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1938
S.220B47a
Lathrop, Dorothy P. Animals of the Bible Text from the King James Bible.
1939
Q.SE.H19m
Handforth, Thomas. Mei Li.
1940
Q.SBL736a
D’Aulaire, Ingri and Parin. Abraham Lincoln.
1941
SE.L44t
Lawson, Robert. They Were Strong and Good.
1942
Q.SE.M13m
McCloskey, Robert. Make Way for Ducklings.
1943
SEB95L1943
Burton, Virgina Lee. The Little House.
1944
SE.T424m
Thurber, James. Many Moons. (Illus. by Louis Slobodkin.)
1945
S.248F45p1944
Field, Rachel. Prayer for a Child. (Illus. by Elizabeth Orton Jones.)
1946
SE.P44r
Petersham, Maud and Miska. The Rooster Crows.
1947
SE.B813L
Brown, Margaret Wise. The Little Island. (Illus. by Leonard Weisgard.)
1948
SE.T722w
Tresselt, Alvin. White Snow, Bright Snow. (Illus. by Roger Duvoisin.)
1949
SE.H11b
Hader, Berta and Elmer. The Big Snow.
1950
SE.P75s
Politi, Leo. Song of the Swallows.
1951
SE.M59e
Milhous, Katherine. The Egg Tree.
1952
SE.L66f
Lipkind, William. Finders Keepers. (Illus. by Nicolas Mordvinoff.)
1953
SE.W21b
Ward, Lynd. The Biggest Bear.
1954
Q.SE.B42ma
Bemelmans, Ludwig. Madeline’s Rescue.
1955
S.398P42c
Perrault, Charles. Cinderella, or the Little Glass Slipper. (Trans. and Illus. by Marcia Brown.)
1956
SE.F923f
Frog Went A-Courtin’. (Retold by John Langstaff. Illus. by Feodor Rojankovsky.)
1957
SE.Ud4t
Udry, Janie. A Tree Is Nice. (Illus. by Marc Simont.)
1958
Q.SE.M13t
McCloskey, Robert. Time of Wonder.
1959
SE.C39c
Chaucer, Geoffrey. Chanticleer and the Fox. (Retold and Illus. by Barbara Cooney.)
1960
SE.Et7n
Ets, Marie Hall and Aurora Labastida. Nine Days to Christmas. (Illus. by Marie Hall Ets.)
1961
S.398.2R53b
Robbins, Ruth. Baboushka and the Three Kings. (Illus. by Nicolas Sidjakov.)
1962
S.398.2H61o
Once a Mouse Hitopadesa. (Retold and Illus. by Marcia Brown.)
1963
SE.K22s
Keats, Ezra Jack. The Snowy Day.
1964
SE.Se5w
Sendak, Maurice. Where the Wild Things Are.
1965
SE.D444m
de Regniers, Beatrice Schenk. May I Bring a Friend? (Illus. by Beni Montresor.)
1966
LS.784AL4a
Leodhas, Sorche Nic. Always Room for One More. (Illus. by Nonny Hogrogian.)
1967
SE.N35s
Ness, Evaline. Sam, Bangs and Moonshine.
1968
Q.SE.Em11d1968
Drummer Hoff. (Retold by Barbara Emberley. Illus. by Ed Emberley.)
1969
SE.R175f
The Fool of the World and the Flying Ship. (Retold by Arthur Ransome. Illus. by Uri Shulevitz.)
1970
SE.St33s
Steig, William. Sylvester and the Magic Pebble.
1971
SE.H137s
A Story, a Story. (Retold and Illus. by Gail E. Haley.)
1972
SE.H6792o
Hogrogian, Nonny. One Fine Day.
1973
SE.M852f
The Funny Little Woman. (Retold by Arlene Mosel. Illus. by Blair Lent.)
1974
SE.Z4d
Duffy and the Devil. (Retold by Harve Zemach. Illus. by Margot Zemach.)
1975
SE.M143ar
Arrow to the Sun. (Retold and Illus. by Gerald McDermott.)
1976
SE.Aa72w
Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People’s Ears. (Retold by Verna Aardema. Illus. by Leo & Diane Dillon.)
1977
S.572.96M972a
Musgrove, Margaret. Ashanti to Zulu. (Illus. by Leo & Diane Dillon.)
1978
SE.R327n
Revius, Jacobus. Noah’s Ark. (Trans. and Illus. by Peter Spier.)
1979
SE.G538g
Goble, Paul. The Girl Who Loved Wild Horses.
