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 Award-Winning Books

AWARDS BY BOOK TITLE

My Grandma and Me (Tyndale Kids, 2012)

  • First Place Selah Award in Children’s Picture Book, 2013

My Mama and Me (with Teri McKinley) (Tyndale Kids, 2013)

  • Logos Bookstore 2014 Children’s Book of the Year.

 Our Daily Bread for Kids—365 Meaningful Moment with God (with Teri McKinley) (Our Daily Bread Publishers, 2014)

  • ECPA Finalist in Children’s Books, 2015
  • Second Place Selah Award in Children’s Nonfiction, 2015
  • Second Place AWSA Golden Scroll Award 2015

M is for Manger (with Teri McKinley) (Tyndale Kids, 2016)

  • First Place Selah Award in Children’s Picture Book, 2017

Our Daily Bread for Preschoolers (with Teri McKinley) (Our Daily Bread Publishers. 2016)

  • Children’s Book of the Year 2017, AWSA Golden Scroll Awards

Does God Take Naps? (with Teri McKinley) (Tyndale Kids, 2017)

  • First Place Selah Award in Children’s Picture Book, 2018

Little Duckling’s Easter Prayers (Zonderkidz, 2020)

  • First Place Selah Award in Children’s Picture Book, 2020

I Love You to the Stars (with Douglas Groothuis) (Kregel, 2020)

  • ECPA Finalist in Children’s Books 2021
  • First Place Selah Award in Children’s Picture Book, 2021
  • Children’s Fiction Book of the Year 2021, AWSA Golden Scroll Awards

My Arms Will Hold You Tight (with Teri McKinley) (Tyndale Kids, 2021)

  • ECPA Finalist in Children’s Books 2022
  • First Place Selah Award in Children’s Picture Book, 2021
  • Second Place Children’s Fiction Book, AWSA Golden Scroll Awards

Who God Wants Me to Be –(with Michelle Lazurek) (Waterbrook, 2022)

  • Second Place Children’s Picture book 4-8 Firebird, 2022
  • Second Place Illumination Award Enduring Light Medal Best Children's Book 2023
  • Second Place Selah Award in Children’s Picture Book, 2023
  • First Place Director’s Choice Award, 2023
  • First Place RoyalDragonfly Awards, 2023
  • Christian Market Children’s Book of the Year, 2023
  • Third Place AWSA Golden Scroll Award Picture Book, 2023
  • American Book Fest—Best Religious Children’s Book 2024 

Good Morning, God Loves You (with Teri McKinley) (Tyndale Kids, 2023)

  • Second Place Selah Award in Children’s Picture Book, 2024
  • Third Place, Children’s Book, Christian Market Book Award, 2024

Our Daily Bread for Kids—365 Devotions from Genesis to Revelation (with Teri McKinley) (Our Daily Bread for Kids, 2023)

  • ECPA Finalist in Children’s Books 2023
  • Christian Market Children’s Book of the Year 2024
  • First Place Selah Award in Children’s Literature, 2024
  • Honorable Mention AWSA Golden Scroll Award, 2024

The Compassion Storybook Bible (with Sue Schlesman) (End Game Press)

  • Second Place Selah Award, 2025
  • First Place AWSA Golden Scroll Award, 2025

R is for Risen

  • Second Place Golden Scroll Award 2025
  • Honorable Mention Christian Market Book Award 2025
  • Selah Award Finalist 2026 

AWARDS BY NAME

American Book Fest Awards

  • Who God Wants Me to Be — Best Religious Children’s Book, 2024

AWSA Golden Scroll Awards

  • Our Daily Bread for Kids—365 Meaningful Moments with God — Second Place AWSA Golden Scroll Award, 2015
  • Our Daily Bread for Preschoolers — Children’s Book of the Year, 2017
  • I Love You to the Stars — Children’s Fiction Book of the Year, 2021
  • My Arms Will Hold You Tight — Second Place Children’s Fiction Book, 2022
  • Who God Wants Me to Be — Third Place Picture Book, 2023
  • Our Daily Bread for Kids—365 Devotions from Genesis to Revelation — Honorable Mention, 2024
  • The Compassion Storybook Bible — First Place, 2025
  • R is for Risen — Second Place, 2025

Christian Market Book Awards

  • Who God Wants Me to Be — Christian Market Children’s Book of the Year, 2023
  • Good Morning, God Loves You — Third Place Children’s Book, 2024
  • Our Daily Bread for Kids—365 Devotions from Genesis to Revelation — Christian Market Children’s Book of the Year, 2024
  • R is for Risen — Honorable Mention, 2025

Director’s Choice Awards

  • Who God Wants Me to Be — First Place Director’s Choice Award, 2023

ECPA Awards

  • Our Daily Bread for Kids—365 Meaningful Moments with God — ECPA Finalist in Children’s Books, 2015
  • I Love You to the Stars — ECPA Finalist in Children’s Books, 2021
  • My Arms Will Hold You Tight — ECPA Finalist in Children’s Books, 2022
  • Our Daily Bread for Kids—365 Devotions from Genesis to Revelation — ECPA Finalist in Children’s Books, 2023

