2008 MIDWEST BOOK AWARD WINNERS

Biography/Memoir



Wisconsin Historical Society Press,
Madison, WI
Finding Josie
by Wendy Bilen

Business



Third Child Press, Fridley, MN
This Sold House
by Diane Keyes

Child/Young Adult Fiction



Singing River Publications, Inc., Ely, MN
Willie Walleye Underwater Adventures
by Dr. Z; illus. by Nancy Scheibe;
design by Dorie McClelland,
Spring Book Designs

Child/Young Adult 

Non-Fiction



Amharic Kids, Brooklyn Park, MN
Ethiopian Voices: Tsion’s Life
by Tracy Bellwood; photos by Erlend Berge

Children’s Picture Books



Carl R. Sams II Photography, Inc., Milford, MI
A Pirate’s Quest for his family heirloom
peg leg
by Laura Sams and Robert Sams,
illus. by Heiner Hertling

Commercial Fiction



Beaver’s Pond Press, Edina, MN
Hawk’s Quest: A Superior Pursuit
by Arvid Lloyd Williams and 

Bonnie Shallbetter

Cookbooks



Nodin Press, Minneapolis, MN
Make it Minnesotan! Sesquicentennial Cookbook
Committee Chair Claire Plank;
edited by Patricia Miller

Crafts/Hobbies/How-to



Third Child Press, Fridley, MN
This Sold House
by Diane Keyes

Culture  



World Wisdom, Inc., Bloomington, IN
The Cheyenne Indians:
Their History and Lifeways
by George Bird Grinnell;
edited and adapted by Joseph A. Fitzgerald

General Fiction 



University of Notre Dame Press,
Notre Dame, IN
Spirits in the Grass
by Bill Meissner

Health   



North Star Press of St. Cloud, MN
Walks on the Beach With Angie:
A Father’s Story of Love
by Don Warner with Marly Cornell

Humor   



How Books, an imprint of F+W Publications, Inc, Inver Grove Heights, MN
The Cheap Book: the official guide to embracing your inner cheapskate
by Robin Herbst and Julie Miller

Midwest Regional Interest   



Monolith Publications, Minnetonka, MN
Edge of Forever: Images of Lake Superior
by Peter Scott Eide

Nature    



Wisconsin Historical Society Press,
Madison, WI
Old Farm: A History
by Jerry Apps

Poetry    



Nodin Press, Minneapolis, MN
Milk and Tides: Poems
by Margaret Hasse

Political Science 



World Wisdom, Inc., Bloomington, IN
The Cheyenne Indians: Their History and Lifeways
by George Bird Grinnell;
edited and adapted by Joseph Fitzgerald

Recreation/Travel/Sports



Minnesota Historical Society Press,
St. Paul, MN
Tales of the Road Highway 61
by Cathy Wurzer

Reference



American Academy of Pediatrics,
Elk Grove Village, IL
Mommy Calls
by Tanya Remer Altmann, MD, FAAP

Religion/Philosophy/

Inspiration



Liturgical Press, Collegeville, MN
Praying the Word: Illuminated Prayers and Wisdom from the Saint John’s Bible
by Donald Jackson

Social Science



North Star Press of St. Cloud, MN
Walks on the Beach With Angie:
A Father’s Story of Love
by Don Warner with Marly Cornell

Illustration



Monolith Publications, Minnetonka, MN
Edge of Forever: Images of Lake Superior
by Peter Scott Eide

Interior Layout



Project Roar Publishing, Winfield, IL
Inside the Lionel Trains Fun Factory: The History of a Manufacturing Icon and the Place Where Childhood Dreams Were Made
by Robert J. Osterhoff; design by Peri Poloni-Gabriel, Knockout Design

Cover: 1 or 2 Color



Monolith Publications, Minnetonka, MN
Edge of Forever: Images of Lake Superior
by Peter Scott Eide

Cover: 3 or more Color



Project Roar Publishing, Winfield, IL
Inside the Lionel Trains Fun Factory: The History of a Manufacturing Icon and the Place Where Childhood Dreams Were Made
by Robert J. Osterhoff; design by Peri Poloni-Gabriel, Knockout Design