The 2014 Picture Book Oscars

And the awards go to...


BEST MALE CHARACTER

Gaston in GASTON

BEST FEMALE CHARACTER

Nadine in I AM COW, HEAR ME MOO!

BEST MALE SUPPORTING CHARACTER

Art in LOUISE LOVES ART

BEST FEMALE SUPPORTING CHARACTER

The maid in MY PET BOOK

BEST CHARACTER IN A NON-SPEAKING ROLE

Maple in MAPLE

BEST FULL CAST ENSEMBLE

SHH! WE HAVE A PLAN!

BEST FACIAL EXPRESSIONS

The puffin in THE ANGRY LITTLE PUFFIN

BEST COSTUMES

NINJA!

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY

I'M MY OWN DOG

BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN

THIS BOOK JUST ATE MY DOG

BEST ORIGINAL SCREEN PLAY

KID SHERIFF AND THE TERRIBLE TOADS

BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY

VERY LITTLE RED RIDING HOOD

BEST ANIMATED TRAILER

GOODNIGHT ALREADY!






BEST LIVE-ACTION TRAILER

SAM AND DAVE DIG A HOLE.

And finally....

BEST PICTURE BOOK

COCK-A-DOODLE OOPS!

And the Next Ninja Book Is...

We got so many great guesses!

Ninja-rella!    The Ninjabread Man!    Ninjalocks & the Three Bears!

3 Ninja Goats Gruff!     Ninja White!     Rumplestiltsninja!

All would make fantastic titles and many were ideas that we did consider ourselves.

But in the end, we felt that like the three pigs and red riding hood, the main characters of this third book had to be in danger of being eaten!

That greatly narrowed the field.

After much debate, we decided to fracture Hansel and Gretel.

And so, our next title is

Hensel and Gretel: Ninja Chicks

The winner of the Ninja Prize Pack is Sarah Svarda!  Thanks so much to everyone who participated.

Guess the Next Ninja Book! (and a giveaway!)

First there were three porkers who packed a punch.  Then there was a confident karate kid in a red cape. What will be next? 

This time I teamed up with Rebecca Gomez to Ninja-fy another fairy tale.  Guess the title and you could win a Ninja prize pack.  (Signed hardcover RED, signed paperback PIGS, plus Ninja bookmarks and stickers)

Enter to win, then hop over to Becky's blog for a chance to win another prize!  Ki-ya!

NOTE:  Becky and I teamed up to write this ninja book, but it will still be illustrated by Caldecott medalist Dan Santat!


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