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| 2013 Winner This is Not My Hat by Jon Klassen |
2013 Honors Creepy Carrots! by Aaron Reynolds Extra Yarn by Mac Barnett Green by Laura Vaccaro Seeger One Cool Friend by Toni Buzzeo Sleep Like a Tiger by Mary Logue |
| 2012 Winner A Ball for Daisy by Chris Raschka |
2012 Honors Blackout by John Rocco Grandpa Green by Lane Smith Me ... Jane by Patrick McDonnell |
| 2011 Winner A Sick Day for Amos McGhee by Philip C. Stead |
2011 Honors Dave the Potter: Artist, Poet, Slave by Laban Carrick Hill Interrupting Chicken by David Ezra Stein |
| 2010 Winner The Lion and the Mouse by Jerry Pinkney |
2010 Honors All the World by Liz Garton Scanlon Red Sings from Treetops by Joyce Sidman |
| 2009 Winner The House in the Night by Susan Marie Swanson |
2009 Honors A Couple of Boys Have the Best Week Ever by Marla Frazee How I Learned Geography by Uri Shulevitz A River of Words by Jen Bryant |
| 2008 Winner The Invention of Hugo Cabret by Brian Selznick |
2008 Honors Henry's Freedom Box by Ellen Levine First the Egg by Laura Vaccaro Seeger The Wall by Peter Sis Knuffle Bunny Too by Mo Willems |
| 2007 Winner Flotsam by David Wiesner |
2007 Honors Gone Wild by David McLimans Moses by Carole Boston Weatherford |
| 2006 Winner The Hello, Goodbye Window by Norman Juster |
2006 Honors Rosa by Nikki Giovanni Zen Shorts by Jon Muth Hot Air: The (Mostly) True Story of the First Hot-Air Balloon Ride by Marjorie Priceman Song of the Water Boatman and Other Pond Poems by Joyce Sidman |
| 2005 Winner Kitten's First Full Moon by Kevin Henkes |
2005 Honors The Red Book by Barbara Lehman Coming On Home Soon by E.B. Lewis and Jacqueline Woodson Knuffle Bunny: A Cautionary Tale by Mo Willems |
| 2004 Winner The Man Who Walked Between the Towers by Mordecai Gerstein |
2004 Honors Ella Sarah Gets Dressed by Margaret Chodos-Irvine What Do You Do with a Tail Like This? by Steve Jenkins and Robin Page Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus by Mo Willems |
| 2003 Winner My Friend Rabbit by Eric Rohmann |
2003 Honors The Spider and the Fly by Mary Howitt Hondo & Fabian by Peter McCarty Noah's Ark by Jerry Pinkney |
| 2002 Winner The Three Pigs by David Wiesner |
2002 Honors The Dinosaurs of Waterhouse Hawkins by Barbara Kerley Martin's Big Words by Doreen Rappaport The Stray Dog by Marc Simont |
| 2001 Winner So You Want to be President? by Judith St. George |
2001 Honors Casey at the Bat by Ernest Lawrence Thayer Click, Clack, Moo by Doreen Cronin Olivia by Ian Falconer |
| 2000 Winner Joseph had a Little Overcoat by Simms Taback |
2000 Honors A Child's Calendar by John Updike Sector 7 by David Wiesner When Sophie Gets Angry - Really, Really Angry by Molly Bang The Ugly Duckling by Hans Christian Andersen, adapted by Jerry Pinkney |
| 1999 Winner Snowflake Bentley by Jacqueline Briggs Martin |
1999 Honors Duke Ellington by Andrea Davis Pinkney No, David! by David Shannon Tibet Through the Red Box by Peter Sis Snow by Uri Shulevitz |
| 1998 Winner Rapunzel by Paul O. Zelinsky |
1998 Honors The Gardener by Sarah Stewart Harlem by Walter Dean Myers There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly by Simms Taback |
| 1997 Winner Golem by David Wisniewski |
1997 Honors Hush! A Thai Lullaby by Minfong Ho The Graphic Alphabet by David Pelletier The Paperboy by Dav Pilkey Starry Messenger by Peter Sis |
| 1996 Winner Officer Buckle and Gloria by Peggy Rathmann |
1996 Honors Alphabet City by Stephen T. Johnson Zin! Zin! Zin! a Violin by Lloyd Moss The Faithful Friend by Robert D. San Souci Tops & Bottoms by Janet Stevens |
| 1995 Winner Smoky Night by Eve Bunting |
1995 Honors John Henry by Julius Lester Swamp Angel by Anne Isaacs Time Flies by Eric Rohmann |
| 1994 Winner Grandfather's Journey by Allen Say |
