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Awards
2026 Notable Children’s Book in the Language Arts
2026 Notable Children’s Book in the Language Arts is given by The Children’s Literature Assembly of the National Council of Teachers of English. This national list honors fiction, non-fiction, and poetry for children in grades K-8. All selected works represent “playful, inventive and unique use of language.”
2026 Children’s Book Council Kids Favorite
The Children’s Book Council (CBC) Kids Favorites is a national awards program where thousands of young readers across the U.S. read and vote on the best new books of the year.
2026 Children’s Book Council Teacher Favorite
The Children’s Book Council (CBC) Teacher Favorites is an annual list of the best new children’s and young adult books specifically chosen by educators across the United States.
2025 EUREKA! Nonfiction Children’s Book Award
Torrible Puns: A Collection of Punny Poems is a recipient of the 2025 EUREKA! Nonfiction Children’s Book Award. This is a prestigious award given by the California Reading Association that honors excellence in nonfiction children’s books. It aims to help teachers, librarians, parents, and caregivers identify quality books for kids.
Reviews
“Three dozen delights for fans of puns and wordplay…Demonstrating firm command of exact rhymes and rollicking metrics, Torrible’s debut features a set of pungently sharp-witted lyrics.”
“Eye-rolling while smiling is the response every punster hopes for, and the lines in this book consistently deliver just that. Torrible offers effective poems without forced rhymes or nonsense words—if the wordplay is nonsensical, it’s on purpose.”
Blog Posts and Interviews
Picture Book Builders
TORRIBLE PUNS + Interview with author Tricia Torrible + a Giveaway!
Jenna Benton
Simply 7 with Tricia Torrible: TORRIBLE PUNS
Judy Campbell-Smith
Interview & Giveaway with Tricia Torrible: Back Matter Break Down
Clemmon Courier
Clemmons’ Torrible debuts poem collection
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Torrible Puns: A Collection of Punny Poems, written by Tricia Torrible and Illustrated by Robert Dunn, is published by Gnome Road Publishing.