What do Diane Mae Robinson and Jim Carrey have in common?

They are both finalists in the 2014 Readers’ Favorite International Book Awards Contest– Children’s K – 3rd Grade Category. Winners announced Sept 1st, 2014. https://readersfavorite.com/2014-finalists.htm

Sir Princess Petra's Talent - The Pen Pieyu Adventures

Sir Princess Petra’s Talent – The Pen Pieyu Adventures, by Diane Mae Robinson

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How Roland Rolls, by Jime Carrey

 

Children – Grade K-3rd
Nicole Weaver
My Brother is my Best Friend
Don M. Winn
Space Cop Zack
Debra Sue Latiolais
Polly and Her Pigtails
Yvonne Arroyo
How The Octopus Got Eight Arms
Miriam Laundry
I CAN Believe in Myself
Dan Cohen
The Adventures of Flapjack
Jimmy Vee
Little Jimmy Says, “Same Is Lame”
Carol McCloud, Caryn Butzke
Bucket Filling from A to Z
Jen Barton
If Chocolate Were Purple
Jim Carrey
How Roland Rolls
Sherrill S. Cannon
My Fingerpaint Masterpiece
Diane Mae Robinson
Sir Princess Petra’s Talent
Alinka Rutkowska
Maya & Filippo Look for Whales
Sheri Fink
The Little Firefly
Mrs. D
The Trees Have Hearts
Jan DiRuzzo
The Lost Mermaid

Sir Princess Petra’s Talent is also a finalist in the Children’s Fantasy category and Children’s 4th – 6th Grade category in the 2014 Readers’ Favorite Intl’ Awards.

In the 2013 Readers’ Favorite Intl’ Awards, Sir Princess Petra (book one) won an Honorable Mention in the K – 3rd Grade category. Henry Winkler’s book, Niagra Falls, or Does It?, was a finalist in the same category.

Henry Winkler

Niagra Falls, or Does It? by Hentry Winkler and Lin Oliver.

Sir Princess Petra - The Pen Pieyu Adventures

Sir Princess Petra – The Pen Pieyu Adventures

 2013 Winners, Readers’ Favorite Intl’ Book Awards http://readersfavorite.com/2013-award-contest-winners.htm 2

Children – Grade K-3rd

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Reviews for Diane’s dragon books for children: http://www.dragonsbook.com/ReviewIndex.html

 

 

 

 

 

Award-winning Children’s Book Three Time Finalist in International Awards Contest

 

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Award winning author Diane Mae Robinson has announced that “Sir Princess Petra’s Talent” is a finalist in three categories in the Readers Favorite International Book Awards

Sir Princess Petra's Talent - The Pen Pieyu Adventures

Sir Princess Petra’s Talent – The Pen Pieyu Adventures

Award-winning children's book author, Diane Mae Robinson

Award-winning children’s book author, Diane Mae Robinson

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Children’s Book Author Diane Mae Robinson Is Finalist In Three Categories In Readers Favorite Awards

Robinson’s multi-award winning books, ‘Sir Princess Petra’, and the second book in the series, ‘Sir Princess Petra’s Talent’, teach children valuable life lessons through engaging fiction

[DATE, 2014, St. Paul, Alberta, Canada] Award winning Canadian author Diane Mae Robinson’s latest children’s book, ‘Sir Princess Petra’s Talent’ has achieved finalist status in three separate categories in the 2014 Readers Favorite International Book Award Contest. She placed in the Children’s Fantasy SciFi, Children’s Grades K to 3rd and Children’s Grades 4th to 6th.“I am pleased,” Robinson stated, “to share this honor with notable authors such asJimCarrey and many other very talentedandwell known children’s book authors.”Robinson ‘s highly praised, multi-award winning children’s book, ‘Sir Princess Petra’, the first in thePenPieyu series,iswritteninthe tradition of C. S. Lewis and is reminiscent of ‘Shrek’. Reviewers have labeled the award winning book a ‘fantasy adventure that is sure to become a timeless classic.’’Sir Princess Petra’ took an Honorable Mention award in the 2013 Readers’ Favorite International Awards for Children Grade K – 3rd.Robinsonwas honored with two major awards for the book.Shewas awarded the Lieutenant Governor of Alberta Emerging Artists Award for Children’s Book Author and took 2nd place in the Purple Dragonfly Book awards for Children’s Chapter Book.’Sir Princess Petra’s Talent’ has garnered multiple 5 star reviews and even more praise from Midwest Book Review and Readers Favorite.Robinson is currently at work on the third book in the series, ‘Sir Princess Petra’s Mission’. She is also writing an easy-to-understand grammar book for elementary children, ‘Grammar for Kids and Dragons’. The book deals with elementary grades grammar lessons in a humorous medieval tone.Robinson uses the dragon books concept as the background to teaching young people traditional values. Ms. Robinson’s highly praised work demonstrates that dragon books can be something much more than fantasy tales.

Diane Mae Robinson is available for media interviews and can be reached using the information below or by email at robinsond@mscnet.ca. More information, including reviews, information for teachers and librarians, a downloadable lesson plan and a special children’s section is available at her website. Both books are currently available from Amazon and Barnes and Noble.

About Diane Mae Robinson:

Diane Mae Robinson has a journalism diploma from the Schools of Montreal, and an advanced diploma from the Institute of Children’s Literature in Connecticut. She is a writing instructor/tutor for the Children’s Writing Course at the Creative Writing Institute. She is also an artist, writing tutor and teaches acrylic and watercolor art to children. She lives with her husband, Allen, in a small hilltop castle near St. Paul, Alberta.  They have four dogs and three horses, along with a forest inhabited by gnomes, fairies, a princess, and a dragon. This magical forest is where Diane creates her characters and gets the inspiration for her stories.

Contact  and more information about Diane’s multi-award winning dragon books for children series:

Diane Mae Robinson
http://www.dragonsbook.com
robinsond@mcsnet.ca

Teachers/Librarians page link:  http://www.dragonsbook.com/teachers-librarians.html
Lesson plan link: http://www.dragonsbook.com/Sir_Princess_Petra’s_Lesson_Plan.pdf

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