Christian Retailers Choice Awards Announced

July 26, 2012 Dr. Sandra Glahn

It's that time of year... Everybody's announcing their awards. Here's the list from Christian Retailers, who choose what they have the best time selling:

BIBLES

Bibles: Children's

• NIV Youth Quest Study Bible (Zonderkidz)

Bibles: Devotional/Study (tie)

• The KJV Study Bible (Barbour Publishing)

• The Names of God, Mahogany, Hebrew Names,Ann Spangler (Baker Publishing Group)

Bibles: Teen

• The ESV Student Study Bible (Crossway)

BOOKS

Audio

• Jesus Calling, Sarah Young (eChristian)

Auto/Biography

• Kisses From Katie, Katie Davis (HowardBooks)

Bible Reference/Study

• The Baker Illustrated Bible Handbook, J.Scott Duvall, J. Daniel Hays (Baker Publishing Group)

Catholic/Liturgical

• The Living Mass, Heliodoro Lucatero(Liguori Publications)

Charismatic

• Purging Your House, Pruning Your Family Tree,Perry Stone (Charisma House)

Children's Fiction

• Ronnie Wilson's Gift, Francis Chan (DavidC Cook)

Children's Nonfiction

• Heaven Is for Real for Kids, Todd Burpo,Sonja Burpo (Thomas Nelson)

Christian Education

• Big Book of History, Laura Welch, BodieHodge (New Leaf Publishing Group)

Christian Living: Practical Life

• Indescribable, Louie Giglio, Matt Redman(David C Cook)

Christian Living: Spiritual Growth (two winners)

• Nearing Home, Billy Graham (ThomasNelson)

• One Thousand Gifts, Ann Voskamp(Zondervan)

Church and Culture

• Erasing Hell, Francis Chan (David C Cook)

Devotionals

• The One Year Uncommon Life Daily Challenge,Tony Dungy (Tyndale House Publishers)

Evangelism

• Not a Fan, Kyle Idleman (Zondervan)

Fiction: Contemporary Romance

• Deadly Pursuit, Irene Hannon (BakerPublishing Group)

Fiction: General (two winners)

• Courageous, Randy Alcorn, Alex Kendrick,Stephen Kendrick (Tyndale House Publishers)

• Forbidden, Ted Dekker, Tosca Lee (CenterStreet)

Fiction: Historical Romance (tie)

• The Girl in the Gatehouse, Julie Klassen(Baker Publishing Group)

• The Lightkeeper's Ball, Colleen Coble(Thomas Nelson)

Fiction: Mystery and Suspense

• The Tehran Initiative, Joel C. Rosenberg(Tyndale House Publishers)

First-Time Authors

• A Confident Heart, Renee Swope (BakerPublishing Group)

Health and Fitness (tie)

• Dr. Colbert's "I Can Do This" Diet,Don Colbert, M.D. (Siloam/Charisma House Book Group)

• Reshaping It All, Candace Cameron Bure(B&H Publishing Group)

Nonfiction: Men's

• The Resolution for Men, Stephen Kendrick,Alex Kendrick, Randy Alcorn (B&H Publishing Group)

Nonfiction: Women's

• The Resolution for Women, PriscillaShirer (B&H Publishing Group)

Prayer

• The Circle Maker, Mark Batterson(Zondervan)

Relationships (tie)

• Beyond Boundaries, John Townsend(Zondervan)

• Have a New Teenager by Friday, KevinLeman (Baker Publishing Group)

Social Issues

• Unplanned, Abby Johnson (Tyndale HousePublishers)

Youth/Teen

• Through My Eyes: Young Readers Edition,Tim Tebow (Zondervan)

GIFTS

Accessories/Apparel

• Courageous Athletic T-shirt (Kerusso)

General Gift Product

• Jesus Crown of Thorns cross (LighthouseChristian Products)

Gift Books

• I Love You Head to Toe Recordable Storybook (DaySpring)

Home/Kitchen

• Cup of Strength, "Cups ofEncouragement" (Lighthouse Christian Products)

Wall Décor

• Prince of Peace #23404 (Carpentree)

OTHER

Backlist

• Crazy Love, Francis Chan (David C Cook)

Curriculum: Vacation Bible School (tie)

• Sky (Group Publishing)

• Son Surf Beach Bash (Gospel Light)

DVD/Video: Book/Bible Study

• Courageous Living Bible Study Leader Kit,Michael Catt, Stephen Kendrick, Alex Kendrick (B&H Publishing Group)

DVD/Video: Documentary (tie)

• Against All Odds: Israel Survives,Michael Greenspan (Questar)

• Ed's Story, Ed Dobson (David C Cook)

DVD/Video: Movie

• What If ... (Pure Flix)

Marketing/Promotion Campaign

• KJV400 (Thomas Nelson)

Music

• Jesus Culture Awakening: Live From Chicago,Jesus Culture (Kingsway)