E. B. White Read Aloud Award Explained

E. B. White Read Aloud Award
Awarded For:	"universal appeal as 'terrific' books to read aloud"
Presenter:	ABC Children’s Group division of the American Booksellers Association
Country:	United States

The E. B. White Read Aloud Award was established in 2004 by The Association of Booksellers for Children (ABC) to honor books that its membership felt embodied the universal read aloud standards that were created by the work of the author E. B. White.

In 2006 the award was expanded into two categories:

• the E. B. White Read Aloud Award for Picture Books
• the E. B. White Read Aloud Award for Older Readers.

Titles are nominated for the award by ABC booksellers, and then the final decision is made by a committee of booksellers that meets annually in February. The awards are publicly announced, and the official presentation takes place, during a children's dinner at BookExpo America. They are announced in conjunction with Indies Choice Book Awards.

Because the award nominees are generated by independent booksellers based on books they have loved in their own stores, there is no formal outside submission process.

Recipients

E.B. White Read Aloud Award winners and honor books!Year!Category!Author!Title!Publisher!Result!Ref.

2004	N/A		Skippyjon Jones	Penguin Putnam	Winner
2005	N/A	, illus. by Marc Brown	Wild About Books	Random House Books for Young Readers	Winner
2006	Older Reader		Each Little Bird That Sings	Harcourt	Winner	^[1]
	Picture Book		If I Built a Car	Penguin Putnam	Winner
2007	Older Reader		Alabama Moon	Farrar, Straus and Giroux	Winner	^[2]
	Picture Book	, illus. by Marie-Louise Gay	Houndsley and Catina	Candlewick Press	Winner
2008	Older Reader			Little, Brown & Co.	Winner	^[3]
	Picture Book		When Dinosaurs Came With Everything	Atheneum Books	Winner
2009	Older Readers	, illus. by Kelly Murphy	Masterpiece	Henry Holt and Company	Winner	^[4]
				HarperCollins	Honor	^[5]
				Houghton Mifflin Harcourt	Honor
		, illus. by Victor Rivas	Zorgamazoo	Penguin Books	Honor
	Picture Book	, illus. by Kady MacDonald Denton		Candlewick Press	Winner	^[6]
		, illus. by Harry Bliss	Louise, the Adventures of a Chicken	HarperCollins	Honor	^[7]
			One	KO Kids Books	Honor
			Too Many Toys	Scholastic	Honor
2010	Older Readers			Walker Books for Young Readers	Winner
			Leaving the Bellweathers	Egmont USA	Honor	^[8]
		, illus. by Nick Price	Tumtum and Nutmeg: Adventures Beyond Nutmouse Hall	Little, Brown Books for Young Readers	Honor
			Where the Mountain Meets the Moon	Little, Brown Books for Young Readers	Honor
	Picture Book			Little, Brown & Co.	Winner
		, illus. by Thomas Gonzalez	14 Cows for America	Peachtree	Honor
		, illus. by Barry Moser	Once Upon a Twice	Random House	Honor
		, illus. by Lane Smith	Princess Hyacinth (The Surprising Tale of a Girl Who Floated)	Random House	Honor
2011	Middle Reader			Amulet Books	Winner	^[9] ^[10]
			Because of Mr. Terupt	Delacorte Books	Honor
		and Andrew Jacobson		HarperCollins	Honor
		, illus. by Abigail Halpin	Penny Dreadful	Random House	Honor
				Random House	Honor
				Dutton Books	Honor
	Picture Book		Children Make Terrible Pets	Little, Brown & Co.	Winner
			Bedtime for Bear	HarperCollins	Honor
			Chicken Big	Chronicle Books	Honor
		, illus. by James Dean	Pete the Cat: I Love My White Shoes	HarperCollins	Honor
		, illus. by Kevin Hawkes		Simon & Schuster	Honor
		, illus. by Renata Liwska		Houghton Mifflin Harcourt	Honor
2012	Middle Reader	, illus. by Carson Ellis	Wildwood	Balzer + Bray	Winner	^[11]
		, illus. by Ian Schoenherr		Putnam Juvenile	Winner
		and Randall Wright, illus. by Barry Moser		Peachtree	Honor
		, illus. by Kei Acedera	Liesl & Po	HarperCollins	Honor
		and John Paterson, illus. by John Rocco		Candlewick Press	Honor
			Bluefish	Candlewick Press	Honor
	Picture Books		I Want My Hat Back	Candlewick Press	Winner
		, illus. by Christopher Silas Neal	Over and Under the Snow	Chronicle Books	Honor
		, illus. by Marla Frazee	Stars	Beach Lane Books	Honor
		, illus. by Tom Lichtenheld	Goodnight	Chronicle Books	Honor
			Press Here	Chronicle Books	Honor
			King Hugo's Huge Ego	Candlewick Press	Honor
2013	Middle Reader		Wonder	Knopf Books for Young Readers	Winner	^[12] ^[13]
		, illus. by Patricia Castelao		HarperCollins	Honor
				Harcourt Children's Books	Honor
		and Neela Vaswani	Same Sun Here	Candlewick Press	Honor
				Scholastic Press	Honor
			Three Times Lucky	Dial Press for Young Readers	Honor
	Picture Books	, illus. by Jon Klassen	Extra Yarn	Balzer + Bray	Winner
		, illus. by Paul O. Zelinsky	Z is for Moose	Greenwillow Books	Honor
		, illus. by Eric Rohmann	Oh, No!	Schwartz & Wade	Honor
			Too Tall Houses	Viking Juvenile	Honor