1994 Honors Peppe the Lamplighter by Elisa Bartone In the Small, Small Pond by Denise Fleming Raven: A Trickster Tale from the Pacific Northwest by Gerald McDermott Owen by Kevin Henkes Yo! Yes? by Chris Raschka |
| 1993 Winner Mirette on the High Wire by Emily Arnold McCully |
1993 Honors The Stinky Cheese Man and Other Fairly Stupid Tales by Jon Scieszka Seven Blind Mice by Ed Young Working Cotton by Sherley Anne Williams |
| 1992 Winner Tuesday by David Wiesner |
1992 Honors Tar Beach by Faith Ringgold |
| 1991 Winner Black and White by David Macaulay |
1991 Honors Puss in Boots by Charles Perrault (trans. by Malcolm Arthur) "More, More, More," Said the Baby by Vera B. Williams |
| 1990 Winner Lon Po Po: A Red-Riding Hood Story from China by Ed Young |
1990 Honors Bill Peet: An Autobiography by Bill Peet Color Zoo by Lois Ehlert The Talking Eggs: A Folktale from the American South by Robert D. San Souci Hershel and the Hanukkah Goblins by Eric Kimmel |
| 1989 Winner Song and Dance Man by Karen Ackerman |
1989 Honors The Boy of the Three-Year Nap by Allen Say Free Fall by David Wiesner Goldilocks and the Three Bears by James Marshall Mirandy and Brother Wind by Patricia McKissack |
| 1988 Winner Owl Moon by Jane Yolen |
1988 Honors Mufaro's Beautiful Daughters: An African Tale by John Steptoe |
| 1987 Winner Hey Al! by Arthur Yorinks |
1987 Honors The Village of Round and Square Houses by Ann Grifalconi Alphabatics by Suse MacDonald Rumplestiltskin by Paul O. Zelinsky |
| 1986 Winner The Polar Express by Chris Van Allsburg |
1986 Honors The Relatives Came by Cynthia Rylant King Bidgood's in the Bathtub by Audrey Wood |
| 1985 Winner Saint George and the Dragon retold by Margaret Hodges |
1985 Honors Hansel and Gretel by Rika Lesser Have You seen My Duckling? by Nancy Tafuri The Story of Jumping Mouse: A Native American Legend retold by John Steptoe |
| 1984 Winner The Glorious Flight: Across the Channel with Louis Bleriot by Alice and Martin Provensen |
1984 Honors Little Red Riding Hood retold by Trina Schart Hyman Ten, Nine, Eight by Molly Bang |
| 1983 Winner Shadow translated by Marcia Brown |
1983 Honors A Chair for My Mother by Vera B. Williams When I Was Young in the Mountains by Cynthia Rylant |
| 1982 Winner Jumanji by Chris Van Allsburg |
1982 Honors Where the Buffaloes Begin by Olaf Baker On Market Street by Arnold Lobel Outside Over There by Maurice Sendak A Visit to William Blake's Inn: Poems for Innocent and Experienced Travelers by Nancy Willard |
| 1981 Winner Fables by Arnold Lobel |
1981 Honors The Bremen-Town Musicians retold by Ilse Plume The Grey Lady and the Strawberry Snatcher by Molly Bang Mice Twice by Joseph Low Truck by Donald Crews |
| 1980 Winner The Ox-Cart Man by Donald Hall |
1980 Honors Ben's Trumpet by Rachel Isadora The Garden of Abdul Gasazi by Chris Van Allsburg The Treasure by Uri Shulevitz |
| 1979 Winner The Girl Who Loved Wild Horses by Paul Goble |
1979 Honors Freight Train by Donald Crews The Way to Start a Day by Byrd Baylor |
| 1978 Winner Noah's Ark by Peter Spier |
1978 Honors Castle by David Macaulay It Could Always Be Worse retold by Margot Zemach |
| 1977 Winner Ashanti to Zulu: African Traditions by Margaret Musgrove |
1977 Honors The Amazing Bone by William Steig The Contest retold by Nonny Hogrogian Fish for Supper by M.B. Goffstein Hawk, I'm Your Brother by Byrd Baylor The Golem: A Jewish Legend by Beverly Brodsky McDermott |
| 1976 Winner Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People's Ears by Verna Aardema |
1976 Honors The Desert is Theirs by Byrd Baylor Strega Nona by Tomie de Paola |
| 1975 Winner Arrow to the Sun by Gerald McDermott |
1975 Honors Jambo Means Hello: A Swahili Alphabet Book by Muriel Feelings |
| 1974 Winner Duffy and the Devil retold by Harve Zemach |
1974 Honors Three Jovial Huntsmen by Susan Jeffers Cathedral by David Macaulay |
| 1973 Winner The Funny Little Woman retold by Arlene Mosel |
