A Red Letter Day

I just received the best news I’ve had since the birth of my third grandchild last spring. Today, my Growing Up Gorilla book won the 2020 Washington State Book Award for Books for Young Readers. This is the 54th year of the program, formerly called the Governor’s Writers Awards, and is one of the most highly regarded of the various state and regional awards. Congratulations to all of this year’s finalists and winners!

Here is a photo of gorilla baby Yola with her mother, Nadiri, at Seattle’s Woodland Park Zoo. Yola turns 5 this coming November!

The 2020 Washington State Book Awards (WSBA) winners for outstanding books published by Washington authors in 2019. They are judged for literary merit, lasting importance and overall quality.