NCPA Awards for Books Published in 2007
Award results were announced at the banquet held April 25, 2008, at Luau Garden in Sacramento.
- Gold Award, Best First Book
- Dandelion Through the Crack, By Kiyo Sato, Willow Valley Press
- Silver Award, Best Nature Photography Book, Best Interior Photos/Photo Layout, Best Exterior Hard Cover
- Yuba Seasons by David McKay, Mountain Images Press
- Bronze Award, Best Illustrated Children’s Book
- Wordsworth Dances the Waltz by Frances H. Kakugawa, Watermark Publishing
- Best General Fiction Book, Best Media Package
- The Afterlife of Charlotte Browning by Christine B., Lighthouse Productions
- Best General Nonfiction
- When We Were Colored: A Mother’s Story by Eva Rutland, IWP Book Publishers
- Best Exterior Hard Cover — Children’s Book, Honorable Mention — Best Illustrated Children’s Book
- Delta & Dawn: Mother and Baby Whales’ Journey by Stefanie Cruz, Big Tomato Press
- Best Nonfiction How-To Book, Best Interior Text Layout
- Stay Healthy, Live Longer, Spend Wisely by Davis Liu, M.D., Stetho Publishing
- Best Sports Reference Book, Best Interior Text & Images/Graphics
- Gold on the Diamond: Sacramento’s Great Baseball Players 1886-1976 by Alan O’Connor, Big Tomato Press
- Best Poetry Book, Best Exterior Soft Cover
- The Petrified Heart by Charles E. Patterson, Corps Productions
- Best Juvenile/Young Adult — Fiction
- Serving Humanity: Exercises in Tasteful Philanthropy by Jonathan Pearce, BalonaBooks
- Best Juvenile/Young Adult — Nonfiction
- From Slave to Superstar of the Wild West by Tom DeMund, Legends of the West Publishing Company
- Best Educational Children’s Book
- What Time Is It? by Virginia “Honey” Carter, AuthorHouse
- Best Reference Directory
- Sacramento Street Whys: The Whys Guy’s Guide to Sacramento Street Names by Carlos Alcalá, Big Tomato Press
- Best Alternative Media Book
- The Super-Good Project Planner for Technical Consultants by Karl Palachuk, Great Little Book Publishing Company
- Best Spiritual/Self-Help Book
- Relax Focus Succeed by Karl Palachuk, Great Little Book Publishing Company
- Honorable Mention — Best Fiction, Honorable Mention — Best Media Package
- Through Phantom Eyes, Vol. 1 — A Child’s Guidance by Theodora Bruns, iUniverse
- Honorable Mention — Best Fiction
- Virgin Trail by Var’Tus, published by Bill Zaccone
- Honorable Mention — Best Illustrated Children’s Book
- Play Hopscotch on Saturn’s Rings by Nancy Hayden Curry, Corps Productions
- Honorable Mention — Best Reference Book
- It’s In the Bag: Your Custom Business and Travel Wardrobe by Barbara DesChamps, Château Publishing
- Honorable Mention — Best Inspirational Book
- Stems of Life Picked from the Garden of Survival by Virginia E. Hansen, Llumina Press