News & Reviews
2023 Own Voices, Own Stories Award Winners
Cherry Lake Publishing Group is thrilled to announce the 2023 recipients of its annual Own Voices, Own Stories Award. Launched in 2021 by Cherry Lake Publishing Group’s imprint, Sleeping Bear Press, the award recognizes new authors from historically marginalized groups with the intention of recognizing and amplifying new and diverse voices with underrepresented perspectives.
Celebrating the Life and Work of Eve Bunting
Please join us in celebrating the life of Eve Bunting. Beloved friend and storyteller extraordinaire who inspired generations of children to become
lifelong readers—you will be dearly missed by your Sleeping Bear Press family.
Easterseals Disability Advocates and Allies Author New Biography Series For Children
Easterseals, a leading national nonprofit provider of services and advocacy for children and adults with disabilities and their families, has partnered with Cherry Lake Publishing Group to engage writers with disabilities and allies to author eight new titles in the popular MY ITTY-BITTY BIO book series targeted to young readers.
Sleeping Bear Press' Memoirs of a Tortoise Wins the 2023 Texas Bluebonnet Award
Sleeping Bear Press is thrilled to announce that Memoirs of a Tortoise written by Devin Scillian and illustrated by Tim Bowers is the recipient of the 2023 Texas Bluebonnet Award.
Instructions for Removing I, Q The Series Website from Printed Books
It was recently brought to our attention that the website formerly associated with our series I,Q The Series contains inappropriate content. We no longer own this domain and do not have access to the website or rights to maintain the site. We would like to apologize for this situation and share instructions for how to remove the site from any copies of I,Q that you have in your inventory, classrooms, or libraries.
2022 Own Voices, Own Stories Award Winners
Cherry Lake Publishing Group is thrilled to announce the 2022 recipients of its annual Own Voices, Own Stories Award. Launched in 2021 by Cherry Lake Publishing Group’s imprint, Sleeping Bear Press, the award recognizes new authors from BIPOC and/or LGBTQ+ communities with a mission to highlight the universal experience of our shared humanity through diverse and multifaceted experiences.
Writers with Disabilities and Allies Author New 8-Book Series on Disability
New “Understanding Disability” Children’s Book Series Launches in Partnership Between Easterseals and Cherry Lake Publishing Group.
Cherry Lake Publishing Group Acquires Tilbury House Publishers
Cherry Lake Publishing Group, an Ann Arbor, Mich.-based educational and children’s book publisher, has acquired Tilbury House Publishers from WordSplice Studio, LLC. Tilbury House Publishers, based in Thomaston, Maine, is known for its award-winning children’s books that explore topics such as cultural diversity, social justice, and the natural world.
Announcing the 2022 Own Voices, Own Stories Award Season
Cherry Lake Publishing Group is pleased to announce the second season of its annual Own Voices, Own Stories Award. Launched by Cherry Lake Publishing Group’s imprint, Sleeping Bear Press, the Award recognizes new authors from BIPOC and/or LGBTQ+ communities with a mission to highlight the universal experience of our shared humanity through diverse and multifaceted experiences.
Kwame Alexander & Tim Bower’s Acoustic Roosters Barnyard Boogie Starring Indigo Blume Takes the Stage at the Kennedy Center!
Premiering November 18-27. Tickets on sale now!
Own Voices, Own Stories Award Winners
Cherry Lake Publishing Group is thrilled to announce the 2021 recipients of its annual Own Voices, Own Stories Award. Launched earlier this year by Cherry Lake Publishing Group’s imprint, Sleeping Bear Press, the award recognizes new authors from BIPOC and/or LGBTQ+ communities with a mission to highlight the universal experience of our shared humanity through diverse and multifaceted experiences.
The Seattle Book Review 5 Star Review: A Teacher Like You
“This book spoke to my heart because I have been a schoolteacher, bible class teacher and now I’m a parent and homeschool teacher. This just felt like a big hug reminding me that whether in the classroom or at home what I do is important. I think it’s a great message for kids too … Age Recommendation: Three to one-hundred years old.”
The San Francisco Book Review 5 Star Review: Don't Call Me Fuzzybutt!
“Robin Newman has written a laugh-out-loud story that little ones will want to hear over and over. It is funny, sweet, and hopeful. The illustrations by Susan Batori are so much fun and filled with details that will keep little eyes on the pages. This is a real winner. Don’t miss it."
2022 Grand Canyon Reader Award Nominee: Winged Wonders: Solving the Monarch Migration Mystery
Winged Wonders: Solving the Monarch Migration Mystery has been nominated in the nonfiction book category for the 2022 Grand Canyon Reader Award! Congratulations to author Meeg Pincus and illustrator Yas Imamura!
2022 Grand Canyon Reader Award Nominee: Otis P. Oliver Protests
Otis P. Oliver Protests has been nominated for the picture book category of the 2022 Grand Canyon Reader Award! Congratulations to author Keri Claiborne Boyle and illustrator Daniel Duncan!
2021 NY State Reading Association Charlotte Award Winner: Write On, Irving Berlin!
Write On, Irving Berlin! has won the NY State Reading Association’s Charlotte Award for the Intermediate Level! Congratulations to author Leslie Kimmelman and illustrator David C. Gardner!
2021 Irma S. Black Award Silver Medalist: Bread for Words: A Frederick Douglass Story
Bread for Words: A Frederick Douglass Story is an Irma S. Black Award silver medalist. Congratulations to author Shana Keller and illustrator Kayla Stark!
2021 Irma Black Contender: Bread for Words: A Frederick Douglass Story
Bread for Words: A Frederick Douglass Story was announced to be a contender for the 2021 Irma Black award. Congratulations to author Shana Keller and illustrator Kayla Stark!
2021 Green Earth Book Award Long List: Winged Wonders, Lions & Cheetahs & Rhinos OH MY!
Winged Wonders: Solving the Monarch Migration Mystery (by Meeg Pincus, illus. by Yas Imamura) and Lions & Cheetahs & Rhinos OH MY!: Animal Artwork by Children in Sub-Saharan Africa (by John Platt and Moira Rose Donohue) have both made the 2021 Green Earth Book Award Long List!
2021-2022 Keystone to Reading Elementary Book Award: A Girl Like You, Tails from the Animal Shelter
A Girl Like You and Tails from the Animal Shelter have both been nominated for the 2021-2022 Keystone to Reading Elementary Book Award!