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BREW Children’s Book Excellence Awardees

The BREW Children’s Book Excellence Award recognises exemplary children’s literary pieces from all over the world.

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2023 Winners

Book of the Year

  • Winners:
    • “The Love Tank: A Book About Empathy, Kindness, and Self-Awareness for Children Ages 4-8” by Andrea Mendoza-Vasconez
    • “The Adventures of Angel: A Kitten’s Story” by Ross Alan Hahn

Action and Adventure

  • Winner:
    • “The Sea Turtle Spy Project: Putney Hicks Inventor Adventures-Book 4” by Marsha Klopmeier Tufft
  • Finalists:
    • “Botheration: Part One: The Missing Link” by Vito DiBarone
    • “Diary of a Martian: The Discovery” by Stephen Haunts
    • “Magic, Mystery and the Multiverse: The Marvelous Multiverse App” by Aurora M. Winter

Christian

  • Winner:
    • “The Planet Blue: The Adventures of Harry Lee and Bingo” by Johnny Walker
  • Finalist:
    • “Do You Need a Hug” by Johanna A Ferket

Comedy

  • Winner:
    • “The Vampire’s Missing Cape” by Steve Stables

Diversity and Inclusion

  • Winner:
    • “CLUB X: Vampire in the Closet” by S.P. Somtow
  • Finalist:
    • “Chato, the Puppy-Cat” by Anita Haas

Entrepreneurship

  • Winner:
    • “You Have to Live, Why Not Win?” by Dave Ketchen & Larry Thornton

Fantasy

  • Winner:
    • “What? No Easter Eggs?” by Janet Stuart
  • Finalists:
    • “The Road to Nowhere” by LaRae L Ivy

Illustrated

  • Winners:
    • “The Love Tank: A Book About Empathy, Kindness, and Self-Awareness for Children Ages 4-8” by Andrea Mendoza-Vasconez
    • “The Adventures of Angel: A Kitten’s Story” by Ross Alan Hahn

Inspirational

  • Winner:
    • “The Little Bird That Wanted to Fly to the Moon” by Svetlana Kitik
  • Finalists:
    • “Edgar Allan Know and His BIg Busy Brain” by Rahni varieur-Davies
    • “Cristobal Bull” by Chris Corbett
    • “The Sparkly Bun” by Keith Stoeckeler
    • “A Story of Whoa” by Chris Corbett
    • “The Little Healer” by Garz Chan

Multicultural

  • Winner:
    • “Mahalo Does Not Mean Trash” by Aura Perkins

New Book

  • Winner:
    • “What I See is Love” by Gabriella Fiorletta

Sports

  • Winner:
    • “Harris Hawk and the Golden Golf Ball” by Carmen Harris & Ross Harris

Related Info

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