2017 Best in Rhyme Award
TOP 20
Please take time to read these wonderful rhyming picture books!
Congratulations to the all the authors and illustrators!
Here’s the official 2017
Best in Rhyme Top 20 List!
| CAPTAIN BLING’S CHRISTMAS PLUNDER by Rebecca Colby |
| DORIS THE BOOKASAURUS by Diana Murray |
| GRIMELDA AND THE SPOOKTACULAR PET SHOW by Diana Murray |
| EVERYBUNNY DANCE by Ellie Sandall |
| NOTHING RHYMES WITH ORANGE by Adam Rex |
| MONSTERS NEED TO SLEEP by Lisa Wheeler |
| SANTA’S GIFT by Angie Karcher |
| TRAINS DON’T SLEEP by Andria Rosembaum |
| THE CASE OF THE STINKY STENCH by Josh Funk |
| LOVE IS by Diane Adams |
| GRANDMA’S TINY HOUSE: A COUNTING STORY by JaNay Brown-Woods |
| MIGHTY, MIGHTY CONSTRUCTION SITE by Sherri Duskey Rinker |
| THE POMEGRANATE WITCH by Denise Doyen |
| MONSTER’S NEW UNDIESby Samantha Berger |
| READY, SET, BUILD by Meg Fleming |
| LITTLE EXCAVATOR by Anna Dewdney |
| TWINDERELLA by Corey Rosen Schwartz |
| FLASHLIGHT NIGHT by Matt Forest Esenwine |
| THE HAWK OF THE CASTLE by Danna Smith |
| HOOT AND HONK by Leslie Helakoski |
Watch for Top 10 Best in Rhyme Award books of 2017 announced mid-November.
The final 2017 Best in Rhyme Award announcement will be on February 3, 2018 in New York City at the KidLitTV Studio.
Thank you to Julie Gribble at KidLit TV
The Best in Rhyme committee is a group of dedicated Rhyme Revolution members. They have been busy reading, reviewing and scoring the nominated rhyming picture books for 2017. Members of the Rhyme Revolution Group nominated books for consideration.
Many thanks to this wonderful committee!! ❤
Angie
The 2017 Best in Rhyme Award Committee:
Manju Howard
Debbie Vidovich
Sherri Rivers
Cathy C. Hall
Kenda Henthorn
Annie Bailey
Gayle C. Krause
Deb Williams
Darlene Ivy
Suzy Leopold
Jill Richards
Angie Karcher – Award Founder
*Due to the fact that Angie Karcher has a rhyming picture book nominated for this award, she has not been involved in the reading or scoring of any of the nominated books this year. The committee has been in charge of making the final decisions concerning the winner(s) of this award.
Angie Karcher 