Books are nominated by the public in ten genres of children's and young adult literature: Book Apps, Easy Readers & Short Chapter Books, Fantasy & Science Fiction, Fiction Picture Books, Graphic Novels, Middle Grade Novels, Non-Fiction Middle Grade/Young Adult Books, Non-Fiction Picture Books, Poetry, and Young Adult Novels. Nominees go through two rounds of panel-based judging before a winner is announced in each category. Finalists and winners are selected on the basis of literary merit and kid appeal.[4]
Panelists are volunteers and must be active bloggers with extensive experience in children's or young adult literature, either as readers and enthusiasts or as authors, librarians, booksellers, teachers, or others with verifiable investment in the world of children's literature.
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| scope=row rowspan="5" | 2016 | , illus. by Peskimo | Cityblock | Winner | |
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| and Ariana Stein, illus. by Citlali Reyes | Cuauhtemoc: Shapes/Formas | Finalist | |
| Dinosaur Dance! |
| Follow the Yarn: A Book of Colors |
| Look, Look Again |
| scope=row rowspan="7" | 2017 | , illus. by Carles Ballesteros | Changing Faces: Meet Happy Bear | Winner | [7] |
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| , illus. by Barbara Bakos | Bears Are Big | Finalist | [8] |
| and Mayuko Takeuc | Circle, Triangle, Elephant: A Book of Shapes and Surprises |
| Hair |
| One Happy Tiger |
| Peek-a-Moo! |
| , illus. by Daniel Wiseman | When Your Lion Needs a Bath |
| scope=row rowspan="7" | 2018 | | Llamaphones | Winner | [9] |
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| Black Bird Yellow Sun | Finalist | [10] |
| But First, We Nap: A Little Book About Nap Time |
| Peek-a-Who |
| and Tamara Shopsin | These Colors Are Bananas |
| Why the Face? |
| Zoe and Zack: Shapes |
| scope=row rowspan="7" | 2019 | , trans. by Cathy Hirano | Jump! | Winner | [11] |
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| Dream Big | Finalist | [12] |
| Good Night, World |
| , illus. by Mette Engel | Huggle Wuggle, Bedtime Snuggle |
| Peek-a-Bruce |
| Peek-a-Who Too? |
| You Are Light |
| 2020 | No award was presented in 2020 | |
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| scope=row rowspan="7" | 2021 | | Big Bear, Little Bear | Winner | [13] [14] |
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| Animals Go Vroom! | Finalist | [15] |
| , illus. by Chi Birmingham | Caution! Road Signs Ahead |
| Circle Under Berry |
| Comparrotives |
| This Is Still Not a Book |
| Turn Seek Find: Habitats |
| 2022 | | Look Twice | Winner | [16] |
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| Annie Bailey | 10 Little Tractors (10 Little Vehicles) | Finalist | |
| Jane Whittingham | Animals Move (Big, Little Concepts, 3) |
| Suzy Ultman | Be My Neighbor? |
| LaTonya Yvette | The Hair Book |
| Jill McDonald | Hello, World! Garden Time |
| Laura Gehl | Odd Birds: Meet Nature's Weirdest Flock | |
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| scope=row rowspan="5" | 2009 | | | Bad to the Bone (Down Girl and Sit) | Winner | [28] |
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| | Alice's Shooting Star | Finalist | [29] |
| | How Oliver Olson Changed the World |
| | Mercy Watson: Something Wonky This Way Comes |
| | Roscoe Riley Rules #7: Never Race a Runaway Pumpkin |
| scope=row rowspan="5" | 2010 | | | Zapato Power: Freddie Ramos Takes Off | Winner | [30] |
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| Atinuke | | Anna Hibiscus | Finalist | [31] |
| | Frankie Pickle and the Pine Run 3000 |
| | Home on the Range |
| | Princess Posey and the First Grade Parade |
| scope=row rowspan="5" | 2011 | Atinuke | | Have Fun, Anna Hibiscus! | Winner | |
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| | Clementine and the Family Meeting | Finalist | |
| | Just Grace and the Double Surprise |
| | Like Pickle Juice on a Cookie |
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| scope=row rowspan="5" | 2012 | | | Sadie and Ratz | Winner | |
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| | Ivy and Bean Make the Rules | Finalist | |
| | Marty McGuire Digs Worms! |
| | Rabbit and Robot: The Sleepover |
| , illus. by | | Violet Mackerel's Brilliant Plot |
| scope=row rowspan="6" | 2013 | , illus. by | | Home Sweet Horror | Winner | |
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| | | Finalist | |
| | Kelsey Green, Reading Queen |
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| | Lulu and the Dog from the Sea |
| | Violet Mackerel's Natural Habitat |
| scope=row rowspan="7" | 2014 | | | Lulu's Mysterious Mission | Winner | |
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| | | Finalist | |
| | Dory Fantasmagory |
| | Like Carrot Juice on a Cupcake |
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| | Lulu and the Rabbit Next Door |
| | Violet Mackerel's Possible Friend |
| scope=row rowspan="7" | 2015 | | | Dory and the Real True Friend | Winner | |
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| | Big Bad Detective Agency | Finalist | |
| | Rescue on the Oregon Trail |
| | Lulu and the Hamster in the Night |
| | My Pet Human |
| | Clover's Luck |
| | West Meadows Detectives: The Case of the Snack Snatcher |
| scope=row rowspan="6" | 2016 | | | Mango & Bambang: The Not-a-Pig | Winner | |
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| | Dory Dory Black Sheep | Finalist | |
| | Juana and Lucas |
| and Dean Hale | | |
| | Weekends with Max and His Dad |
| | Where Are You Going, Baby Lincoln? |
| scope=row rowspan="8" | 2017 | | | Wedgie & Gizmo | Winner | |
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| | Barkus | Finalist | |
| | Dragons and Marshmallows |
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| | My Fantástica Family |
| | Overboard! |
| | Princess Cora and the Crocodile |
| and Dean Hale | | |
| scope=row rowspan="6" | 2018 | | | Jasmine Toguchi, Drummer Girl | Winner | |
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| | Big Foot and Little Foot | Finalist | |
| | Caterflies and Ice |
| | Megabat |
| | Owen and Eleanor Move In |
| | Polly Diamond and the Magic Book |
| scope=row rowspan="5" | 2019 | | | Frankie Sparks and the Class Pet | Winner | |
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| | A Is for Elizabeth | Finalist | |
| | Mangoes, Mischief, and Tales of Friendship: Stories from India |
| | Mr. Penguin and the Lost Treasure |
| | Rabbit & Bear: Rabbit's Bad Habits |
| scope=row rowspan="5" | 2020 | | | Our Friend Hedgehog: The Story of Us | Winner | [32] |
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| | Mindy Kim and the Yummy Seaweed Business | Finalist | [33] |
| | Monster and Boy |
| | Sofia Valdez and the Vanishing Vote |
| | Stella Endicott and the Anything-Is-Possible Poem |
| scope=row rowspan="5" | 2021 | | | Sydney and Taylor Explore the Whole Wide World | Winner | |
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| and Elizabeth Stickney | | | Finalist | |
