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Theodor Seuss Geisel Award

The Theodor Seuss Geisel Award, established in 2004, will be given annually beginning in 2006 to the author(s) and illustrator(s) of the most distinguished contribution to the body of American children’s literature known as beginning reader books published in the United States during the preceding year. The award is to recognize the author(s) and illustrator(s) of a beginning reader book who demonstrate great creativity and imagination in his/her/their literary and artistic achievements to engage children in reading.

2008 Winner - There is a Bird on Your Head! by Mo Willems

2008 Honor Books:
 First the Egg by Laura Vaccaro Seeger
Hello, Bumblebee Bat by Darrin Lunde; illustrated by Patricia J. Wynne
Jazz Baby by Lisa Wheeler; illustrated by R. Gregory Christie
Vulture View by April Pulley Sayre; illustrated by Steve Jenkins

2007 Winner - Zelda and Ivy: Runaways by Laura McGee Kvasnosky

2007 Honor Books:
 Mercy Watson Goes for a Ride by Kate DiCamillo; illustrated by Chris Van Dusen
Move Over, Rover by Karen Beaumont; illustrated by Jane Dyer
Not a Box by Antoinette Portis

2006 Winner - Henry and Mudge and the Great Grandpas by Cynthia Rylant; illustrated by Sucie Stevenson

2006 Honor Books:
Hi! Fly Guy by Tedd Arnold
 A Splendid Friend, Indeed by Suzanne Bloom
 Cowgirl Kate and Cocoa by Erica Silverman; illustrated by Betsy Lewin
 Amanda Pig and the Really Hot Day by Jean Van Leeuwen; illustrated by Ann Schweninger

Updated: March 9, 2008.

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