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December 14, 2023 by Travis Jonker

And the 2023 Undies Case Cover Awards Go To . . .

December 14, 2023 by Travis Jonker   2 comments

Thank you to everyone who submitted, shared, and voted in the 2023 Undies Case Cover Awards. Thank you Mel Schuit and Carter Higgins for all your work in making these awards happen.

And now, the winners of the 2023 Undies Case Cover Awards.

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CATEGORY: BEST IMPRESSION OF SOMETHING OTHER THAN A BOOK

Winner: MAURICE by Jessixa Bagley


CATEGORY: THE HUMOR AWARD

Winner: I AM STUCK by Julia Mills


CATEGORY: THE ‘LET ME INTRODUCE YOU TO THE CHARACTERS’ AWARD

Winner: THE CORGI AND THE QUEEN by Caroline L. Perry and Lydia Corry


CATEGORY: THE ZOOM IN AWARD

Winner: BOOK OF TURTLES by Sy Montgomery and Matt Patterson


CATEGORY: THE ‘LOOK CLOSELY’ AWARD

Winner: I SHIP by Kelly Rice Schmitt and Jam Dong


CATEGORY: BEST CHAPTER BOOK/MIDDLE GRADE/YA

Winner: THE WEIGHT OF EVERYTHING by Marcia Mickelson


CATEGORY: BEST STAMP OR SILHOUETTE

Winner: MAKE WAY by Angela Burke Kunkel and Claire Keane


CATEGORY: BEST SUN, MOON, OR STARS

Winner: THE FIRE OF STARS by Kirsten W. Larson and Katherine Roy


CATEGORY: BEST SNEAK PEEK AT THE SETTING

Winner: ANCESTRY by Hannah Salyer


CATEGORY: MOST CRAFTY

Winner: WOVEN OF THE WORLD by Katey Howes and Dinara Mirtalipova


CATEGORY: BEST TRANSFORMATION

Winner: YELLOW BUTTERFLY by Oleksandr Shatokhin

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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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  1. David LaRochelle says

    December 14, 2023 at 6:06 pm

    These are always fun to see! Thank you, Travis!

  2. Kristina says

    December 15, 2023 at 10:11 am

    I wish the titles linked out to bookshop.org or something to easily further explore the winners!

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