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Winners have been announced for the 2019 Pannell Awards, given by the Women's National Book Association and co-sponsored by the Penguin Young Readers Group to recognize bookstores that "enhance their communities by bringing exceptional creativity to foster a love of reading and books in children and young adults." One Pannell Award is given to a general bookstore and one to a children's specialty bookstore.
The winner in the general bookstore category is 57th Street Books, Chicago, Ill.
The children's specialty bookstore winner is Hicklebee's Bookstore, San Jose, Calif.
The Pannell Awards will be presented May 31 during the BookExpo Children's Books and Author Breakfast. Each of the two winners receives a $1,000 check and a signed, original piece of artwork by a children's illustrator.