Oy Vey! The Joan Betty Stuchner — Oy Vey! — Funniest Children’s Book Award committee has finally stopped guffawing long enough to release this wonderful news. We have winners! Two books kept our jury “buckled over with guffaws, incapacitated with giggles, and/or rib-ticklingly, side-splittingly, thigh-slappingly entertained.”
The winner in the picture or board book category is:
Quiet, Please! – written and illustrated by Russ Willms, Orca Books
The winner in the chapter book category is:
Weenie Frank and Beans: Mad About Meatloaf – written by Maureen Fergus, illustrated by Alexandra Bye, Tundra Books
Congratulations Russ and Maureen!
The VERY funny shortlisted books in the picture book category are:
This Is a Dog Book – written by Judith Henderson, illustrated by Julien Chung, Kids Can Press
How to Party Like a Snail – written by Naseem Hrab, illustrated by Kelly Collier, Owlkids Books
Crocodile Hungry – written by Eija Sumner, illustrated by John Martz, Tundra Books
How to Teach Your Cat a Trick in Five Easy Steps – written by Nicola Winstanley, illustrated by Zoe Si, Tundra Books
The ALSO VERY funny shortlisted books in the chapter book category are:
Izzy’s Tail of Trouble – written by Caroline Adderson, illustrated by Kelly Collier, Kids Can Press
Babble! And How Punctuation Saved It – written by Caroline Adderson, illustrated by Roman Muradov, Tundra Books
Simon and Chester: Super Sleepover – written and illustrated by Cale Atkinson, Tundra Books
The Weird Sisters: A Note, a Goat, and a Casserole – written by Mark David Smith, illustrated by Kari Rust, Owlkids Books
Thanks to you all for writing stories that make people laugh.