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The Theodor Seuss Geisel Award (commonly abbreviated as the Geisel Award) is a literary award by the American Library Association (ALA) that annually recognizes the "author(s) and illustrator(s) of the most distinguished book for beginning readers published in English in the United States during the preceding year."[1] The winner(s) receive a bronze medal at the ALA Annual Conference, presented by the Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC) division of ALA.
The award is named for Theodor Geisel, also known as Dr. Seuss, who once said, "Children want the same things we want: to laugh, to be challenged, to be entertained and delighted."[1] It was established in 2004 and inaugurated in 2006 for 2005 publications.[1]
A few runners up are termed Theodor Seuss Geisel Honor Books; their authors and illustrators receive certificates.
Criteria
- The book must encourage and support the beginning reader.
- The book must be published in English in the United States during the preceding year.
- There are no limitations as to the character of the book considered except that it will be original and function successfully as a book for beginning readers.
- The author(s) or illustrator(s) must be citizens or residents of the United States.
- The "author(s) and illustrator(s)" may include co-authors and co-illustrators. The author(s) and illustrator(s) may be awarded the medal posthumously.
- The text must be directed at readers from pre-K through Grade 2.
- The illustrations must function as keys or clues to the text.
- Fiction, non-fiction, and poetry are all eligible.
- Reprints and compilations are not eligible.
- Subject matter must be intriguing enough to motivate the child to read.
- The book may or may not include short "chapters."
- New words should be added slowly enough to make learning them a positive experience.
- Words should be repeated to ensure knowledge retention.
- Sentences must be simple and straightforward.
- There must be a minimum of 24 pages.
- Books may not be longer than 96 pages.
- The illustrations must demonstrate the story being told.
- The book creates a successful reading experience, from start to finish.
- The plot advances from one page to the next and creates a "page-turning" dynamic.
Recipients
| Year | Author | Illustrator | Title | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Script error: No such module "sort". | Script error: No such module "sort". | Henry and Mudge and the Great Grandpas | Winner |
| Script error: No such module "sort". | Script error: No such module "sort". | Hi! Fly Guy | Honor | |
| Script error: No such module "sort". | Script error: No such module "sort". | Script error: No such module "sort". | Honor | |
| Script error: No such module "sort". | Script error: No such module "sort". | Cowgirl Kate and Cocoa | Honor | |
| Script error: No such module "sort". | Script error: No such module "sort". | Amanda Pig and the Really Hot Day | Honor | |
| 2007 | Script error: No such module "sort". | Script error: No such module "sort". | Zelda and Ivy: The Runaways | Winner |
| Script error: No such module "sort". | Script error: No such module "sort". | Mercy Watson Goes for a Ride | Honor | |
| Script error: No such module "sort". | Script error: No such module "sort". | Move Over, Rover! | Honor | |
| Script error: No such module "sort". | Script error: No such module "sort". | Not a Box | Honor | |
| 2008 | Script error: No such module "sort". | Script error: No such module "sort". | There is a Bird on Your Head! | Winner |
| Script error: No such module "sort". | Script error: No such module "sort". | First the Egg | Honor | |
| Script error: No such module "sort". | Script error: No such module "sort". | Hello, Bumblebee Bat | Honor | |
| Script error: No such module "sort". | Script error: No such module "sort". | Jazz Baby | Honor | |
| Script error: No such module "sort". | Script error: No such module "sort". | Vulture View | Honor | |
| 2009 | Script error: No such module "sort". | Script error: No such module "sort". | Are You Ready to Play Outside? | Winner |
| Script error: No such module "sort". | Script error: No such module "sort". | Chicken Said, ‘Cluck!' | Honor | |
| Script error: No such module "sort". | Script error: No such module "sort". | One Boy | Honor | |
| Script error: No such module "sort". | Script error: No such module "sort". | Stinky | Honor | |
| Script error: No such module "sort". | Script error: No such module "sort". | Wolfsnail: A Backyard Predator | Honor | |
