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1999
- Snowflake Bentley, illustrated by Mary Azarian --Winner!
Honor Books
Tibet Through the Red Box by Peter Sis
Duke Ellington : The Piano Prince and His Orchestra by Andrea Davis Pinkney, illustrated by Brian Pinkney
- 1998
- Rapunzel by Paul O. Zelinsky --Winner!
Honor BooksThe Gardener by Sarah Stewart/David Small
- 1997
- Golem by David Wisniewski --Winner!
Honor BooksThe Graphic Alphabet by David Pelletier ed.
- 1996
- Officer Buckle and Gloria by Peggy Rathmann --Winner!
Honor BooksTops and Bottoms by Janet Stevens
Zin! Zin! Zin! A Violin by Lloyd Moss/Marjorie Priceman
- 1995
- Smoky Night by David Diaz (text by Eve Bunting) --Winner!
Honor Books- 1994
- Grandfather's Journey by Allen Say --Winner!
Honor BooksPeppe the Lamplighter by Elisa Bartone/Ted Lewin
In the Small, Small Pond by Denise Fleming
Owen by Kevin Henkes
- 1993
- Mirette on the High Wire by Emily McCully --Winner!
Honor BooksWorking Cotton by Sherley Anne Williams/Carole Byard
Stinky Cheese Man and Other Fairly Stupid Tales by Jon Scieszka/Lane Smith
- 1992
- Tuesday by David Wiesner --Winner!
Honor Books- 1991
- Black & White by David Macaulay --Winner!
Honor BooksMore More More Said the Baby: 3 Love Stories by Vera B. Williams
Puss in Boots by Charles Perrault & Malcolm Arthur/Fred Marcellino
- 1990
- Lon Po Po by Ed Young (translator) --Winner!
Honor BooksBill Peet: An Autobiography by Bill Peet
Hershel and the Hanukkah Goblins by Eric Kimmel/Trina Schart Hyman
- 1989
- Song & Dance Man by Stephen Gammell (text by Karen Ackerman) --Winner!
Honor BooksThe Boy of the Three-Year Nap by Dianne Snyder/Allen Say
Goldilocks and the Three Bears by James Marshall
Mirandy and Brother Wind by Patricia C. McKissack/Jerry Pinkney
- 1988
- Owl Moon by John Schoenherr (text by Jane Yolen) --Winner!
Honor BookMufaro's Beautiful Daughters: An African Tale by John Steptoe
- 1987
- Hey, Al by Richard Egielski (text by Arthur Yorinks) --Winner!
Honor Books- 1986
- Polar Express by Chris Van Allsburg --Winner!
Honor Books- 1985
- Saint George and the Dragon by Margaret Hodges, Trina S. Hyman --Winner!
Honor BooksHansel and Gretel by Rika Lesser/Paul O. Zelinsky
- 1984
- The Glorious Flight : Across the Channel With Louis Bleriot, July 25, 1909 by Alice Provensen Martin Provensen --Winner!
Honor Books- 1983
- Shadow by Blaise Cendrars, Marcia Brown --Winner!
Honor BooksA Chair for My Mother by Vera B. Williams
When I Was Young in the Mountains by Cynthia Rylant/Diane Goode
- 1982
- Jumanji by Chris Van Allsburg --Winner!
Honor BooksOn Market Street by Arnold Lobel
Outside Over There by Maurice Sendak
A Visit to William Blake's Inn: Poems For Innocent and Experienced Travelers by Nancy Willard/Alice ProvensenMartin Provensen
- 1981
- Fables by Arnold Lobel --Winner!
Honor BooksThe Bremen-Town Musicians by Ilse Plume
- 1980
- Ox Cart Man by Barbara Cooney (text by Donald Hall) --Winner!
Honor BooksBen's Trumpet by Rachel Isadora
- 1979
- The Girl Who Loved Wild Horses by Paul Goble --Winner!
Honor Books- 1978
- Noah's Ark by Peter Spier --Winner!
Honor Books- 1977
- Ashanti to Zulu : African Traditions by Leo Dillon, Diane Dillon (Illustrator), Margaret W. Musgrove --Winner!
Honor Books- 1976
- Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People's Ears : A West African Tale by Verna Aardema, Leo Dillon, Diane Dillon (Illustrator) --Winner!
