Georgia Children's Book Award - Picture Book

Awards List

2019

The Book Itch: Freedom, Truth, and Harlem's Greatest Bookstore
(Nominee)
Vaunda Micheaux Nelson

Strictly No Elephants
(Nominee)
Lisa Mantchev

The Secret Subway
(Nominee)
Shana Corey

Good Night Owl
(Nominee)
Greg Pizzoli

The Airport Book
(Nominee)
Lisa Brown

This Is My Dollhouse
(Nominee)
Giselle Potter

The Sound of Silence
(Nominee)
Katrina Goldsaito

Ada Twist, Scientist
(Nominee)
Andrea Beaty

I Am a Story
(Nominee)
Dan Yaccarino

Not Quite Narwhal
(Nominee)
Jessie Sima

Dad and the Dinosaur
(Nominee)
Gennifer Choldenko

Blue Sky White Stars
(Nominee)
Sarvinder Naberhaus

Most People
(Nominee)
Michael Leannah

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

2018

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

The New Small Person
(Nominee)
Lauren Child

Red: A Crayon's Story
(Nominee)
Michael Hall

Tell Me What to Dream about
(Nominee)
Giselle Potter

Granddaddy's Turn
(Nominee)
Michael S. Bandy; Eric Stein

Marvelous Cornelius: Hurricane Katrina and the Spirit of New Orleans
(Nominee)
Phil Bildner

