Geisel Award checklist
Every Geisel Award book on our site, newest first. Print it and tick off the ones you have read.
| Read | Year | Title | By | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Stop That Mop! | Jonathan Fenske | Winner | |
| 2026 | Earl and Worm: The Big Mess and Other Stories | Greg Pizzoli | Honor | |
| 2026 | I Like Hoops | Juwanda G. Ford | Honor | |
| 2026 | The Tunneler Tunnels in the Tunnel | Michael Rex | Honor | |
| 2025 | Vacation | Ame Dyckman | Winner | |
| 2025 | Fox versus Fox | Corey R. Tabor | Honor | |
| 2025 | Towed by Toad | Jashar Awan | Honor | |
| 2024 | Fox Has a Problem | Corey R. Tabor | Winner | |
| 2024 | Henry, Like Always | Jenn Bailey | Honor | |
| 2024 | Worm and Caterpillar Are Friends | Kaz Windness | Honor | |
| 2023 | I Did It! | Michael Emberley | Winner | |
| 2023 | A Seed Grows | Antoinette Portis | Honor | |
| 2023 | Fish and Wave | Sergio Ruzzier | Honor | |
| 2023 | Gigi and Ojiji | Melissa Iwai | Honor | |
| 2023 | Owl and Penguin | Vikram Madan | Honor | |
| 2022 | Fox at Night | Corey R. Tabor | Winner | |
| 2022 | Beak & Ally #1: Unlikely Friends | Norm Feuti | Honor | |
| 2022 | I Hop | Joe Cepeda | Honor | |
| 2022 | Nothing Fits a Dinosaur | Jonathan Fenske | Honor | |
| 2021 | See the Cat: Three Stories About a Dog | David LaRochelle | Winner | |
| 2021 | The Bear in My Family | Maya Tatsukawa | Honor | |
| 2021 | Ty's Travels: Zip, Zoom! | Starling Lyons | Honor | |
| 2021 | What About Worms!? | Ryan T. Higgins | Honor | |
| 2021 | Where's Baby? | Anne Hunter | Honor | |
| 2020 | Stop! Bot! | James Yang | Winner | |
| 2020 | Chick and Brain: Smell My Foot! | Cece Bell | Honor | |
| 2020 | Flubby Is Not a Good Pet! | J.E. Morris | Honor | |
| 2020 | The Book Hog | Greg Pizzoli | Honor | |
| 2019 | Fox the Tiger | Corey R. Tabor | Winner | |
| 2019 | Fox + Chick: The Party and Other Stories | Sergio Ruzzier | Honor | |
| 2019 | King & Kayla and the Case of the Lost Tooth | Dori Hillestad Butler | Honor | |
| 2019 | The Adventures of Otto: See Pip Flap | David Milgrim | Honor | |
| 2019 | Tiger vs. Nightmare | Emily Tetri | Honor | |
| 2018 | Charlie & Mouse | Laurel Snyder | Winner | |
| 2018 | I See a Cat | Paul Meisel | Honor | |
| 2018 | King & Kayla and the Case of the Missing Dog Treats | Dori Hillestad Butler | Honor | |
| 2018 | My Kite Is Stuck! And Other Stories | Salina Yoon | Honor | |
| 2018 | Noodleheads See the Future | Tedd Arnold, Martha Hamilton, and Mitch Weiss | Honor | |
| 2018 | Snail & Worm Again | Tina Kügler | Honor | |
| 2017 | We Are Growing! | Laurie Keller | Winner | |
| 2017 | Go Otto Go! | David Milgrim | Honor | |
| 2017 | Good Night Owl | Greg Pizzoli | Honor | |
| 2017 | Oops, Pounce, Quick, Run! An Alphabet Caper | Mike Twohy | Honor | |
| 2017 | The Infamous Ratsos | Kara LaReau | Honor | |
| 2016 | Don’t Throw It to Mo! | David A. Adler | Winner | |
| 2016 | A Pig, a Fox, and a Box | Jonathan Fenske | Honor | |
| 2016 | Supertruck | Stephen Savage | Honor | |
| 2016 | Waiting | Kevin Henkes | Honor | |
| 2015 | You Are (Not) Small | Anna Kang | Winner | |
| 2015 | Mr. Putter & Tabby Turn the Page | Cynthia Rylant | Honor | |
| 2015 | Waiting Is Not Easy! | Mo Willems | Honor | |
| 2014 | The Watermelon Seed | Greg Pizzoli | Winner | |
| 2014 | A Big Guy Took My Ball! | Mo Willems | Honor | |
| 2014 | Ball | Mary Sullivan | Honor | |
| 2014 | Penny and Her Marble | Kevin Henkes | Honor | |
| 2013 | Up, Tall and High! | Ethan Long | Winner | |
| 2013 | Let's Go for a Drive! | Mo Willems | Honor | |
| 2013 | Pete the Cat and His Four Groovy Buttons | Eric Litwin | Honor | |
| 2013 | Rabbit & Robot: The Sleepover | Cece Bell | Honor | |
| 2012 | Tales for Very Picky Eaters | Josh Schneider | Winner | |
| 2012 | I Broke My Trunk | Mo Willems | Honor | |
| 2012 | I Want My Hat Back | Jon Klassen | Honor | |
| 2012 | See Me Run | Paul Meisel | Honor | |
| 2011 | Bink & Gollie | Kate DiCamillo and Alison McGhee | Winner | |
| 2011 | Ling and Ting: Not Exactly the Same! | Grace Lin | Honor | |
| 2011 | We Are in a Book! | Mo Willems | Honor | |
| 2010 | Benny and Penny in the Big No-No! | Geoffrey Hayes | Winner | |
| 2010 | I Spy Fly Guy! | Tedd Arnold | Honor | |
| 2010 | Little Mouse Gets Ready | Jeff Smith | Honor | |
| 2010 | Mouse and Mole: Fine Feathered Friends | Wong Herbert Yee | Honor | |
| 2010 | Pearl and Wagner: One Funny Day | Kate McMullan | Honor | |
| 2009 | Are You Ready to Play Outside? | Mo Willems | Winner | |
| 2009 | Chicken Said, ‘Cluck!' | Judyann Ackerman Grant | Honor | |
| 2009 | One Boy | Laura Vaccaro Seeger | Honor | |
| 2009 | Stinky | Eleanor Davis | Honor | |
| 2009 | Wolfsnail: A Backyard Predator | Sarah C. Campbell | Honor | |
| 2008 | There is a Bird on Your Head! | Mo Willems | Winner | |
| 2008 | First the Egg | Laura Vaccaro Seeger | Honor | |
| 2008 | Hello, Bumblebee Bat | Darrin Lunde | Honor | |
| 2008 | Jazz Baby | Lisa Wheeler | Honor | |
| 2008 | Vulture View | April Pulley Sayre | Honor | |
| 2007 | Zelda and Ivy: The Runaways | Laura McGee Kvasnosky | Winner | |
| 2007 | Mercy Watson Goes for a Ride | Kate DiCamillo | Honor | |
| 2007 | Move Over, Rover! | Karen Beaumont | Honor | |
| 2007 | Not a Box | Antoinette Portis | Honor | |
| 2006 | Henry and Mudge and the Great Grandpas | Cynthia Rylant | Winner | |
| 2006 | A Splendid Friend, Indeed | Suzanne Bloom | Honor | |
| 2006 | Amanda Pig and the Really Hot Day | Jean Van Leeuwen | Honor | |
| 2006 | Cowgirl Kate and Cocoa | Erica Silverman | Honor | |
| 2006 | Hi! Fly Guy | Tedd Arnold | Honor |
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