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Tuesday, January 12, 2016

American Library Association Announces 2016 Winners

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Kim Tomsic is the award-winning author of books for kindergarten-6th grade readers including The Elephants Come Home, illustrated by Hadley Hooper (Chronicle Books). It is the amazing true story of a herd of elephants, the man who saved them, and the miracle of love that brought them home. Awards & Critical Praise: 2022 Norman A. Sugarman Children's Biography Honor Award 2022-23 Pennsylvania Keystone to Reading Elementary Book Award Primary Grade Winner 2023 Minnesota Comstock-Gág Book Award Winner 2022 Blue Grass Award Finalist 2022-23 Alabama Children’s Choice Camellia Award Finalist grades 2-3 2023-24 California Young Reader Award Finalist 2023-24 Iowa Goldfinch Award Finalist 2024 Utah Beehive Award Finalist 2024 Connecticut Nutmeg Award Finalist 2024 Illinois Bluestem Award Finalist grades 3-5

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Kim Tomsic: I’m a reader, writer, dreamer, believer, and lover of peanut M-n-Ms. My publishing heroes including Richard Peck, Bryan Collier, Ingrid Law, Meg Medina, Kate DiCamillo, Rebecca Stead, Nicola Yoon, Laurie Halse Anderson, Christina Soontornvat, Eliot Schrefer, Dianne White, and others! How my publishing career unfolded: It started with a love of reading. Next, I wrote a manuscript, joined the SCBWI, and a critique group. I read blogs, craft books (on plot, character, and structure). I attended conferences, hosted writer gatherings, subscribed to Writers Digest (and won a contest!). I wrote articles and studied craft. Five years later, I landed my first book deal!—dreams do come true! My debut book, The 11:11 Wish released in 2018 with HarperCollins. My debut nonfiction picture book, GUITAR GENIUS (illustrated by Brett Helquist), released in 2019 with Chronicle Books. The 12th Candle came next (HarperCollins). The Elephants Come Home hit bookshelves in 2021 (illustrated by Hadley Hooper) and has been internationally published and named to more than nine state reading lists! Comic artist, Mark Parisi and I co-wrote The Truth About 5th Grade (HarperCollins). It's on shelves now.

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