Women's National Book Association Nominates Big Blue Marble for award!

Big Blue Marble nominated for award!!

WNBA Announces Bookseller Award Nominees

The Women’s National Book Association is proud to announce the nominees for the 2010 WNBA Pannell Award. Established in 1981 to honor Lucile Micheels Pannell, a model book woman and children’s bookseller, the Pannell Award recognizes retail bookstores that excel at inspiring the interest of young people in books and reading. WNBA will present this year’s award to two bookstores—one general and one children’s specialty store—at BookExpoAmerica in New York.

Each recipient will receive a check for $1,000 and a framed piece of original art by a children’s book illustrator. In addition to the WNBA, the award is sponsored by Penguin Young Readers Group, a leading publisher of books for young people. This year’s nominees represent a wide range of stores from all over the country:

• Big Blue Marble Bookstore –Philadelphia, PA
• Blue Willow Bookshop – Houston, TX
• Bookshelf at Hooligan Rocks – Truckee, CA
• Books, Inc. – San Francisco, CA
• Green Toad Bookstore – Oneonta, NY
• Hicklebee’s – Willow Glen, CA
• Ladels Children’s Book Boutique—Detroit, MI
• Literary Life Bookstore – Grand Rapids, MI
• Little Shop of Stories – Decatur, GA
• Parkplace Books – Kirkland, WA
• Park Road Books – Charlotte, NC
• The Bookworm of Edwards – Edwards, CO
• Third Place Books – Lake Forest Park, WA

A jury of five book industry professionals will select the award winners based on the store’s demonstration of creativity, responsiveness to community needs, passion and a genuine understanding of making the connection between books and young people. Submissions can be electronic or hard copy sent by mail.

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