KidLit Raffle to Support Immigrant Welcoming
September 20, 2020 @ 10:30AM — October 21, 2020 @ 2:00PM Eastern Time (US & Canada)
Win Signed Books, Art, Classroom Sets, and More!
Joy! Stay Tuned for the Winners on 10/21 PM!
Author/illustrator Melissa Sweet & Kirsten Cappy of I'm Your Neighbor Books are extremely grateful to the donors, raffle ticket buyers, and the astonishing children's literature creators that contributed to this raffle. You are ALL changemakers.
The raffle has benefited the nonprofit I'm Your Neighbor Books
and their work to create a culture of Welcoming and Belonging. By sharing children's books about New Arrivals and
New Americans with schools and libraries, I'm Your Neighbor Books is
changing the conversation on immigration.
Prizes will be assigned here on 10/21/20 by 8:45 PM.
PRIZE: Teeny Tiny Insect Specimen, a framed shadowbox original cut-paper marvel by Carin Berger.
OUR THANKS to author, illustrator, artist Carin Berger.
THE WINNER IS...Sondra Soderberg!
PRIZE: A pack of activity books including Party in a Book: Masquerade, Party in a Book: Spots, Dots, and Stripes, Goody Gumdrops with Ed Emberley (Ed Emberley on the Go!), and Make a Face with Ed Emberley (Ed Emberley on the Go!). Six raffle winners will win a set!
OUR THANKS to Rebecca Emberley and Two Little Birds!
THE WINNERS ARE...Barbara English, Beth Gibney, Stephanie Eglinton, Trish Bandre, Susan Biggs, and Katharine Smith!
PRIZE: A classroom set (25 paperbacks) of the award-winning immigration novel Something About America by I'm Your Neighbor Books board member Maria Testa.
THE WINNER IS...Melissa Guerrette!
PRIZE: Signed, personalized copy of the picture book The Belonging Tree.
OUR THANKS to author MaryAnn Cocca-Leffler.
THE WINNER IS...Dana Allen!
PRIZE: 11x14 uu (pronounced you-you) Dog Park print by Jessica Esch.
OUR THANKS to Shinebolt.
THE WINNER IS...Andrea Berry!
PRIZE: Signed, personalized copies of Goldenlocks and the Three Pirates and Snowy Race by April Jones Prince.
OUR THANKS to author April Jones Prince.
THE WINNER IS...Jennifer Beach!
PRIZE: A signed, personalized copy of the picture book Paper Mice, written by Megan Wagner Lloyd and illustrated by Phoebe Wahl.
OUR THANKS to author Megan Wagner Lloyd.
THE WINNER IS...Monika Morber!
PRIZE: A half dozen bees hand-knitted by I'm Your Neighbor Books board member Aldona Shumway with copies of The Boy Who Lost His Bumble and Errol's Garden both from Child's Play.
OUR THANKS to Child's Play and Aldona Shumway.
THE WINNER IS...Bridget O'Brien!
PRIZE:
A polar bear hand-knitted by I'm Your Neighbor Books board member Aldona
Shumway with a copy of Ice in the Jungle from I'm Your Neighbor
Books.
OUR THANKS to Aldona Shumway
THE WINNER IS...Gretchen Greenberg!
PRIZE: Signed, personalized copy of Rise! From Caged Bird to Poet of the People, Maya Angelou and a poster of Tonya Engel's illustration.
OUR THANKS to author Bethany Hegedus.
THE WINNER IS...Jamie Hogan!
PRIZE: A signed, personalized copy of Paper Wishes.
OUR THANKS to author Lois Sepahban.
THE WINNER IS...Emily Liebling!
PRIZE: Signed, personalized copies of the Book Scavenger, The Unbreakable Code, and The Alcatraz Escape plus the Book Scavenger map of San Francisco.
OUR THANKS to author Jennifer Chambliss Bertman.
THE WINNER IS...Jessica Esch!
PRIZE: An original Jamie Hogan charcoal illustration (8.25" w x 8.5" h) from Tiger Boy plus a signed, personalized copy of the novel.
