Benjamin Franklin Award - First Children & Y/A (Awarded by Independent Book Publishers Association)

Awards List

2022

Rae's First Day
(Silver Winner)
Danny Jordan

2021

Jump the Moon
(Gold Winner)
Kathy Simmers

Ice Queen
(Silver Winner)
Felicia Farber

Shreya's Very Own Style
(Silver Winner)
Suhani Parikh

2020

Get Back in the Book!
(Gold Winner)
Larry Issa
  • / General Fiction
  • Buy Buy

Eagle vs. Bear: Adventures of a Child Cub
(Silver Winner)
Emile Millar
  • / General Fiction
  • Buy Buy

The Interactive Constitution: Explore the Constitution with Flaps, Wheels, Color-Changing Words, and More!
(Silver Winner)
Miles, David; Miles, Stephanie
  • / General Fiction
  • Buy Buy

2019

Hide & Go Seek-A-Saurus
(Gold Winner)
Sheri Roloff
  • / General Fiction
  • Buy Buy

The Tukor's Journey
(Silver Winner)
Jeannine Kellogg

Santa's Dog
(Silver Winner)
JoAnn Sky

2018

The Bubble Who Would Not Pop!
(Gold Winner)
Shelly Roark

The Curse Ends: The Story of the 2016 Chicago Cubs
(Silver Winner)
Jeff Attinella
  • / General Fiction
  • Buy Buy

Sebastian Creates a Sock Company
(Silver Winner)
Erica Swallow
  • / General Fiction
  • Buy Buy

2017

Periwinkle's Journey
(Gold Medal Winner)
Judy Petersen-Fleming; Judy Spafford

2015

Reindeer Dust
(Silver Medal Winner)
Kate Dwyer; Joanne Lew-Vriethoff

Fast Freddy
(Silver Medal Winner)
Mancini Leeann; Lee Ann Mancini

2014

Bad Dad
(Gold Medal Winner)
Derek Munson

Keekee's Big Adventures in Paris, France
(Silver Medal Winner)
Shannon Jones

The Night Before Baseball at the Park by the Bay
(Silver Medal Winner)
David Schnell

2013

Shoe Print Art Step Into Drawing
(Gold Medal Winner)
Karen Robbins; Sally Marts

2011

Nonna's Book of Mysteries
(Finalist)
Mary A. Osborne

2010

Chippy Chipmunk Parties in the Garden
(Winner)
Kathy M. Miller

The Star of Christmas
(Finalist)
Maria T. DiVencenzo

2009

Spenser Goes to Portland
(Finalist)
Melanie Brooks

2005

I Wanna Go to Grandma's House
(Finalist)
Janet Mary Sinke

Ruby Lee the Bumble Bee: A Bee's Bit of Wisdom
(Finalist)
Dawn Matheson

Award Categories

Animals/Pets

Audio Fiction

Audio-Children's

Audiobook

Boty-Budget Over 10k

Boty-Budget Under 10k

Children's Book W/Audio

Children's Picture Book (0-3 Years)

Children's Picture Book (4-7 Years)

Cover Design (Small)

Cover Design-1-2 Color

Cover Design-3 + Color

Cover Design-3+child-Y/A

Cover Design-3+color Lg

Cover Design-3+color SM

Cover Design-Child & Y/A

Cover Design-Fiction

Crafts/Hobby/How-To

E-Book

Education/Teaching

Fiction

Fiction-Teen

First Children & Y/A

First Fiction

Gay/Lesbian

Award Years

2022

2021

2020

2019

2018

2017

2015

2014

2013

2012

2011

2010

2009

2008

2007

2006

2005

2004

2003