WNBA's Complete List of Pannell Award Nominees

This week, the Women's National Book Association announced the nominees for the 2008 Lucile Micheels Pannell Awards, recognizing retail bookstores that excel at inspiring the interest of young people in books and reading. WNBA will present the awards to two bookstores (one general and one children's specialty store) at BookExpo America 2008 in Los Angeles.

The 2008 nominees are:

Children's Specialty Stores

Books on First in Dixon, Illinois
Children's Place Bookstore in Portland, Oregon
Flying Pig Books in Shelburne, Vermont
The Hidden Room Book Shoppe in South Haven, Michigan
Mrs. Nelson's Toy and Book Shop in La Verne, California

General Stores

Barnes & Noble Store #1857 in North Miami, Florida
BookCourt in Brooklyn, New York
Green Apple Books in San Francisco, California
Kepler's Books & Magazines in Menlo Park, California
LaDeDa Books and Beans in Manitowoc, Wisconsin
Liberty Bay Books in Poulsbo, Washington
Lift Bridge Book Shop in Brockport, New York
Vero Beach Book Center in Vero Beach, Florida
Vroman's Bookstore in Pasadena, California
Women and Children First in Chicago, Illinois

The award winners, who will receive $1,000 and a framed piece of original art by a children's book illustrator, will be chosen by a jury of five book industry professionals. Stores will be judged on their creativity, responsiveness to community needs, passion, and ability to make the connection between books and young readers.

The award was established in 1981 by WNBA to honor Lucile Micheels Pannell, a model bookwoman and children's bookseller. This year's award is co-sponsored by the Penguin Young Readers Group.