Top Dog in Kansas!

The Kansas Reading Association has announced the winner of the 2016 Bill Martin, Jr. Picture Book Award, and it's none other than Dozer's Run: A True Story of A Dog and His Race. Dozer, that intrepid Goldendoodle who is the hero of my 2014 picture book, has run his way into the hearts of book-loving people of the Sunflower State. I am pleased as can be. Dave Opie made Dozer come alive with his illustrations, and Rosana Panza shared his story with me. It's their award, too!