And the 2022 Endies Go To . . .
Yesterday was for case covers (click here to see the winners of The 2022 Undies Case Cover Awards), but today is for the endpapers.
I’m proud to announce the winners of the inaugural Endies Endpaper Awards. Thank you to everyone who submitted, voted, and shared.
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Thank you Carter Higgins and Mel Schuit for your work in making these awards happen.
Let’s have a look at the winners.
Category: BEST PATTERN
Winner: WE CAN SAY NO by Lydia Bowers, illustrated by Isabel Muñoz
Category: BEST MAP
Winner: THE SECRET STREAM by Kimberly Ridley, illustrated by Megan Elizabeth Baratta
Category: BEST GALLERY
Winner: LIZZY AND THE CLOUD by The Fan Brothers
Category: THE HUMOR AWARD
Winner: NOT A CAT by Winter Miller, illustrated by Danica Novgorodoff
Category: TASTIEST
Winner: CULTURED DONUTS by Chloe Tyler
Category: THE ‘PART OF THE STORY’ AWARD
Winner: OUT ON A LIMB by Jordan Morris, illustrated by Charlie Mylie
Category: THE ‘LET ME INTRODUCE YOU TO THE CHARACTERS’ AWARD
Winner: MINA by Matthew Forsythe
Category: THE SCATOLOGICAL AWARD
Winner: POO IN THE ZOO by Steve Smallman, illustrated by Ada Grey
Category: THE ‘VARIATIONS ON A THEME’ AWARD
Winner: SWOOP by Nicole Godwin, illustrated by Susannah Crispe
Category: MOST SCIENCE-Y
Winner: THE SECOND IN THE WORLD TO INVENT THE TELEPHONE by Farren Phillips
Category: THE ‘LOOK CLOSELY’ AWARD
Winner: (Tie) BIG AND SMALL AND IN-BETWEEN by Carter Higgins, illustrated by Daniel Miyares
Winner: (Tie) THE CRAB BALLET by Renée LaTulippe, illustrated by Cécile Metzger
Category: BEST BEFORE AND AFTER
Winner: DOGGIE by Nancy Armo
Category: BEST SILHOUETTE
Winner: WHEN YOU’RE OLDER by Sofie Laguna, illustrated by Judy Watson
Category: BEST PEEK AT THE SETTING
Winner: NOUR’S SECRET LIBRARY by Wafa’ Tarnowska, illustrated by Vali Mintzi
Category: THE ‘SOMETHING TO READ’ AWARD
Winner: OUR WORLD IS A FAMILY by Jennifer Jackson and Miry Whitehill, illustrated by Nomar Perez
Category: THE ‘I LEARNED SOMETHING’ AWARD
Winner: WHERE’S SPEEDY? by Nici Gregory
Category: BEST TRANSFORMATION
Winner: THE GARDEN WE SHARE by Zoë Tucker, illustrated by Swaney Julianna
Category: FANCIEST
Winner: LIBRARY GIRL by Karen Henry Clark, illustrated by Sheryl Murray
Category: WILDEST
Winner: QUACKS LIKE A DUCK by Stephanie Campisi, illustrated by Maria Lebedeva
Category: MOST CRAFTY
Winner: AMERICAN DESI by Jyoti Gopal, illustrated by Supriya Kelkar
Category: BEST ENERGY
Winner: DIG, DANCE, DIVE by Etta Kaner, illustrated by June Steube
Category: LANDSCAPE AWARD
Winner: THE UGLY PLACE by Laura Deal, illustrated by Emma Pedersen
Category: BEST NATURE
Winner: BERRY SONG by Michaela Goade
Category: BEST HISTORICAL
Winner: FARMHOUSE by Sophie Blackall
Category: THE ‘DAY AND NIGHT’ AWARD
Winner: WHO IS IT, WHOODINI? by Roman Yasiejko, illustrated by Gustavo Ramos
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About Travis Jonker
Travis Jonker is an elementary school librarian in Michigan. He writes reviews (and the occasional article or two) for School Library Journal and is a member of the 2014 Caldecott committee. You can email Travis at scopenotes@gmail.com, or follow him on Twitter: @100scopenotes.
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Terry says
Psst – the “click here” for the Undies isn’t linked.
Travis Jonker says
Thanks for the catch!
Judy Watson says
Thanks so much! What a lot of fun. I loved seeing the gorgeous endpapers and your categories are inspired. 😊🎉