California Young Reader Medal - Primary (Awarded by California Young Reader Medal Committee)

Awards List

2022

Drawn Together
(Winner)
Minh Le

All Are Welcome
(Nominee)
Alexandra Penfold

Dreamers
(Nominee)
Yuyi Morales

Hair Love
(Nominee)
Matthew A. Cherry

Sulwe
(Nominee)
Lupita Nyong'o

2021

Poor Louie
(Winner)
Tony Fucile

Madeline Finn and the Library Dog
(Nominee)
Lisa Papp

After the Fall (How Humpty Dumpty Got Back Up Again)
(Nominee)
Dan Santat

Alfie: The Turtle That Disappeared
(Nominee)
Thyra Heder

The Day You Begin
(Nominee)
Jacqueline Woodson

2020

The Legend of Rock Paper Scissors
(Winner)
Drew Daywalt

Let Me Finish!
(Nominee)
Minh Le

The Highest Mountain of Books in the World
(Nominee)
Rocio Bonilla

The Bad Seed
(Nominee)
Jory John; Pete Oswald

Can I Be Your Dog?
(Nominee)
Troy Cummings

2019

The Bear and the Piano
(Winner)
David Litchfield

I Don't Want to Be a Frog
(Nominee)
Dev Petty

If You Ever Want to Bring an Alligator to School, Don't!
(Nominee)
Elise Parsley

Mother Bruce
(Nominee)
Ryan T. Higgins

Samson in the Snow
(Nominee)
Philip C. Stead

2018

The Book with No Pictures
(Winner)
B.J. Novak

The Snatchabook
(Nominee)
Helen Docherty

Gaston
(Nominee)
Kelly DiPucchio

If You Plant a Seed
(Nominee)
Kadir Nelson

Night Animals
(Nominee)
Gianna Marino

2017

Ribbit!
(Nominee)
Rodrigo Folgueira

It's an Orange Aardvark!
(Nominee)
Michael Hall

I'm My Own Dog
(Nominee)
David Ezra Stein

Sam and Dave Dig a Hole
(Nominee)
Mac Barnett

The Bear Ate Your Sandwich
(Nominee)
Julia Sarcone-Roach

2016

Dragons Love Tacos
(Nominee)
Adam Rubin

Creepy Carrots!
(Nominee)
Aaron Reynolds

Count the Monkeys
(Nominee)
Mac Barnett

The Day the Crayons Quit
(Nominee)
Drew Daywalt

Paul Meets Bernadette
(Nominee)
Rosy Lamb

2015

Exclamation Mark!
(Winner)
Amy Krouse Rosenthal

Miss Brooks Loves Books (and I Don't)
(Nominee)
Barbara Bottner

City Dog, Country Frog
(Nominee)
Mo Willems

Randy Riley's Really Big Hit
(Nominee)
Chris Van Dusen

Too Tall Houses
(Nominee)
Gianna Marino

Exclamation Mark!
(Nominee)
Amy Krouse Rosenthal

2014

Press Here
(Winner)
Herve Tullet

Bats at the Ballgame
(Nominee)
Brian Lies

Interrupting Chicken
(Nominee)
David Ezra Stein

Children Make Terrible Pets
(Nominee)
Peter Brown

Stars
(Nominee)
Mary Lyn Ray

2013

We Are in a Book!
(Winner)
Mo Willems

Bats at the Library
(Nominee)
Brian Lies

Memoirs of a Goldfish
(Nominee)
Devin Scillian

The Sandwich Swap
(Nominee)
Kelly DiPucchio

A Bedtime for Bear
(Nominee)
Bonny Becker

2012

I Need My Monster
(Winner)
Amanda Noll

On Meadowview Street
(Nominee)
Henry Cole

The Odd Egg
(Nominee)
Emily Gravett

Let's Do Nothing!
(Nominee)
Tony Fucile

2011

Duck
(Nominee)
Randy Cecil

Pete & Pickles
(Nominee)
Berkeley Breathed

A Visitor for Bear
(Nominee)
Bonny Becker

2010

A Frog Thing
(Nominee)
Eric Drachman

My Life as a Chicken
(Nominee)
Ellen A. Kelley

Do Unto Otters
(Nominee)
Laurie Keller

2009

Stanley's Wild Ride
(Winner)
Linda Bailey

Hilda Must Be Dancing
(Nominee)
Karma Wilson

Uncle Peter's Amazing Chinese Wedding
(Nominee)
Lenore Look

Bats at the Beach
(Nominee)
Brian Lies

The Perfect Nest
(Nominee)
Catherine Friend

2008

I Wanna Iguana
(Nominee)
Karen Kaufman Orloff

Traction Man Is Here!
(Nominee)
Mini Grey

Henry and the Buccaneer Bunnies
(Nominee)
Carolyn Crimi

2007

My Lucky Day
(Winner)
Keiko Kasza

Stanley's Party
(Nominee)
Linda Bailey

The Best Pet of All
(Nominee)
David LaRochelle

Wild About Books
(Nominee)
Judy Sierra

2006

Miss Smith's Incredible Storybook
(Winner)
Michael Garland

How I Became a Pirate
(Nominee)
Melinda Long

2005

Muncha! Muncha! Muncha!
(Winner)
Candace Fleming

Daisy Comes Home
(Nominee)
Jan Brett

Duck on a Bike
(Nominee)
David Shannon

2004

A Fine, Fine School
(Winner)
Sharon Creech

Mice and Beans
(Nominee)
Pam Munoz Ryan

2003

I Will Never Not Ever Eat a Tomato
(Winner)
Lauren Child

Ugly Vegetables
(Nominee)
Grace Lin

Click, Clack, Moo: Cows That Type
(Nominee)
Doreen Cronin

Good Night, Good Knight
(Nominee)
Shelley Moore Thomas

2002

Hooway for Wodney Wat
(Winner)
Helen Lester

Horace and Morris but Mostly Dolores
(Nominee)
James Howe

Wolf
(Nominee)
Becky Bloom

Cook-a-Doodle-Doo!
(Nominee)
Janet Stevens; Susan Stevens Crummel

2001

Grandpa's Teeth
(Winner)
Rod Clement

Mailing May
(Nominee)
Michael O. Tunnell

A Bad Case of Stripes
(Nominee)
David Shannon

2000

Meanwhile
(Nominee)
Jules Feiffer

The Secret Shortcut
(Nominee)
Mark Teague

1999

Livingstone Mouse
(Winner)
Pamela Duncan Edwards

Fanny's Dream
(Nominee)
Caralyn Buehner

Lilly's Purple Plastic Purse
(Nominee)
Kevin Henkes

1998

Dog Breath!: The Horrible Trouble With Hally Tosis
(Winner)
Dav Pilkey

Down the Road
(Nominee)
Alice Schertle

Math Curse
(Nominee)
Jon Scieszka

Piggie Pie!
(Nominee)
Margie Palatini

1997

Don't Fidget a Feather!
(Winner)
Erica Silverman

The Bee Tree
(Nominee)
Patricia Polacco

Owen
(Nominee)
Kevin Henkes

Chato's Kitchen
(Nominee)
Gary Soto

1996

Stellaluna
(Winner)
Janell Cannon

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