Mom Is Sick & It's Okay has made the Little Peeps Long List!

I am so excited to see that my children's book, Mom is Sick & It's Okay made the Chanticleer Awards Little Peeps Long List! This is a book really close to my heart. It has been so well received at all the book events I do. There have been several comments on how they wish there was a book like this when they were younger.

I'll be doing a second Mom Is Sick, but it will be more general to gear with other chronic diseases. The illustrations will be the same and most of the wording will stay the same, but I'll just take out the parts that are strictly MS-related.

 

These titles have moved forward in the judging rounds from SLUSH pile to the 2019 Little Peeps Book Awards LONG LIST. These entries are now in competition for 2019 Little Peeps Shortlist. The ShortListers’ works will compete for the Semi-Finalists positions. Semi-Finalists will be announced and recognized at the CAC20 banquet and ceremony. The First Place Category Winners, along with the CIBA Division Grand Prize winners, will be selected from the 16 CIBA divisions Semi-Finalists. We will announce the 1st Place Category winners and Grand Prize Division Winners at the CIBAs Banquet and Ceremony on Saturday, April 18th, 2020 at the luxurious Hotel Bellwether in Bellingham, Wash.

These titles are in the running for the SHORT LIST of the 2019 Little Peeps Book Awards for Early Readers and Children’s Picture Books.

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

• Sylva Fae and Katie Weaver – Elfabet
• Laura Lynn – Something Special about an Anemone
• Lauren Mosback – In Grandpaw’s Pawprints
• Lauren Mosback – My Sister’s Super Skills
• Cheree Finley – W-B-C Team
• Dawn Marie Thompson – Double Trouble
• Dawn Marie Thompson – Barnyard Bully
• M. Lisa Rinaca – Nate and The Nanticoke Clipper
• Trevor Young & Eleanor Long – Galdo’s Gift: The Boovie
• Norma Lewis – Let All Things Now Living
• Norma Lewis – Totem Pole
• Norma Lewis – The Canter Beary Tales
• Ginger Smith – Ella Bella Clap Your Hands
• Kizzie Jones – A Tall Tale About Dachshunds in Costumes: How MORE Dogs Came to Be
• Robert Wright Jr – Mummy in the Museum
• M Lisa Rinaca – Maddie and Jake
• Marianne Andresen Magin – The Legend of Santa’s Sleighbells
• Remi Nicole – Oh Please, Peetie!
• George Yuhasz – Imagine That: The Magic of the Mysterious Lights
• Angie McPherson – My Mom Is Sick and It’s Okay
• Stephanie Dreyer – Not A Purse
• Connie Sorrell & Susan Cole – When Cows Pass The Hat Around
• Mojy Sadri – Puppy Doesn’t Laugh
• Justine Avery – What Wonders Do You See… When You Dream?
• Lucy Patterson Murray – Dream Island
• Ellie Smith – Tex the Explorer: Journey Around the Earth
• Shana Hollowell – When the Squirrel Sings
• Mary Troxclair Adamson – Yo, Ho! Armadilleaux!
• Arlene Gillo – Bruce Wayne Is Insane: Meeting Ninja Kitty
• William Tracy Byarlay – Adventures of Kalham and Britton: Fly with me
• Gregory Pohl – The Impossible
• Linda Bledsoe – Pigs Can’t Skate
• Oleg Kush – 1 & 0, Lion & Mouse, Aries the Sheep and Other Fairy-Tales
• Kasey J. Claytor – Pinky, And The Magical Secret He Kept Inside
• Edyta McQueen – Girly Girl Adventure: Rescue on the Ski Hill
• Ann Riley Cooper – Catch and Release
• Juilette Douglas – We are Awesome Possums
• M.J. Evans – Percy-The Racehorse Who Didn’t Like to Run 
• Kelly Carter – In the Shoes of… James | In the Shoes of… Trey
• Keri T Collins – You Can Call Me Katelyn
• J. Steven Young – Gus and the Winter Sprite
• Johnny Ray Moore – Anthill for Sale 
• Melodie Tegay – Hannah’s Two Homes: life in a “blended” family; a 5-year-old’s perspective

Which ones of the above works will move forward in the judging rounds to the 2019 Little Peeps Book Awards Shortlist?
The excitement builds for the 2019 CIBAs! 


The 16 divisions of the 2019 CIBAs’ Grand Prize Winners and the Five First Place Category Position award winners along with recognizing the Semi-Finalists will be announced at the April 18th, 2020 Chanticleer International Book Awards Annual Awards Gala, which takes place at the Chanticleer Authors Conference that will be held in Bellingham, Wash.


We are now accepting submissions into the 2020 Little Peeps Book Awards.
As always, please contact us at Chanticleer@ChantiReviews.com with any questions, concerns, or suggestions!

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My Mom Is Sick and It's Okay is entered into the Little Peeps contest!

