Anna Myers Receives The Arrell Gibson Lifetime Achievement Award
Scroll down to see winners of our first annual "Spring-Fling" poetry contest!
Announcing the winners of our first annual "Spring-Fling" poetry contest . . .
3rd place--Geralyn Haney, 1st Grader at Francis Elementary, Byng OK
2nd place--Tristen Tucker, 7th Grader at Osage Hills School, Bartlesville OK
1st place--Destiny Parrett, 8th Grader at Osage Hills School, Bartlesville OK
All winners will receive an autographed book from their favorite OCAI author/illustrator and our first-place winner, Destiny Parrett, will also receive an email from her favorite OCAI author/illustrator AND have her poem printed on our "Kid Zone" page.
Congratulations to our winners and we hope you'll check back for future contests. If you have any suggestions, please contact us at: darleen@darleenbaileybeard.com. We're always looking for ways to improve OCAI!
Spring ahead of everyone else and be the first to enter to win a FREE autograhped book! It's as easy as watching a current video and answering this question!
Would YOU like a chance to win a FREE book?
Just find a 'Feedback Form' on our homepage and submit your answer. Be sure to include your email address so we can contact you for shipping information. If you're a student, be sure to tell us what grade you are in. If you're a teacher or library media specialist, be sure to include what grades you work with so we'll send you an age-appropriate book. May/June Question: Which author/illustrator recently received a "Lifetime Achievement Award" by the Oklahoma Center for the Book for his/her outstanding contribution of 19 published award-winning children's books?
Congratulations Charlsie McDuffey from Anadarko Middle School!
Winner of March/April "Question of the Month"
Charlsie McDuffey, from Anadarko, Oklahoma, answered our "Question of the Month" for March/April and was chosen from a hat out of several contestants: "Which author/illustrator has a new picture book about a president?"
Answer: Mike Wimmer. His picture book, George, is featured in his recent video.You, too, can be a winner and receive a free autographed book from the OCAI author/illustrator of your choice. Just look for the new Question of the Month and send in your answer!
Welcome to Oklahoma Children's Book Authors & Illustrators (OCAI).
Here you'll find information about some of the most talented people in Oklahoma. Every other month we feature a new author or illustrator in a video with an exclusive interview so you'll get to meet our OCAI authors & illustrators up-close and personal. Each video and interview is archived for easy reference on the author's/illustrator's biography page. We also provide links to contact information, "fun facts", brochures, lesson plans, & much more.
Need a grant? Check out the grant we provide on our grant page as well as both local and national grants. Be sure to send us grants that you know about because if we post a grant you suggest, we'll send you a free autographed book. We also have a "Bimonthly Question" which gives you more chances to win free books. We'd love to hear from you & we hope you'll invite an Oklahoma author or illustrator to your next book-related event!
I know the answer, do you? If you want to win a FREE autographed book, be sure to read the "In the News" section carefully. Then scroll down to answer the "November/December Question" to enter to win!
More good news from Tammi Sauer-- Tammi has just sold TWO MORE picture books! Her new titles are Nugget and Fang, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2013; and Ginny Louise, Disney-Hyperion, 2014. Tammi's on a roll! Way to go, Tammi! Click hereto go to her biography page.
Mike Wimmer--has a wonderful, beautiful new picture book about our nation's founding father, George Washington! It's a perfect addition for any library so be sure to check it out. It's featured in his new video on OCAI. Click here for more info and to see his latest video about GEORGE!
Anna Myers--was honored with a "Lifetime Achievement Award" by the Oklahoma Center for the Book. She currently has 19 novels for middle graders and young adults. We say "currently" because that number will soon change as she's busy on yet another novel. She's on a roll! See her video above. Please send notes of congratulations to her. Her contact info can be found on her bio page. Click here.
Tammi Sauer reports that her TWO new picture books are out and ready to read! "Me Want Pet!" and "Bawk & Roll" are the titles. To take a peek at her new fab books, go to our Recent & Upcoming Books page. Tammi has more great news----she's been selected by General Mills to be a part of the Cherrios Spoonfuls of Stories Program. More than a million copies of Mostly Monsterly are currently available in specially marked boxes of Cherrios. The purpose of this program is to nurture the love of reading by getting books into kids' hands and encouraging parents and kids to read together. This year marks the programs tenth anniversary. So everyone, be sure to eat lots of Cherrios!
Una Belle Townsend,has FABULOUS news! She's sold a new picture book to Pelican. It's based on a true story that happened in 1975 right here in Oklahoma. It's called, The Great Elephant Escape, and tells the story of two elephants, Isa and Lilly, who escaped from the circus in Hugo. It will be released fall of 2012. Great way to teach fun local history! Check out Una Belle's bio here.
Peggy Perry Anderson, a Tulsa author and illustrator, is new to OCAI and her biography pages and speaking information are now posted. And good news, teachers--she loves doing school visits!! Check out her info here.
2012 Oklahoma Sequoyah Award Master List: "Annie Glover is NOT a Tree Lover" by Darleen Bailey Beard.
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Click here to see our tribute to our dear fellow author, Bill Wallace. May he rest in peace!
In honor of Bill Wallace, we at OCAI are donating a gift pack of autographed books to the Bill Wallace Early Childhood Center, in Chickasha, OK:
The Santa Secret, by Carol Wallace
Twister, by Darleen Bailey Beard
Annie Glover is NOT a Tree Lover,
by Darleen Bailey Beard
The Cat Food Mystery, by Gwen Hooks
Poster--D-Day, American Character, by Chris Nick
Grady's in the Silo, by Una Belle Townsend
Let's Clean Up!, by Peggy Perry Anderson
Stealing Home, by Mike Wimmer
Bookmarks by Mike Wimmer
On a Road in Africa, by Kim Doner
Cowboy Camp, by Tammi Sauer
From all of us at OCAI in memory of our precious Bill!
OCAI is approaching our 15,000th visitor to our home page. If YOU are one of the first people who visit this site after 14,999, send us a feedback form with your visitor number. The person closest to number 15,000 will win a GIANT GIFT PACK of FREE AUTOGRAPHED BOOKS just like Bobbie Hummingbird of Coweta Public Schools (below) who was our 10,002nd homepage visitor. Good luck!
Winner:
Bobbie Hummingbird
Coweta Public Schools
Coweta, OK
Congratulations Bobbie Hummingbird for being our 10,002 visitor! You have won our GIANT GIFT PACK of free autographed books:
The Flimflam Man
That Doggone Calf
Cowboy Camp
Chicken Dance
Easter Bunny Blues
2 Posters
Bookmarks
Tattoos
Postcards
We hope the Coweta students LOVE our books and thanks for visiting OCAI.
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OCAI Mobile
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Andrea Campbell (above)
Schwartz Elem.
OKC won:
Let's Clean Up
Vickie Smith, Smithville H.S.
Smithville, OK won:
Falcon of Abydos
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Mona Edwards, Carver M.S.
Tulsa, OK won:
Spy
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Julie Sherwood, Cushing H.S.
Cushing, OK won:
Cayman Gold
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Janie Riddle, Hilldale Elem.
Muskogee, OK won:
Racecar Driver's Night Before Christmas
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Congrats to all of you and thanks for entering our drawing!
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