The True and Lucky Life of a Turtle is one of the Cooperative Children’s Book Center’s “Choices 2026.” From 10,000 children’s titles published in 2025, Fire Chief’s story was one of the 231 they honored. See the others here.
Here be dragons. You never know who is going to show up at your reading. This little guy came to celebrate Broomfield, Colorado’s, city-wide Junior Read, The Book of Turtles. Broomfield, 18 miles north of Denver, listed as one of the best small cities in the West, is home to 77,000, including many turtle book readers, and one in a frilled-lizard costume. (Wait, is that a costume?)
Brave Baby Hummingbird is a finalist for the Mountain Laurel Book Award, chosen by kids in grades K-3. Read more about the award and see the other finalists here.