Portia Polar Bear A Finalist in International Book Awards Contest

Portia Polar Bear's Birthday Wish Finalist in International Book Awards

This morning we received our first award for Portia Polar Bear’s Birthday Wish. Several months ago our dear friend Julie Cox began the lengthy process of submitting Portia to lots of different children’s book award contests. It’s a long and arduous process but well worth while if  a title should win or even be recognized. So we were all elated to see that Portia Polar Bear’s Birthday Wish was a Finalist. You can see the official web page announcing the winner and finalists in the International Book Awards by following this link. We’ve listed the part about Portia below.

Children’s Picture Book: Hardcover Fiction

Winner
Just Like You by Marla Stewart Konrad, illustrated by Lin Wang
Zondervan
978-0310714781

Finalist
Chippy Chipmunk Parties in the Garden by Kathy M. Miller
Celtic Sunrise
978-0-9840893-0-7

Finalist
Portia Polar Bear’s Birthday Wish by Margie Carroll, photography by Daniel J. Cox
Margie Carroll Press
978-0-9844793-3-7

Finalist
Frederico, the Mouse Violinist by Mayra Calvani, illustrations by K.C. Snider
Guardian Angel Publishing, Inc.
978-1-61633-113-9

Finalist
Stripey Follows His Dream by Gail Melville Shumway
Snow in Sarasota Publishing
978-0-9824611-7-4

Finalist
Izzy and the Candy Palace by Isabel J., illustrations by J.H. Everett
MMJ Foundation
978-0-9827-9720-4