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Yippee! Counting to Bananas is a finalist for the 2023 Oregon Book Awards for the Eloise Jarvis McGraw Award for Children’s Literature, along with some other incredible books!
Congratulations to all the finalists!:
- Zoey Abbott of Portland, Pig and Horse and the Something Scary (Abrams/Abrams Books for Young Readers)
- Cathy Camper of Portland, Arab Arab All Year Long! (Candlewick Press)
- Dane Liu of Portland, Friends Are Friends, Forever (Henry Holt and Co.)
- Trudy Ludwig of Portland, Brave Every Day (Alfred A. Knopf/Knopf Books for Young Readers)
- Carrie Tillotson of Tigard, Counting to Bananas: A Mostly Rhyming Fruit Book (Flamingo Books/Penguin Young Readers)
Will I see you at the awards ceremony on April 3rd?