Rhyming Picture Book Revolution: Best in Rhyme Award

19 awesome rhyming picture books (and Lady Pancake & Sir French Toast) were recently nominated for the first annual Best in Rhyme Award. This award will be presented at Angie Karcher’s Rhyming Picture Book Revolution Conference.

It’s such an honor to be listed with these 19 other fantastic books:

• Circus Train written by Jennifer Cole Judd & illustrated by Melanie Matthews
• City Kitty Cat written by Steve Webb & illustrated by Magali Le Huche
• Duddle Puck written by Karma Wilson & illustrated by Marcellus Hall
• Everybody Sleeps (But Not Fred) written & illustrated by Josh Schneider
• Interstellar Cinderella written by Deborah Underwood & illustrated by Meg Hunt
• It’s Only Stanley written & illustrated by Jon Agee
• Jampires written & illustrated by Sarah McIntyre and David O’Connell
• Lady Pancake & Sir French Toast written by Josh Funk & illustrated by Brendan Kearney
• Monkey and Duck Quack Up written by Jennifer Hamburg & illustrated by Edwin Fotheringham
• Monster Needs Your Vote written by Paul Czajak & illustrated by Wendy Grieb
• Monster Trouble! written by Lane Fredrickson & illustrated by Michael Robertson
• Outer Space Bedtime Race written by Rob Sanders & illustrated by Brian Won
• Pirate’s Lullaby: Mutiny at Bedtime written by Marcie Wessels & illustrated by Tim Bowers
• Smick! written by Doreen Cronin & illustrated by Juana Medina
• Snoozefest written by Samantha Berger & illustrated by Kristyna Litten
• Spots in a Box written & illustrated by Helen Ward
• Stick and Stone written by Beth Ferry & illustrated by Tom Lichtenheld
• There Was An Old Dragon Who Swallowed a Knight written by Penny Parker Klostermann & illustrated by Ben Mantle
• What About Moose? written by Corey Rosen Schwartz and Rebecca J. Gomez & illustrated by Keika Yamaguchi
• Sharing The Bread: An Old-Fashioned Thanksgiving Story written by Pat Zietlow Miller & illustrated by Jill McElmurry

What is Angie Karcher’s Rhyming Picture Book (or RPB) Revolution Conference? It’s a conference dedicated entirely to writing rhyming picture books. Faculty include all-star rhyming authors Sudipta Bardhan-Quallen, Lori Degman, Karma Wilson, Corey Rosen-Schwartz, and the Kidlit TV-ers! More info on the conference and registration can be found at Angie Karcher’s RPB Revolution website here.

And as I do with every blog post, here are two recommendations for you (in addition to the 19 up above):

Two for You

1. Under a Pig Tree: A History of the Noble Fruit (A Mixed Up Book) written by Margie Palatini and illustrated by Chuck Groenink

My new favorite book. So clever and meta and funny!

2. Ally-Saurus & the First Day of School written and illustrated by Richard Torrey

Very cool layered first day of school imagination book! The illustrations add a ton to the story.