The Night Gardener
(Nominee)
Terry Fan; Eric Fan

Cloth Lullaby
(Nominee)
Amy Novesky

Are We There Yet?
(Nominee)
Dan Santat

Maybe Something Beautiful
(Nominee)
F. Isabel Campoy

Diana's White House Garden
(Nominee)
Elisa Carbone

It Came in the Mail
(Nominee)
Ben Clanton

The Lion Inside
(Nominee)
Rachel Bright

Lion Lessons
(Nominee)
Jon Agee

School's First Day of School
(Nominee)
Adam Rex

The Darkest Dark
(Nominee)
Chris Hadfield

2017

Gaston
(Finalist)
Kelly DiPucchio

The Farmer and the Clown
(Finalist)
Marla Frazee

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

Wolfie the Bunny
(Finalist)
Ame Dyckman

If You Plant a Seed
(Finalist)
Kadir Nelson

My Pen
(Finalist)
Christopher Myers

P. Zonka Lays an Egg
(Finalist)
Julie Paschkis

Sidewalk Flowers
(Finalist)
JonArno Lawson

Yard Sale
(Finalist)
Eve Bunting

Pool
(Finalist)
Jihyeon Lee

Float
(Finalist)
Daniel Miyares

Village by the Sea
(Finalist)
Muon Van

2016

Carnivores
(Finalist)
Aaron Reynolds

Sophie's Squash
(Finalist)
Pat Zietlow Miller

The Invisible Boy
(Finalist)
Trudy Ludwig

Hi, Koo!
(Finalist)
Jon J. Muth

Sparky!
(Finalist)
Jenny Offill

Stella's Starliner
(Finalist)
Rosemary Wells

All Different Now
(Finalist)
Angela Johnson

My Teacher Is a Monster! (No, I Am Not.)
(Finalist)
Peter Brown

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

Breaking News: Bear Alert
(Finalist)
David Biedrzycki

Draw!
(Finalist)
Raul Colon

Sam and Dave Dig a Hole
(Finalist)
Mac Barnett

Blizzard
(Finalist)
John Rocco

2015

Ol' Clip-Clop
(Winner)
Patricia C. McKissack / Pat McKissack

All the Water in the World
(Nominee)
George Ella Lyon

One Cool Friend
(Nominee)
Toni Buzzeo

Z Is for Moose
(Nominee)
Kelly Bingham

Ganesha's Sweet Tooth
(Nominee)
Sanjay Patel; Emily Haynes

Oh, No!
(Nominee)
Candace Fleming

The Matchbox Diary
(Nominee)
Paul Fleischman

The Dark
(Nominee)
Lemony Snicket

Tiger in My Soup
(Nominee)
Kashmira Sheth

Nino Wrestles the World
(Nominee)
Yuyi Morales

Journey
(Nominee)
Aaron Becker

Ol' Clip-Clop
(Nominee)
Patricia C. McKissack / Pat McKissack

The Man with the Violin
(Nominee)
Kathy Stinson

Mr. Tiger Goes Wild
(Nominee)
Peter Brown

Xander's Panda Party
(Nominee)
Linda Sue Park

This Moose Belongs to Me
(Alternate)
Oliver Jeffers

2014

Sylvie
(Winner)
Jennifer Gordon Sattler

Benno and the Night of Broken Glass
(Nominee)
Meg Wiviott

Fly Free
(Nominee)
Roseanne Thong

Junkyard Wonders
(Nominee)
Patricia Polacco

Dust Devil
(Nominee)
Anne Isaacs

Elsie's Bird
(Nominee)
Jane Yolen

Clink
(Nominee)
Kelly DiPucchio

Blackout
(Nominee)
John Rocco

Grandpa Green
(Nominee)
Lane Smith

Walking Home to Rosie Lee
(Nominee)
A. LaFaye

The Circus Ship Big Book
(Nominee)
Chris Van Dusen

Same, Same But Different
(Nominee)
Jenny Sue Kostecki-Shaw

Red Sled
(Nominee)
Lita Judge

Zero the Hero
(Nominee)
Joan Holub

The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore
(Nominee)
William Joyce

King Hugo's Huge Ego
(Alternate)
Chris Van Dusen

2013

When a Dragon Moves in
(Winner)
Jodi Moore

Clemente!
(Nominee)
Willie Perdomo

Chicken Big
(Nominee)
Keith Graves

Thank You, Miss Doover
(Nominee)
Robin Pulver

Art & Max
(Nominee)
David Wiesner

Pecan Pie Baby
(Nominee)
Jacqueline Woodson

The Great Migration: Journey to the North
(Nominee)
Eloise Greenfield

Except If
(Nominee)
Jim Averbeck

These Hands
(Nominee)
Margaret H. Mason

Me... Jane
(Nominee)
Patrick McDonnell

Perfect Square
(Nominee)
Michael Hall

A Storm Called Katrina
(Nominee)
Myron Uhlberg

Blue Chicken
(Nominee)
Deborah Freedman

Lucky Beans
(Alternate)
Becky Birtha

2012

I Need My Monster
(Winner)
Amanda Noll

The Incredible Book-Eating Boy
(Nominee)
Oliver Jeffers

Ivan the Terrier
(Nominee)
Peter Catalanotto

Umbrella Queen
(Nominee)
Shirin Bridges

Naming Liberty
(Nominee)
Jane Yolen

Yoon and the Jade Bracelet
(Nominee)
Helen Recorvits

Sparrow Girl
(Nominee)
Sara Pennypacker

The Curious Garden
(Nominee)
Peter Brown

All the World
(Nominee)
Liz Garton Scanlon

Sojourner Truth's Step-Stomp Stride
(Nominee)
Andrea Davis Pinkney / Andrea Pinkney

Big Red Lollipop
(Nominee)
Rukhsana Khan

Forever Friends
(Nominee)
Carin Berger

Bridget's Beret
(Nominee)
Tom Lichtenheld

Interrupting Chicken
(Nominee)
David Ezra Stein

Spork
(Nominee)
Kyo Maclear

2011

Railroad John and the Red Rock Run
(Nominee)
Tony Crunk

One Green Apple
(Nominee)
Eve Bunting

Across the Alley
(Nominee)
Richard Michelson

Wind Flyers
(Nominee)
Angela Johnson

Chicken-Chasing Queen of Lamar County
(Nominee)
Janice N. Harrington

Martina the Beautiful Cockroach
(Nominee)
Carmen Agra Deedy

Pennies in a Jar
(Nominee)
Dori Chaconas

How I Learned Geography
(Nominee)
Uri Shulevitz

Buffalo Music
(Nominee)
Tracey E. Fern

Friday My Radio Flyer Flew
(Nominee)
Zachary Pullen

Willie and the All-Stars
(Nominee)
Floyd Cooper

That Book Woman
(Nominee)
Heather Henson

Crow Call
(Nominee)
Lois Lowry

A Visitor for Bear
(Nominee)
Bonny Becker

Mind Your Manners, B.B. Wolf
(Alternate)
Judy Sierra

The All-I'll-Ever-Want Christmas Doll
(Alternate)
Patricia C. McKissack / Pat McKissack

