The winners of the Nautilus Book Awards have been announced. The Nautilus Awards describe themselves as: “Gold and Silver awards are given to print and audio books of exceptional merit that make a literary and heartfelt contribution to spiritual growth, conscious living, high-level wellness, green values, responsible leadership and positive social change, as well as to the worlds of art, creativity and inspiration.”
They give awards in a wide range of categories, several of which are for books for children and teens. These are books that libraries often miss, since they are primarily small press and therefore not reviewed in the larger library review journals.
2011 Silver Nautilus Award Winners
Children’s Picture Books (preschool – Grade 2)

The Gift of Grace by Grace Mary McClelland, illustrated by Nancy Moskovitz
The Secret of Pig Island by Jennifer R. Nolan, photographs by Jim Abernethy
What Does It Mean to Be Present? by Rana Di Orio, illustrated by Eliza Wheeler
Children’s Illustrated (Grades 3-6)

Splinters by Kevin Sylvester
The Gift by Carol Ann Duffy, illustrated by Rob Ryan
Tree Song by H. E. Stewart
Children’s Nonfiction (Grades 1-6)

Molly the Owl: The True Story of a Common Barn Owl That Ends Up Being Not So Common After All by Eric Blehm, illustrated by Christopher Adams
Philanthropy: A Big Word for Big-Hearted People by Jan Helson & Rachel Annette Helson
Tecolote: The Little Horse That Could by Sandy Nathan

The Tiny Plant That Saved Our Planet by Mark Edwards, illustrated by Lynne Avril
Your Fantastic Elastic Brain by JoAnn Deak, illustrated by Sarah Ackerley
Middle Grade & Teen Fiction

Grease Town by Ann Towell
The Last Summer of the Death Warriors by Francisco X. Stork
Riding Out the Hurricane by Maeve McMahon

Travels with Gannon & Wyatt by Patti Wheeler & Keith Hemstreet
Winter Shadows by Margaret Buffie
Middle Grade & Teen Nonfiction

Fatty Legs by Christy Jordan-Fenton & Margaret Pokiak-Fenton
Earth Heroes: Champions of Wild Animals by Bruce and Carol Malnor, illustrated by Anisa Claire Hovemann
Teen Esteem: A Self-Direction Manual for Young Adults by Pat Palmer & Melissa Alberti Froehner

Weird Is Normal: When Teenagers Grieve by Jenny Lee Wheeler
Yes You Can! Your Guide to Becoming an Activist by Jane Drake & Ann Love
Children’s Books with Audio

Little Chief and Mighty Gopher: The Pemmican Frenzy by Victor Lethbridge
Jyoti for Kids: A Meditative Technique for Purification by the Light by Simhananda
Starabella: Welcome to a Bright New World by Sharon, Tara & Dana Fialco, illustrated by Anton Petrov
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