The Littlest Voyageur is nominated for a Maude Hart Lovelace Award!

Minnesota Youth Reading Association has nominated The Littlest Voyageur for a Maude Hart Lovelace Award. Margi is so proud to be in such good company! Here are the other amazing Division I nominees:

  • The Best of Iggy by Annie Barrows

  • Coop Knows the Scoop by Taryn Souders  

  • The Lion of Mars by Jennifer L. Holm

  • The Littlest Voyageur by Margi Preus; illustrated by Cheryl Pilgrim

  • Measuring Up by Lily Lamotte; illustrated Ann Xu

  • Ways to Make Sunshine by Renée Watson 

  • Brave Like That by Lindsey Stoddard

  • City Spies by James Ponti

  • Count Me In by Varsha Bajaj 

  • Song for a Whale by Lynne Kelly

The Maud Hart Lovelace Book Award is a children's read and vote book award. Its purpose is to encourage recreational reading among school age children. Learn more >

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May 21, 2022: Book signing at Zenith Books

Saturday, May 21 2022 11:00am - 1:00pm

Meet-and-Greet best-selling author Margi Preus at Zenith Bookstore. Her new children's book Lily Leads The Way is the story of a little sailboat who has a big burst of determination when a fleet of tall ships needs assistance.

This tale of plucky persistence, illustrated with the splash and sparkle of a summer day on the water, is sure to empower any child to take charge when the time is right. A note from the author, a Newbery Honoree, offers more facts about bridges and boats for curious readers.

Margi Preus wrote the Newbery Honor Book Heart of a Samurai and other novels, including the Enchantment Lake mystery series, The Littlest Voyageur, and Village of Scoundrels. She lives in Duluth, not far from the iconic Lift Bridge, which inspired Lily Leads the Way.

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May 18, 2022: Virtual Release Party for Lily and more!

Wednesday, May 18, 2022: 7:00-8:00pm

Usher in the summer with Red Balloon by celebrating the releases of Margi Preus's Lily Leads the Way and Nikki McClure's Old Wood Boat in a sailing picture book extravaganza!

In Lily Leads the Way, best-selling Minnesotan author of Heart of a Samurai Margi Preus shares the story of a little sailboat who has a big burst of determination when a fleet of tall ships needs assistance to get under the lift bridge. Author-illustrator Nikki McClure details the journey of an old sailing boat made seaworthy again through lyrical prose and intricate cut-paper illustrations in her book Old Wood Boat. Margi and Nikki will read from their books, chat about the creative process and, of course, leave time for questions from the audience!

To Attend: Go to the Red Ballon’s website to register for the event. Pre-registration is required! You can register for the event for free, select a bundle of a free ticket and book, or donate to help us keep events happening. All copies of books purchased for the event will include signed bookplates. 

Registration ends at 5pm CDT on May 18. All registered attendees will be sent the link to join the party 48 hours before the event and on the evening of the event, after ticket sales have ended. 

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Feb. 5: Virtual Presentation of West of the Moon

Livsreise Norwegian Heritage Center

Feb. 5 1:00 - 2:00 pm

“East of the Sun and West of the Moon” is a Norwegian folk-tale that was collected by Peter Christen Asbjørnsen and Jørgen Moe, first published in 1890.

Margi’s Minnesota Book Award winning West of the Moon weaves original fiction with myth and folktale to tell the story of Astri, a young Norwegian girl desperate to join her father in America. Inspired by Norwegian fairytales and the diary her great-great grandmother kept as she emigrated from Norway to America, West of the Moon will be the subject of Margi’s online presentation for the Livsreise Norwegian Heritage Center.

Livsreise (lifs-rye-sa) translates to “Life’s Journey.” It is a generational journey, encompassing not only the physical journey Norwegian emigrants traveled, but also the continued journey as generations embrace their Norwegian Heritage in Stoughton, Wisconsin and across the nation.

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