Award- Geisel

 

Updated 3/18/09

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The Theodor Seuss Geisel Award is named for the world-renowned children’s author, Theodor Geisel, “Dr. Seuss.”  It is given annually to the author(s) and illustrator(s) of the most distinguished American book for beginning readers published in English in the United States during the preceding year. –ALA

 

2009 Geisel Award Book – Are You Ready to Play Outside? (Mo Willems) jE Wil

 

2009 Geisel Honor Books      

                                                - Chicken Said, “Cluck” (Judyann Ackerman Grant) on order

                                                - One Boy (Laura Vaccaro Seeger) on order

                                                - Stinky (Eleanor Davis) on order                                          

-  Wolfsnail: A Backyard Predator (Sarah C. Campbell) on order

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2008 Geisel Award Book – There Is a Bird on Your Head (Mo Willems) jE Wil

 

2008 Geisel Honor Books      

                                                - First the Egg (Laura Vaccaro Seeger) j571.8 S451f

                                                - Hello, Bumblebee Bat (Darrin Lunde)

                                                - Jazz Baby (Lisa Wheeler)

                                                - Vulture View (April Sayer)

 

2007 Geisel Award Book – Zelda and Ivy: The Runaways (Laura McGee Kvasnosky) jE Kva

 

2007 Geisel Honor Books

                                                - Mercy Watson Goes for a Ride (Kate DiCamillo) jF Dic

                                                - Move Over, Rover! (Karen Beaumont) jE Bea

                                                - Not a Box (Antoinette Portis) jE Por

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2006 Geisel Award Book – Henry and Mudge and the Great Grandpas (Cynthia Rylant) jE Ryl

 

2006 Geisel Honor Books

                                                - Hi! Fly Guy (Tedd Arnold) jE Arn 2006

                                                - A Splendid Friend, Indeed (Suzanne Bloom) jE Blo

                                                - Cowgirl Kate and Cocoa (Erica Silverman) jF Sil 2006

                                                - Amanda Pig and the Really Hot Day (Jean Van Leeuwen) jE Van

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Professional Resources

 

Krull, Kathleen.  The Boy on Fairfield Street: How Ted Geisel Grew Up to Become Dr. Seuss.  2004. 

j810.92 S496k

Marks, Diana.  Children’s Book Award Handbook.  2006.  CML 810.809282 M346c

 

 

 

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