2011 Winner:
The Ink Garden of Brother Theophane. Author: C.M. Millen. Illustrator: Andrea Wisnewski
The judges commented on this 2011 collection, "On my very first reading the sound and rhythm of C.M. Millen's wonderful narrative verse took me by the hand and led me right into the happy world of Brother Theophane." and "[Children] will enjoy his free spirit as he skips down the stairs, secretly places crumbs on the windowsill for the birds, and finally experiments with colors to brighten up the 'simple brown words on simple brown pages in a simple brown world.'"