| | Audrey L and Audrey W: Best Friends-ish |
| Atinuke | | Too Small Tola |
| | Yasmin the Scientist |
| 2022 | | | Crimson Twill: Witch in the City | Winner | | |
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| scope=row rowspan="5" | 2008 | | | I Love My New Toy | Winner | [34] |
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| | Houndsley and Catina and the Quiet Time | Finalists | [35] |
| | I Will Surprise My Friend! |
| | Maybelle Goes to Tea |
| | Mercy Watson Thinks Like a Pig |
| scope=row rowspan="5" | 2009 | | | Watch Me Throw the Ball! | Winner | |
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| | Max Spaniel: Dinosaur Hunt | Finalists | |
| | Good Dog, Aggie |
| | Mr. Putter & Tabby Spill the Beans |
| | Shampoodle |
| scope=row rowspan="5" | 2010 | | | We Are in a Book! | Winner | |
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| | Cowgirl Kate and Cocoa: Spring Babies | Finalists | |
| | Fly Guy Meets Fly Girl |
| | National Geographic Readers: Ants |
| | Cork and Fuzz: The Babysitters |
| scope=row rowspan="4" | 2011 | | | I Broke My Trunk! | Winner | |
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| | Aggie Gets Lost | Finalist | |
| | Dodsworth in Rome |
| | Frog and Friends |
| scope=row rowspan="5" | 2012 | | | | Winner | |
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| and Alison McGhee | | Bink and Gollie: Two for One | Finalist | |
| | Penny and Her Doll |
| | Penny and Her Song |
| | Pinch and Dash Make Soup |
| scope=row rowspan="6" | 2013 | | | Urgency Emergency! Big Bad Wolf | Winner | |
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| | | Finalist | |
| | Joe and Sparky Go to School |
| | Love Is in the Air |
| | Penny and Her Marble |
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| scope=row rowspan="7" | 2014 | | | Okay, Andy! | Winner | |
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| | Clara and Clem Under the Sea | Finalist | |
| | Extraordinary Warren: A Super Chicken |
| | Inch and Roly and the Sunny Day Scare |
| | My New Friend Is So Fun! |
| | Pigsticks and Harold and the Incredible Journey |
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| scope=row rowspan="7" | 2015 | | | Ling & Ting: Twice as Silly | Winner | |
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| | A Pig, a Fox, and a Box | Finalist | |
| | Don't Throw It to Mo! |
| | In, Over and On the Farm |
| | Rosa Parks |
| | Slither, Snake! |
| | Picture Perfect |
| scope=row rowspan="6" | 2016 | | | Snail and Worm: Three Stories About Two Friends | Winner | |
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| | | Finalist | |
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| | Rabbit and Robot and Ribbit |
| | We Are Growing! |
| scope=row rowspan="8" | 2017 | | | King & Kayla and the Case of the Secret Code | Winner | |
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| | Charlie & Mouse & Grumpy | Finalist | |
| | I Like the Farm |
| | My Kite is Stuck! and Other Stories |
| | There's a Pest in the Garden! |
| | Tooth Fairy's Night |
| | We Need More Nuts! |
| | What Is Chasing Duck? |
| scope=row rowspan="5" | 2018 | | | Fox the Tiger | Winner | |
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| | I Want to Be a Doctor | Finalist | |
| | Much Too Much Birthday |
| | My Toothbrush Is Missing |
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| scope=row rowspan="4" | 2019 | | | Yasmin the Superhero | Winner | |
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| | Fox & Chick: The Quiet Boat Ride and Other Stories | Finalist | |
| | Frank and Bean |
| | Hello, Crabby!: An Acorn Book |
| scope=row rowspan="7" | 2020 | | | See the Cat: Three Stories About a Dog | Winner | |
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| | Cat Has a Plan | Finalist | |
| | King & Kayla and the Case of the Unhappy Neighbor |
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| | Ty's Travels: All Aboard! |
| | What About Worms!? |
| | Yasmin the Gardener |
| scope=row rowspan="6" | 2021 | | | See the Dog: Three Stories About a Cat | Winner | |
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| | Chicken Little and the Big Bad Wolf | Finalist | |
| | Fox at Night |
| | Geraldine Pu and Her Lunch Box, Too! |
| | Kitty and Dragon |
| | Yasmin the Librarian |
| 2022 | | | Reina Ramos Works It Out | Winner | | |
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| scope=row rowspan="5" | 2007 | | | Winner | [38] |
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| | Finalists | [39] |
| Into the Wild |
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| , illus. by Tom Percival | Skulduggery Pleasant |
| scope=row rowspan="5" | 2008 | , illus. by Dave McKean | | Winner | |
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| Cabinet of Wonders | Finalist | |
| Lamplighter |
| , illus. by Antonio Javier Caparo | |
| Savvy |
| scope=row rowspan="7" | 2009 | | Silksinger | Winner | |
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| 11 Birthdays | Finalist | |
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| Odd and the Frost Giants |
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| Where the Mountain Meets the Moon |
| scope=row rowspan="7" | 2010 | | (Books of Elsewhere, Vol. 1), | Winner | |
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| | Finalists | |
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| Dragonbreath: Attack of the Ninja Frogs |
| Fever Crumb |
| Ninth Ward |
| Reckless |
| scope=row rowspan="7" | 2011 | and Randall Wright, illustrated by Barry Moser | | Winner | |
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| | Finalist | |
| Breadcrumbs |
| Dragon Castle |
| Icefall |
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| Tuesdays at the Castle |
| scope=row rowspan="7" | 2012 | | | Winner | |
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| Beswitched | Finalist | |
| Geeks, Girls, and Secret Identities |
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| scope=row rowspan="7" | 2013 | | | Winner | |
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| Jinx | Finalist | |
| Rose |
| Sidekicked |
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| scope=row rowspan="7" | 2014 | | | Winner | |
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| Boys of Blur | Finalist | |
| Greenglass House |
| Nuts to You |
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| scope=row rowspan="7" | 2015 | | | Winner | |
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| Bayou Magic | Finalist | |
| Castle Hangnail |
| Cuckoo Song |
| Mars Evacuees |
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| Moon Rising |
| scope=row rowspan="7" | 2016 | | Shadow Magic | Winner | |
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| | Finalist | |
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| When the Sea Turned to Silver |
| scope=row rowspan="7" | 2017 | | | Winner | |
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| | Finalist | |
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| Last Day on Mars |