1973 Honors Anansi the Spider: A Tale from the Ashanti adapted by Gerald McDermott Hosie's Alphabet- by Hosea, Tobias and Lisa Baskin Snow-White and the Seven Dwarfs translated by Randall Jarrell When Clay Sings by Byrd Baylor |
| 1972 Winner One Fine Day retold by Nonny Hogrogian |
1972 Honors Hildilid's Night by Cheli Duran Ryan If All the Seas Were One Sea by Janina Domanska Moja Means One: Swahili Counting Book by Muriel Feelings |
| 1971 Winner A Story A Story retold by Gail E. Haley |
1971 Honors Angry Moon retold by William Sleator Frog and Toad are Friends by Arnold Lobel In the Night Kitchen by Maurice Sendak |
| 1970 Winner Sylvester and the Magic Pebble by William Steig |
1970 Honors Goggles! by Ezra Jack Keats Alexander and the Wind-Up Mouse by Leo Lionni Pop Corn & Ma Goodness by Edna Mitchell Preston Thy Friend, Obadiah by Brinton Turkle The Judge: An Untrue Tale by Harve Zemach |
| 1969 Winner The Fool of the World and the Flying Ship retold by Arthur Ransome |
1969 Honors Why the Sun and the Moon Live in the Sky by Elphinstone Dayrell |
| 1968 Winner Drummer Hoff adapted by Barbara Emberley |
1968 Honors Frederick by Leo Lionni Seashore Story by Taro Yashima The Emperor and the Kite by Jane Yolen |
| 1967 Winner Sam, Bangs & Moonshine by Evaline Ness |
1967 Honors One Wide River to Cross adapted by Barbara Emberley |
| 1966 Winner Always Room for One More by Sorche Nic Leodhas (pseud. Leclair Alger) |
1966 Honors Hide and Seek Fog by Alvin Tresselt Just Me by Marie Hall Ets Tom Tit Tot by Evaline Ness |
| 1965 Winner May I Bring a Friend? - by Beatrics Schenk de Regniers |
1965 Honors Rain Makes Applesauce - by Julian Scheer The Wave - by Margaret Hodges A Pocketful of Cricket - by Rebecca Caudill |
| 1964 Winner Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak |
1964 Honors Swimmy by Leo Lionni All in the Morning Early by Sorche Nic Leodhas (pseud. Leclaire Alger) Mother Goose and Nursery Rhymes illustrated by Phillip Reed |
| 1963 Winner The Snowy Day by Ezra Jack Keats |
1963 Honors The Sun is a Golden Earring by Natalia M. Belting Mr. Rabbit and the Lovely Present by Charlotte Zolotow |
| 1962 Winner Once a Mouse retold by Marcia Brown |
1962 Honors Fox Went out on a Chilly Night by Peter Spier Little Bear's Visit by Else H. Minarik The Day We Saw the Sun Come Up by Alice E. Goudey |
| 1961 Winner Baboushka and the Three Kings by Ruth Robbins |
1961 Honors Inch by Inch by Leo Lionni |
| 1960 Winner Nine Days to Christmas by Marie Hall Ets and Aurora Labastida |
1960 Honors Houses from the Sea by Alice E. Goudey The Moon Jumpers by Janice May Udry |
| 1959 Winner Chanticleer and the Fox adapted from Chaucer's Canterbury Tales by Barbara Cooney |
1959 Honors The House that Jack Built: La Maison Que Jaques A Batie by Antonio Frasconi What Do You Say, Dear? by Sesyle Joslin Umbrella by Taro Yashima |
| 1958 Winner Time of Wonder by Robert McCloskey |
1958 Honors Fly High, Fly Low by Don Freeman Anatole and the Cat by Eve Titus |
| 1957 Winner A Tree is Nice by Janice Udry |
1957 Honors Mr. Penny's Race Horse by Marie Hall Ets 1 is One by Tasha Tudor Anatole by Eve Titus Gillespie and the Guards by Benjamin Elkin Lion by William Pene du Bois |
| 1956 Winner Frog Went A-Courtin' retold by John Langstaff |
1956 Honors Play With Me by Marie Hall Ets Crow Boy by Taro Yashima |
| 1955 Winner Cinderella, or the Little Glass Slipper by translated from Charles Perrault by Marcia Brown |
1955 Honors Book of Nursery and Mother Goose Rhymes illustrated by Marguerite de Angeli Wheel on the Chimney by Marcia Wise Brown The Thanksgiving Story by Alice Dalgliesh |
| 1954 Winner Madeline's Rescue by Ludwig Bemelmans |
1954 Honors Journey Cake, Ho! by Ruth Sawyer When Will the World Be Mine? by Miriam Schlein The Steadfast Tin Soldier by Hans Christian Andersen, translated by M.R. James A Very Special House by Ruth Krauss Green Eyes by A. Birnbaum |
