Paws to Read Month
presents... THE 2025 PURRFECT PAGE-TURNER AWARD© NOW OPEN FOR NOMINATIONS/SUBMISSIONS! Award Description The Purrfect Page-Turner Award© (PPTA) is given annually to an outstanding, cat-themed children’s book. The winning author and illustrator each receive a plaque, 25 award seals, and a cash prize of $500. Sponsor The Award is sponsored by Paws to Read Month and children’s book author, teacher, poet, and cat-wrangler Lee Wardlaw. Nominations Anyone may nominate a book for the PPTA: authors...illustrators...editors...publicists... teachers...librarians...parents...cat enthusiasts! Judges Our judges are all cat-enthusiasts. But they are also educators, authors, editors, publishers, parents, and fans of literacy and KidLit. The deadline for nominating a book published in 2024: January 15th, 2025 For info on how to nominate and/or submit a book for consideration, please send an email to: PawsToReadMonth@gmail.com |
2023 AwardDOGGIE
by Nancy Armo (Clavis Publishing) www.nancyarmo.com/ Honor Book: DOG SAYS, CAT SAYS by Marilyn Singer illustrated by Sonia Sanchez (Dial Books for Young Readers) |
2024 AwardDEAR STRAY
written by Kirsten Hubbard illustrated by Susan Gal (Nancy Paulsen Books) www.kirstenhubbard.com www.galgirlstudio.com/ Honor Books: BEING A CAT - A TAIL OF CURIOSITY by Maria Gianferrari illustrated by Pete Oswald CAT'S VERY GOOD DAY by Kristen Tracy illustrated by David Small |
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