| Miss Ellicott's School for the Magically Minded |
| Spirit Hunters |
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| scope=row rowspan="7" | 2018 | | | Winner | |
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| Inkling | Finalist | [40] |
| Love Sugar Magic: A Dash of Trouble |
| Snared: Escape to the Above |
| Sweep: The Story of a Girl and Her Monster |
| The Stone Girl's Story |
| Thisby Thestoop and the Black Mountain |
| scope=row rowspan="7" | 2019 | | Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky | Winner | [41] |
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| Cog | Finalist | [42] |
| Homerooms and Hall Passes |
| Love Sugar Magic: A Sprinkle of Spirits |
| Sal and Gabi Break the Universe |
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| We're Not from Here |
| scope=row rowspan="7" | 2020 | | Rival Magic | Winner | |
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| | Finalist | [43] |
| Curse of the Night Witch |
| Eva Evergreen, Semi-Magical Witch |
| In the Red |
| , illus. by Grace Lin | Mulan: Before the Sword |
| Thirteens |
| scope=row rowspan="7" | 2021 | | Cece Rios and the Desert of Souls | Winner | [44] |
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| Ophie's Ghosts | Finalist | |
| Amari and the Night Brothers |
| Kiki Kallira Breaks a Kingdom |
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| Too Bright to See |
| scope=row rowspan="7" | 2022 | | | Winner | [45] |
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| Freddie vs. the Family Curse | Finalist | [46] |
| , illus. by Khadijah Khatib | |
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| Eden's Everdark |
| Children of the Quicksands |
| Fenris & Mott | |
| scope=col width="5%" | Year | scope=col width="40%" | Author(s) | scope=col width="40%" | Title | scope=col width="10%" | Result | scope=col width="5%" class="unsortable" | |
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| scope=row rowspan="5" | 2006 | | Scaredy Squirrel | Winner | |
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| Wolves | Finalists | |
| , illus. by Gabi Swiatkowska | Waiting for Gregory |
| Learning to Fly |
| Emily's Balloon |
| scope=row rowspan="7" | 2007 | , illus. by Shelley Jackson | | Winner | |
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| Pssst! | Finalists | |
| , illus. by Sylvie Kantorovitz | Go to Bed, Monster! |
| Leaves |
| and Khadra Mohammad, illus. by Doug Chayka | Four Feet, Two Sandals |
| Knuffle Bunny Too |
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| scope=row rowspan="8" | 2008 | | How to Heal a Broken Wing | Winner | |
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| , illus. by John Hendrix | Abe Lincoln Crosses Creek | Finalists | |
| , illus. by G. Brian Karas | |
| Chester's Back |
| Katie Loves the Kittens |
| , illus. by Catia Chien | |
| , illus. by Kady Denton | |
| , illus. by Ed Young | Wabi Sabi |
| scope=row rowspan="7" | 2009 | , illus. by Marla Frazee | All the World | Winner | |
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| , illus. by Mark Fearing | | Finalist | |
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| Jeremy Draws a Monster |
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| , illus. by Mike Benny | |
| , illus. by David Slonim | Silly Tilly |
| scope=row rowspan="7" | 2010 | | Interrupting Chicken | Winner | |
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| , illus. by Floyd Cooper | | Finalist | |
| Chalk |
| , illus. by Marcellus Hall | |
| , illus. by Matt Phelan | Flora's Very Windy Day |
| , illus. by Tom Lichtenheld | Shark vs. Train |
| , illus. by Erin E. Stead | |
| scope=row rowspan="7" | 2011 | | Me ... Jane | Winner | |
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| Blackout | Finalist | |
| , illus. by Tom Slaughter | Do You Know Which Ones Will Grow? |
| , illus. by Julia Denos | I Had a Favorite Dress |
| I Want My Hat Back |
| Press Here |
| , illus. by Poly Bernatene | |
| scope=row rowspan="7" | 2012 | | | Winner | |
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| Black Dog | Finalist | |
| , illus. by Adam Rex | Chloe and the Lion |
| , illus. by Peter Brown | Creepy Carrots! |
| , illus. by Jon Klassen | Extra Yarn |
| , illus. by Gabi Swiatkowska | Infinity and Me |
| , illus. by Jessica Meserve | One Special Day |
| scope=row rowspan="7" | 2013 | | Mr. Tiger Goes Wild | Winner | |
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| Count the Monkeys | Finalist | |
| , illus. by Erin E. Stead | If You Want to See a Whale |
| Journey |
| , illus. by Suzy Lee | Open This Little Book |
| , illus. by Anne Wilsdorf | Sophie's Squash |
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| scope=row rowspan="7" | 2014 | | Shh! We Have a Plan | Winner | |
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| Brimsby's Hats | Finalist | |
| , illus. by Claudia Rueda | Here Comes the Easter Cat |
| Knock Knock: My Dad's Dream for Me |
| Maple |
| The Girl and the Bicycle |
| , illus. by Tom Lichtenheld | This Is a Moose |
| scope=row rowspan="7" | 2015 | , illus. by Sydney Smith | Sidewalk Flowers | Winner | |
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| Blizzard | Finalist | |
| Bug in a Vacuum |
| Hoot Owl, Master of Disguise |
| , illus. by April Chu | In a Village by the Sea |
| , illustrated by Christian Robinson | Last Stop on Market Street |
| , illus. by Angela Domingue | Mango, Abuela, and Me |
| scope=row rowspan="7" | 2016 | | | Winner | |
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| , illus. by Charles Santoso | Ida, Always | Finalist | |
| , illus. by Brendan Wenzel | One Day in the Eucalyptus, Eucalyptus Tree |
| , illus. by Taeeun Yoo | Strictly No Elephants |
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| There's a Bear on My Chair |
| They All Saw a Cat |
| scope=row rowspan="7" | 2017 | | Big Cat, Little Cat | Winner | |
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| After the Fall: How Humpty Dumpty Got Back Up Again | Finalist | |
| Baabwaa and Wooliam |
| , illus. by Peter Brown | Creepy Pair of Underwear! |
| , illus. by Sydney Hanson | Escargot |
| , illus. by Kristy Caldwell | Flowers for Sarajevo |
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| scope=row rowspan="7" | 2018 | | We Don't Eat Our Classmates | Winner | |
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| Alma and How She Got Her Name | Finalist | |
| Julián Is a Mermaid |
| , illus. by Rebecca Cobb | |
| , illus. by Rafael López | |
| The Rabbit Listened |
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| scope=row rowspan="7" | 2019 | | One Fox: A Counting Book Thriller | Winner | |
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| | Finalist | |
| , illus. by Vashti Harrison | Hair Love |
| , illus. by Elisa Paganelli | Moon's First Friends: One Giant Leap for Friendship |
| , illus. by Eric Barclay | Once Upon a Goat |
| , illus. by Sarah Dvojack | Ruby's Hope: A Story of How the Famous "Migrant Mother" Photograph Became the Face of the Great Depression |
| , illus. by Kadir Nelson | |
