'AMAZING MATILDA: A Monarch's Tale' Wins Purple Dragonfly Book Award

HARTLAND, Maine - July 2, 2013 - PRLog -- Judges of the 2013 Purple Dragonfly Book Awards contest, which recognizes excellence in children's literature, have spoken, and AMAZING MATILDA: A Monarch’s Tale by Maine author/illustrator Bette A. Stevens, won Honorable Mention in the Picture Books - 6 & Older category.
   “Winning any place in the Purple Dragonfly Contest is a huge honor because in order to maintain the integrity of the Dragonfly Book Awards, a minimum score of 72 out of 80 must be earned for a first-place award, 64 out of 80 for a second place and 56 out of 80 for an honorable mention – even if it is the sole entry in a category,” explains Linda F. Radke, president of Five Star Publications, Inc., the sponsor of the Purple Dragonfly Book Awards. “Competition is steep, too, because there is no publication date limit as long as the book is still in print.”
   AMAZING MATILDA: A Monarch’s Tale is about a monarch caterpillar who only wants to fly. "How can a creature without wings every hope to fly?" Matilda's friends wonder as they laugh at the tiny caterpillar. As Matilda progresses from egg to butterfly she learns that if she keeps trying, she can do anything that she really wants to do. AMAZING MATILDA's storyline and illustrations follow the actual life cycle of the monarch butterfly and includes milkweed, an environmentally near-threatened plant. Milkweed is the only plant that monarch caterpillars will eat. The book retails for $9.49 (paperback) and $3.99 (kindle/eReader) and can be purchased at Amazon.com or your favorite online bookstore: http://www.amazon.com/Amazing-Matilda-A-Monarchs-Tale/dp/... Check out AMAZING MATILDA's video on youtube http://youtu.be/-UGukoyteso


   Visit the author at her website/blog http://www.4writersandreaders.com .
   For a complete list of winners including first and second places and honorable mentions, visit www.FiveStarBookAwards.com and click on “Winners.”
   The 2013 Royal Dragonfly Book Awards, which honors all genres of books in 50 categories, is currently in progress with an Oct. 1, 2013 deadline. However, Royal Dragonfly submissions postmarked Aug. 1, 2013 or earlier are eligible for the early bird reward: a free electronic copy of The Economical Guide to Self-Publishing or Promote Like a Pro: Small Budget, Big Show. The 2014 Purple Dragonfly Book Awards contest is already underway with a March 1, 2014 early bird deadline and May 1 final deadline. There is no publication date restriction as long as the titles entered are still in print. Youth and self-published authors are also eligible to enter.
   For complete winners' lists including second-place and honorable mention wins, rules and entry forms for any of the Dragonfly Book Awards contests, visit www.FiveStarBookAwards.com. For more details on Five Star Publications, Inc., email info@FiveStarPublications.com or call 480-940-8182.