(Theodor Seuss) Geisel Honor
UMD Library with Abstract
The (Theodor Seuss) Geisel Award 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. The winner(s), recognized for their literary and artistic achievements that demonstrate creativity and imagination to engage children in reading, receives a bronze medal. Honor Book authors and illustrators receive certificates, which are presented at the ALA Annual Conference. The award was established in 2004 and first presented in 2006.
| Year |
(Theodor Seuss) Geisel Honor |
2012 |
Willems, Mo. (2011). I broke my trunk! New York : Hyperion Books for Children. PRIM-FIC W699ib Gerald the elephant tells his best friend Piggie a long, crazy story about how he broke his trunk. |
2012 |
Klassen, Jon. (2011). I want my hat back. Somerville, Mass. : Candlewick Press. PRIM-FIC K631iw A bear almost gives up his search for his missing hat until he remembers something important. |
2012 |
Meisel, Paul. (2011). See me run. New York : Holiday House. PRIM-FIC M515se A day at the dog park is filled with running, racing with friends, playing in the mud, washing off in the creek, and digging in the dirt. This time the digging dogs uncover a real surprise! |
2011 |
Lin, Grace. (2010). Ling & Ting : not exactly the same! New York : Little, Brown. PRIM-FIC L735Li Ling and Ting are identical twins that people think are exactly the same, but time and again they prove to be different. |
2011 |
Willems, Mo. (2010). We are in a book!. New York, N.Y. : Hyperion. PRIM-FIC W699we Gerald and Piggie discover the joy of being in a book that is being read. It’s fun to make the reader say things (if the book is being read aloud). Piggy takes a turn and then Gerald wants his turn too. But the book is almost over! What will happen when the book ends? |
2010 |
Arnold, Tedd. (2009). I spy Fly Guy! New York : Scholastic. PRIM-FIC A759is While playing hide-and-seek with Buzz, Fly Guy is taken away by a garbage man. |
2010 |
Smith, Jeff. (2009). Little Mouse gets ready : a Toon Book. New York : RAW Junior. PRIM-FIC J6513Li Little Mouse gets dressed to go to the barn with his mother, brothers, and sisters. |
2010 |
Yee, Wong Herbert. (2009). Mouse and Mole, fine feathered friends. Boston : Houghton Mifflin Books for Children. PRIM-FIC Y423mo When spring arrives, Mole and Mouse make plans to go birdwatching. They will draw birds! They will make bird books! Then they learn that birds get scared away by loud noises and splashy noises. How can they get close enough to those birds? |
2010 |
McMullan, Kate. (2009). Pearl and Wagner : one funny day. (Pictures by R.W. Alley). New York : Dial Books for Young Readers. PRIM-FIC M1686pe April Fools’ Day is not a happy one for Wagner the mouse because his best friend, Pearl the rabbit, and other children and adults at school keep tricking him. |
2009 |
Grant, Judyann. (2008). Chicken said, "Cluck!" (Pictures by Sue Truesdell). New York : HarperCollins. PRIM-FIC G7623ch Earl and Pearl do not want Chicken's help in the garden, until a swarm of grasshoppers arrives and her true talent shines. |
2009 |
Seeger, Laura Vaccaro. (2008). One boy. New York : Roaring Brook Press. PRIM-FIC S4514on A boy creates ten paintings in this counting book that also explores the relationship of words within words. |
2009 |
Davis, Eleanor. (2008). Stinky : a toon book. New York : Little Lit Library. PRIM-FIC D2614st Stinky, a monster who lives in a swamp, gets upset when a boy named Nick starts hanging around his swamp, and so he tries to scare Nick away. |
2009 |
Campbell, Sarah C. (2008). Wolfsnail : a backyard predator. (Photographs by Sarah C. and Richard P. Campbell). Honesdale, Pa. : Boyds Mills Press. 594.38 C191w Stunning photographs and a fact-filled story deliver a closeup look at a day in the life of a tiny, and unexpected, predator-the seriously slimy wolfsnail. |
2008 |
Seeger, Laura Vaccaro. (2007). First the egg. New Milford, Conn. : Roaring Brook Press. 571.8 S4514f A picture book about transformations: from egg to chicken, from seed to flower, from word to story, and more. |
2008 |
Lunde, Darrin. (2007). Hello, bumblebee bat. (Illustrated by Patricia J. Wynne). Watertown, MA : Charlesbridge. 599.4 L962h Simple text and illustrations introduce the endangered bumblebee bat of Thailand. |
2008 |
Wheeler, Lisa. (2007). Jazz baby. (Illustrations by R. Gregory Christie). Orlando : Harcourt. PRIM-FIC W5633ja Baby and his family make some jazzy music. |
2008 |
Sayrs, April Pulley. (2007). Vulture view. (Illustrated by Steve Jenkins). New York : Henry Holt. 598.9 S275v "Turkey vultures soar on the balmy air, looking for their next stinky feast. These birds don’t hunt--they like their food to be already dead. Vultures are part of nature’s cleanup crew"--Inside front dust jacket. |
2007 |
DiCamillo, Kate. (2006). Mercy Watson goes for a ride. (Illustrated by Chris Van Dusen). Cambridge, Mass. : Candlewick Press. PRIM-FIC D545me Mr. Watson’s usual Saturday drive in his Cadillac with his favorite pig, Mercy, turns into an adventure when an unexpected passenger shows up in the back seat and Mercy finds herself behind the wheel. |
2007 |
Beaumont, Karen. (2006). Move over, Rover. (Illustrated by Jane Dyer). Orlando : Harcourt. PRIM-FIC B379mo When a storm comes, Rover expects to have his doghouse all to himself but finds that various other animals, including a skunk, also want to stay warm and dry, so they come to join him. |
2007 |
Portis, Antoinette. (2006). Not a box. New York : HarperCollins. PRIM-FIC P852no To an imaginative bunny, a box is not always just a box. |
2006 |
Bloom, Suzanne. (2005). A splendid friend, indeed. Boyd Mills Press. PRIM-FIC B6555sp When a studious polar bear meets a chatty, inquisitive goose, they learn to be friends. |
2006 |
Leeuwen, Jean. (2005). Amanda Pig and the really hot day. (Illustrated by Ann Schweninger). New York : Dial Books for Young Readers. PRIM-FIC V259am Amanda Pig and her family and friends try to find different ways to beat the heat. |
2006 |
Silverman, Erica. (2005). Cowgirl Kate and Cocoa. (Painted by Betsy Lewin). Orlando : Harcourt. PRIM-FIC S586co Cowgirl Kate and her cowhorse Cocoa, who is always hungry, count cows, share a story, and help each other fall asleep. |
2006 |
Arnold, Tedd. (2005). Hi! Fly guy. New York : Scholastic. PRIM-FIC A759hi When Buzz captures a fly to enter in The Amazing Pet Show, his parents and the judges tell him that a fly cannot be a pet, but Fly Guy proves them wrong. |
