Second - Always My Dad by Kathryn Graf
Honor - The Adventures of Lumi Nary Light: A Fairy Tale of a Teeny Tiny Angel by Sonya Haramis, M.Ed.
Honor - Timothy's Glove by Kathleen Chisholm McInerney
Sports
First - Still Skating Forward by Joanne Vassallo Jamrosz
Young Adult Fiction
First - Super Cowboy Rides by Mark Whiteway
Second - Legends of Green Isle: The Forgotten Spell by Constance Wallace
Young Adult Non-Fiction
Second - Still Skating Forward by Joanne Vassallo Jamrosz