2018 Moonbeam Children's Book Awards: Winners

The Moonbeam Children’s Book Awards are presented by the Independent Publisher and Jenkins Group to honour North America's best children’s books, authors and illustrators. These selections celebrate "youthful curiosity, discovery and learning through books and reading." In 42 categories (with an additional 5 Spirit Awards), these children's books represent the publishing efforts of main-stream publishers as well as small presses, and even those of self-publishers.

Recently the 2018 Moonbeam Children's Book Award winners were announced and we'd like to offer our congratulations to our Canadian authors, illustrators and publishers who were awarded Moonbeam Children's Book Awards. They include the following titles in four different categories:




Moonbeam Spirit Award: Exploration

Be Prepared! The Frankie MacDonald Guide to Life, the Weather, and Everything
Written by Frankie MacDonald and Sarah Sawler
Nimbus Publishing






Moonbeam Award Print Categories

Boardbook/Cloth Book:  GOLD

One Eagle Soaring
Art by Roy Henry Vickers
Text by Robert Budd
Harbour Publishing
Review here





Children's Poetry: GOLD

The Wolf is Back
Written by Robert Priest
Illustrated by Joan Krygsman
Wolsak and Wynn Publishers







Non-Fiction Chapter Books: BRONZE

Dark Matters: Nature’s Reaction to Light Pollution
Written by Joan Marie Galat
Red Deer Press