Huge congrats to the talented 2022 PBParty finalists. We received almost 1000 entries and there were so many we loved. The PBParty Dream Team of Judges and I worked hard to showcase our 50 favorites in a variety of genres…plus the incredible Illustration Showcase at the end. We can’t wait for you to view them all. 🙂
Agents and PAL editors can request the full manuscript (or whatever materials you’d like) in the comment section of each entry.
Happy reading! We hope you’ll find tons of gems.
NOTE: Comments are ONLY for agents and editors. The finalists may reply, if they’d like. Please save all other comments for Twitter or other shout outs.
PBParty Entry #1 : Hairstory
GENRE: **Diverse, NF, Lyrical WORDS: 255 ...
PBParty Entry #2 : When Harry Ate Sally
GENRE: Humor, SEL, Interactive, Character Driven WORDS: 575 ...
PBParty Entry #3 : Visit from Harmony
GENRE: **Diverse, Character Driven WORDS: 485 ...
PBParty Entry #4: Perhaps! A Book of Mistakes
GENRE: STEM/STEAM, SEL, NF WORDS: 685 ...
PBParty Entry #5 : The Great Shell Swap
GENRE: STEM/STEAM, NF, Math, Environmental, Lyrical WORDS: 350 ...
PBParty Entry #6 : There Are No Bad Guys In This Book
GENRE: Humor, Metafiction WORDS: 275 ...
PBParty Entry #7 : Norbert’s Bubble Trouble
GENRE: Humor, Rhyming, Character Driven WORDS: 565 ...
PBParty Entry #8 : Waves of Change
GENRE: STEM/STEAM, NF, Biography WORDS: 755 ...
PBParty Entry #9 : P. I. Goat: The Case of the Sticky Situation
GENRE: Humor, Character Driven WORDS: 445 ...
PBParty Entry #10 : Shoe Snatch
GENRE: **Diverse, Humor WORDS: 410 ...
PBParty Entry #11 : Di Fly
GENRE: Humor, STEM/STEAM, SEL WORDS: 425 ...
PBParty Entry #12 : Saltriovenator: The Dinosaur Miracle Fossil
GENRE: STEM/STEAM, NF WORDS: 1395 ...
PBParty Entry #13 : Tough Cookie
GENRE: SEL, Humor, Character Driven WORDS: 395 ...
PBParty Entry #14 : Saving Grecia: The Toucan Who Inspired the World
GENRE: Narrative nonfiction, STEM WORDS: 795 ...
PBParty Entry #15 : That Kitten Must Go
GENRE: Humor, Character Driven WORDS: 300 ...
PBParty Entry #16 : The Friendship Seeds
GENRE: SEL, Lyrical WORDS: 410 ...
PBParty Entry #17 : Sarang Saves the School
GENRE: **Diverse, Lyrical WORDS: 825 ...
PBParty Entry #18 : Big Dipper, Small World: Names Around the World for Seven Stars
GENRE: Diverse, NF, Multicultural, Rhyming WORDS: 310 ...
PBParty Entry #19 : When Sharks Fly
GENRE: **Humor WORDS: 485 ...
PBParty Entry #20 : Small Animals, Big Dreams
GENRE: *NF, Biography WORDS: 855 ...
PBParty Entry #21 : Hairy Bigfoot Believes In Humans
GENRE: **Humor, Character Driven WORDS: 595 ...
PBParty Entry #22 : Owl and Moon
GENRE: STEM/STEAM, Lyrical, Informational Fiction WORDS: 425 ...
PBParty Entry #23: Mighty Microbes
GENRE: STEM/STEAM, Humor, NF, Lyrical WORDS: 345 ...
PBParty Entry #24: If My Hair Had a Voice
GENRE: **Diverse, Lyrical WORDS: 360 ...
PBParty Entry #25 : Louie’s Lightning
GENRE: Diverse, Lyrical, Disability Subject Matter WORDS: 290 ...
PBParty Entry #26 : Ewenice And The Baa-rbershop
GENRE: Character Driven, SEL, Humor WORDS: 460 ...
PBParty Entry #27 : The Trouble With Teleporting
GENRE: Humor, STEM/STEAM, Adventure, Fantasy WORDS: 355 ...
PBParty Entry #28 : An UnBEARable Christmas
GENRE: Humor, Holiday WORDS: 560 ...
PBParty Entry #29 : Storybook Safety Inspector
GENRE: Humor WORDS: 475 ...
PBParty Entry #30 : Remembering Mami
GENRE: Diverse, Character Driven, SEL WORDS: 495 ...
PBParty Entry #31 : All Aboard the Cuzco Train
GENRE: *Diverse, SEL, STEM WORDS: 430 ...
PBParty Entry #32 : Lyla’s Collection
GENRE: Character Driven, SEL, Contemporary WORDS: 390 ...
PBParty Entry #33 : Cinderelement
GENRE: STEM/STEAM, Humor WORDS: 660 ...
PBParty Entry #34 : Toucan Tango
GENRE: Rhyming, SEL, Character Driven, Humor WORDS: 455 ...
PBParty Entry #35 : Coop Saves the Day
GENRE: STEM/STEAM, Humor WORDS: 495 ...
PBParty Entry #36 : The Magic Pocket
GENRE: Humor, Character Driven, Contemporary WORDS: 540 ...
PBParty Entry #37 : Mixed-Up Challahs
GENRE: *Diverse, Historical Fiction WORDS: 655 ...
PBParty Entry #38 : This Empty Nest
GENRE: Lyrical, NF, Rhyming WORDS: 285 ...
PBParty Entry #39 : Wild Moose Chase
GENRE: Humor, Adventure, Commercial, Character Driven WORDS: 380 ...
PBParty Entry #40 : Erasing Spaces
GENRE: **Diverse, STEM/STEAM, Contemporary WORDS: 520 ...
PBParty Entry #41 : Guma {ART}
GENRE: **Diverse, SEL WORDS: 370 ...
PBParty Entry #42 : Oslo’s Fishy Feast {ART}
GENRE: Character Driven, SEL WORDS: 375 ...
PBParty Entry #43 : Arachnoshowbia {ART}
GENRE: Humor, STEM/STEAM, Character Driven, WORDS: 405 ...
PBParty Entry #44 : Annabelle, The Bossy Goat {ART}
GENRE: **Humor, SEL, Character Driven WORDS: 555 ...
PBParty Entry #45 : Magnificent Messes {ART}
GENRE: *Humor, Creativity, Character Driven, Inspirational WORDS: 275 ...
PBParty Entry #46 : Old Tree {ART}
GENRE: STEM/STEAM, Lyrical, NF WORDS: 935 ...
PBParty Entry #47 : Dragon Dance {ART}
GENRE: *SEL, Lyrical WORDS: 265 ...
PBParty Entry #48 : Never Count With A Crocodile {ART}
GENRE: Humor, Contemporary, Interactive, Educational WORDS: 500 ...
PBParty Entry #49 : The Kitemaker {ART}
GENRE: **Diverse, Character Driven, SEL WORDS: 390 ...
PBParty Entry #50 : Following the Wall Home {ART}
GENRE: *Diverse, Immigration WORDS: 550 ...
PBParty Illustration Showcase 2022
I'm thrilled to share the 2022 PBParty Illustration Showcase! Agents and editors can request which author/illustrators they'd like to see ...