1980
SE.H142o
Hall, Donald. Ox-Cart Man. (Illus. by Barbara Cooney.)
1981
S.L783f
Lobel, Arnold. Fables.
1982
SE.V263j
van Allsburg, Chris. Jumanji.
1983
S.841C33f:E
Cendrars, Blaise. Shadow. (Trans. and Illus. by Marcia Brown.)
1984
SB.B647p
Provensen, Alice and Martin. The Glorious Flight Across the Channel with Louis Bleriot.
1985
S.H666s
Hodges, Margaret. Saint George and the Dragon. (Illus. by Trina Schart Hyman.)
1986
Q.SE.V263p
van Allburg, Chris. The Polar Express.
1987
SE.Y82h
Yorinks, Arthur. Hey, Al. (Illus. by Richard Egielski.)
1988
SE.Y78o
Yolen, Jane. Owl Moon. (Illus. by John Schoenher.)
1989
SE.Ac57s
Ackerman, Karen. Song and Dance Man. (Illus. by Stephen Gammell.)
1990
S.398.20951Y84L
Young, Ed. Lon Po Po (A Red-Riding Hood Story from China).
1991
Q.SM119b
Macaulay, David. Black and White.
1992
Q.SE.W6373t
Wisner, David. Tuesday.
1993
Q.SE.M139m
McCully, Emily Arnold. Mirette on the High Wire. (Ed. by Walter Lorraine.)
1994
SE.Sa992g
Say, Allen. Grandfather’s Journey.
1995
SE.B886Sm
Bunting, Eve. Smoky Night. (Illus. by David Diaz.)
1996
Q.SE.R188o
Rathmann, Peggy. Officer Buckle and Gloria.
1997
Q.SE.W762G
Wisniewski, David. Golem.
1998
Q.S. 398.20943Z37R
Zelinsky, Paul O. Rapunzel.
1999
Q.SB.B477m
Martin, Jacqueline Briggs. Snowflake Bentley. (Illus. by Mary Azarian.)
2000
SE.T111j
Taback, Simms. Joseph Had a Little Overcoat.
2001
Q.S.973.099St23s
St. George, Judith. So You Want To Be President. (Illus. by David Small.)
2002
Q.SE.W6373th
Wisner, David. The Three Little Pigs.
2003
SE.R636m
Rohmann, Eric. My Friend Rabbit.
2004
S.719.3 G325m
Gerstein, Mordicai. The Man Who Walked Between the Towers.
2005
SE.H389k
Henkes, Kevin. Kitten’s First Full Moon.
2006
Q.SE.J982h
Juster, Norton. The Hello, Goodbye Window. (Illus. by Chris Raschka.)
2007
Q.SE.W637f
Wiesner, David. Flotsam.
2008
S.Se49
Selznick, Brian. The Invention of Hugo Cabret.
2009
SE.Sw24h
Swanson, Susan Marie. The House in the Night. (Illus. by Beth Krommes.)
2010
Q.S.398.2 P656l
Pinkney, Jerry. The Lion & The Mouse.
2011
Q.SE.St3112s
Stead, Philip C. A Sick Day for Amos McGee. (Illus. by Erin E. Stead.)
2012
SE.R115b
Raschka, Chris. A Ball for Daisy.
2013
Q.SE.K666t
Klassen, Jon. This Is Not My Hat.
2014
Q.S.385.0973 F651l
Brian, Floca. Locomotive.
2015
Q.SE. Sa593b
Santat, Dan. The Adventures of Beekle: The Unimaginary Friend.
2016
Q.SE. M4343f
Mattick, Lindsay. Finding Winnie: The True Story Of the World’s Most Famous Bear. (Illus. by Sophie Blackall)
2017
SB. 316s
Steptoe, Javaka. Radiant Child: The Story of Young Artist Jean-Michel Basquiat.
2018
Q.SE. C8117wo
Cordell, Matthew. Wolf in the Snow.
2019
Q. SE. B5619he
Blackall, Sophie. Hello Lighthouse.
2020
Q. S.811 Al2715un
Alexander, Kwame. The Undefeated. (Illus. by Kadir Nelson.)
2021
Q. SE. L6458we
Lindstrom, Carole. We are Water Protectors. (Illus. by Michaela Goade.)
2022
Q. SE. W1841wa
Wang, Andrea. Watercress. (Illus. by Jason Chin.)
2023
SE. Sa316ho
Salati, Doug. Hot Dog.
2024
SE. D4489b
Harrison, Vashti. Big.