My Mom Is Sick and It's Okay has been entered into the Chanticleer Reviews book contest, Little Peeps. I am hoping this book might be helpful for families dealing with parents that suffer from chronic illnesses. Even though I wrote the book for my daughter, I find other people might benefit from it, as well. At a book selling event two weeks ago, I had two families buy the book that had a parent was undergoing treatment for cancer. 

I have also found that my books tend to sell a little better if they had been entered into a contest and made it somewhere within the process. I've not had the pleasure of winning a contest, but even making the Long List in a contest means a lot to me.

Meet Mindy - cover girl for Emma and the Yellow Mare!

I thought I would introduce the world to my cover model for Emma and the Yellow Mare.

Emma and the Yellow Mare
Available @ Amazon
https://www.amazon.com/Emma-Yellow-Mare-Hay-Days/dp/1096590719/ref=sr_1_2?keywords=emma+and+the+yellow+mare&qid=1562112856&s=gateway&sr=8-2

Mindy is a 1994 American Quarter Horse. This 25 year-old 5-time mama is as spry as a spring chicken! She always beats her 20 year-old son to the barn EVERY SINGLE time! She's the lead mare of the place. She's always looking out for danger, even in the wild pastures of Indiana.

Mindy is one of the neatest and most regal horses I've been around. And I've been around a lot of horses in my life! She's always attentive and eager to see what's happening, but she does leave room and not crowd in.

She's built like a tank, hearkening back to her race bloodlines of Go Man Go. She's got the big Quarter Horse butt and the kindest eye.

Stay tuned for more stories of Mindy's offspring (one is the muse for Goldie in Emma and the Yellow Mare).

New chapter book experience - Emma and the Yellow Mare

I jumped into the chapter book world when I wrote Emma and the Yellow Mare. I have a young one just getting started reading chapter books (she's headed to 2nd grade) and I wanted to create a story that didn't involve magic.

Now, don't get me wrong. I LOVE magic and I use it all the time in my adult novels, but I wanted to create a book about a girl and a horse. No magic, no tricks. Just a story about hard work. And horses. This little book has a front cover that features my mare, Mindy. She's a palomino Quarter Horse and she's rocking it as a senior horse. She's 25 years old, but still runs into the barn at feedings.

One of Mindy's foals, Indie, is actually the inspiration of the story. He was mean and troublesome and he experienced some of the happenings in the book.

If you would like to check out the book at Amazon, the link is below:

https://www.amazon.com/Emma-Yellow-Mare-Hay-Days/dp/1096590719/ref=sr_1_2?keywords=emma+and+the+yellow+mare&qid=1559185336&s=gateway&sr=8-2


Happy reading!
Angie

Jumping into an unknown world of Fiverr illustrators for my next story about MS

I decided after Princess Polliwog & the Swing Thief had been published, that I loved the idea of writing kids books. But I was really unsure of the price point I have to sell Polliwog at. So I decided to do some research on illustrators from Fiverr. I found someone who seemed really energetic about illustrating my story.

Now, my stomach is churning. Did I do the right thing? This story is special for me, but it is for a very select audience. I also wanted to get a book that I can sell at a price point I'm comfortable charging.

My illustrator is from Sri Lanka and I'm very excited. From his profile illustrations, his people are realistic looking and fun. I can only hope my story can be the same!

Stay tuned for progress reports!
Write on!
Angie

Reading for 1st graders... a super great experience!

I read Princess Polliwog to the entire 1st grade class at my daughter's school. All the kids were very attentive, even though some had to sit too far away to see the pictures. They oh'ed and ah'ed at the important moments and were engaged the entire time.

Some of the kids even put their hands in the air to ask questions and they were good questions. The teachers were very appreciative.

The only downside... I forgot to take any pictures to prove it happened!

Each child got a coloring book page and a color business card (which will hopefully entice the parents to go online and buy my book).

I can tally this experience up to a success and I look forward to more possible readings!

Write on!
Angie

1st time Elementary School reading

I will be doing an elementary school visit today at my daughter’s school to read to the entire 1^st grade class. I got a call from a teacher last week about doing this. The class is reading Frog and Toad books this week and she thought my new children’s book would fit right in. I was tickled pink! I told her I would love to read to my daughter’s class. Then she called back and asked if I could read to all the classes. 4 in all. Gulp. Suddenly I’m not worried about 28 kids not liking my work, I’m worried about 120 kids.

 

But I’m putting on a brave face and setting off to see how the young ones like my story. It kept Morgan entertained, but will boys like it? Is it truly good or is my daughter entertained because it comes from me? I’ll find out in a few. I’m also taking coloring pages (2 different designs) and colored business cards that have a picture of Polliwog – in hopes the card makes it to the parent of the child that MUST HAVE my book. Now they know where to find me!

 

I will also be donating my book to the school library.

 

This will be a great teller if my book is really good enough to keep a 7- or 8-year old’s attention. So I need to tamp down the butterflies and enjoy the day.

 

Wish me luck!

Angie