Tassy Walden Awards Announcement

2020

Picture Book Text

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Winner

Natasha Garnett - Daniela Makes Her Way

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Finalists

Joanne Courtemanche  - Mama, What If?

Laura Jackson - Unicorns Do         Eat Pickles

Beth Brody - A Place at the Table

Illustrated picture book writer-illustrator

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Winner

Gabriella Svenningsen - What Is A Memory?

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Finalists

Charlice Culvert - Penguin, I Am

Lois Kennedy - Nana Loves You

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Middle Grade Novel

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Winner

Paula Kay McLaughlin - Renala: Sydney Parks & the Bayab Tree

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Honorable Mention

Paige Classey Przybylski - The Finders

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Finalists

Kelly Kandra Hughes - Unplugged
Meg Weiss-Rivera - Mangoes in the Snow

Jeanne Davies - Cast Off

Dawn Michelle Mancarella  - The Revenant of Stonington

Young adult novel

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Winner

Katie Tietjen - In a Nutshell: The Case of the Lady in the Bathtub

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Finalists

Ginger Merante - Flying Horses

Kelly Kandra Hughes - Red Rocks

Lynn Wilcox - Plastic High        

Illustrator Portfolio

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Finalist

Tessa Griffin

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No Winner or Honor Named

Awards Reception

The annual Tassy Walden Awards Celebration for 2020 will be a virtual event held on May 27 at 7 pm.