JUST ANNOUNCED!
JUST PERFECT: MORE ADVENTURES OF JULES THE LIGHTHOUSE DOG - Gold Medal Winner in the Mom's Choice Awards
The Mom's Choice Awards® has named JUST PERFECT: MORE ADVENTURES OF JULES THE LIGHTHOUSE DOG (Black Plume Books) among the best in family-friendly media, products and services by awarding the book a Gold Medal in the Children's Picture Book category.
Parents, educators, librarians and retailers rely on MCA evaluations when selecting quality materials for children and families. The Mom’s Choice Awards® seal helps families and educators navigate the vast array of products and services and make informed decisions.
An esteemed panel of judges includes education, media and other experts as well as parents, children, librarians, performing artists, producers, medical and business professionals, authors, scientists and others. A sampling of our panel members includes: Dr. Twila C. Liggett, ten-time Emmy-winner, professor and founder of PBS’s Reading Rainbow; Julie Aigner-Clark, Creator of Baby Einstein and The Safe Side Project; Jodee Blanco, New York Times best-selling author, Priscilla Dunstan, creator of the Dunstan Baby Language; Patricia Rossi, host of NBC’s Manners Minute; Dr. Letitia S. Wright, D.C., host of the Wright PlaceTM TV Show; and Catherine Witcher, M.Ed., special needs expert and founder of Precision Education, Inc.
LOOKING BACK
2009 was a great year for Black Plume Books. Our achievements include:
- Launched our third title - JUST PERFECT: MORE ADVENTURES OF JULES THE LIGHTHOUSE DOG
- Presented readings to over 1,000 schoolchildren
- Participated in 19 books signings or events which took us from the Oregon coast to Portland, OR to Baltimore, Maryland to all throughout Hampton Roads
- Donated over $400 to the Chesapeake Humane Society through book sales
- Featured in Book Reviews and articles in print media nationwide
- Recognized in with three medals in the Young Voices Foundation Book Awards, Finalist Award Winner in the Indie Book Awards, and Finalist Award Winner in the National Best Books Awards
- Our books continue to be used in literacy programs nationwide including PAWS to Read, the Chicago School System and the Portland, OR school system.
- Featured as award-winning books in the Ripple Reader program
- And lest we forget - we were bestowed by the Peanut Queen herself, the Red Ribbon for our display at the Suffolk Peanut Fest!
Thank you to each and every one of you who has made this year so successful! Your support and encouragement has meant the world to us.
LOOKING FORWARD
As we look ahead to what we want to accomplish in 2010 our intentions can be summed up in one word - INTERNET. We hope to make this the year that we take the cyberworld by storm. To this end we will be launching a series of book trailers (see link in navigation bar), Dill will continue his blog by concentrating on his weekly "dictionary" i.e words defined by an uniquely canine perspective which we hope is fun and informative for kids of all ages (again, see link in navigation bar), and by doing more online advertising as an attempt to drive traffic to this website.
We ask all of you who are reading this now to help us achieve our 2010 goal by getting the word out about our website and books to all your friends and family. Word of mouth is like gold to small, independent publishers like us.
Our Prices
You may have noticed that we are offering our books for sale on our site at
less than retail price. We offer this discount in response to the difficult economic times
we are all currently facing. When you buy a book from the publisher, the profit
goes directly to the creator of the book. Our online ordering uses the PayPal system
to assure you that your information is completely safe and secure.
Black Plume Books has always been dedicated to publishing quality
children's books and offering them to the reader at the fairest possible price.
We strive to help foster the love of books and reading in children and know
that the best way to do this is to provide children the opportunity to own a
book that they can treasure for life. After all, books have no expiration date
and never go out of style.
Upcoming Events - Book Readings & Signings
- January 28th: Thurgood Marshall Elementary School - Literacy Day - Guest Author
- March 16th - Young Writers Reception - Featured Speaker
For more information on any of these events or to schedule a reading or
signing please use the contact link at the bottom of this page.