| scope=row rowspan="7" | 2020 | , illus. by Gordon C. James | I Am Every Good Thing | Winner | |
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| , illus. by Brianne Farley | Dozens of Doughnuts | Finalist | |
| I Talk Like a River |
| In a Jar |
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| , illus. by Pascal Campion | |
| , illus. by Michaela Goade | We Are Water Protectors |
| scope=row rowspan="7" | 2021 | , illus. by Jason Chin | Watercress | Winner | |
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| , illus. by Rob Sayegh Jr. | Arlo Draws an Octopus | Finalist | |
| Bodies Are Cool |
| , illus. by Loren Long | Change Sings: A Children's Anthem |
| Itty-Bitty Kitty-Corn |
| , illus. by Loren Long | Someone Builds the Dream |
| , illus. by Di Giorgio | |
| 2022 | | Knight Owl | Winner | | |
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| scope=col width="5%" | Year | Contributors | scope=col width="40%" | Title | scope=col width="10%" | Result | scope=col width="5%" class="unsortable" | |
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| scope=row rowspan="5" | 2006 | | Amelia Rules! Vol. 3: Superheroes | Winner | |
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| , illus. by Federica Manfredi | Kat and Mouse | Finalists | |
| and Matt Holm | |
| and Raina Telgemeier, ilus. by Jimmy Gownley | |
| , illus. by Mark Siegl | To Dance: A Ballerina's Graphic Novel |
| scope=row rowspan="5" | 2007 | and Andrew Donkin, illus. by Giovanni Rigano and Paolo Lamanna | | Winner | |
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| and Matthew Holm | Camp Babymouse | Finalists | |
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| Robot Dreams |
| , trans. by Amy Forsyth | Yotsuba&! Vol. 4 |
| scope=row rowspan="6" | 2008 | and Dean Hale, illus. by Nathan Hale | Rapunzel's Revenge | Winner | |
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| Chiggers | Finalists | |
| Into the Volcano |
| Jellaby, Vol. 1 |
| , illus. by Dave McKean | |
| , illus. by R. W. Alley | There's a Wolf at the Door |
| scope=row rowspan="5" | 2009 | | | Winner | |
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| , Andrew Arnold, and Alexis Frederick-Frost | Adventures in Cartooning | Finalist | |
| , illus. by Neil Numberman | Creepy Crawly Crime |
| Frankie Pickle and the Closet of Doom |
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| scope=row rowspan="5" | 2010 | | Meanwhile: Pick Any Path. 3856 Story Possibilities | Winner | |
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| Athena: Grey-Eyed Goddess | Finalist | |
| , illus. by Stephanie Yue | Guinea Pig, Pet Shop Private Eye 1: Hamster and Cheese |
| Smile |
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| scope=row rowspan="5" | 2011 | | Zita the Spacegirl | Winner | |
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| Hereville: How Mirka Got Her Sword | Finalist | |
| (ed.) | Nursery Rhyme Comics |
| Sidekicks |
| Wonderstruck |
| scope=row rowspan="5" | 2012 | , illus. by Rafael Rosado with John Novak and Matthew Schenk | Giants Beware! | Winner | |
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| Annie Sullivan and the Trials of Helen Keller | Finalist | |
| Hilda and the Midnight Giant |
| , illus. by Andrés Vera Martínez | |
| Nathan Hale's Hazardous Tales: Big Bad Ironclad! |
| scope=row rowspan="7" | 2013 | | Hereville: How Mirka Met a Meteorite | Winner | |
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| Bluffton: My Summers with Buster Keaton | Finalist | |
| with Andrew Aydin, illus. by Nate Powell | March Book 1 |
| Monster on the Hill |
| Donner Dinner Party |
| and Matthew Holm | Squish: Game On! |
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| scope=row rowspan="7" | 2014 | , colored by David Lasky | El Deafo | Winner | |
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| Bad Machinery: The Case of the Good Boy | Finalist | |
| Blexbolex, trans. by Claudia Zoe Bedrick | Ballad |
| Bird & Squirrel on Ice |
| Gaijin: American Prisoner of War |
| Hidden: A Child's Story of the Holocaust |
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| scope=row rowspan="7" | 2015 | | Roller Girl | Winner | [47] |
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| , illus. by Emily Carroll | Baba Yaga's Assistant | Finalist | |
| Tales of a Warlock |
| , illus. by Rafael Rosado, colored by John Novak | Dragons Beware! |
| and Mike Holmes | Secret Coders |
| , illus. by Matthew Holm, colored by Lark Pien | Sunny Side Up |
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| scope=row rowspan="7" | 2016 | , illus. by Raúl the Third | Lowriders to the Center of the Earth | Winner | |
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| Bera the One-Headed Troll | Finalist | |
| , illus. by Rebecca Mock | Compass South |
| Mighty Jack |
| Princess Princess Ever After |
| , color by Jordie Bellaire | |
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| scope=row rowspan="6" | 2017 | | Where's Halmoni? | Winner | |
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| Pashmina | Finalist | |
| , illus. by LeUyen Pham, and colored by Jane Poole | Real Friends |
| , illus. by Molly Park | Suee and the Shadow |
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| and Dice Tsutsumi | |
| scope=row rowspan="7" | 2018 | | | Winner | |
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| , illus. by Brenna Thummler | Anne of Green Gables | Finalist | |
| Be Prepared |
| , illus. by Jackie Roche | Escape from Syria |
| Mr. Wolf's Class |
| |
| |
| scope=row rowspan="7" | 2019 | | New Kid | Winner | |
|---|
| Crush | Finalist | |
| Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy |
| Operatic |
| |
| |
| Tiger vs. Nightmare |
| scope=row rowspan="7" | 2020 | and Omar Mohamed, illus. by Victoria Jamieson and | When Stars Are Scattered | Winner | |
|---|
| Black Heroes of the Wild West | Finalists | |
| , illus. by Jerry Craft | Class Act |
| Donut Feed the Squirrels |
| and Karen Schneemann | Go with the Flow |
| Snapdragon |
| |
| scope=row rowspan="7" | 2021 | , illus. by Ann Xu | Measuring Up | Winner | |
|---|
| , illus. by Natasha Donovan | Borders | Finalist | |
| Chunky |
| Cranky Chicken |
| Jukebox |
| , illus. by Rebecca Mock | Salt Magic |
| |
| scope=row rowspan="6" | 2022 | , illus. by Gabriela Epstein | Invisible: A Graphic Novel | Winner | |
|---|
| , Kel McDonald, and Alina Pete (eds.) | | Finalist | |
| Little Monarchs |
| Guojing | |
| , illus. by Teny Assakhanian | Wingbearer |
| and Sara Alfageeh | Squire | |
| scope=col width="5%" | Year | Contributor(s) | scope=col width="40%" | Title | scope=col width="10%" | Result | scope=col width="5%" class="unsortable" | |
|---|
| scope=row rowspan="5" | 2006 | | American Born Chinese | Winner | |
|---|
| Castle Waiting | Finalists | |
| Dramacon, Vol. 2 |
| Flight, Vol. 3 |
| La Perdida |
| scope=row rowspan="5" | 2007 | , illus. by Emmanuel Guibert | | Winner | |
|---|
| | Finalists | |
| (ed.) | Flight Vol. 4 |
| Laika |
| , illus. by Jim Rugg | |