		and Peter Brown	Creepy Carrots!	Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers	Honor
		, illus. by Erin Stead	Bear Has a Story to Tell	Roaring Brook Press	Honor
2014	Middle Reader	, illus. by K.G. Campbell	Flora & Ulysses	Candlewick Press	Winner	^[14]
			Ophelia and the Marvelous Boy	Knopf Books for Young Readers	Honor
			Counting By 7s	Dial Press for Young Readers	Honor
				Greenwillow Books	Honor
		, illus. by Kelly Murphy		Dial Press for Young Readers	Honor
		, illus. by Terry Fan	Rooftoppers	Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers	Honor
	Picture Book	, illus. by Oliver Jeffers		Philomel Books	Winner
		, illus. by Dan Santat	Crankenstein	Little, Brown Books for Young Readers	Honor
			Mr. Tiger Goes Wild	Little, Brown Books for Young Readers	Honor
			Warning: Do Not Open This Book!	Paula Wiseman Books	Honor
			Dream Animals: A Bedtime Journey	Random House Books for Young Readers	Honor
			Unicorn Thinks He's Pretty Great	Disney-Hyperion	Honor
2015	Middle Reader		Brown Girl Dreaming	Nancy Paulsen Books	Winner	^[15] ^[16]
		and Jory John, illus. by Kevin Cornell		Amulet Books	Honor
				Dial Press for Young Readers	Honor
				Random House Books for Young Readers	Honor
				Scholastic Press	Honor
		, illus. by Jim Tierney		Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers	Honor
	Picture Books	, illus. by Jon Klassen	Sam and Dave Dig a Hole	Candlewick Press	Winner
		, illus. by Christian Robinson	Last Stop on Market Street	Putnam Young Readers	Honor
		, illus. by Benji Davies	Goodnight Already!	HarperCollins	Honor
			This Is a Moose	Little, Brown Books for Young Readers	Honor
		, illus. by Christian Robinson		Putnam Young Readers	Honor
		, illus. by Lane Smith	Kid Sheriff and the Terrible Toads	Roaring Brook Press	Honor
2016	Middle Reader			Little, Brown Books for Young Readers	Winner	^[17] ^[18]
			Crenshaw	Feiwel & Friends	Honor	^[19]
			Melissa	Scholastic Press	Honor
			Roller Girl	Dial Press for Young Readers	Honor
			Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer	Knopf Books for Young Readers	Honor
				Aladdin	Honor
	Picture Books		Mother Bruce	Disney-Hyperion	Winner
				Arthur A. Levine Books	Honor
			Red: A Crayon's Story	Greenwillow	Honor
			Waiting	Greenwillow Books	Honor
		, illus. by Paul O. Zelinsky		Schwartz & Wade	Honor
		, illus. by Christian Robinson		Chronicle Books	Honor
2017	Middle Reader			Algonquin Young Readers	Winner	^[20] ^[21]
			All Rise for the Honorable Perry T. Cook	Katherine Tegen Books	Honor	^[22]
		, illus. by Hatem Ali		Dutton Books for Young Readers	Honor
			When the Sea Turned to Silver	Little, Brown Books for Young Readers	Honor
				Dial Press	Honor
			As Brave As You	Atheneum/Caitlyn Dlouhy Books	Honor
	Picture Books		Du Iz Tak?	Candlewick Press	Winner
		, illus. by E. B. Lewis	Preaching to the Chickens: The Story of Young John Lewis	Nancy Paulsen Books	Honor
			There's a Bear on My Chair	Nosy Crow	Honor
		, illus. by Julie Morstad	When Green Becomes Tomatoes: Poems for All Seasons	Roaring Brook Press	Honor
		, illus. by Sally Wern Comport	Ada's Violin: The Story of the Recycled Orchestra of Paraguay	Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers	Honor
		, illus. by Christian Robinson	School's First Day of School	Roaring Brook Press	Honor
2018	Middle Reader		Wishtree	Feiwel & Friends	Winner	^[23] ^[24]
				Viking Books for Young Readers	Honor	^[25]
			Refugee	Scholastic Press	Honor
			One Last Word	Bloomsbury USA Children's Books	Honor
				Knopf Books for Young Readers	Honor
				Viking Books for Young Readers	Honor
	Picture Books	, illus. by Jon Klassen		Candlewick Press	Winner
			Alfie (The Turtle That Disappeared)	Harry N. Abrams	Honor
			Come With Me	G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers	Honor
		, illus. by Daniel Salmieri	Dragons Love Tacos 2: The Sequel	Dial Press	Honor
			After the Fall (How Humpty Dumpty Got Back Up Again)	Roaring Brook Press	Honor
		, illus. by Sydney Hanson	Escargot	Farrar, Straus and Giroux Books for Young Readers	Honor
2019	Middle Reader		Ghost Boys	Little, Brown Books for Young Readers	Winner	^[26] ^[27]
			Sweep: The Story of a Girl and Her Monster	Amulet Books	Honor	^[28]
				Scholastic Press	Honor
				Dutton Books for Young Readers	Honor
			Love Sugar Magic: A Dash of Trouble	Walden Pond Press	Honor
			Front Desk	Arthur A. Levine Books	Honor
	Picture Book		We Don’t Eat Our Classmates	Disney-Hyperion	Winner
				Dial Press	Honor
			Thank You, Omu!	Little, Brown Books for Young Readers	Honor
			Harriet Gets Carried Away	Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers	Honor
			How to Be a Lion	Doubleday Books for Young Readers	Honor
				Nancy Paulsen Books	Honor

