Such a bad blogger am I. Hello to my two visitors? Anyway, I wanted to upload this sweet photo. It’s of HAPPY ME, receiving my actual Lupine Honor Award PLATE in amazing company, a year late and in the rain, but with such happiness. Thank you, Maine LIBRARIANS.
I was in amazing company! Listed Below
2019: The Katahdin Award, a lifetime achievement award, was given to Kevin Hawkes, author and/or illustrator of such books as Velma Gratch & the Way Cool Butterfly, Library Lion, and The Wicked Big Toddlah.
The Lupine Award, honored the works of several creators who were either residents of Maine or whose work focused on Maine. The 2019 picture book winner was Going Down Home with Daddy by Kelly Starling Lyons and illustrated by Daniel Minter. The picture book honor was Maybe Tomorrow? by Charlotte Agell and illustrated by Ana Ramirez Gonzalez. The 2019 juvenile/young adult winner was Searching for Lottie by Susan Ross. The honor book was American Trailblazers: 50 Remarkable People who Shaped U.S. History by Lisa Trusiani and illustrated by Pau Morgan, Toby Newsome, and Cecilia Puglesi.
2020:
Katahdin Award: Rodman Philbrick
Lupine Award: Magnificent Homespun Brown by Samara Cole Doyon, illus by Kaylana Juanita
Lupine Honor: Chowder Rules by Anna Crowley Redding and Vita Lane
YA Award: Abdi Nor Iften for Call Me American
YA Honor: Echo Mountain by Lauren Wolk
photo below by Aurora Hooper