| scope=row rowspan="5" | 2008 | , illus. by Steve Rolston | Emiko Superstar | Winner | |
|---|
| , illus. by Ted Naifeh | Kin | Finalists | |
| and Gabe Soria, illus. by Warren Pleece | Life Sucks |
| , illus. by Jillian Tamaki | Skim |
| , trans. by Edward Gauvin | Three Shadows |
| scope=row rowspan="5" | 2009 | | Gunnerkrigg Court Orientation
| Winner | |
|---|
| Crogan's Vengeance | Finalist | |
| , illus. by Gris Grimly | Edgar Allan Poe's Tales of Death and Dementia |
| Outlaw: The Legend of Robin Hood |
| |
| scope=row rowspan="5" | 2010 | , illus. by Randy DuBurke | | Winner | |
|---|
| Ghostopolis | Finalist | |
| Mercury |
| Night Owls Vol. 1 |
| , trans. by Maya Rosewood | Twin Spica, Vol. 1 |
| scope=row rowspan="5" | 2011 | | Anya's Ghost | Winner | |
|---|
| Bad Island | Finalist | |
| , illus. by Leland Myrick | Feynman |
| , art by Thien Pham | Level Up |
| Page by Paige |
| scope=row rowspan="5" | 2012 | | Friends With Boys | Winner | |
|---|
| | Finalist | |
| Drama |
| Ichiro |
| , illus. by Joe Infurnari | Marathon |
| scope=row rowspan="7" | 2013 | , illus. by LeUyen Pham and Alex Puvilland | Templar | Winner | |
|---|
| Bad Machinery | Finalist | |
| Boxers & Saints |
| with Dexter Soy, illus. by Emma Ríos | Captain Marvel, Vol. 1: In Pursuit of Flight |
| Delilah Dirk and the Turkish Lieutenant |
| Uzumaki |
| , illus. by Daniel LaFrance | War Brothers |
| scope=row rowspan="6" | 2014 | , illus. by Jen Wang | In Real Life | Winner | |
|---|
| Strange Fruit, Vol. I: Uncelebrated Narratives from Black History | Finalist | |
| , illus. by Caanan White | |
| and Sonny Liew | |
| Through the Woods |
| To This Day: For the Bullied and Beautiful |
| scope=row rowspan="7" | 2015 | | Nimona | Winner | |
|---|
| Honor Girl | Finalist | |
| , Ruth Gage, and Jackie Lewis | Lion of Rora |
| with Andrew Aydin, illus. by Nate Powell | March: Book Two |
| . art by Adrian Alphona | Ms. Marvel |
| Oyster War |
| Terrorist: Gavrilo Princip, the Assassin Who Ignited World War I |
| scope=row rowspan="7" | 2016 | with Andrew Aydin, illus. by Nate Powell | | Winner | |
|---|
| Dare to Disappoint: Growing Up in Turkey | Finalist | |
| , art by Francis Portela and Marguerite Sauvage | Faith Vol. 1: Hollywood and Vine |
| and Yuko Ota | Lucky Penny |
| , illus. by Sana Takeda | Monstress Vol. 1: Awakening |
| . art by Adrian Alphona | Ms. Marvel Vol. 5: Super Famous |
| Trashed |
| scope=row rowspan="6" | 2017 | , illus. by Alex Puvilland | Spill Zone | Winner | |
|---|
| , illus. by Rajesh Nagulakonda | Buddha: An Enlightened Life | Finalist | |
| New Super-Man Vol. 1: Made In China (Rebirth) |
| , illus. by José Pimienta | Soupy Leaves Home |
| Spinning |
| Diesel: Ignition |
| scope=row rowspan="7" | 2018 | | Hey, Kiddo | Winner | |
|---|
| , adapted by Ari Folman | Anne Frank's Diary | Finalist | |
| As the Crow Flies |
| , illus. by Corban Wilkin | Grand Theft Horse |
| On a Sunbeam |
| (creator), Kit Steinkellner (writer), Emma Steinkellner (illus.), and Valeria Tranier (trans.) | Quince |
| |
| scope=row rowspan="6" | 2019 | , Jen Storm, Katherena Vermette, Niigaanwewidam James Sinclair, Rachel Qitsualik-Tinsley, Richard Van Camp, Sean Qitsualik-Tinsley, and Sonny Assu | This Place: 150 Years Retold | Winner | |
|---|
| and Yana Bogatch | Grimoire Noir | Finalist | |
| , illus. by Ellen T. Crenshaw | Kiss Number 8 |
| , art by Wendy Xuwqqs | Mooncakes |
| Surviving the City |
| They Called Us Enemy |
| scope=row rowspan="7" | 2020 | , illus. by Gurihiru | Superman Smashes the Klan | Winner | |
|---|
| , illus. by Robin Ha | Almost American Girl | Finalist | |
| Dancing at the Pity Party |
| Displacement |
| , illus. by Mike Curato | Flamer |
| That Can Be Arranged |
| , illus. by Jul Maroh | You Brought Me the Ocean |
| scope=row rowspan="7" | 2021 | , illus. by Val Wise and Oscar O. Jupiter (letterer) | | Winner | |
|---|
| Across the Tracks: Remembering Greenwood, Black Wall Street, and the Tulsa Race Massacre | Finalist | |
| In the Shadow of the Fallen Towers: The Seconds, Minutes, Hours, Days, Weeks, Months, and Years after the 9/11 Attacks |
| , trans. by Shelley Tanaka | My Body in Pieces |
| My Last Summer with Cass |
| |
| |
| 2022 | | Messy Roots: A Graphic Memoir of a Wuhanese American | Winner | | |
|---|
| scope=col width="5%" | Year | scope=col width="40%" | Author(s) | scope=col width="40%" | Title | scope=col width="10%" | Result | scope=col width="5%" class="unsortable" | |
|---|
| scope=row rowspan="5" | 2006 | | | Winner | |
|---|
| 3-D ABC: A Sculptural Alphabet | Finalists | |
| Aliens Are Coming! The True Account of the 1938 War of the Worlds Radio Broadcast |
| , illus. by Cathie Felstead | |
| , illus. by Alan Marks | Little Lost Bat |
| scope=row rowspan="6" | 2007 | | Lightship | Winner | |
|---|
| , illus. by Scot Ritchie | Let's Go! | Finalists | |
| Living Color |
| One Thousand Tracings: Healing the Wounds of World War II |
| , illus. by Scot Ritchie | Vulture View |
| and Yael Schy, photos by Dwight Kuhn | Where in the Wild? |
| scope=row rowspan="7" | 2008 | | Frogs | Winner | |
|---|
| | Finalists | |
| Astronaut Handbook |
| , illus. by Larry Day | Duel! Burr and Hamilton's Deadly War of Words |
| Fabulous Fishes |
| Wanda Gág: The Girl Who Lived to Draw |
| Wangari's Trees of Peace: A True Story from Africa |
| scope=row rowspan="7" | 2009 | , illus. by Tony Persiani | | Winner | |
|---|
| with Wilson Kimeli Naiyomah, illus. by Thomas Gonzalez | 14 Cows for America | Finalist | |
| Down, Down, Down: A Journey to the Bottom of the Sea: |
| , Cynthia Pon, and Magda Nakassis | Faith |
| (ed.), photos by Teruyuki Komiya | Life-Size Zoo: From Tiny Rodents to Gigantic Elephants, An Actual Size Animal Encyclopedia |
| , illus. by Edwin Fotheringham | Mermaid Queen: The Spectacular True Story of Annette Kellerman, Who Swam Her Way to Fame, Fortune & Swimsuit History! |
| |
| scope=row rowspan="7" | 2010 | , illus. by Edwin Fotheringham | | Winner | |
|---|
| Bones: Skeletons and How They Work | Finalist | |
| Dinosaur Mountain: Digging into the Jurassic Age |
| Henry Aaron's Dream |
| Pop!: The Invention of Bubble Gum |
| , illus. by Brian Pinkney | Sit-In: How Four Friends Stood Up by Sitting Down |
| , illus. by Sean Qualls | Skit-Scat Raggedy Cat: Ella Fitzgerald |
| scope=row rowspan="7" | 2011 | | I Feel Better with a Frog in My Throat: History's Strangest Cures | Winner | |
|---|
| , illus. by Katherine Tillotson | All the Water in the World | Finalist | |
| Bring On the Birds |
| , illus. by Vicky White | Can We Save the Tiger? |
| , illus. by Wendy Anderson Halperin | Planting the Wild Garden |
| |
| Thunder Birds: Nature's Flying Predators |
| scope=row rowspan="7" | 2012 | | Mrs Harkness and the Panda | Winner | |
|---|
| Balloons over Broadway: The True Story of the Puppeteer of Macy's Parade | Finalist | |
| , illus. by Brita Granström | Dolphin Baby! |
| illus. by Betsy Thompson | Eggs 1, 2, 3: Who Will the Babies Be? |
| Island: A Story of the Galápagos |
| Looking at Lincoln |
| Snakes | |