| 1953 Winner The Biggest Bear by Lynd Ward |
1953 Honors Puss in Boots translated from Charles Perrault by Marcia Brown One Morning in Maine by Robert McCloskey Ape in a Cape: an Alphabet of Odd Animals by Fritz Eichenberg The Storm Book by Charlotte Zolotow Five Little Monkeys by Juliet Kepes |
| 1952 Winner Finders Keepers by Will (pseud. William Lipkind) |
1952 Honors Mr. T.W. Anthony Woo by Marie Hall Ets Skipper John's Cook by Marcia Brown All Falling Down by Gene Zion Bear Party by William Pene du Bois Feather Mountain by Elizabeth Olds |
| 1951 Winner The Egg Tree by Katherine Milhous |
1951 Honors Dick Whittington and his Cat by Marcia Brown The Two Reds by Will (pseud. William Lipkind If I Ran the Zoo by Dr. Seuss (pseud. Theodore Geisel) The Most Wonderful Doll in the World by Phyllis McGinley T-Bone, the Baby Sitter by Clare Turlay Newberry |
| 1950 Winner Song of the Swallows by Leo Politi |
1950 Honors America's Ethan Allen by Stewart Holbrook The Wild Birthday Cake by Lavinia R. Davis The Happy Day by Ruth Krauss Bartholomew and the Oobleck by Dr. Seuss (pseud. Theodore Geisel) Henry Fisherman by Marcia Brown |
| 1949 Winner The Big Snow by Berta & Elmer Hader |
1949 Honors Blueberries for Sal by Robert McCloskey All Around the Town by Phyllis McGinley Juanita by Leo Politi Fish in the Air by Kurt Wiese |
| 1948 Winner White Snow, Bright Snow by Alvin Tresselt |
1948 Honors Stone Soup by Marcia Brown McElligot's Pool by Dr. Seuss (pseud. Theodore Geisel) Bambino the Clown by Georges Schreiber Roger and the Fox by Lavinia R. Davis Song of Robin Hood edited by Anne Malcolmson |
| 1947 Winner The Little Island by Golden MacDonald (pseud. Margaret Wise Brown) |
1947 Honors Rain Drop Splash by Alvin Tresselt Boats on the River by Marjorie Flack Timothy Turtle by Al Graham Pedro, the Angel of Olvera Street by Leo Politi Sing in Praise: A Collection of Best Loved Hymns selected by Opal Wheeler |
| 1946 Winner The Rooster Crows by Maude & Miska Petersham |
1946 Honors Little Lost Lamb by Golden MacDonald (pseud. Margaret Wise Brown) Sing Mother Goose music by Opal Wheeler My Mother is the Most Beautiful Woman in the World by Becky Reyker You Can Write Chinese by Kurt Wiese |
| 1945 Winner Prayer for a Child by Rachel Field |
1945 Honors Mother Goose illustrated by Tasha Tudor In the Forest by Marie Hall Ets Yonie Wondernose by Marguerite de Angeli The Christmas Anna Angel by Ruth Sawyer |
| 1944 Winner Many Moons by James Thurber |
1944 Honors Small Rain: Verses from The Bible selected by Jessie Orton Jones Pierre Pigeon by Lee Kingman The Mighty Hunter by Berta and Elmer Hader A Child's Good Night book by Margaret Wise Brown Good-Luck Horse by Chih-Yi Chan |
| 1943 Winner The Little House by Virginia Lee Burton |
1943 Honors Dash and Dart by Mary & Conrad Buff Marshmallow by Clare Turlay Newberry |
| 1942 Winner Make Way for Ducklings by Robert McCloskey |
1942 Honors An American ABC by Maud & Miska Petersham In My Mother's House by Ann Nolan Clark Paddle-To-The-Sea by Holling C. Holling Nothing At All by Wanda Gag |
| 1941 Winner They Were Strong and Good by Robert Lawson |
1941 Honors April's Kittens Clare Turlay Newberry |
| 1940 Winner Abraham Lincoln by Ingri & Edgar Parin d'Aulaire |
1940 Honors Cock-a-Doodle Doo by Berta & Elmer Hader Madeline by Ludwig Bemelmans The Ageless Story by Lauren Ford |
| 1939 Winner Mei Li by Thomas Handforth |
1939 Honors Andy and the Lion by James Daugherty Barkis by Clare Turlay Newberry The Forest Pool by Laura Adams Armer Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs by Wanda Gag Wee Gillis by Munro Leaf |
| 1938 Winner Animals of the Bible, A Picture Book selected by Helen Dean Fish |
1938 Honors Four and Twenty Blackbirds compiled by Helen Dean Fish Seven Simeons: A Russian Tale retold and illustrated by Boris Artzybasheff |