Honor BooksThe Desert Is Theirs by Byrd Baylor/Peter Parnall- 1975
- Arrow to the Sun : A Pueblo Indian Tale by Gerald McDermott --Winner!
Honor Books- 1974
- Duffy and the Devil by Harve Zemach --Winner!
Honor Books- 1973
- The Funny Little Woman (Picture Puffins) by Arlene Mosel, Blair Lent (Illustrator) --Winner!
Honor BooksAnansi the Spider by Gerald McDermott
Hosie's Alphabet by Leonard Baskin
Snow-White and the Seven Dwarfs by Nancy Eckholm Burkert (Illustrator)
- 1972
- One Fine Day. by Nonny Hogrogian --Winner!
Honor BooksHildilid's Night by Cheli Durán Ryan/Arnold Lobel
- 1971
- A Story, a Story : An African Tale by Gail E. Haley --Winner!
Honor BooksThe Angry Moon by William Sleator/Blair Lent
- 1970
- Sylvester and the Magic Pebble by William Steig --Winner!
Honor BooksAlexander and the Wind-Up Mouse by Leo Lionni
The Judge by Harve Zemach/Margot Zemach
Pop Corn & Ma Goodness by Edna Mitchell Preston/Robert Andrew Parker
- 1969
- The Fool of the World and the Flying Ship by Arthur Ransome --Winner!
Honor BookWhy the Sun and the Moon Live in the Sky by Elphinstone Dayrell/Blair Lent
- 1968
- Drummer Hoff by Barbara Emberley --Winner!
Honor Books- 1967
- Sam, Bangs, and Moonshine by Evaline Ness --Winner!
Honor Books- 1966
- Always Room for One More by Sorche Leodhas, Nonny Hogrogian --Winner!
Honor Books- 1965
- May I Bring a Friend? by Beatrice Schenk De Regniers --Winner!
Honor BooksA Pocketful of Cricket by Rebecca Caudill/Evaline Ness
Rain Makes Applesauce by Julian Scheer/Marvin Bileck
- 1964
- Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak --Winner!
Honor BooksAll in the Morning Early by Sorche Nic Leodhas/Evaline Ness
Mother Goose & Nursery Rhymes by Phillip Reed (Illustrator)
Swimmy by Leo Lionni
- 1963
- Snowy Day by Ezra Jack Keats --Winner!
Honor BooksMr. Rabbit and the Lovely Present by Charlotte Zolotow/Maurice Sendak
The Sun Is a Golden Earring by Natalia M. Belting/Bernarda Bryson
- 1962
- Once a Mouse by Marcia Brown --Winner!
Honor BooksThe Day We Saw the Sun Come Up by Alice E. Goudey/Adrienne Adams
The Fox Went Out on a Chilly Night by Peter Spier (Illustrator)
Little Bear's Visit by Else Holmelund Minarik/Maurice Sendak
- 1961
- Baboushka and the Three Kings by Ruth Robbins --Winner!
Honor Book- 1960
- Nine Days to Christmas by Marie Hall Ets, Aurora Labastida --Winner!
Honor Books- 1959
- Chanticleer and the Fox by Geoffrey Chaucer, Barbara Cooney --Winner!
Honor Books- 1958
- Time of Wonder by Robert McCloskey --Winner!
Honor Books- 1957
- Tree Is Nice by Janice May Udry, Marc Simont (Illustrator) --Winner!
Honor BooksAnatole by Eve Titus/Paul Galdone
Gillespie and the Guards by Benjamin Elkin/James Daugherty
- 1956
- Frog Went A-Courtin' by John Langstaff, Feodor Rojankovsky (Illustrator) --Winner!
Honor Books- 1955
- Cinderella by Charles Perrault, Marcia Brown (Illustrator) --Winner!
Honor BooksBook of Nursery and Mother Goose Rhymes by Marguerite de Angeli (Illustrator)
- 1954
- Madeline's Rescue by Ludwig Bemelmans --Winner!
Honor BooksA Very Special House by Ruth Krauss/Maurice Sendak
Journey Cake, Ho! by Ruth Sawyer/Robert McCloskey
The Steadfast Tin Soldier by Hans Christian Andersen/Marcia Brown
- 1953
- The Biggest Bear by Lynd Kendall Ward --Winner!
