Books in Geisel Award
The Theodor Seuss Geisel Award (commonly abbreviated as the Geisel Award) is a literary award by the American Library Association (ALA) that annually recognizes the "author(s) and illustrator(s) of the most distinguished book for beginning readers published in English in the United States during the preceding year." The books must be published in English, and the author(s) or illustrator(s) must be citizens or residents of the United States. The text must be directed at readers from pre-K through Grade 2.
2025
| Book | Author | Award Level | Completed | |
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| Vacation | Ame Dyckman | Winner | Log In To Like | |
| Fox versus Fox | Corey R. Tabor | Honor | Log In To Like | |
| Towed by Toad | Jashar Awan | Honor | Log In To Like |
2024
| Book | Author | Award Level | Completed | |
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| Fox Has a Problem | Corey R. Tabor | Winner | Log In To Like | |
| Worm and Caterpillar Are Friends | Kaz Windness | Honor | Log In To Like | |
| Henry, Like Always | Jenn Bailey | Honor | Log In To Like |
2023
| Book | Author | Award Level | Completed | |
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| I Did It! | Michael Emberley | Winner | Log In To Like | |
| Owl and Penguin | Vikram Madan | Honor | Log In To Like | |
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A Seed Grows | Antoinette Portis | Honor | Log In To Like |
| Fish and Wave | Sergio Ruzzier | Honor | Log In To Like | |
| Gigi and Ojiji | Melissa Iwai | Honor | Log In To Like |
2022
| Book | Author | Award Level | Completed | |
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| Fox at Night | Corey R. Tabor | Winner | Log In To Like | |
| I Hop | Joe Cepeda | Honor | Log In To Like | |
| Nothing Fits a Dinosaur | Jonathan Fenske | Honor | Log In To Like | |
| Beak & Alley: Unlikely Friends | Norm Feuti | Honor | Log In To Like |
2021
| Book | Author | Award Level | Completed | |
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| See the Cat: Three Stories About a Dog | David LaRochelle | Winner | Log In To Like | |
| The Bear in My Family | Maya Tatsukawa | Honor | Log In To Like | |
| Ty's Travels: Zip, Zoom! | Starling Lyons | Honor | Log In To Like | |
| What About Worms!? | Ryan T. Higgins | Honor | Log In To Like | |
| Where's Baby? | Anne Hunter | Honor | Log In To Like |
2020
| Book | Author | Award Level | Completed | |
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| Stop! Bot! | James Yang | Winner | Log In To Like | |
| Flubby Is Not a Good Pet! | J.E. Morris | Honor | Log In To Like | |
| The Book Hog | Greg Pizzoli | Honor | Log In To Like | |
| Chick and Brain: Smell My Foot! | Cece Bell | Honor | Log In To Like |
2019
| Book | Author | Award Level | Completed | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fox the Tiger | Corey R. Tabor | Winner | Log In To Like | |
| Fox + Chick: The Party and Other Stories | Sergio Ruzzier | Honor | Log In To Like | |
| Tiger vs. Nightmare | Emily Tetri | Honor | Log In To Like | |
| King & Kayla and the Case of the Lost Tooth | Dori Hillestad Butler | Honor | Log In To Like | |
| The Adventures of Otto: See Pip Flap | David Milgrim | Honor | Log In To Like |
2018
| Book | Author | Award Level | Completed | |
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| Charlie & Mouse | Laurel Snyder | Winner | Log In To Like | |
| King & Kayla and the Case of the Missing Dog Treats | Dori Hillestad Butler | Honor | Log In To Like | |
| I See a Cat | Paul Meisel | Honor | Log In To Like | |
| Snail & Worm Again | Tina Kügler | Honor | Log In To Like | |
| Noodleheads See the Future | Tedd Arnold | Honor | Log In To Like | |
| My Kite Is Stuck! And Other Stories | Salina Yoon | Honor | Log In To Like |
2017
| Book | Author | Award Level | Completed | |
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| We Are Growing! | Laurie Keller | Winner | Log In To Like | |
| Good Night Owl | Greg Pizzoli | Honor | Log In To Like | |
| Go Otto Go! | David Milgrim | Honor | Log In To Like | |
| The Infamous Ratsos | Kara LaReau | Honor | Log In To Like | |
| Oops, Pounce, Quick, Run! An Alphabet Caper | Mike Twohy | Honor | Log In To Like |
2016
| Book | Author | Award Level | Completed | |
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| Don’t Throw It to Mo! | David A. Adler | Winner | Log In To Like | |