OUR THANKS to illustrator Jamie Hogan.
THE WINNER IS...Bethany Hegedus!
PRIZE: An original Jamie Hogan charcoal illustration (8" w x 8.5" h) from Rickshaw Girl plus a signed, personalized copy of the novel.
OUR THANKS to illustrator Jamie Hogan.
THE WINNER IS...Ann Hudak!
PRIZE: Signed, personalized copies of I’m New Here and Someone New by Anne Sibley O’Brien.
OUR THANKS to I'm Your Neighbor co-founder and author/illustrator Anne Sibley O’Brien.
THE WINNER IS...Bethany Campbell!
PRIZE: Your choice of three miniature (3” x 3”) watercolor sketches of children by illustrator Anne Sibley O'Brien. (2 prizes)
OUR THANKS to I'm Your Neighbor co-founder and author/illustrator Anne Sibley O’Brien.
THE WINNERS ARE...Aarti Pani and Kara Reiman!
PRIZE: Signed, personalized copies of This is My Room!, Big Move to a Tiny House, and Toy Store Trouble.
OUR THANKS to author Jennifer Richard Jacobson.
THE WINNER IS...Stefanie Riddile!
PRIZE: Signed, personalized copies of The Dollar Kids and Paper Things.
OUR THANKS to author Jennifer Richard Jacobson.
THE WINNER IS...Trish Bandre!
PRIZE: Signed, personalized copy of Fire Truck vs. Dragon.
OUR THANKS to author Chris Barton.
THE WINNER IS...Eva Thomas!
PRIZE: Personalized, signed copies of Little Sleepyhead and Little Bitty Friends.
OUR THANKS to illustrator Patrice Barton.
THE WINNER IS...Martha Leggat!
PRIZE: 2 Nacho the Party Puppy books, 1 What This Story Needs is a Pig in a Wig (paperback), 1 What This Story Needs is a Vroom and a Zoom (Hardcover), 25 Pig in a Wig Activity/Bookmark postcards.
OUR THANKS to author Emma Virjan.
THE WINNER IS...Caitlin Johnson!
PRIZE: Signed, personalized copy of Another Kind of Hurricane with the marbles that are at the center of the middle grade novel.
OUR THANKS to author Tamara Ellis Smith.
THE WINNER IS...Stephanie Dustin!
PRIZE: Discussion Set of 6 copies of The Benefits of Being an Octopus.
OUR THANKS to author Ann Braden.
THE WINNER IS...Dena Beeghly!
PRIZE: An "America is For Dreamers" wood print by illustrator Matt Faulkner. The 7.5" x 10" print is mounted on a 3/4" thick maple wood. The illustration is from What's the Big Deal About Americans.
OUR THANKS to illustrator Matt Faulkner.
THE WINNER IS...John Robinson!
PRIZE: Signed, personalized copy of Star in the Forest.
OUR THANKS to author Laura Resau.
THE WINNER IS...Anne Broyles!
PRIZE: Signed, personalized copy of Strange But True: 10 of the worlds greatest mysteries explained.
OUR THANKS to author Kathryn Hulick.
THE WINNER IS...Leticia Plate!
PRIZE: Signed, personalized copy of Groundhog's Dilemma.
OUR THANKS to author and Kristen Remenar and illustrator Matt Faulkner.
THE WINNER IS...Dina Taylor!
PRIZE: An original, signed gouache 12" x 14" painting by Chris Van Dusen from the Mercy Watson to the Rescue series.
OUR THANKS to illustrator Chris Van Dusen.
THE WINNER IS...Robin Whitten!
PRIZE: An original, signed gouache 12" x 14" painting by Chris Van Dusen from the Mercy Watson to the Rescue series.
OUR THANKS to illustrator Chris Van Dusen.
THE WINNER IS...Susan Conley!
PRIZE: Signed, personalized copy of One Good Thing About America.
OUR THANKS to author Ruth Freeman.
THE WINNER IS...Elisa Gall!