| scope=col width="5%" | Year | scope=col width="40%" | Author | scope=col width="40%" | Title | scope=col width="10%" | Result | scope=col width="5%" class="unsortable" | |
|---|
| scope=row rowspan="5" | 2006 | | Freedom Walkers: The Story of the Montgomery Bus Boycott | Winner | |
|---|
| Escape! | Finalists | |
| Immersed in Verse |
| , illustrated by Boris Kulikov | Isaac Newton |
| Team Moon |
| scope=row rowspan="7" | 2007 | | Tasting the Sky: A Palestinian Childhood | Winner | |
|---|
| Marie Curie | Finalists | |
| , illustrated by Simon Basher | |
| Smart-Opedia |
| Tracking Trash |
| |
| Who Was First? |
| scope=row rowspan="8" | 2008 | and John Busby | | Winner | |
|---|
| 11 Planets: A New View of the Solar System | Finalists | |
| Ain’t Nothing but a Man |
| Body Drama |
| King George: What Was His Problem? |
| Lincoln Through the Lens |
| Swords: An Artist's Devotion |
| We Are the Ship |
| scope=row rowspan="5" | 2009 | , illustrated by Andy Comins | | Winner | |
|---|
| | Finalist | |
| I Can't Keep My Own Secrets |
| Marching for Freedom: Walk Together Children and Don't You Grow Weary |
| Written in Bone |
| scope=row rowspan="7" | 2010 | | | Winner | |
|---|
| | Finalist | |
| |
| Kakapo Rescue: Saving the World's Strangest Parrot |
| and Ellen Potter | Spilling Ink: A Young Writer's Handbook |
| Under a Red Sky Memoir of a Childhood in Communist Romania
|
| |
| scope=row rowspan="6" | 2011 | | Amelia Lost: The Life and Disappearance of Amelia Earhart | Winner | |
|---|
| How They Croaked: The Awful Ends of the Awfully Famous | Finalist | |
| , illus. by Stephen Biesty | Into the Unknown: How Great Explorers Found Their Way by Land, Sea, and Air |
| |
| |
| Unraveling Freedom: The Battle for Democracy on the Home Front During World War I |
| scope=row rowspan="5" | 2012 | | Bomb: The Race to Build—and Steal—the World's Most Dangerous Weapon | Winner | |
|---|
| Last Airlift: A Vietnamese Orphan's Rescue from War | Finalist | |
| Moonbird: A Year on the Wind with the Great Survivor B95 |
| Temple Grandin: How the Girl Who Loved Cows Embraced Autism and Changed the World |
| Titanic: Voices from the Disaster | |
| scope=col width="5%" | Year | scope=col width="40%" | Author | scope=col width="40%" | Title | scope=col width="10%" | Result | scope=col width="5%" class="unsortable" | |
|---|
| scope=row rowspan="7" | 2013 | | Look Up!: Bird-Watching in Your Own Backyard | Winner | |
|---|
| Anubis Speaks! | Finalist | |
| Barbed Wire Baseball |
| How Big Were Dinosaurs? |
| Locomotive |
| The Boy Who Loved Math |
| , illustrated by Susan Swan | Volcano Rising |
| scope=row rowspan="7" | 2014 | | Feathers: Not Just for Flying | Winner | |
|---|
| Angel Island: Gateway to Gold Mountain | Finalist | |
| Chasing Cheetahs: The Race to Save Africa's Fastest Cat |
| Handle with Care: An Unusual Butterfly Journey |
| Separate Is Never Equal: Sylvia Mendez and Her Family's Fight for Desegregation |
| |
| When Lunch Fights Back |
| scope=row rowspan="7" | 2015 | , illustrated by Jennifer Plecas | I, Fly: The Buzz About Flies and How Awesome They Are | Winner | |
|---|
| Emmanuel's Dream: The True Story of Emmanuel Ofosu Yeboah | Finalist | |
| Fatal Fever: Tracking Down Typhoid Mary |
| Guts & Glory: The Vikings |
| Kid Presidents: True Tales of Childhood from America's Presidents |
| One Plastic Bag: Isatou Ceesay and the Recycling Women of the Gambia |
| Untamed: The Wild Life of Jane Goodall | |
| scope=col width="5%" | Year | scope=col width="40%" | Author | scope=col width="40%" | Title | scope=col width="10%" | Result | scope=col width="5%" class="unsortable" | |
|---|
| scope=row rowspan="7" | 2016 | | Giant Squid | Winner | |
|---|
| , illus. by Sophie Blackall | Finding Winnie: The True Story of the World's Most Famous Bear | Finalist | |
| Pink Is for Blobfish: Discovering the World's Perfectly Pink Animals |
| , illus. by Mia Posada | Plants Can't Sit Still |
| , illus. by Daniel Minter | Step Right Up: How Doc and Jim Key Taught the World About Kindness |
| , illus. by E. B. Lewis | |
| Tortuga Squad: Kids Saving Sea Turtles in Costa Rica |
| scope=row rowspan="7" | 2017 | | Hatching Chicks in Room 6 | Winner | |
|---|
| with Tuan Ho, illustrated by Brian Deines | Adrift at Sea: A Vietnamese Boy's Story of Survival | Finalist | |
| Danza!: Amalia Hernández and Mexico's Folkloric Ballet |
| , illus. by Victo Ngai | Dazzle Ships: World War I and the Art of Confusion |
| Once Upon a Jungle |
| , illus. by Marta Álvarez Miguéns | Shark Lady: The True Story of How Eugenie Clark Became the Ocean's Most Fearless Scientist |
| What Makes a Monster?: Discovering the World's Scariest Creatures |
| scope=row rowspan="7" | 2018 | , illus. by Felicita Sala | Joan Procter, Dragon Doctor | Winner | |
|---|
| | Finalist | |
| , illus. by Liz Amini-Holmes | Chester Nez and the Unbreakable Code: A Navajo Code Talker's Story |
| , illus. by Nicole Wong | Flying Deep: Climb Inside Deep-Sea Submersible Alvin |
| Saving Fiona: The Story of the World's Most Famous Baby Hippo |
| |
| , illus. by Ekua Holmes | What Do You Do with a Voice Like That?: The Story of Extraordinary Congresswoman Barbara Jordan |
| scope=row rowspan="7" | 2019 | , illus. by Jason Chin | Nine Months: Before a Baby Is Born | Winner | |
|---|
| , illus. by Shawn Fields | Monument Maker: Daniel Chester French and the Lincoln Memorial | Finalist | |
| , illus. by Daniel Egnéus | Moth |
| Sea Bear: A Journey for Survival |
| , illus. by Sarah S. Brannen | Seashells: More Than a Home |
| , illus. by Keith Mallett | Sonny's Bridge: Jazz Legend Sonny Rollins Finds His Groove |
| and Patthana Sornhiran, illus. by Dow Phumiruk | Titan and the Wild Boars: The True Cave Rescue of the Thai Soccer Team |
| scope=row rowspan="7" | 2020 | and Adam Rex | | Winner | |
|---|
| , illus. by Marta Álvarez Miguéns | Dinosaur Lady: The Daring Discoveries of Mary Anning, the First Paleontologist | Finalist | |
| , illus. by Eric Rohmann | Honeybee: The Busy Life of Apis Mellifera |
| , Keila V. Dawson, and Jeanette Bradley (eds.), illus. by Jeanette Bradley | No Voice Too Small: Fourteen Young Americans Making History |
| , illus. by Nabi H. Ali | |
| , illus. by Duane Smith | |
| , illus. by Yas Imamura | Winged Wonders: Solving the Monarch Migration Mystery |
| scope=row rowspan="7" | 2021 | , illus. by Iacopo Bruno | Bartali's Bicycle: The True Story of Gino Bartali, Italy's Secret Hero | Winner | |
|---|
| , illus. by Brooke Smart | Code Breaker, Spy Hunter: How Elizebeth Friedman Changed the Course of Two World Wars | Finalist | |
| , illus. by Paul Boston | Mimic Makers: Biomimicry Inventors Inspired by Nature |
| , illus. by Chris Sasaki | Sakamoto's Swim Club: How a Teacher Led an Unlikely Team to Victory |
| , illus. by Hadley Hooper | |
| , illus. by Jana Christy | |
| , illus. by Frané Lessac | We Are Still Here!: Native American Truths Everyone Should Know |
| 2022 | , illus. by Dan Tavis | Good Eating: The Short Life of Krill | Winner | | |
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| scope=col width="5%" | Year | scope=col width="40%" | Author | scope=col width="40%" | Title | scope=col width="10%" | Result | scope=col width="5%" class="unsortable" | |