| Supertruck | Stephen Savage | Honor | Log In To Like | |
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Waiting | Kevin Henkes | Honor | Log In To Like |
| A Pig, a Fox, and a Box | Jonathan Fenske | Honor | Log In To Like |
2015
| Book | Author | Award Level | Completed | |
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| You Are (Not) Small | Anna Kang | Winner | Log In To Like | |
| Waiting Is Not Easy! | Mo Willems | Honor | Log In To Like | |
| Mr. Putter & Tabby Turn the Page | Cynthia Rylant | Honor | Log In To Like |
2014
| Book | Author | Award Level | Completed | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Watermelon Seed | Greg Pizzoli | Winner | Log In To Like | |
| Penny and Her Marble | Kevin Henkes | Honor | Log In To Like | |
| A Big Guy Took My Ball! | Mo Willems | Honor | Log In To Like | |
| Ball | Mary Sullivan | Honor | Log In To Like |
2013
| Book | Author | Award Level | Completed | |
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| Up, Tall and High! | Ethan Long | Winner | Log In To Like | |
| Rabbit & Robot: The Sleepover | Cece Bell | Honor | Log In To Like | |
| Pete the Cat and His Four Groovy Buttons | Eric Litwin | Honor | Log In To Like | |
| Let's Go for a Drive! | Mo Willems | Honor | Log In To Like |
2012
| Book | Author | Award Level | Completed | |
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| Tales for Very Picky Eaters | Josh Schneider | Winner | Log In To Like | |
| I Broke My Trunk | Mo Willems | Honor | Log In To Like | |
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I Want My Hat Back | Jon Klassen | Honor | Log In To Like |
| See Me Run | Paul Meisel | Honor | Log In To Like |
2011
| Book | Author | Award Level | Completed | |
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| Bink & Gollie | Kate DiCamillo | Winner | Log In To Like | |
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We Are in a Book! | Mo Willems | Honor | Log In To Like |
| Ling and Ting: Not Exactly the Same! | Grace Lin | Honor | Log In To Like |
2010
| Book | Author | Award Level | Completed | |
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| Benny and Penny in the Big No-No! | Geoffrey Hayes | Winner | Log In To Like | |
| Little Mouse Gets Ready | Jeff Smith | Honor | Log In To Like | |
| I Spy Fly Guy! | Tedd Arnold | Honor | Log In To Like | |
| Pearl and Wagner: One Funny Day | Kate McMullan | Honor | Log In To Like | |
| Mouse and Mole: Fine Feathered Friends | Wong Herbert Yee | Honor | Log In To Like |
2009
| Book | Author | Award Level | Completed | |
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| Are You Ready to Play Outside? | Mo Willems | Winner | Log In To Like | |
| Chicken Said, ‘Cluck!' | Judyann Ackerman Grant | Honor | Log In To Like | |
| Stinky | Eleanor Davis | Honor | Log In To Like | |
| Wolfsnail: A Backyard Predator | Sarah C. Campbell | Honor | Log In To Like | |
| One Boy | Laura Vaccaro Seeger | Honor | Log In To Like |
2008
| Book | Author | Award Level | Completed | |
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| There is a Bird on Your Head! | Mo Willems | Winner | Log In To Like | |
| Hello, Bumblebee Bat | Darrin Lunde | Honor | Log In To Like | |
| Vulture View | April Pulley Sayre | Honor | Log In To Like | |
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First the Egg | Laura Vaccaro Seeger | Honor | Log In To Like |
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Jazz Baby | Lisa Wheeler | Honor | Log In To Like |
2007
| Book | Author | Award Level | Completed | |
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| Zelda and Ivy: The Runaways | Laura McGee Kvasnosky | Winner | Log In To Like | |
| Not a Box | Antoinette Portis | Honor | Log In To Like | |
| Move Over, Rover! | Karen Beaumont | Honor | Log In To Like | |
| Mercy Watson Goes for a Ride | Kate DiCamillo | Honor | Log In To Like |
2006
| Book | Author | Award Level | Completed | |
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| Henry and Mudge and the Great Grandpas | Cynthia Rylant | Winner | Log In To Like | |
| A Splendid Friend, Indeed | Suzanne Bloom | Honor | Log In To Like | |
| Amanda Pig and the Really Hot Day | Jean Van Leeuwen | Honor | Log In To Like | |
| Cowgirl Kate and Cocoa | Erica Silverman | Honor | Log In To Like | |
| Hi! Fly Guy | Tedd Arnold | Honor | Log In To Like |