A CARING LIGHT: HOW CAROLINE EARLE WHITE CREATED AMERICA'S FIRST ANIMAL SHELTER by Hen&ink's Andrea Christoff has been awarded the 2025 Ann Whitford Paul and Writers Digest Most Promising Picture Book Manuscript Award for Nonfiction. Lin Oliver of the SCBWI Impact & Legacy Fund announced the award.
Ann Whitford Paul notes: “In just 565 words of lyrical prose Andrea writes about Caroline Earle White, who in the mid 1800’s is so distressed by the hungry, over-worked, neglected animals of Philadelphia, her heart feels as black as coal. Determined to help, and met with countless forms of rejection, she eventually forms a group of courageous women to create America’s first animal shelter. This book will appeal to all those who care for animals and inspire them to make the world a brighter, kinder place.”
Sample art © 2025 Amy Huntington for A CARING LIGHT written by Andrea Christoff.
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A CARING LIGHT: HOW CAROLINE EARLE WHITE CREATED AMERICA'S FIRST ANIMAL SHELTER by Hen&ink's Andrea Christoff has been awarded the 2025 Ann Whitford Paul and Writers Digest Most Promising Picture Book Manuscript Award for Nonfiction. Lin Oliver of the SCBWI Impact & Legacy Fund announced the award.