|---|
| scope=row rowspan="7" | 2016 | | Sachiko: A Nagasaki Bomb Survivor's Story | Winner | |
|---|
| | Finalist | |
| Bubonic Panic: When Plague Invaded America |
| Fashion Rebels: Style Icons Who Changed the World through Fashion |
| Ten Days a Madwoman: The Daring Life and Turbulent Times of the Original "Girl" Reporter, Nellie Bly |
| This Land Is Our Land: A History of American Immigration |
| We Will Not Be Silent: The White Rose Student Resistance Movement That Defied Adolf Hitler |
| scope=row rowspan="7" | 2017 | | Two Truths and a Lie: It's Alive! | Winner | |
|---|
| Beauty and the Beak: How Science, Technology, and a 3D-Printed Beak Rescued a Bald Eagle | Finalist | |
| and Stan Yogi, illus. by Yutaka Houlette | Fred Korematsu Speaks Up |
| The Incredible Journey of Apollo 13 |
| Pathfinders: The Journeys of 16 Extraordinary Black Souls |
| Red Cloud |
| Zoo Scientists to the Rescue |
| scope=row rowspan="7" | 2018 | | Death Eaters: Meet Nature's Scavengers | Winner | |
|---|
| Dog Days of History: The Incredible Story of Our Best Friends | Finalist | |
| Frenemies in the Family: Famous Brothers and Sisters Who Butted Heads and Had Each Other's Backs |
| Maya Lin: Thinking with Her Hands |
| |
| |
| Two Truths and a Lie: Histories and Mysterie |
| scope=row rowspan="7" | 2019 | | (Adapted) | Winner | |
|---|
| Can You Hear the Trees Talking?: Discovering the Hidden Life of the Forest | Finalist | |
| Free Lunch |
| Killer Style: How Fashion Has Injured, Maimed, and Murdered Through History |
| Moles |
| Reaching for the Moon: The Autobiography of NASA Mathematician Katherine Johnson |
| This Promise of Change: One Girl's Story in the Fight for School Equality |
| scope=row rowspan="7" | 2020 | | All Thirteen: The Incredible Cave Rescue of the Thai Boys’ Soccer Team | Winner | |
|---|
| How We Got to the Moon: The People, Technology, and Daring Feats of Science Behind Humanity's Greatest Adventure | Finalist | |
| and Nathaniel Newman, illus. by Neil Swaab | Normal: One Kid's Extraordinary Journey |
| and Minhós Martins, illus. by Bernado P. Carvalho | Plasticus Maritimus: An Invasive Species |
| STEM in the Final Four |
| and Cheryl Willis Hudson (eds.) | |
| , illus. by Drew Shannon | This Is Your Brain on Stereotypes: How Science Is Tackling Unconscious Bias |
| scope=row rowspan="7" | 2021 | , illus. by Melina Ontiveros | Mightier Than the Sword: Rebels, Reformers, and Revolutionaries Who Changed the World Through Writing | Winner | |
|---|
| , illus. by Natasha Donovan | Classified: The Secret Career of Mary Golda Ross, Cherokee Aerospace Engineer | Finalist | |
| |
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| |
| |
| and Dr. Melissa Kang, illus. by Jenny Latham | Welcome to Your Period! |
| 2022 | , illus. by Janelle Washington | Choosing Brave: How Mamie Till-Mobley and Emmett Till Sparked the Civil Rights Movement | Winner | | |
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| scope=row rowspan="7" | 2017 | | | Winner | |
|---|
| Bound by Ice: A True North Pole Survival Story | Finalist | |
| Isaac the Alchemist: Secrets of Isaac Newton, Reveal'd |
| Locked Up for Freedom: Civil Rights Protesters at the Leesburg Stockade |
| Motor Girls: How Women Took the Wheel and Drove Boldly Into the Twentieth Century |
| Poison: Deadly Deeds, Perilous Professions, and Murderous Medicines |
| Undefeated: Jim Thorpe and the Carlisle Indian School Football Team |
| scope=row rowspan="7" | 2018 | | Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam | Winner | |
|---|
| Apollo 8: The Mission That Changed Everything | Finalist | |
| Capsized!: The Forgotten Story of the SS Eastland Disaster |
| Chasing King's Killer: The Hunt for Martin Luther King, Jr.'s Assassin |
| Facing Frederick: The Life of Frederick Douglass, a Monumental American Man |
| Spooked!: How a Radio Broadcast and The War of the Worlds Sparked the 1938 Invasion of America |
| |
| scope=row rowspan="6" | 2019 | | | Winner | |
|---|
| 1919 The Year That Changed America | Finalist | |
| Disaster Strikes!: The Most Dangerous Space Missions of All Time |
| Mummies Exposed!: Creepy and True #1 |
| Stonewall Riots: Coming Out in the Streets |
| | |
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| scope=row rowspan="5" | 2013 | | Imprisoned: The Betrayal of Japanese Americans during World War II | Winner | |
|---|
| Breakfast on Mars and 37 Other Delectable Essays | Finalist | |
| |
| |
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| scope=row rowspan="7" | 2014 | | | Winner | |
|---|
| Alice + Freda Forever: A Murder in Memphis | Finalist | |
| Be a Changemaker: How to Start Something That Matters |
| |
| Popular: Vintage Wisdom for a Modern Geek |
| |
| |
| scope=row rowspan="7" | 2015 | | Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War | Winner | |
|---|
| , Walter Naegle, and Michael G. Long | Bayard Rustin: The Invisible Activist | Finalist | |
| Courage & Defiance: Stories of Spies, Saboteurs, and Survivors in World War II Denmark |
| Give Me Wings: How a Choir of Former Slaves Took on the World |
| I Will Always Write Back: How One Letter Changed Two Lives |
| Symphony for the City of the Dead: Dmitri Shostakovich and the Siege of Leningrad |
| Tommy: The Gun That Changed America |
| scope=row rowspan="7" | 2016 | | Every Falling Star: The True Story of How I Survived and Escaped North Korea | Winner | |
|---|
| Blood Brother: Jonathan Daniels and His Sacrifice for Civil Rights | Finalist | |
| Blood, Bullets, and Bones: The Story of Forensic Science from Sherlock Holmes to DNA |
| In the Shadow of Liberty: The Hidden History of Slavery, Four Presidents, and Five Black Lives |
| Radioactive!: How Irène Curie and Lise Meitner Revolutionized Science and Changed the World |
| |
| | |
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| scope=row rowspan="7" | 2017 | | Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers | Winner | |
|---|
| Alice Paul and the Fight for Women's Rights: From the Vote to the Equal Rights Amendment | Finalists | |
| How Dare the Sun Rise: Memoirs of a War Child |
| Queer, There, and Everywhere: 23 People Who Changed the World |
| |
| Uprooted: The Japanese American Experience During World War II |
| |
| scope=row rowspan="7" | 2018 | | | Winner | |
|---|
| Bonnie and Clyde: The Making of a Legend | Finalist | |
| Just Mercy (Adapted for Young Adults) |
| |
| Votes for Women!: American Suffragists and the Battle for the Ballot |
| We Are Not Yet Equal: Understanding Our Racial Divide |
| Parkland Student Journalists | We Say #NeverAgain: Reporting by the Parkland Student Journalists |
| scope=row rowspan="5" | 2019 | , illus. by Martin O’Neill | Playlist: The Rebels and Revolutionaries of Sound | Winner | |
|---|
| | Finalist | |
| (YA edition) |
| One Person, No Vote: How Not All Voters Are Treated Equally (YA edition) |
| Torpedoed: The True Story of the World War II Sinking of "The Children's Ship" |
| scope=row rowspan="7" | 2020 | and Ibram X. Kendi | | Winner | |
|---|
| | Finalist | |
