2019 Royal Dragonfly Book Award Winners

Grand Prize Winner:

I'm Your Daughter, Julie: Caring for a Parent with Dementia by Julie A. Gorges

$100 Drawing Winner:

The Toronto Embryo by Judith Fournie Helms

Activity Books

1st Place: Albert by Beth W. Roberts

2nd Place: Myself, My Responsibility: Tools to Self-advocate by Lori Ciccarelli Stotko, MPS, Jeremy Brooks

Honorable Mention:

Chloe Counting Workbook by Suzan Johnson, Tiffany Doherty

Aging/Senior Living

1st Place: I'm Your Daughter, Julie: Caring for a Parent with Dementia by Julie A. Gorges

Animals/Pets

1st Place: Coco & Olive: The Color of Love by Michelle Madrid-Branch with Eviana Tiblet Branch, Erin Darling

2nd Place: The Magical Journey Bob Crane by Karen Nicksich, Pam Sharp

Audiobooks

1st Place: Shadowed by Death: An Oliver Wright WWII Mystery by Mary Adler

2nd Place (tie): Trail of the Warrior by R.H. Pfeiffer

2nd Place (tie): Code 7: Cracking the Code for an Epic Life by Bryan R. Johnson

Honorable Mention:

The Right Staff by Debra Spence

Best Cover Design

1st Place: Cami Kangaroo Has Too Much Stuff! by Stacy C. Bauer, Rebecca Sinclair

2nd Place: The Wonderful Adventures of Wandering Willy & Wendy: Willy Visits Japan by Charles Winslow and Brandon Taylor

Best Illustrations

1st Place (tie): Albert by Beth W. Roberts

1st Place (tie): Ellie and Her Emotional Dragons by Joseph Goodrich, Traci Van Wagoner

2nd Place: Cami Kangaroo Has Too Many Sweets! by Stacy C. Bauer, Rebecca Sinclair

Honorable Mention:

Relay by Roy Lieberman

Jet & Scoot: A Story About Us by Stephanie Smith-Kenny, Lauren Looney

Tex the Explorer: Journey Around the Earth by Ellie Smith, Eyen Johnson

Best Interior Design

1st Place: Kia and Klondike's Adventures by Anna Grob

2nd Place: One Little Bella by Georgina Schroeder, Sam Balling

Honorable Mention:

The Magical Journey Bob Crane by Karen Nicksich, Pam Sharp

Biography/Autobiography/Memoir

1st Place: How Languages Saved Me: A Polish Story of Survival by Tadeusz Haska and Stefanie Naumann

2nd Place: Mother of Souls: The Story of a Holocaust Survivor by Adena Astrowsky

Honorable Mention:

Midpoint by James Hill

Book Flyer

1st Place: Yazzy's Amazing Yarn by Cathey Nickell, Emily Calimlim

2nd Place: Trail of the Warrior by R.H. Pfeiffer

Book Trailer

1st Place: Your Body's Environmental Chemical Burden by Cindy Klement

2nd Place: The Sheriff's Catch by James Vella-Bardon

Honorable Mention:

Spreading Her Wings (Butterfly Princess) by Alisa Hope Wagner, Albert Morales

Yazzy's Amazing Yarn by Cathey Nickell, Emily Calimlim

Bookmark

1st Place: Trail of the Warrior by R.H. Pfeiffer

Business & Finance

1st Place: RetireSMART! by Mark Anthony Grimaldi

2nd Place: The Right Staff by Debra Spence

Chapter Books

1st Place: Growing Up Behind the Scenes by Deborah Smith Ford, Susi Galloway

2nd Place: On The Little Apple by Deborah Smith Ford, Susi Galloway

Honorable Mention:

A Little Goat in Africa by Deborah Smith Ford, Susi Galloway

Children’s Poetry

1st Place (tie): Whinny Nicker Neigh: Equine Interviews by Shellby Young

1st Place (tie): Whinny Nicker Neigh: Mountain Mustangs by Shellby Young

1st Place (tie): Whinny Nicker Neigh: Pony Poetry by Shellby Young

2nd Place: Gibber, Animal Acrostics by Raven Howell

Honorable Mention:

YOU - ME: Poetry for kids by kids by Gabriela Aliaga and Adrian Aliaga

Coffee Table/Gift Books

Honorable Mention: Mondays in October by Sheree K. Nielsen

Cultural Diversity

Honorable Mention: The Wonderful Adventures of Wandering Willy & Wendy: Willy Visits Japan by Charles Winslow and Brandon Taylor

Educational

1st Place: One School's Journey by Eleanor K. Smith and Margaret Pastor

2nd Place (tie): Myself, My Responsibility: Tools to Self-advocate by Lori Ciccarelli Stotko, MPS, Jeremy Brooks

2nd Place (tie): Careering: The Pocket Guide to Exploring Your Future Career by Tamara Raymond

Honorable Mention:

The Awesome Reading Adventures of Super Sammy and Marvelous Megan by Vanessa Caraveo

Greater the Expectations...Greater the Achievements! by Shirley Gholston Key, Ed.D.

Queen Vernita Conquers the Volcanic Islands by Dr. Dawn Menge, Pamela Snyder

Fiction: Collection of Short Stories

Honorable Mention: A Way Out of Nowhere: Stories by Nancy Gerber

Fiction: Novel

1st Place: The Crossroads of Logan Michaels by James Roberts

2nd Place: Running with the Wolves by J.E. Reed

Honorable Mention:

Solid Steel Knife by Michael Minton

At a Homeland Dell: Where's the Lost Key Kell? by Alene Adele Roy

Mikey and Me by William Andrews

In the Shadow of War by Patrick M. Garry

The God Child by Stuart Rawlings

Dead Men Don't Cry by Emory Cosgrove

Fine Art/Photography

1st Place: Mondays in October by Sheree K. Nielsen

Graphic Novel

1st Place: F'lorna of Rodesh by Alisa Hope Wagner, Albert Morales

Green Books/Environmental

1st Place (tie): And The Trees Began To Move by Lisa Gammon Olson, Lauren Rutledge

1st Place (tie): Your Body's Environmental Chemical Burden by Cindy Klement

2nd Place: At a Homeland Dell: Where's the Lost Key Kell? by Alene Adele Roy

Historical Nonfiction

1st Place (tie): And Then They Were Gone: Teenagers of Peoples Temple from High School to Jonestown by Judy Bebelaar and Ron Cabral

1st Place (tie): How Languages Saved Me: A Polish Story of Survival by Tadeusz Haska and Stefanie Naumann

2nd Place: Killing Pat Garrett, the Wild West's Most Famous Lawman - Murder or Self-Defense? by David G. Thomas

How-To

1st Place (tie): The Mystery Shopper Training Program by Bethany Mooradian

1st Place (tie): I'm Your Daughter, Julie: Caring for a Parent with Dementia by Julie A. Gorges

Humor

Honorable Mention: Horror at Terror Creek by Regan W. H. Macaulay

Middle Grade Fiction

1st Place (tie): Hidden Scales by A.M. Robin

1st Place (tie): Life in the Grand Pause by Frank Saraco

Mystery

1st Place (tie): Shadowed by Death: An Oliver Wright WWII Mystery by Mary Adler

1st Place (tie): Bones of Skull Island by M.A. Duvernet and Chase Stevens

2nd Place: The Red Hand by Michael Stephen Daigle

Honorable Mention:

At a Homeland Dell: Where's the Lost Key Kell? by Alene Adele Roy

Dead Men Don't Cry by Emory Cosgrove

Saxxons in Witherston: A Witherston Murder Mystery by Betty Jean Craige

Tigers Love Bubble Baths & Obsession Perfume (who knew!) by Mary K. Savarese, Kellie Emery