References

Notes and References

1. Web site: 2006-04-03 . E.B. White Read Aloud Award Winners . 2023-06-15 . . 2017-10-01 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171001224031/http://www.shelf-awareness.com/issue.html?issue=180 . live .
2. Web site: 2007-04-12 . Awards: E.B. White Read-Aloud . 2023-06-15 . . 2017-10-01 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171001233015/http://www.shelf-awareness.com/issue.html?issue=415 . live .
3. Web site: 2008-04-07 . Awards: E.B. White Read Aloud Winners . 2023-06-15 . . 2017-10-02 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171002022749/http://www.shelf-awareness.com/issue.html?issue=649 . live .
4. Web site: The E.B. White Read Aloud Awards . 14 March 2010 . . 30 April 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100430093942/http://theabfc.wordpress.com/the-eb-white-read-aloud-awards/ . live .
5. Web site: 2009-04-06 . Awards: E.B. White Read Aloud Shortlist; Galaxy British Book Awards . 2023-06-15 . . 2017-10-01 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171001225530/http://www.shelf-awareness.com/issue.html?issue=894 . live .
6. Web site: 2011-07-14 . Notes: Najafi 'Withdraws' Borders Bid; ABA Chides Amazon . 2023-06-15 . . 2023-02-03 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230203060641/https://www.shelf-awareness.com/issue.html?issue=1508 . live .
7. Web site: 2009-09-02 . Book Brahmin: Kate DiCamillo . 2023-06-15 . . 2022-05-21 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220521153124/https://www.shelf-awareness.com/issue.html?issue=1000 . live .
8. Web site: 2010-04-23 . Awards: E.B. White Read Aloud Shortlist; BBC Samuel Johnson Longlist . 2023-06-15 . . 2022-09-29 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220929203437/https://shelf-awareness.com/issue.html?issue=1170 . live .
9. Web site: ABA Unveils 2011 Indies Choice and E.B. White Award Winners . 25 November 2012 . Publishers Weekly . 11 April 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110411195025/http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/childrens/childrens-industry-news/article/46788-aba-unveils-2011-indies-choice-and-e-b-white-award-winners.html . live .
10. Web site: 2011-04-08 . Awards: Indies Choice & E.B. White Read-Aloud Winners . 2023-06-15 . . 2023-02-04 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230204164400/https://www.shelf-awareness.com/issue.html?issue=1435 . live .
11. Web site: 2012-04-06 . Awards: Indies Choice; E.B. White; Jackson Poetry; Walter Scott . 2023-06-15 . . 2023-02-08 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230208034515/https://www.shelf-awareness.com/issue.html?issue=1710 . live .
12. Web site: Hawkins . Rosemary . 2013-04-17 . Announcing the 2013 Indies Choice and E.B. White Award Winners . 2023-06-15 . . 2021-12-22 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211222221449/https://www.bookweb.org/news/announcing-2013-indies-choice-and-eb-white-award-winners . live .
13. Web site: 2013-04-19 . ABA Indies Choice, E.B. White Winners Announced . 2023-06-15 . . 2023-04-05 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230405193727/https://www.shelf-awareness.com/issue.html?issue=1975 . live .
14. Web site: Hawkins . Rosemary . 2014-04-15 . ABA Announces 2014 Indies Choice and E.B. White Read-Aloud Award Winners . 2023-06-15 . . 2023-01-29 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230129164844/https://www.bookweb.org/news/aba-announces-2014-indies-choice-and-eb-white-read-aloud-award-winners . live .
15. Web site: Hawkins . Rosemary . 2015-04-16 . ABA Announces 2015 Indies Choice and E.B. White Award Winners . 2016-02-25 . . 2016-03-08 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160308211901/http://www.bookweb.org/news/aba-announces-2015-indies-choice-and-eb-white-award-winners . live .