| 2010 | Script error: No such module "sort". | Script error: No such module "sort". | Benny and Penny in the Big No-No! | Winner |
| Script error: No such module "sort". | Script error: No such module "sort". | I Spy Fly Guy! | Honor | |
| Script error: No such module "sort". | Script error: No such module "sort". | Little Mouse Gets Ready | Honor | |
| Script error: No such module "sort". | Script error: No such module "sort". | Mouse and Mole: Fine Feathered Friends | Honor | |
| Script error: No such module "sort". | Script error: No such module "sort". | Pearl and Wagner: One Funny Day | Honor | |
| 2011 | Script error: No such module "sort". | Script error: No such module "sort". | Bink & Gollie | Winner |
| Script error: No such module "sort". | Script error: No such module "sort". | Ling and Ting: Not Exactly the Same! | Honor | |
| Script error: No such module "sort". | Script error: No such module "sort". | We Are in a Book! | Honor | |
| 2012 | Script error: No such module "sort". | Script error: No such module "sort". | Tales for Very Picky Eaters | Winner |
| Script error: No such module "sort". | Script error: No such module "sort". | I Broke My Trunk | Honor | |
| Script error: No such module "sort". | Script error: No such module "sort". | I Want My Hat Back | Honor | |
| Script error: No such module "sort". | Script error: No such module "sort". | See Me Run | Honor | |
| 2013 | Script error: No such module "sort". | Script error: No such module "sort". | Up, Tall and High! | Winner |
| Script error: No such module "sort". | Script error: No such module "sort". | Let's Go for a Drive! | Honor | |
| Script error: No such module "sort". | Script error: No such module "sort". | Pete the Cat and His Four Groovy Buttons | Honor | |
| Script error: No such module "sort". | Script error: No such module "sort". | Rabbit & Robot: The Sleepover | Honor | |
| 2014 | Script error: No such module "sort". | Script error: No such module "sort". | Script error: No such module "sort". | Winner |
| Script error: No such module "sort". | Script error: No such module "sort". | Ball | Honor | |
| Script error: No such module "sort". | Script error: No such module "sort". | Script error: No such module "sort". | Honor | |
| Script error: No such module "sort". | Script error: No such module "sort". | Penny and Her Marble | Honor | |
| 2015 | Script error: No such module "sort". | Script error: No such module "sort". | You Are (Not) Small | Winner |
| Script error: No such module "sort". | Script error: No such module "sort". | Mr. Putter & Tabby Turn the Page | Honor | |
| Script error: No such module "sort". | Script error: No such module "sort". | Waiting Is Not Easy! | Honor | |
| 2016 | Script error: No such module "sort". | Script error: No such module "sort". | Don’t Throw It to Mo! | Winner |
| Script error: No such module "sort". | Script error: No such module "sort". | Script error: No such module "sort". | Honor | |
| Script error: No such module "sort". | Script error: No such module "sort". | Waiting | Honor | |
| Script error: No such module "sort". | Script error: No such module "sort". | Supertruck | Honor | |
| 2017 | Script error: No such module "sort". | Script error: No such module "sort". | We Are Growing! | Winner |
| Script error: No such module "sort". | Script error: No such module "sort". | Good Night Owl | Honor | |
| Script error: No such module "sort". | Script error: No such module "sort". | Oops, Pounce, Quick, Run! An Alphabet Caper | Honor | |
| Script error: No such module "sort". | Script error: No such module "sort". | Go Otto Go! | Honor | |
| Script error: No such module "sort". | Script error: No such module "sort". | Script error: No such module "sort". | Honor | |
| 2018 | Script error: No such module "sort". | Script error: No such module "sort". | Charlie & Mouse | Winner |
| Script error: No such module "sort". | Script error: No such module "sort". | I See a Cat | Honor | |
| Script error: No such module "sort". | Script error: No such module "sort". | King & Kayla and the Case of the Missing Dog Treats | Honor | |
| Script error: No such module "sort". | Script error: No such module "sort". | My Kite Is Stuck! And Other Stories | Honor | |
| Script error: No such module "sort"., Martha Hamilton, and Mitch Weiss | Script error: No such module "sort". | Noodleheads See the Future | Honor | |
| Script error: No such module "sort". | Script error: No such module "sort". | Snail & Worm Again | Honor | |
