While holding guard during Knight Night Watch, Owl is faced with the ultimate trial-a frightening intruder. He may not be the biggest or the strongest, but his sharp nocturnal instincts can help protect the castle, especially since many knights have recently gone missing. Since the day he hatched, Owl dreamed of becoming a real knight. Signed on bookplate by Christopher Denise.Ī determined Owl builds strength and confidence in this medieval picture book about the real mettle of a hero: wits, humor, and heart. New York, NY: Simon & Schuster (pub: March 15, 2022)įirst Edition. Michael Schaub, a journalist and regular contributor to NPR, lives near Austin, Texas.March 2022 Picture Book Selection | First Editions Club Previous winners include Knight Owl by Christopher Denise and Firekeeper’s Daughter by Angeline Boulley. This is the third year for the Barnes & Noble Children’s & Young Adult Book Awards. “In The Swifts, Beth Lincoln’s unparalleled wordsmithing and wit, complemented by Claire Powell’s sensational artwork, thrilled our booksellers, as surely it will readers for generations to come,” Daunt said. Lin took home the young adult prize for A Magic Steeped in Poison, a fantasy novel about a young woman who tries to save her sister by entering a tea-making competition.ī&N CEO James Daunt praised the winning books as “truly extraordinary.” The book follows a group of children who set out to eat books but find themselves devoured by the books instead. The picture books category winner was How To Eat a Book, written and illustrated by the husband-and-wife team known as Mrs. In a starred review, a critic for Kirkus praised the book as “an absolutely delightful debut with heartwarming character growth and a clever, genre-savvy country-house mystery.” Lincoln and Powell’s book follows Shenanigan Swift, a young girl from an odd family who is determined to find out the killer of her Arch-Aunt Schadenfreude. It also won in the young reader category. The Swifts: A Dictionary of Scoundrels, written by Beth Lincoln and illustrated by Claire Powell, was named the overall winner of the awards. Barnes & Noble has announced the winners of its annual Children’s & YA Book Awards.
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