“Pencil Play Pals Pencil Games”—an activity/crafts book of 20 games kids can make from pencils and odds and ends from around the home—and “The Crocodile Who Thought She Was a Duck,”—a fully illustrated storybook about a zany crocodile—were the two winning titles.

Family Choice Magazine wrote: From over 15,000 entries, local children, parents, and teachers, tested, rated and eliminated until they came up with the best of the best.

Award shows are only as good as their judges, and so who better to decide what makes a great kids book than the children, parents and teachers who buy them?

If you’d like to get a copy of either of these books—and judge for yourself how good you think they are—just visit pencilplaypals.com