Moonbeam Awards

Dr. Little’s Tri-Alphabets And More English· Español· Français, A Tri-Lingual Book, is a 2009 Moonbeam Children’s Book Medalist. An “a, b, c” introduction to English, Spanish, and French. Readers will learn to identify familiar foods, animals and objects in all three languages. Knowing more than one language enriches vocabulary, improves academic performance, and enhances future work options.

In 2009, the 3rd Annual Moonbeam Children’s Book Awards contest attracted nearly a thousand entries from throughout North America and the English-speaking world. Medals went to authors, illustrators and publishers from 32 U.S. states, 5 Canadian provinces, and 7 countries overseas. Judges chose gold, silver and bronze medalists in 36 categories, covering the full range of children’s book genres from picture books to poetry; holiday to health issues.

Established in 2007, Moonbeam Children’s Book Awards are intended to bring increased recognition to exemplary children’s books and their creators, and to support childhood literacy and life-long reading. The Awards recognize and reward the best of these books and bring them to the attention of parents, booksellers, librarians – and to children themselves.

The cause of promoting childhood literacy knows no boundaries, and the award winners illustrate that point well, coming not only from long-established publishers and university presses, but also from small presses, foundations, museums, and self-published entrepreneurs.