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Preschool, Primary, & Intermediate Award Winners
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Year |
Title |
Author |
Publisher |
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1985 |
Saint George and the Dragon |
Margaret Hodges |
Little Brown & Co. |
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1986 |
Amelia Bedelia Goes Camping |
Peggy Parish |
Camelot |
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1987 |
The Relatives Came |
Cynthia Rylant |
Aladdin |
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1988 |
The Little Old Lady Who Was Not Afraid of Anything |
Linda Williams |
Harper Trophy |
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1989 |
More Surprises |
Lee Bennett Hopkins |
Harper Collins |
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1990 |
Chester’s Way |
Kevin Henkes |
Mulberry |
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1991 |
Rainbow Crow |
Nancy Van Laan |
Knopf |
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1992 |
Is This a House for Hermit Crab? |
Megan McDonald |
Orchard Books |
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1993 |
The Salamander Room |
Anne Mazer |
Knopf |
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1994 |
Fallen Angels |
Walter Dean Myers |
Scholastic |
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1995 |
Stella Luna |
Janell Cannon |
Harcourt Brace |
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1996 |
The Rattlebang Picnic |
Margaret Mahy |
Econo-Clad |
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1997 |
Piggie Pie! |
Marie Palatini |
Houghton Mifflin |
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1998 Primary |
The Amazing True Story of Leo the Magnificent |
Ann M. Martin |
Scholastic |
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1998 Intermediate |
The Music of Dolphins |
Karen Hesse |
Apple |
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1999 Primary |
Rumpelstiltskin’s Daughter |
Diane Stanley |
Morrow Junior Books |
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1999 Intermediate |
Meanwhile… |
Jules Feiffer |
Harper Collins |
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2000 Primary |
Get Out of Bed |
Robert Munsch |
Scholastic |
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2000 Primary |
Thank You, Mr. Falker |
Patricia Polacco |
Philomel |
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2000 Intermediate |
Jackie & Me |
Dan Gutman |
Camelot |
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2001 Primary |
Bark, George |
Jules Feiffer |
Harper Collins |
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2001 Intermediate |
A Letter to Mrs. Roosevelt |
C. Coco De Young |
Yearling Books |
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2002 Primary |
Bedhead |
Margie Palatini |
Simon and Schuster |
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2002 Intermediate |
REM World |
Rodman Philbrick |
Scholastic |
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2003 Primary |
Web Files |
Margie Palatini |
Hyperion Children’s Books |
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2003 Intermediate |
Because of Winn-Dixie |
Kate DiCamillo |
Candlewick Press |
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2004 Primary |
Micawber |
John Lithgow |
Simon and Schuster |
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2004 Intermediate |
Megatooth |
Patrick O’Brien |
Henry Holt |
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2005 Primary |
Diary of a Worm |
Doreen Cronin |
Harper Collins |
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2005 Intermediate |
A Week in the Woods |
Andrew Clements |
Simon and Schuster |
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2006 Primary |
Bed Hogs |
Kelly DiPucchio |
Hyperion |
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2006 Intermediate |
The World According to Humphrey |
Betty Birney |
Puffin Books |
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2007 Primary |
Mrs. McBloom, Clean Up Your Classroom! |
Kelly DiPucchio |
Hyperion |
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2007 Intermediate |
Lunch Money |
Andrew Clements |
Simon and Schuster |
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2008 Primary |
Not Afraid of Dogs |
Susanna Pitzer |
Walker Books for Young Readers |
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2008 Intermediate |
Do Not Open This Book! |
Michaela Muntean |
Scholastic |
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2009 Primary |
The Perfect Nest |
Catherine Friend |
Candlewick |
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2009 Intermediate |
Punished! |
David Lubar |
Darby Creek Publishing |
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2010 Primary |
Two Bobbies |
Kirby Larson and Mary Lethery |