Firebird Book Awards

  • Who God Wants Me to Be — Second Place Children’s Picture Book 4–8, 2022

Illumination Book Awards

  • Who God Wants Me to Be — Second Place Enduring Light Medal, Best Children’s Book, 2023

Logos Bookstore Awards

  • My Mama and Me — Logos Bookstore Children’s Book of the Year, 2014

Royal Dragonfly Awards

  • Who God Wants Me to Be — First Place Royal Dragonfly Award, 2023

Selah Awards

  • My Grandma and Me — First Place Selah Award in Children’s Picture Book, 2013
  • Our Daily Bread for Kids—365 Meaningful Moments with God — Second Place Selah Award in Children’s Nonfiction, 2015
  • M is for Manger — First Place Selah Award in Children’s Picture Book, 2017
  • Does God Take Naps? — First Place Selah Award in Children’s Picture Book, 2018
  • Little Duckling’s Easter Prayers — First Place Selah Award in Children’s Picture Book, 2020
  • I Love You to the Stars — First Place Selah Award in Children’s Picture Book, 2021
  • My Arms Will Hold You Tight — First Place Selah Award in Children’s Picture Book, 2021
  • Who God Wants Me to Be — Second Place Selah Award in Children’s Picture Book, 2023
  • Good Morning, God Loves You — Second Place Selah Award in Children’s Picture Book, 2024
  • Our Daily Bread for Kids—365 Devotions from Genesis to Revelation — First Place Selah Award in Children’s Literature,2024
  • The Compassion Storybook Bible — Second Place Selah Award, 2025
  • R is for Risen — Selah Award Finalist, 2026

AWARDS BY YEAR

2026

  • R is for Risen — Selah Award Finalist, winner to be announced

2025

  • The Compassion Storybook Bible — Second Place Selah Award
  • The Compassion Storybook Bible — First Place AWSA Golden Scroll Award
  • R is for Risen — Second Place Golden Scroll Award
  • R is for Risen — Honorable Mention Christian Market Book Award

2024

  • Who God Wants Me to Be — American Book Fest Best Religious Children’s Book
  • Good Morning, God Loves You — Second Place Selah Award in Children’s Picture Book
  • Good Morning, God Loves You — Third Place Christian Market Book Award, Children’s Book
  • Our Daily Bread for Kids—365 Devotions from Genesis to Revelation — Christian Market Children’s Book of the Year
  • Our Daily Bread for Kids—365 Devotions from Genesis to Revelation — First Place Selah Award in Children’s Literature
  • Our Daily Bread for Kids—365 Devotions from Genesis to Revelation — Honorable Mention AWSA Golden Scroll Award

2023

  • Who God Wants Me to Be — Second Place Illumination Award Enduring Light Medal, Best Children’s Book
  • Who God Wants Me to Be — Second Place Selah Award in Children’s Picture Book
  • Who God Wants Me to Be — First Place Director’s Choice Award
  • Who God Wants Me to Be — First Place Royal Dragonfly Award
  • Who God Wants Me to Be — Christian Market Children’s Book of the Year
  • Who God Wants Me to Be — Third Place AWSA Golden Scroll Award, Picture Book
  • Our Daily Bread for Kids—365 Devotions from Genesis to Revelation — ECPA Finalist in Children’s Books

2022

  • My Arms Will Hold You Tight — ECPA Finalist in Children’s Books
  • My Arms Will Hold You Tight — Second Place Children’s Fiction Book, AWSA Golden Scroll Awards
  • Who God Wants Me to Be — Second Place Children’s Picture Book 4–8, Firebird Book Awards

2021

  • I Love You to the Stars — ECPA Finalist in Children’s Books
  • I Love You to the Stars — First Place Selah Award in Children’s Picture Book
  • I Love You to the Stars — AWSA Golden Scroll Children’s Fiction Book of the Year
  • My Arms Will Hold You Tight — First Place Selah Award in Children’s Picture Book

2020

  • Little Duckling’s Easter Prayers — First Place Selah Award in Children’s Picture Book

2018

  • Does God Take Naps? — First Place Selah Award in Children’s Picture Book

2017

  • M is for Manger — First Place Selah Award in Children’s Picture Book
  • Our Daily Bread for Preschoolers — AWSA Golden Scroll Children’s Book of the Year

2015

  • Our Daily Bread for Kids—365 Meaningful Moments with God — ECPA Finalist in Children’s Books
  • Our Daily Bread for Kids—365 Meaningful Moments with God — Second Place Selah Award in Children’s Nonfiction
  • Our Daily Bread for Kids—365 Meaningful Moments with God — Second Place AWSA Golden Scroll Award

2014

  • My Mama and Me — Logos Bookstore Children’s Book of the Year

2013

  • My Grandma and Me — First Place Selah Award in Children’s Picture Book