Kelly Tills’ Awesome Animals series wins gold for Best Picture Book Series at the 2022 Moonbeam Awards.
OAKLAND, CA., October 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — STEM books for children are a serious subject, but Oakland Author Kelly Tills’ silly approach to preschoolers is grabbing attention. An early participant in the Great Resignation, Tills left a comfortable career in Silicon Valley to start a small press in July 2021. Tills’ first book, Snakes don’t have legswas released two months later, kicking off the Awesome Animals series.
The series, which also includes Geckos don’t blink, turtles have secret ears and cows don’t have upper teethreceived the Gold Medal for Best Picture Book 2022 at the annual Moonbeam Children’s Book Awards.
A history of accolades for the series:
- Each book made an Amazon New Release bestseller list in its children’s book category.
- Snakes don’t have legs won the Story Monsters 2001 seal of approval – an industry favorite, chosen with the help of the kids themselves.
- Kirkus Reviews Snakes have no legs: “A blend of fun kids’ entertainment and plainly told simple facts about snake physiology and behavior, this story for kids, from toddlers to first-time readers, will put a smile on the faces of adults, too.”
Awesome Animals is a series of six books for children ages 0-6 and emerging readers up to 1st or 2nd grade. Each book covers an animal, a key vocabulary word, like “swipe” or “graze,” and plenty of silly scenarios. All of the books use the call and response format to keep young children engaged. Each book is designed to be dyslexia-friendly.
Author Kelly Tills writes goofy books that make kids laugh and promote discussion on topics ranging from STEM to social learning. Member of the International Dyslexia Association, Society of Writers and Illustrators of Children’s Books, and the Association of Independent Book Publishers.
The Moonbeam Awards recognize excellence in 45 categories for children of all ages and developmental stages, from primers for toddlers to young adult books on gender and race. Winners of the Moonbeam Prize will be honored at an awards ceremony to be held on November 12in conjunction with the annual Traverse City Children’s Book Festival.
For more information or to arrange an interview, contact author Kelly Tills at +1 650-762-9060 or [email protected]. For sales, partnerships or any other enquiries, please contact Tara Kelly at FDI Publishing LLC, at [email protected].
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