| 2019 | Script error: No such module "sort". | Script error: No such module "sort". | Fox the Tiger | Winner |
| Script error: No such module "sort". | Script error: No such module "sort". | Script error: No such module "sort". | Honor | |
| Script error: No such module "sort". | Script error: No such module "sort". | King & Kayla and the Case of the Lost Tooth | Honor | |
| Script error: No such module "sort". | Script error: No such module "sort". | Fox + Chick: The Party and Other Stories | Honor | |
| Script error: No such module "sort". | Script error: No such module "sort". | Tiger vs. Nightmare | Honor | |
| 2020 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | Script error: No such module "Sort". | Stop! Bot! | Winner |
| Script error: No such module "sort". | Script error: No such module "sort". | Chick and Brain: Smell My Foot! | Honor | |
| Script error: No such module "sort". | Script error: No such module "sort". | Flubby Is Not a Good Pet! | Honor | |
| Script error: No such module "sort". | Script error: No such module "sort". | Script error: No such module "sort". | Honor | |
| 2021 | Script error: No such module "sort". | Script error: No such module "sort". | See the Cat: Three Stories About a Dog | Winner |
| Script error: No such module "sort". | Script error: No such module "sort". | Script error: No such module "sort". | Honor | |
| Script error: No such module "sort". | Script error: No such module "sort". | Ty's Travels: Zip, Zoom! | Honor | |
| Script error: No such module "sort". | Script error: No such module "sort". | What About Worms!? | Honor | |
| Script error: No such module "sort". | Script error: No such module "sort". | Where's Baby? | Honor | |
| 2022 | Script error: No such module "sort". | Script error: No such module "sort". | Fox at Night | Winner |
| Script error: No such module "sort". | Script error: No such module "sort". | Script error: No such module "sort". | Honor | |
| Script error: No such module "sort". | Script error: No such module "sort". | I Hop | Honor | |
| Script error: No such module "sort". | Script error: No such module "sort". | Beak & Alley: Unlikely Friends | Honor | |
| 2023 | Script error: No such module "sort". | Script error: No such module "sort". | I Did It! | Winner |
| Script error: No such module "sort". | Script error: No such module "sort". | Fish and Wave | Honor | |
| Script error: No such module "sort". | Script error: No such module "sort". | Gigi and Ojiji | Honor | |
| Script error: No such module "sort". | Script error: No such module "sort". | Owl and Penguin | Honor | |
| Script error: No such module "sort". | Script error: No such module "sort". | Script error: No such module "sort". | Honor | |
| 2024 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | Script error: No such module "Sort". | Fox Has a Problem | Winner |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | Script error: No such module "Sort". | Henry, Like Always | Honor | |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | Script error: No such module "Sort". | Worm and Caterpillar Are Friends | Honor | |
| 2025 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | Script error: No such module "Sort". | Vacation | Winner |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | Script error: No such module "Sort". | Fox versus Fox | Honor | |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | Script error: No such module "Sort". | Towed by Toad | Honor |
Multiple awards
- Tedd Arnold received honors in 2006, 2010, and (with Martha Hamilton, and Mitch Weiss) 2018.
- Cece Bell received honors in 2013 and 2020.
- Dori Hillestad Butler received honors in 2018 and 2019.
- Kate DiCamillo won the 2011 award (with co-author Alison McGhee and illustrator Tony Fucile). She received an honor in 2007.
- Jonathan Fenske received honors in 2016 and 2022.
- Kevin Henkes received honors in 2014 and 2016.
- Paul Meisel received honors in 2012 and 2018.
- David Milgrim received honors in 2017 and 2019.
- Greg Pizzoli won the 2014 award. He received honors in 2017 and 2020.
- Antoinette Portis received honors in 2007 and 2023.
- Sergio Ruzzier received honors in 2019 and 2023.
- Cynthia Rylant won the award in 2006 and received an honor in 2015.
- Laura Vaccaro Seeger received honors in 2008 and 2009.
- Corey R. Tabor won the award three times, in 2019, 2022, and 2024, and the honor in 2025.
- Mo Willems won the 2008 and 2009 awards. He received honors in 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, and 2015.
See also
References
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