Honor BooksApe in a Cape by Fritz Eichenberg
Five Little Monkeys by Juliet Kepes
One Morning in Maine by Robert McCloskey
- 1952
- Finders Keepers by William Lipkind, Nicolas Mordvinoff, Nicolas Will --Winner!
Honor BooksAll Falling Down by Gene Zion/Margaret Bloy Graham
Bear Party by William Péne du Bois
Feather Mountain by Elizabeth Olds
- 1951
- Egg Tree by Katherine Milhous --Winner!
Honor BooksDick Whittington and His Cat by Marcia Brown
The Most Wonderful Doll in the World by Phyllis McGinley/Helen Stone (Illustrator)
- 1950
- Song of the Swallows by Leo Politi --Winner!
Honor BooksEthan Allen by Stewart Holbrook/Lynd WardBartholomew and the Oobleck by Dr. Seuss
The Happy Day by Ruth Krauss/Marc Simont
Henry Fisherman by Marcia Brown
The Wild Birthday Cake by Lavinia Davis/Hildegard Woodward
- 1949
- The Big Snow by Berta Hader, Elmer Hader --Winner!
Honor BooksAll Around the Town by Phyllis McGinley/Helen Stone
- 1948
- White Snow, Bright Snow by Alvin Tresselt, Roger Duvoisin (Illustrator) --Winner!
Honor BooksBambino the Clown by George S. Schreiber
Roger and the Fox by Lavinia Davis/Hildegard Woodward
Song of Robin Hood by Anne Malcolmson/Virginia Lee Burton (Editors)
- 1947
- The Little Island by Golden MacDonald, Leonard Weisgard (Illustrator) --Winner!
Honor BooksBoats on the River by Marjorie Flack/Jay Hyde Barnum (Illustrator)
Pedro, the Angel of Olvera Street by Leo Politi
Rain Drop Splash by Alvin Tresselt/Leonard Weisgard
Sing in Praise: A Collection of the Best Loved Hymns by Opal Wheeler/Marjorie Torrey
- 1946
- Rooster Crows by Miska Petersham, Maud Petersham --Winner!
Honor BooksLittle Lost Lamb by Golden MacDonald/Leonard Weisgard
My Mother Is the Most Beautiful Woman in the World by Becky Reyher/Ruth C. Gannett
Sing Mother Goose by Opal Wheeler/Marjorie Torrey
- 1945
- Prayer for a Child by Rachel L. Field, Elizabeth Orton Jones --Winner!
Honor BooksThe Christmas Anna Angel by Ruth Sawyer/Kate Seredy
In the Forest by Marie Hall Ets
Mother Goose Tasha Tudor (Illustrator)
Yonie Wondernose by Marguerite de Angeli/Maud and Miska Petersham
- 1944
- Many Moons by James Thurber, Louis Slobodkin (Illustrator) --Winner!
Honor BooksA Child's Good Night Book by Margaret Wise Brown/Jean Charlot
Good Luck Horse by Chin-Yi Chan/Plato Chan
The Mighty Hunter by Berta & Elmer Hader
Pierre Pigeon by Lee Kingman/Arnold E. Bare
Small Rain: Verses from the Bible by Jessie Orton Jones/Elizabeth Orton Jones
- 1943
- The Little House by Virginia Lee Burton --Winner!
Honor BooksDash and Dart by Mary & Conrad Buff
- 1942
- Make Way for Ducklings by Robert McCloskey --Winner!
Honor BooksAn American ABC by Maud & Miska Petersham
In My Mother's House by Ann Nolan Clark, Velino Herrera (Illustrator)
Nothing at All by Wanda GágPaddle-to-the-Sea by Holling C. Holling
- 1941
- They Were Strong and Good by Robert Lawson --Winner!
Honor Books- 1940
- Abraham Lincoln by Ingri D'Aulaire, Edgar Parin D'Aulaire --Winner!
Honor BooksThe Ageless Story by Lauren Ford
- 1939
- Mei Li by Thomas Handforth --Winner!
Honor BooksAndy and the Lion by James Daugherty
The Forest Pool by Laura Adams Armer
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs by Wanda Gág
Wee Gillis by Munro Leaf, Robert Lawson (Illustrator)
- 1938
- Animals of the Bible by Dorothy P. Lathrop, Helen D. Fish (Editor) --Winner!
Honor Books
