The Theodor Seuss Geisel Awards are given annually to authors and illustrators with the most distinguished contribution to the beginning reader books for young children. This is a relatively new award, as it began in 2006.
(REF) call numbers are in the CCM Reference area, and do not circulate. Most other call numbers are for copies that can be checked out.
(PICT) call numbers are in the Picture Book section; (BOARD) indicates the Board Book section, and (BIG) indicates that the item is on the Big Book Shelves.
Please note that the author and illustrator are listed individually when the book is the work of two people. If no illustrator is listed, the author is also the illustrator.
To find other books like this that haven't necessarily won an award, look for the Easy Reader sticker labels on the spine of the book. These will mostly be found in fiction, though some do appear in both the non-fiction and the picture book sections.
2024
Award
Corey R. Tabor. Fox Has a Problem
Honors: Jen Bailey. Henry, Like Always B1544h 2023
Kaz Windness. Worm and Caterpillar are Friends
2022
Award
Corey R. Tabor. Fox at Night
Honors Norm Feuti. Beak & Ally #1: Unlikely Friends
Joe Cepeda. I Hop
Jonathan Fenske. Nothing Fits a Dinosaur
2016
Award Adler, Davis. (Illustrated by Stan Ricks) Don't Throw it to Mo! A2375d
Honors Fenske, Jonathan. A Pig, a Fox, and a Box. F3415p
Henkes, Kevin. Waiting. (PICT) H512w
Savage, Steven. Supertruck. (PICT) S265s
2015
Award Kang, Anna. (Illustrated by Christopher Weyant) You Are (Not) Small. (PICT) K165y
Honors Rylant, Cynthia. (Illustrated by Arthur Howard) Mr. Putter & Tabby Turn the Page. R994mt
Willems, Mo. Waiting Is Not Easy! (PICT) W699wa
2014
Award Pizzoli, Greg. The Watermelon Seed. (PICT) P696w
Honors Henkes, Kevin. Penny and Her Marble. H512p
Sullivan, Mary. Ball. (PICT) S9493b
Willems, Mo. A Big Guy Took My Ball! (PICT) W699b
2013
Award Long, Ethan. Up, Tall, and High. (PICT) L8482u
Honors Litwin, Eric. (Illustrated & created by James Dean) Pete the Cat and His Four Groovy Buttons. (PICT) L782p
2012
Honors Klassen, Jon. I Want My Hat Back. (PICT) K634i
2011
Award DiCamillo, Kate and Alison McGhee. (Illustrated by Tony Fucile) Bink & Gollie. D545bg
Honors Lin, Grace. Ling & Ting: Not Exactly the Same! L735l
Willems, Mo. We Are in a Book! (PICT) W699we
2010
Award Hayes, Geoffrey. Benny and Penny in the Big No-No!: A Toon Book. H417bp
Honors Arnold, Tedd. I Spy Fly Guy! A7588i
McMullan, Kate. (Illustrated by R.W. Alley) Pearl and Wagner: One Funny Day. M1674p
Smith, Jeff. Little Mouse Gets Ready: A Toon Book. (PICT) S6421l
Yee, Wong Herbert. Mouse and Mole, Fine Feathered Friends. Y423m
2009
Award Willems, Mo. Are You Ready to Play Outside? (PICT) W699a
Honors Davis, Eleanor. Stinky: A Toon Book. D2611s
Grant, Judyann Ackerman. (Illustrated by Sue Truesdell) Chicken Said, "Cluck!" G7611c
Seeger, Laura Vaccaro. One Boy. (PICT) S4514o
2008
Award Willems, Mo. There is a Bird on Your Head! (PICT) W699tb
Honors Lunde, Darrin. (Illustrated by Patricia J. Wynne) Hello, Bumblebee Bat. 599.4 L962h
Sayre, April Pulley. (Illustrated by Steve Jenkins) Vulture View. 598.91 S275v
Seeger, Laura Vaccaro. First the Egg. 574.3 S451f
Wheeler, Lisa. (Illustrated by R. Gregory Christie) Jazz Baby. (PICT) W5624j
2007
Award Kvasnosky, Laura McGee. Zelda and Ivy, The Runaways. K975zr
Honors DiCamillo, Kate. (Illustrated by Chris Van Dusen) Mercy Watson Goes for a Ride. D545mg
Portis, Antoinette. Not a Box. (PICT) P852n
2006
Award Rylant, Cynthia. (Illustrated by Suçie Stevenson) Henry and Mudge and the Great Grandpas: The Twenty-Sixth Book of Their Adventures. R994hg
Honors Arnold, Tedd. Hi! Fly Guy. A7588h
Bloom, Suzanne. A Splendid Friend, Indeed. (PICT) B655s
Silverman, Erica. (Illustrated by Betsy Lewin) Cowgirl Kate and Cocoa. S5876c
Van Leeuwen, Jean. (Illustrated by Ann Schweniger) Amanda Pig and the Really Hot Day. V259am