Notification from the 2014 FAPA BOOK AWARDS (Florida Authors and Publishers Awards) just came that THE NOODLE CLUB, has been selected as a finalist in the category, HUMOR. The illustrator for THE NOODLE CLUB is Matt Lumsden, from Delray Beach, FL. He surely made Deb Burggraaf's story about the joys of friendship in the pool each day come to life for their readers! What a delight to enjoy the "oldies but goodies" floating away with the colorful noodles! The Award Ceremony will take place on August 9th, at the Marriott, Pompano Beach, FL at 7:30pm. As you know, FLUTTERNUTTER, received two SILVER MEDALS in September of 2013 for Best Children's Picture Book and Best Cover Design. http://dburgg.com/blog/item/11-deborah-burggraaf-fapa-2013-silver-medalist-florida-author Again, we are all very excited to have THE NOODLE CLUB selected for this award.