(Theodor Seuss) Geisel Awards and Honors

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"The Theodor Seuss Geisel Award is given annually to the author(s) and illustrator(s) of the most distinguished American book for beginning readers published in English in the United States during the preceding year. The winner(s), recognized for their literary and artistic achievements that demonstrate creativity and imagination to engage children in reading, receives a bronze medal. Honor Book authors and illustrators receive certificates, which are presented at the ALA Annual Conference. The award was established in 2004 and first presented in 2006.

The award is named for the world-renowned children’s author, Theodor Geisel. "A person’s a person no matter how small," Theodor Geisel, a.k.a. Dr. Seuss, would say. "Children want the same things we want: to laugh, to be challenged, to be entertained and delighted." Brilliant and playful, Dr. Seuss charmed his way into the consciousness of four generations of youngsters and parents. In the process, he helped them to read."

ALA Youth Media Awards By Year:
2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019
2020, 2021, 2024

ALSC Notable Children's Books
2024, 2023, 2022

ALA Awards:
Alex Awards 2000s, 2010s, 2020s
Batchelder Award Books
Caldecott Award Winners, Honors
Coretta Scott King Award Winning Books
Newbery Award Winners, Honors
Printz Award Winners and Honor Books
Pura Belpre Narrative Award Winners Honorees
Sibert Medal Winners and Honors
Stonewall Book Award Winners
Theodor Seuss Geisel Awards and Honors

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Mitchell Friedman 2025-01-27

Theodor Seuss Geisel Award for the most distinguished beginning reader book

“Vacation” written by Ame Dyckman and illustrated by Mark Teague, is the Geisel Award winner. The book is published by Beach Lane Books, an imprint of Simon & Schuster Children’s Publishing.

Geisel Honor Books

"Fox versus Fox," written and illustrated Corey R. Tabor and published by Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers;

"Towed by Toad," written and illustrated by Jashar Awan and published by Tundra Books, an imprint of Tundra Book Group, a division of Penguin Random House of Canada.


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