Your Bridge to History children's picture book receives the prestigious 2020 Celebrate Nebraska top award! First learning of the award, Preston Love Jr., a co-author, stated, "the book represents a manifestation of my commitment and service to our youth and the next generation of kids. Receiving this award is a bonus! I humbly accept this award on behalf of my sister and co-author, Portia Love, and illustrator, Regina Jeanpierre."
Preston and all other Celebrate Nebraska 2020 Book Award winners will conduct author readings and an awards presentation ceremony at the Nebraska Center for the book's week-long virtual Celebration of Nebraska Books starting October 19th. The category and announcement are as follows: Children's Picture Book: Your Bridge to History by Portia Love & Preston Love, Jr. Illustrated by Regina Jeanpierre. Publisher: Preston Publishing
The Nebraska Book Awards program, sponsored by the Nebraska Center for the Book (NCB), recognizes and honors books that are written by Nebraska authors, published by Nebraska publishers, set in Nebraska, or concerning Nebraska. The Celebration of Nebraska Books is sponsored by Nebraska Center for the Book and the Nebraska Library Commission, with support from History Nebraska's Nebraska History Museum. Humanities Nebraska provides support for One Book One Nebraska. The Nebraska Center for the Book is a resident of the Nebraska Library Commission. It brings together the state's readers, writers, booksellers, librarians, publishers, printers, educators, and scholars to build the book's community, supporting programs to celebrate and stimulate public interest in books, reading, and the written word. The Nebraska Library Commission and the Library of Congress support the Nebraska Center for the Book. As the state library agency, the Nebraska Library Commission is an advocate for all Nebraskans' library and information needs. The mission of the Library Commission is statewide promotion, development, and coordination of library and information services, "bringing together people and information." More information is found here: http://centerforthebook.nebraska.gov/awards/nebookawards.html