2010

I Ain't Gonna Paint No More!
(Winner)
Karen Beaumont

Giant and the Beanstalk
(Nominee)
Diane Stanley

Squirrel and John Muir
(Nominee)
Emily Arnold McCully

Freedom on the Menu
(Nominee)
Carole Boston Weatherford

Quiltmaker's Journey
(Nominee)
Jeff Brumbeau

Saving The Liberty Bell
(Nominee)
Megan McDonald

Max's Words
(Nominee)
Kate Banks

My Dadima Wears a Sari
(Nominee)
Kashmira Sheth

Mr. George Baker
(Nominee)
Amy Hest

2009

Sweet Tooth
(Winner)
Margie Palatini

Bubblegum, Bubblegum
(Nominee)
Lisa Wheeler

Coming on Home Soon
(Nominee)
Jacqueline Woodson

Manana, Iguana
(Nominee)
Ann Whitford Paul

Grandmama's Pride
(Nominee)
Becky Birtha

Too Many Frogs!
(Nominee)
Sandy Asher

Do Kangaroos Wear Seatbelts?
(Nominee)
Jane Kurtz

Lilly's Big Day
(Nominee)
Kevin Henkes

Library Lion
(Nominee)
Michelle Knudsen

Not a Box
(Nominee)
Antoinette Portis

The Patchwork Path
(Nominee)
Bettye Stroud

Once I Ate a Pie
(Nominee)
Patricia MacLachlan

2008

Ruby's Wish
(Nominee)
Shirin Yim Bridges

Close Your Eyes
(Nominee)
Kate Banks

Three Samurai Cats
(Nominee)
Eric A. Kimmel

Players in Pigtails
(Nominee)
Shana Corey

Albert, the Dog Who Liked to Ride in Taxis
(Nominee)
Cynthia Zarin

Wild About Books
(Nominee)
Judy Sierra

Alice the Fairy
(Nominee)
David Shannon

Precious and the Boo Hag
(Nominee)
Patricia C. McKissack / Pat McKissack

So, What's It Like to Be a Cat?
(Nominee)
Karla Kuskin

Getting to Know Ruben Plotnick
(Nominee)
Roz Rosenbluth

Show Way
(Nominee)
Jacqueline Woodson

Me and Uncle Romie
(Alternate)
Claire Hartfield

2007

Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus!
(Winner)
Mo Willems

Recess Queen
(Nominee)
Alexis O'Neill

Epossumondas
(Nominee)
Coleen Salley

Ella Sarah Gets Dressed
(Nominee)
Margaret Chodos-Irvine

My Name Is Yoon
(Nominee)
Helen Recorvits

Wallace's Lists
(Nominee)
Barbara Bottner

Going North
(Nominee)
Janice N. Harrington

I Wanna Iguana
(Nominee)
Karen Kaufman Orloff

Please, Baby, Please
(Nominee)
Spike Lee

Isabel and the Hungry Coyote
(Nominee)
Keith Polette

2006

My Lucky Day
(Winner)
Keiko Kasza

Chato and the Party Animals
(Nominee)
Gary Soto

The Yellow Star
(Nominee)
Carmen Agra Deedy

The Three Questions
(Nominee)
Jon J. Muth

Rap a Tap Tap: Here's Bojangles - Think of That!
(Nominee)
Leo Dillon; Diane Dillon

