Penguin Young Readers, the Children’s Book Council, and Every Child a Reader are partnering for the 3rd Annual Anna Dewdney Read Together Award in honor of the late Anna Dewdney (1965-2016), author and illustrator of the beloved Llama Llama series.

After the initial round of nominating has produced a list of six very deserving finalists, the Children’s Book Council is asking librarians, teachers and booksellers across the country to vote for the winner for the first time! (A select committee chose past winners.)

Voting will run from Feb. 28 to March 28and an online ballot is now available. The winning author and illustrator will receive a prize of $1,000 from Every Child a Reader, and Penguin, Dewdney’s publisher, will purchase and donate 250 copies of the winner’s book to a school, library, or literacy organization of the winner’s choice.

The 6 finalists in alphabetical order are:
Drawn Together, by Minh Lê; illus. by Dan Santat
Dreamers, by Yuyi Morales
I Am Enough, by Grace Byers; illus. by Keturah A. Bobo
Julian is a Mermaid, by Jessica Love
The Rabbit Listened, by Cori Doerrfeld
Thank You, Omu!, by Oge Mora

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Thanks,

Tony