Walker & Co. |
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2010 Intermediate |
Abe’s Honest Words |
Doreen Rappaport |
Hyperion Books |
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2011 Primary |
First Dog |
J. Patrick Lewis and Beth Zappitello |
Sleeping Bear Press |
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2011 Intermediate |
Bubble Homes and Fish Farts |
Fiona Bayrock |
Charlesbridge |
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2012 Primary |
Memoir of a Goldfish |
Devin Scillian |
Sleeping Bear Press |
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2012 Intermediate |
The Can Man |
Laura E. Williams |
Lee and Low Books |
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2013 Preschool |
Chuckling Ducklings and Baby Animal Friends |
Aaron Zenz |
Walker and Co. |
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2013 Primary |
Chippy Chipmunk: Babies in the Garden |
Kathy M. Miller |
Celtic Sunrise |
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2013 Intermediate |
Painter and Ugly |
Robert J. Blake |
Penguin |
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2014 Preschool |
It’s Duffy Time! |
Audrey and Don Wood |
Scholastic |
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2014 Primary |
Little Dog Lost: The True Story of a Brave Dog Named Baltic |
Monica Carnesi |
Penguin |
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2014 Intermediate |
Queen of the Track: Alice Coachman, Olympic High-Jump Champion |
Heather Lang |
Boyds Mills Press |
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2015 Preschool |
When the Monsters Are Quiet |
Alicia Lloyd |
Halo Publishing |
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2015 Primary |
The Day the Crayons Quit |
Drew Daywalt |
Penguin Group |
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2015 Intermediate |
A Little Book of Sloth |
Lucy Cooke |
Simon and Schuster, Inc. |
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2016 Preschool |
Number One Sam |
Greg Pizzoli |
Disney Hyperion |
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2016 Primary |
Dozer’s Run: The True Story of a Dog and His Run |
Debbie Levy with Rosana Panza |
Sleeping Bear Press |
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2016 Intermediate |
Rags: Hero Dog of World War I: A True Story |
Margot Theis Raven |
Sleeping Bear Press |
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2017 Preschool |
Who Wants Broccoli? |
Val Jones |
Harper Collins |
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2017 Primary |
Simon’s New Bed |
Christian Trimmer |
Atheneum |
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2017 Intermediate |
Tucky Jo and Little Heart |
Patricia Polacco |
Simon & Schuster |
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2018 Preschool |
When Spring Comes |
Kevin Henkes |
Harper Collins |
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2018 Primary |
Madeline Finn and the Library Dog |
Lisa Papp |
Peachtree |
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2018 Intermediate |
Wish |
Barbara O’Connor |
Macmillan |
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2019 Preschool |
Bulldozer Helps Out |
Candace Fleming |
Simon & Schuster |
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2019 Primary |
Philomena’s New Glasses |
Brenna Maloney |
Penguin |
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2019 Intermediate |
She Persisted: 13 American Women Who Changed the World |
Chelsea Clinton |
Penguin |
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2020 Preschool |
Hedgehog Needs a Hug | Jen Betton | Penguin |
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2020 Primary |
Can I Be Your Dog? | Troy Cummings | Penguin |
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2020 Intermediate |
Rescue and Jessica: A Life-Changing Friendship |
Jessica Kensky and Patrick Downes |
Candlewick |
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2021 Preschool |
Tiny T. Rex and the Impossible Hug | Jonathan Stutzman & Jay Fletcher | Chronicle Books |
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2021 Primary |
Nobody Hugs a Cactus | Carter Goodrich | Simon & Schuster |
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2021 Intermediate |
SumoKitty | David Biedrzycki | Charlesbridge |
2022 Preschool |
Library Books are Not for Eating |
Todd Tarpley | Doubleday Books for Young Readers |
2022 Primary |
Madeline Finn and the Therapy Dog |
Lisa Papp | Peachtree |
2022 Intermediate |
Crossings: Extraordinary Structures for Extraordinary Animals | Katy S Duffield | Beach Lane Books |
2023 Preschool |
MUD! |
Aniie Bailey and Jen Corace |
Harry N Abrams |
2023 Primary |
All from a Walnut | Ammi-Joan Paquette and Felcita Sala | Harry N Abrams |
2023 Intermediate |
Pizza! A Slice of History | Greg Pizzoli |
Viking Books for Young Readers |