Geisel Medal (Dr. Seuss) - Children's Literature

Awards List

2023

I Did It!
(Winner)
Michael Emberley

Fish and Wave
(Honor Book)
Sergio Ruzzier

Gigi and Ojiji
(Honor Book)
Melissa Iwai

Owl and Penguin
(Honor Book)
Vikram Madan

2022

Fox at Night
(Winner)
Corey R. Tabor

Unlikely Friends
(Honor Book)
Norm Feuti

Nothing Fits a Dinosaur
(Honor Book)
Jonathan Fenske

I Hop
(Honor Book)
Joe Cepeda

2021

See the Cat
(Winner)
David LaRochelle

Where's Baby?
(Honor Book)
Anne Hunter

The Bear in My Family
(Honor Book)
Maya Tatsukawa

What About Worms!?
(Honor Book)
Ryan T. Higgins

Zip, Zoom!
(Honor Book)
Kelly Starling Lyons

2020

Stop! Bot!
(Winner)
James Yang

The Book Hog
(Honor Book)
Greg Pizzoli

Flubby Is Not a Good Pet!
(Honor Book)
J.E. Morris

Smell My Foot!
(Honor Book)
Cece Bell

2019

Fox the Tiger
(Winner)
Corey Tabor

King & Kayla and the Case of the Lost Tooth
(Honor Book)
Dori Hillestad Butler

The Party
(Honor Book)
Sergio Ruzzier

See Pip Flap
(Honor Book)
David Milgrim

Tiger vs. Nightmare
(Honor Book)
Emily Tetri

2018

Charlie & Mouse
(Winner)
Laurel Snyder

My Kite Is Stuck! and Other Stories
(Honor Book)
Salina Yoon

Noodleheads See the Future
(Honor Book)
Mitch Weiss; Martha Hamilton; Tedd Arnold

King & Kayla and the Case of the Missing Dog Treats
(Honor Book)
Dori Hillestad Butler

Snail and Worm Again
(Honor Book)
Tina Kugler

I See a Cat
(Honor Book)
Paul Meisel

2017

We Are Growing!
(Winner)
Laurie Keller

OOPS, Pounce, Quick, Run!
(Honor Book)
Mike Twohy

Good Night Owl
(Honor Book)
Greg Pizzoli

Go, Otto, Go!
(Honor Book)
David Milgrim

The Infamous Ratsos
(Honor Book)
Kara LaReau

2016

Don't Throw It to Mo!
(Winner)
David A. Adler

Supertruck
(Honor Book)
Stephen Savage

A Pig, a Fox, and a Box
(Honor Book)
Jonathan Fenske

Waiting
(Honor Book)
Kevin Henkes

2015

You Are (Not) Small
(Winner)
Anna Kang

Mr. Putter & Tabby Turn the Page
(Honor Book)
Cynthia Rylant

Waiting Is Not Easy!
(Honor Book)
Mo Willems

2014

The Watermelon Seed
(Winner)
Greg Pizzoli

Penny and Her Marble
(Honor Book)
Kevin Henkes

Ball
(Honor Book)
Mary Sullivan

A Big Guy Took My Ball!
(Honor Book)
Mo Willems

2013

Up, Tall and High!
(Winner)
Ethan Long

Pete the Cat and His Four Groovy Buttons
(Honor Book)
Eric Litwin

The Sleepover
(Honor Book)
Cece Bell

Let's Go for a Drive!
(Honor Book)
Mo Willems

2012

Tales for Very Picky Eaters
(Winner)
Josh Schneider

I Broke My Trunk!
(Honor Book)
Mo Willems

I Want My Hat Back
(Honor Book)
Jon Klassen

See Me Run
(Honor Book)
Paul Meisel

2011

Bink and Gollie
(Winner)
Kate DiCamillo; Alison McGhee

Ling & Ting: Not Exactly the Same!
(Honor Book)
Grace Lin

We Are in a Book!
(Honor Book)
Mo Willems

2010

Benny and Penny in the Big No-No!
(Winner)
Geoffrey Hayes

One Funny Day
(Honor Book)
Kate McMullan

Little Mouse Gets Ready
(Honor Book)
Jeff Smith

I Spy Fly Guy!
(Honor Book)
Tedd Arnold

Mouse and Mole, A Winter Wonderland
(Honor Book)
Wong Herbert Yee

2009

Are You Ready to Play Outside?
(Winner)
Mo Willems
  • / General Fiction
  • Buy Buy

One Boy
(Honor Book)
Laura Vaccaro Seeger

Stinky
(Honor Book)
Eleanor Davis

Chicken Said, Cluck!
(Honor Book)
Judyann Ackerman Grant

2008

There Is a Bird on Your Head!
(Winner)
Mo Willems

Jazz Baby
(Honor Book)
Lisa Wheeler

2007

The Runaways
(Winner)
Laura McGee Kvasnosky

Mercy Watson Goes for a Ride
(Honor Book)
Kate DiCamillo

Move Over, Rover!
(Honor Book)
Karen Beaumont

Not a Box
(Honor Book)
Antoinette Portis

2006

Henry and Mudge and the Great Grandpas
(Winner)
Cynthia Rylant

A Splendid Friend, Indeed
(Honor Book)
Suzanne Bloom

Cowgirl Kate and Cocoa
(Honor Book)
Erica Silverman

Hi! Fly Guy
(Honor Book)
Tedd Arnold

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Children's Literature

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