PRIZE: Signed, personalized copy of Tiara's Hat Parade.
OUR THANKS to author Kelly Starling Lyons.
THE WINNER IS...Michele Manning!
PRIZE: Signed, personalized copy of Titan and the Wild Boars.
OUR THANKS to author Susan Hood.
THE WINNER IS...Colleen Carney!
PRIZE: Signed, personalized copy of The Artifact Hunters (the sequel to The Charmed Children of Rookskill Castle).
OUR THANKS to author Janet Fox.
THE WINNER IS...Lesley Burnap!
PRIZE: Signed, personalized copy of each book: Pirates Don't Go to Kindergarten, Pippa's Night Parade, and Madame Saqui, Revolutionary Ropedancer.
OUR THANKS to author Lisa Robinson.
THE WINNER IS...Carmen Oliver!
PRIZE: An original 9" x 12" cut-paper collage from by illustrator Cathryn Falwell plus a signed, personalized copy of the picture book it was created for, Shape Capers!
OUR THANKS to author Cathryn Falwell.
THE WINNER IS...Beth Smart!
PRIZE: Signed, personalized copy of Cowhide-and-Seek.
OUR THANKS to author Sheri Dillard.
THE WINNER IS...Katie Schueren!
PRIZE: Where the Woolfolk Live is a signed giclee print, 9x10, printed on archival rag paper
OUR THANKS to author Michelle Edwards.
THE WINNER IS...Katie Campbell!
PRIZE: Signed, personalized copy of Harry Potty and the Deathly Boring as well as original artwork by the illustrator.
OUR THANKS to artist Rick Parker.
THE WINNER IS...Amy Haavik-MacKinnon!
PRIZE: Signed, personalized copies of Whoo-Ku Haiku and Play Like an Animal.
OUR THANKS to author Maria Gianferrari.
THE WINNER IS...Cheryl Doucette!
PRIZE: 21 copies of Kate the Great: Winner Takes All plus a free virtual workshop or assembly! The one-hour workshop (up to 25 students) or assembly (more than 25) "Building Great (like Kate) Characters" is for grades 3 – 6. Readers will learn how developing a character develops a story. Suzy shares her process, including revisions, sketches and final art while students create characters of their own using tools they can add to their writer’s kit.
OUR THANKS to author Suzy Becker.
THE WINNER IS...Jessica Deck!
PRIZE: Personalized, signed copy of new book One Time.
OUR THANKS to author Sharon Creech.
THE WINNER IS...Alda Dobbs!
PRIZE: Signed, personalized paperback copy of Nowhere Boy.
OUR THANKS to author Katherine Marsh.
THE WINNER IS...Jill O'Connor!
PRIZE: A personalized, signed copy of Magic Ramen.
OUR THANKS to author Andrea Wang.
THE WINNER IS...Peggy Isaacson!
PRIZE: A personalized, signed copy of Library Lion.
OUR THANKS to author Kevin Hawkes.
THE WINNER IS...Anita Verna Crofts!
PRIZE: Personalized, signed copies of Maybe Tomorrow? and the board book Mud, Sand, and Snow.
OUR THANKS to author Charlotte Agell.
THE WINNER IS...Ann Cashen!
PRIZE: A copy of the picture book Here and There plus one Diamond Head DU-102 Rainbow Soprano Ukulele with a song-making image from the book on the backside.
OUR THANKS to author Tamara Ellis Smith and Curious City.
THE WINNER IS...April Mazza!
PRIZE: Personalized, signed copies of the award-winning picture books The Right Word and a Splash of Red.
OUR THANKS to Author Jen Bryant.
THE WINNER IS...April Dawn!
PRIZE: Personalized, signed copies of the children's books A Baby Like You and Friends: True Stories of Extraordinary Animal Friendships.
OUR THANKS to author Catherine Thimmesh.
THE WINNER IS...Jean Reidy!
PRIZE: Personalized, signed copy of the picture book The Youngest Marcher.
OUR THANKS to author Cynthia Levinson.
THE WINNER IS...Lisa Wesel!