| Jane Against the World: Roe v. Wade and the Fight for Reproductive Rights |
| , illus. by Laura L. Sullivan | |
| Young Readers' Edition
|
| Throw Like a Girl, Cheer Like a Boy: The Evolution of Gender, Identity, and Race in Sports |
| and Garen Thomas | Walk Toward the Rising Sun: From Child Soldier to Ambassador of Peace |
| scope=row rowspan="5" | 2021 | | Punching Bag | Winner | |
|---|
| Everything You Wanted to Know About Indians But Were Afraid to Ask: Young Readers Edition | Finalist | |
| In the Shadow of the Moon: America, Russia, and the Hidden History of the Space Race |
| |
| , adapted by Brandy Colbert and Jeanne Theoharis | |
| 2022 | | | Winner | | |
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| scope=col width="5%" | Year | scope=col width="40%" | Author(s) | scope=col width="40%" | Title | scope=col width="10%" | Result | scope=col width="5%" class="unsortable" | |
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| scope=row rowspan="5" | 2006 | , illus. by Beth Krommes | Butterfly Eyes and Other Secrets of the Meadow | Winner | |
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| Frankenstein Makes a Sandwich | Finalists | |
| Handsprings |
| , illus. by Christopher Myers | Jazz |
| , illus. by | Tour America: A Journey Through Poems and Art |
| scope=row rowspan="7" | 2007 | , illus. by Pamela Zagarenski | This is Just to Say | Winner | |
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| , illus. by Steve Jenkins | Animal Poems | Finalists | |
| , illus. by Robert Byrd | Good Masters! Sweet Ladies! |
| and Andrew Fusek Peters (eds.), illus. by Polly Dunbar | Here's a Little Poem |
| Poems in Black and White |
| , illus. by Julie Paschkis | Twist: Yoga Poems |
| Your Own, Sylvia |
| scope=row rowspan="5" | 2008 | | Honeybee: poems | Winner | |
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| (ed.), illus. by Stephen Alcorn | America at War | Finalists | |
| , illus. by Julie Paschkis | Imaginary Menagerie |
| and Allan Wolf | More than Friends |
| and Holly Meade | On the Farm |
| scope=row rowspan="5" | 2009 | , illus. by Pamela Zagarenski | Red Sings from Treetops | Winner | |
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| African Acrostics | Finalist | |
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| and Linda Winston | |
| scope=row rowspan="7" | 2010 | , illus. by Maggi Idzikowski | Mirror Mirror | Winner | |
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| Borrowed Names | Finalist | |
| Dark Emperor and Other Poems of the Night |
| Scarum Fair |
| (ed.) | Sharing the Seasons: A Book of Poems |
| and Andrew Fusek Peters | Switching on the Moon |
| Ubiquitous: Celebrating Nature's Survivors |
| scope=row rowspan="6" | 2011 | | Requiem | Winner | |
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| Cousins of Clouds: Elephant Poems | Finalist | |
| Dear Hot Dog |
| Emma Dilemma: Big Sister Poems |
| and Jane Yolen | Self-Portrait With Seven Fingers |
| We Are America: A Tribute from the Heart |
| scope=row rowspan="7" | 2012 | , illus. by Josée Bisaillon | BookSpeak! Poems About Books | Winner | |
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| In the Sea | Finalist | |
| Last Laughs: Animal Epitaphs |
| Lies, Knives, and Girls in Red Dresses |
| National Geographic | National Geographic Book of Animal Poetry |
| UnBEElievables: Honeybee Poems and Paintings |
| Water Sings Blue |
| scope=row rowspan="7" | 2013 | | Forest Has a Song | Winner | |
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| Follow Follow | Finalist | |
| Poems to Learn by Heart |
| Pug: And Other Animal Poems |
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| What the Heart Knows: Chants, Charms, and Blessings |
| When Thunder Comes: Poems for Civil Rights Leaders |
| scope=row rowspan="7" | 2014 | and George Ella Lyon | Voices from the March on Washington | Winner | |
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| Brown Girl Dreaming | Finalist | |
| Dear Wandering Wildebeest: And Other Poems from the Water Hole |
| Firefly July: A Year of Very Short Poems |
| Hi, Koo!: A Year of Seasons |
| Santa Clauses: Short Poems from the North Pole |
| Water Rolls, Water Rises: El agua rueda, el agua sube |
| scope=row rowspan="7" | 2015 | | Flutter and Hum / Aleteo y Zumbido: Animal Poems / Poemas de Animales | Winner | |
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| Full Cicada Moon | Finalist | |
| House Arrest |
| National Geographic Book of Nature Poetry: More than 200 Poems With Photographs That Float, Zoom, and Bloom! |
| Paper Hearts |
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| Winter Bees & Other Poems of the Cold |
| scope=row rowspan="7" | 2016 | | | Winner | |
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| Booked | Finalist | |
| Fresh Delicious |
| Garvey's Choice |
| Guess Who, Haiku |
| To Stay Alive: Mary Ann Graves and the Tragic Journey of the Donner Party |
| When Green Becomes Tomatoes: Poems for All Seasons |
| scope=row rowspan="7" | 2017 | | I'm Just No Good at Rhyming: And Other Nonsense for Mischievous Kids and Immature Grown-Ups | Winner | |
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| Bull | Finalist | |
| Fresh-Picked Poetry: A Day at the Farmers' Market |
| Keep a Pocket in Your Poem: Classic Poems and Playful Parodies |
| Miguel's Brave Knight: Young Cervantes and His Dream of Don Quixote |
| One Last Word: Wisdom from the Harlem Renaissance |
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| scope=row rowspan="7" | 2018 | | Long Way Down | Winner | |
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| and Charles Waters, illus. by Sean Qualls and Selina Alko | Can I Touch Your Hair?: Poems of Race, Mistakes, and Friendship | Finalist | |
| H Is For Haiku: A Treasury of Haiku from A to Z |
| In the Past: From Trilobites to Dinosaurs to Mammoths in More Than 500 Million Years |
| Mary's Monster: Love, Madness, and How Mary Shelley Created Frankenstein |
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| Traveling the Blue Road: Poems of the Sea |
| scope=row rowspan="7" | 2019 | and Alyssa Raymond (eds.) | Ink Knows No Borders: Poems of the Immigrant and Refugee Experience | Winner | |
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| Dreams from Many Rivers: A Hispanic History of the United States Told in Poems | Finalist | |
| Ordinary Hazards: A Memoir |
| Other Words for Home |
| SHOUT |
| Soccerverse: Poems about Soccer |
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| 2020 | No award was presented in 2020 |
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| scope=row rowspan="7" | 2021 | | Everywhere Blue | Winner | |
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| Call Me Athena: Girl from Detroit | Finalist | |
| Me (Moth) |
| Red, White, and Whole |
| , illus. by Jenni Desmond | Snow Birds |
| Starfish |
| (ed.) | You Don't Have to Be Everything: Poems for Girls Becoming Themselves |
| 2022 | and Renée Watson, illus. by Nikkolas Smith | | Winner | | |
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