Book of the Year!

The Grand Canyon edition of my Who Pooped in the Park series was just awarded 2026 Book of the Year Award in the Fun Educational Nature Books category by Creative Child Magazine!

Unlike many other award programs, Creative Child Magazine doesn’t use a single reviewer or a small in-house panel to judge submitted products. Instead, they have over 60 parents and educators review submissions and provide their feedback. As their website states:

This collective review process gives a more comprehensive and realistic evaluation, helping parents make informed decisions about which products to bring into their homes. It’s an approach that values input from those who truly understand what makes a product both educational and enjoyable for children.

This isn’t the first time a Who Pooped book has won a Creative Child Book of the Year Award. Last year, it was the Yellowstone book.

Here are some of the honors the Who Pooped books have received:

Who Pooped Grand Canyon cover
Who Pooped in the Park? — Grand Canyon
2026 Creative Child Magazine Book of the Year
(Educational Nature Books category)
Who Pooped Yellowstone cover
Who Pooped in the Park? — Yellowstone
2025 Creative Child Magazine Book of the Year
(Adventure Storybooks category)
Who Pooped Rocky Mountain cover
Who Pooped in the Park? — Rocky Mountain Nat’l Park
2025 Next Generation Indie Book Award Winner
(Children’s Educational category)
Who Pooped Cascades cover
Who Pooped in the Cascades?
2014 Moonbeam Children’s Book Awards
Silver Medal

and

2014 High Plains Book Awards
Finalist