New Author: Fiction

1st Place: The Curse of Purgatory Cove by Pete A. O'Donnell

2nd Place (tie): No Fish For Charles by Tracy Detz, Monika Suska

2nd Place (tie): Being Small (Isn't So Bad After All) by Lori Orlinsky, Vanessa Alexandre

Honorable Mention:

The Crossroads of Logan Michaels by James Roberts

Bailey Brings Her Friends Together with Music by Kali Bate

Where Does the Man In The Moon Go During the Day? by Jared Jackson

Ellie and Her Emotional Dragons by Joseph Goodrich, Traci Van Wagoner

Mikey and Me by William Andrews

Jet & Scoot: A Story About Us by Stephanie Smith-Kenny, Lauren Looney

Trail of the Warrior by R.H. Pfeiffer

Tigers Love Bubble Baths & Obsession Perfume (who knew!) by Mary K. Savarese, Kellie Emery

The Wonderful Adventures of Wandering Willy & Wendy: Willy Visits Japan Charles Winslow and Brandon Taylor

New Author: Nonfiction

1st Place: Midpoint by James Hill

2nd Place: The 50-Year Secret by Julie MacNeil

Honorable Mention:

How Languages Saved Me: A Polish Story of Survival by Tadeusz Haska and Stefanie Naumann

Other Nonfiction

1st Place: And Then They Were Gone: Teenagers of Peoples Temple from High School to Jonestown by Judy Bebelaar and Ron Cabral

2nd Place: The Wrongful Conviction of Oscar Pistorius by Brent Willock

Honorable Mention:

Kia: A Puppy's Great Adventures by Anna Grob

Parenting

1st Place: Autism Uncensored: Pulling Back the Curtain by Whitney Ellenby

2nd Place: Raising Independent, Self-Confident Kids: Nine Essential Skills to Teach Your Child or Teen by Wendy L. Moss, PhD, and Donald A. Moses, MD

Honorable Mention:

Strong Roots Have No Fear by Aditi Wardhan Singh

Philosophy

1st Place: Trail of the Warrior by R.H. Pfeiffer

Picture Books 5 & Younger

1st Place (tie): Cami Kangaroo Has Too Many Sweets! by Stacy C. Bauer, Rebecca Sinclair

1st Place (tie): Cami Kangaroo Has Too Much Stuff! by Stacy C. Bauer, Rebecca Sinclair

1st Place (tie): Ellie and Her Emotional Dragons by Joseph Goodrich, Traci Van Wagoner

1st Place (tie): No Fish For Charles by Tracy Detz, Monika Suska

1st Place (tie): Winston Versus the Snow by Savannah Hendricks, Liliya Todorova

2nd place: Tex the Explorer: Journey Around the Earth by Ellie Smith, Eyen Johnson

Honorable Mention:

The Cows Go Moo! by Jim Petipas

The Shapes That Tried To Escape by John McCoy, Anna Williams

Coco & Olive: The Color of Love by Michelle Madrid-Branch with Eviana Tiblet Branch, Erin Darling

The Mustache Fairy by Adrianna Ahern Donat, William G.A. Roth

The Little Apple by Deborah Smith Ford, Susi Galloway

Just The Way That I Am by Tanya Fraser

Picture Books 6 & Older

1st Place (tie): Ellie and Her Emotional Dragons by Joseph Goodrich, Traci Van Wagoner

1st Place (tie): I'll Always Clap for You by T. Lynn, Marty Petersen

1st Place (tie): Yazzy's Amazing Yarn by Cathey Nickell, Emily Calimlim

2nd Place (tie): Older by Emmanuella Macri

2nd Place (tie): Woulda Been by Penny Ledbetter, Krystal Smith

2nd Place (tie): My Name is Curly by Andi C. Kryszak, G.C. Schlea

Honorable Mention:

The Man Who Wanted to Pet Every Dog in the World by Bradley Holley, Emese Aalto

Another Tuesday at popcorn elementary teamwork by Meeka Wojo, Ivan Wojo

Albert by Beth W. Roberts

Chasing the Sun by Sirui Li, Kiki Kang

When Kids Switch Houses by Lauren Gould, Mary Biswas

Esie Explores Beneficial Bacteria by Smiljka Kitanovic

No, No, Elizabeth by Carmen K. Jimenez, Claudia Tenorio Pearl

On The Little Apple by Deborah Smith Ford, Susi Galloway

Tex the Explorer: Journey Around the Earth by Ellie Smith, Eyen Johnson

The Happiest Birthday Ever by Stephanie Berger

The Warrior Princess by D.L. Murphy

Monica and Michelle Travel the World by Vera Harris, Gaurav Bhatnager

No Fish For Charles by Tracy Detz, Monika Suska

She Was Anacaona, The Golden Flower Queen by Viviana S. Torres, Maria Ocampo

Spreading Her Wings (Butterfly Princess) by Alisa Hope Wagner, Albert Morales

The Little Apple by Deborah Smith Ford, Susi Galloway

Imagine That: The Magic of the Mysterious Lights by George Yuhasz, Egle Bartolini

Charlie Wants to Play! by Alison Mays, Evan Clagg

A Little Goat in Africa by Deborah Smith Ford, Susi Galloway

One Little Bella by Georgina Schroeder, Sam Balling

Queen Vernita Conquers the Volcanic Islands by Dr. Dawn Menge, Pamela Snyder

Mighty Mommies and Their Amazing Jobs by Donald Jacobsen, Graham Evans

Jet & Scoot: A Story About Us by Stephanie Smith-Kenny, Lauren Looney

Oscar Goes to School by Meaghan Fisher and Emma Rose Fisher-Rowe, Timothy Rowe

Poetry

1st Place: Mondays in October by Sheree K. Nielsen

2nd Place: Walking on a Moonbeam And Other Views from the Creekbank by Bill McDonald

Honorable Mention:

A Dime is a Sign by Sherrill S. Cannon, Kalpart

Confessions of a Barefaced Woman by Allison Joseph

Psychology

1st Place: Trail of the Warrior by R.H. Pfeiffer

2nd Place: The Wrongful Conviction of Oscar Pistorius by Brent Willock

Relationships

1st Place: At a Homeland Dell: Where's the Lost Key Kell? by Alene Adele Roy

2nd Place: The Dancing Clock: Reflections on Family, Love, and Loss by Nancy Gerber

Religion/Spirituality

1st Place: Trail of the Warrior by R.H. Pfeiffer

2nd Place: Platinum Faith by Michelle Medlock Adams and Bethany Jett

Honorable Mention:

The God Child by Stuart Rawlings

Science Fiction/Fantasy

1st Place: Dragon's Truth by Leanne Pankuch

2nd Place: Running with the Wolves by J.E. Reed

Honorable Mention:

The God Child by Stuart Rawlings

F'lorna of Rodesh by Alisa Hope Wagner, Albert Morales

A Foreign Shore: The Company of Women by Forrest Johnson, Liz Clarke

Self-Help/Inspirational

1st Place: I'm Your Daughter, Julie: Caring for a Parent with Dementia by Julie A. Gorges

2nd Place: You Are Loved by Antonia Aviles, Lovyaa Garg

Honorable Mention:

The 50-Year Secret by Julie MacNeil

Trail of the Warrior by R.H. Pfeiffer

Special Needs/Disability Awareness

1st Place (tie): Autism Uncensored: Pulling Back the Curtain by Whitney Ellenby

1st Place (tie): Myself, My Responsibility: Tools to Self-advocate by Lori Ciccarelli Stotko, MPS, Jeremy Brooks

2nd Place: To Root & To Rise: Accepting Brain Injury by Carole J. Starr, M.S.