16. Web site: 2015-04-17 . ABA Indies Choice, E.B. White Winners Announced . 2023-06-15 . . 2023-01-30 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230130004839/https://www.shelf-awareness.com/issue.html?issue=2488 . live .
17. News: 2016-04-13 . 2018 Indies Choice and E.B. White Read-Aloud Award Winners Announced . American Booksellers Association . 2017-02-02 . 2018-05-14 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180514015114/http://www.bookweb.org/news/2018-indies-choice-and-eb-white-read-aloud-award-winners-announced-104285 . live .
18. Web site: 2016-04-14 . ABA Names Indies Choice, E.B. White Winners . 2023-06-15 . . 2022-12-16 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221216114033/https://www.shelf-awareness.com/issue.html?issue=2732 . live .
19. Web site: Hawkins . Rosemary . 2016-03-16 . ABA Announces 2016 Indies Choice/E.B. White Read-Aloud Award Finalists . 2023-06-15 . . 2023-03-22 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230322122934/https://www.bookweb.org/news/aba-announces-2016-indies-choiceeb-white-read-aloud-award-finalists . live .
20. News: 2017-05-10 . 2017 Indies Choice and E.B. White Read-Aloud Award Winners Announced . en . American Booksellers Association . 2018-06-21 . 2018-06-21 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180621194132/http://www.bookweb.org/news/2017-indies-choice-and-eb-white-read-aloud-award-winners-announced-36123 . live .
21. Web site: 2017-05-11 . Awards: Indies Choice; E.B. White Read-Aloud; Dylan Thomas . 2023-06-15 . . 2022-06-10 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220610004316/https://www.shelf-awareness.com/issue.html?issue=2999 . live .
22. Web site: 2017-04-05 . 2017 Indies Choice/E.B. White Read-Aloud Award Finalists Announced: Voting Opens to ABA Members . 2023-06-15 . . 2023-03-30 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230330121214/https://bookweb.org/news/2017-indies-choiceeb-white-read-aloud-award-finalists-announced-voting-opens-aba-members-35926 . live .
23. News: 2018-05-09 . 2018 Indies Choice and E.B. White Read-Aloud Award Winners Announced . en . American Booksellers Association . 2018-06-21 . 2018-06-21 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180621194306/http://www.bookweb.org/news/2018-indies-choice-and-eb-white-read-aloud-award-winners-announced-104285 . live .
24. Web site: 2018-05-10 . Awards: Indies Choice Book and the E.B. White Read-Aloud . 2023-06-15 . . 2023-03-02 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230302182421/https://www.shelf-awareness.com/issue.html?issue=3246 . live .
25. Web site: Jarrard . Sydney . 2018-03-28 . 2018 Indies Choice/E.B. White Read-Aloud Award Finalists Announced . 2023-06-15 . . 2023-03-22 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230322123715/https://www.bookweb.org/news/2018-indies-choiceeb-white-read-aloud-award-finalists-announced-103621 . live .
26. Web site: 2019-05-01 . 2019 Indies Choice and E.B. White Read-Aloud Award Winners Announced . 2021-01-12 . the American Booksellers Association . 2022-12-26 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221226014052/https://www.bookweb.org/news/2019-indies-choice-and-eb-white-read-aloud-award-winners-announced-572095 . live .
27. Web site: 2019-05-07 . Awards: Indies Choice Book & E.B. White Read-Aloud . 2023-06-15 . . 2022-10-18 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221018081149/https://www.shelf-awareness.com/issue.html?issue=3489 . live .
28. Web site: Button . Liz . 2019-04-03 . 2019 Indies Choice/E.B. White Read-Aloud Award Finalists Announced . 2023-06-15 . . 2023-02-04 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230204210417/https://www.bookweb.org/news/2019-indies-choiceeb-white-read-aloud-award-finalists-announced-571850 . live .