The 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. Begun in 2006, the award is named after Theodor Seuss Geisel, Dr. Seuss' real name.
Past Geisel Medal Winners
2016: Don't Throw it to Mo! written by David A. Adler and illustrated by Sam Ricks
2015: You are (Not) Small, written by Anna Kang and illustrated by Christopher Weyant
2014: The Watermelon Seed, written & illustrated by Greg Pizzoli
2013: Up, Tall and High!, written & illustrated by Ethan Long
2012: Tales for Very Picky Eaters, written & illustrated by Josh Schneider
2011: Bink and Gollie, written by Kate DiCamillo and Alison McGhee; illustrated by Tony Fucile
2010: Benny and Penny in the Big No-No!, written & illustrated by Geoffrey Hayes
2009: Are You Ready to Play Outside?, written & illustrated by Mo Willems
2008: There is a Bird on Your Head, written & illustrated by Mo Willems
2007: Zelda and Ivy: The Runaways, written & illustrated by Laura McGee Kvasnosky
2006: Henry and Mudge and the Great Grandpas, written by Cynthia Rylant and illustrated by Chris Van Dusen