Sports

1st Place: Pace: A Book about Running, Not Running, and Taming My Inner ******* by Ann Mandt Hall

STEM

1st Place: Esie Explores Beneficial Bacteria by Smiljka Kitanovic

Travel

Honorable Mention: Yes, the World is Round, Part I, Sailing in the Wake of Early Explorers and History Makers by Donna Hill

Unpublished Manuscript

1st Place: Get Your Life Together, Girl by Danielle Vann

2nd Place: The Land of Sugary by Arthur C. Morton

Honorable Mention:

Jon and the Toymakers by Arthur C. Morton

Four Days by William Andrews

Young Adult Fiction

1st Place: Shards of Light by Susan Miura

2nd Place: Remeon's Quest: Earth Year 1930 by J.W. Garrett

Honorable Mention:

Neffatira's First Challenge by Tom Xavier

Dragon's Truth by Leanne Pankuch

The Crossroads of Logan Michaels by James Roberts

At a Homeland Dell: Where's the Lost Key Kell? by Alene Adele Roy

Below the Moon: The 8th Island Trilogy, Book 2, A Novel by Alexis Marie Chute

Lizardville: Jimmy's Curse by Steve Altier, Philip Benjamin

The Toronto Embryo by Judith Fournie Helms

F'lorna of Rodesh by Alisa Hope Wagner, Albert Morales

Bones of Skull Island by M.A. Duvernet and Chase Stevens

Saxxons in Witherston: A Witherston Murder Mystery by Betty Jean Craige

Young Adult Nonfiction

1st Place: Careering: The Pocket Guide to Exploring Your Future Career by Tamara Raymond

Youth Author Fiction

Honorable Mention: Bailey Brings Her Friends Together with Music by Kali Bate

* E-Book Award Winners *

Best Cover Design

1st Place: The Sheriff's Catch by James Vella-Bardon

Best Illustrations

1st Place: Lacy's Magic Tree by L.F. Sarrouf, Lion Farrington

2nd Place: Pirate Bear by Sonya Song, Javier Ratti

Biography/Autobiography/Memoir

1st Place: Not a Blueprint: It's the Shoe Prints That Matter - A Journey Through Toxic Relationships by Nina Norstrom

Children’s Poetry

1st Place: Lacy's Magic Tree by L.F. Sarrouf, Lion Farrington

2nd Place: City of More by Sonya Song, Daniel Howard

Cultural Diversity

Honorable Mention: Halloween at Lukes by Priya Pasumarthy

Green Books/Environmental

1st Place: Your Body's Environmental Chemical Burden by Cindy Klement

2nd Place: Lacy's Magic Tree by L.F. Sarrouf, Lion Farrington

Fiction: Novel

1st Place: The Sheriff's Catch by James Vella-Bardon

Historical Fiction

1st Place: The Sheriff's Catch by James Vella-Bardon

New Author: Fiction

Honorable Mention: Splish Splash Born in the Bath by Michelle Eliason, Katherine Olenic

Picture Books 5 & Younger

1st Place: Relay by Roy Lieberman

2nd Place: Splish Splash Born in the Bath by Michelle Eliason, Katherine Olenic

Picture Books 6 & Older

1st Place: Relay by Roy Lieberman

2nd Place: Persephone by Simon Spence

Honorable Mention:

A Family Dinner by Cory Q. Tan

A Dream by Cory Q. Tan

Theodore the Unfortunate Bear by Cory Q. Tan

City of More by Sonya Song, Daniel Howard

Poetry

1st Place: Cinema Stanzas Two: Poet Laureate of the Movies by Betty Jo Tucker

Special Needs/Disability Awareness

1st Place: Bipolar Disorder: Etiology and Treatment Overview: Mindfulness, Medication, Digital Psychiatry and Classroom Accommodations by Maria Santiago-Valentín

Young Adult Fiction

1st Place: Where You Lead by Leslea Wahl

2nd Place: The Unity: A Predictive Fantasy by H. Barton Wilson

Honorable Mention:

The Secrets of Elimeare: Wielder of Light by Suzy Rosenow

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