BOOKLIST
PICTURE BOOKS FOR OLDER READERS
The Picture Book for Older Readers award began in 2000; it was not included in the vote of 2001.

2013 WINNER
Nubs: The True Story of a Mutt, a Marine and a Miracle by Brian Dennis

 Nubs: The True Story of a Mutt, a Marine and a Miracle
by Brian Dennis. 
Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, 2009.

NOMINEES
Nurse, Soldier, Spy: The Story of Sarah Edmonds, A Civil War Hero by Marissa Moss Nurse, Soldier, Spy: The Story of Sarah Edmonds, A Civil War Hero
by Marissa Moss. 
Abrams Books for Young Readers, 2011.
The Junkyard Wonders by Patricia Polacco

The Junkyard Wonders
by Patricia Polacco. 
Philomel Books, 2010.


Goal! written by Mina Javaherbin.  Illustrated by A.G.Ford.  Candlewick Press, 2010.
Henry’s Freedom Box written by Ellen Levine.  Illustrated by Kadir Nelson.  Scholastic Press, 2007.
Wabi Sabi written by Mark Reibstein.  Illustrated by Ed Young.  Little, Brown & Co., 2008.

2012 WINNER
Henry’s Freedom Box written by Ellen Levine. Illustrated by Kadir Nelson

 Henry’s Freedom Box
written by Ellen Levine. 
Illustrated by Kadir Nelson.  
Scholastic Press, 2007.

NOMINEES
Goal! written by Mina Javaherbin. Illustrated by A.G.Ford Goal!
written by Mina Javaherbin.  Illustrated by A.G.Ford.  
Candlewick Press, 2010.
Wabi Sabi written by Mark Reibstein. Illustrated by Ed Young

Wabi Sabi
written by Mark Reibstein.  Illustrated by Ed Young.  
Little, Brown & Co., 2008.


2011 WINNER
John Paul George & Ben by Lane Smith

 John, Paul, George & Ben
by Lane Smith. 
Hyperion Books, 2006.

NOMINEES
Moon Over Star by Diana Aston Moon Over Star
by Diana Aston. 
Dial, 2008.
Four Feet, Two Sandals by Karen Williams

Four Feet, Two Sandals
by Karen Williams.  Eerdmans Books for Young Readers, 2007
 

 


2010 WINNER
Owney: The Mail-Pouch Pooch by Mona Kerby

 Owney: The Mail-Pouch Pooch
by Mona Kerby
Illustrated by Lynne Barasch 
Frances Foster/Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2008

NOMINEES
Armando and the Blue Tarp School by Edith Hope Fine and Judith Pinkerton Josephson Armando and the Blue Tarp School
by Edith Hope Fine and Judith Pinkerton Josephson.
Illustrated by Hernan Sosa. 
Lee & Low, 2007.
Willy & Max: A Holocaust Story by Amy Littlesugar

Willy & Max: A Holocaust Story
by Amy Littlesugar 
Illustrated by William Low
Philomel/Penguin, 2006.

 

 

2009 WINNER
Mystery at the Club Sandwich by Doug Cushman

 Mystery at the Club Sandwich
by Doug Cushman 
Illustrated by Doug Cushman  Clarion Books, 2005

NOMINEES
Pop's Bridge by Eve Bunting Pop's Bridge
by Eve Bunting.
Illustrated by C. F. Payne
Harcourt, Inc., 2006
Brothers by Yin

Brothers
by Yin
Illustrated by Chris Soentpiet.  Philomel, 2006

 

 

2008 WINNER
Mr. Maxwell's Mouse

 Mr. Maxwell's Mouse
by Frank Asch
Illustrated by Devin Asch
(Kids Can Press, 2004)

NOMINEES
Basho and the River Stones Basho and the River Stones
by Tim Myers
Illustrated by Oki S. Han
(Marshall Cavendish, 2004)
Dad, Jackie and Me

Dad, Jackie and Me
by Myron Uhlberg
Illustrated by Colin Bootman (Peachtree Publishers, 2005)

 

 

2007 WINNER


The Cats in Krasinski Square
by Karen Hesse
Illustrated by Wendy Watson
(Scholastic Press, 2004)

NOMINEES
Coming on Home Soon
by Jacqueline Woodson
Illustrated by E. B. Lewis
(Putnam, 2004)

I, Doko: The Tale of a Basket
by Ed Young
(Philomel, 2004)

 


2006 WINNER


Boxes for Katje
by Candace Fleming
(Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2003)

NOMINEES
Papa's Mark
by Gwendolyn Battle-Lavert
(Holiday House, 2003)
Patrol: An American Soldier in Vietnam
by Walter Dean Myers
(HarperCollins, 2001)

 
2005 WINNER
Mr. Lincoln's Way
by Patricia Polacco
(Philomel, 2001)

NOMINEES
Freedom Summer
by Deborah Wiles
Illustrated by Jerome Lagarrigue (Atheneum, 2001)
Ruby's Wish
by Shirin Yim Bridges
 Illustrated by Sophie Blackall
(Chronicle Books, 2002)

 

2004 WINNER
And the Dish Ran Away with the Spoon by Janet Stevens and Susan Stevens Crummel And the Dish Ran Away with the Spoon by Janet Stevens and Susan Stevens Crummel (Harcourt, 2001)
NOMINEES
Goin' Someplace Special by Patricia McKissack Goin' Someplace Special by Patricia McKissack (Atheneum, 2001)
The Yellow Star: The Legend of King Christian X of Denmark by Carmen Agra Deedy The Yellow Star: The Legend of King Christian X of Denmark by Carmen Agra Deedy (Peachtree, 2000)

 

2003 WINNER
And the Dish Ran Away with the Spoon by Janet Stevens and Susan Stevens Crummel And the Dish Ran Away with the Spoon by Janet Stevens and Susan Stevens Crummel (Harcourt, 2001)
The Babe & I by David A. Adler (Harcourt, 1999)
NOMINEES
Henry Hikes to Fitchburg by D. B. Johnson Henry Hikes to Fitchburg by D. B. Johnson (Houghton Mifflin, 2000)
The Other Side by Jacqueline Woodson

The Other Side by Jacqueline Woodson (Putnam, 2001)

 

2002 WINNER
Weslandia by Paul Fleischman Weslandia by Paul Fleischman (Candlewick Press, 1998)
NOMINEES
Nim and the War Effort by Milly Lee Nim and the War Effort by Milly Lee (Farrar Straus & Giroux, 1997)
Thank You, Mr. Falker by Patricia Polacco Thank You, Mr. Falker by Patricia Polacco (Philomel Books, 1998)

 
 

 

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