Diary of a Worm
(Nominee)
Doreen Cronin

How I Became a Pirate
(Nominee)
Melinda Long

Olivia . . . and the Missing Toy
(Nominee)
Ian Falconer

Just Like Josh Gibson
(Nominee)
Angela Johnson

Saturdays and Teacakes
(Nominee)
Lester L. Laminack

Cats in Krasinski Square
(Nominee)
Karen Hesse

2005

Stanley's Party
(Winner)
Linda Bailey

Emily's Art
(Nominee)
Peter Catalanotto

Water Hole Waiting
(Nominee)
Jane Kurtz

New York's Bravest
(Nominee)
Mary Pope Osborne

Dear Mrs. LaRue
(Nominee)
Mark Teague

Jackalope
(Nominee)
Janet Stevens; Susan Stevens Crummel

Mystic Horse
(Nominee)
Paul Goble

Snow Music
(Nominee)
Lynne Rae Perkins

2004

Hooway for Wodney Wat
(Winner)
Helen Lester

Henry Hikes to Fitchburg
(Nominee)
D.B. Johnson

Rain
(Nominee)
Manya Stojic

Stray Dog
(Nominee)
Marc Simont

And the Dish Ran Away with the Spoon
(Nominee)
Janet Stevens; Susan Stevens Crummel

Earthquack!
(Nominee)
Margie Palatini

2003

Stand Tall, Molly Lou Melon
(Winner)
Patty Lovell

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

The Horned Toad Prince
(Nominee)
Jackie Mims Hopkins

Raft
(Nominee)
Jim LaMarche

Hedgie's Surprise
(Nominee)
Jan Brett

Beatrice's Goat
(Nominee)
Page McBrier

Ted
(Nominee)
Tony DiTerlizzi

Goin' Someplace Special
(Nominee)
Patricia C. McKissack / Pat McKissack

Clever Beatrice
(Nominee)
Margaret Willey

Olivia Saves the Circus
(Nominee)
Ian Falconer

2002

Bark, George
(Winner)
Jules Feiffer

The Old Woman Who Named Things
(Nominee)
Cynthia Rylant

The Cinder-Eyed Cats
(Nominee)
Eric Rohmann

Brave Wolf and the Thunderbird: Tales of the People
(Nominee)
Joseph Medicine Crow

Stella Louella's Runaway Book
(Nominee)
Lisa Campbell Ernst

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

Sector 7
(Nominee)
David Wiesner

Wemberly Worried
(Nominee)
Kevin Henkes

Freedom Summer
(Nominee)
Deborah Wiles

The Other Side
(Nominee)
Jacqueline Woodson

Thank You, Mr. Falker
(Nominee)
Patricia Polacco

2001

Verdi
(Winner)
Janell Cannon

Mailing May
(Nominee)
Michael O. Tunnell

The Summer My Father Was Ten
(Nominee)
Pat Brisson

Come on, Rain!
(Nominee)
Karen Hesse

Tomas and the Library Lady
(Nominee)
Pat Mora

Weslandia
(Nominee)
Paul Fleischman

2000

No, David!
(Winner)
David Shannon

Piggie Pie!
(Nominee)
Margie Palatini

Harlem
(Nominee)
Walter Dean Myers

No Such Thing
(Nominee)
Jackie French Koller

Gingerbread Boy
(Nominee)
Richard Egielski

The Bat Boy and His Violin
(Nominee)
Gavin Curtis

Cendrillon
(Nominee)
Robert D. San Souci

Marianthe's Story
(Nominee)
Aliki

1998

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

1996

Martha Speaks
(Winner)
Susan Meddaugh

1994

The Rough-Face Girl
(Winner)
Rafe Martin

1993

The Talking Eggs
(Winner)
Robert D. San Souci

1992

Two Bad Ants
(Winner)
Chris Van Allsburg

1990

No Jumping on the Bed!
(Winner)
Tedd Arnold

1988

If You Give a Mouse a Cookie
(Winner)
Laura Numeroff

1987

My Teacher Sleeps in School
(Winner)
Leatie Weiss

1984

Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs
(Winner)
Judi Barrett

1981

The Tailypo
(Winner)
Joanna C. Galdone

1980

Miss Nelson Is Missing!
(Winner)
Harry Allard

1979

Big Bad Bruce
(Winner)
Bill Peet

1977

Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day
(Winner)
Judith Viorst

Award Categories

Children's Book (Grades 4 - 5)

Children's Book (Grades 4 - 8)

Children's Book (Grades 6 - 8)

Picture Book

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