Named for the world-renowned children’s author Theodor Geisel, a.k.a. Dr. Seuss, this award is given annually to the author(s) and illustrator(s) of the beginning reader book published in English in the United States during the preceding year that best demonstrates creativity and imagination to engage young children. See a complete list of past Geisel Award winners.
| Subject | Author | Title | Call number | Year | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winning Books | Tabor, Corey R. | Fox Has a Problem | 2023 | ||
| Honor Books | Bailey, Jenn | Henry, Like Always | |||
| Windness, Kaz | Worm and Caterpillar Are Friends | ||||
| Honor Books | Iwai, Melissa | Gigi and Ojiji series | 2022- | ||
| Madan, Vikram | Owl and Penguin series | ||||
| Winning Books | Emberley, Michael | I Did It! | 2022 | ||
| Honor Books | Portis, Antoinette | A Seed Grows | |||
| Cepeda, Joe | I Hop | ||||
| Fenske, Jonathan | Nothing Fits a Dinosaur | ||||
| Feuti, Norm | Beak & Ally #1: Unlikely Friends | ||||
| Winning Books | Tabor, Corey R. | Fox at Night | 2021 | ||
| LaRochelle, David | See the Cat: Three Stories about a Dog | ||||
| Honor Books | Higgins, Ryan T | What About Worms | |||
| Hunter, Anne | Where's Baby | ||||
| Lyons, Kelly Starling | Ty's Travels: Zip, Boom! | ||||
| Tatsukawa, Maya | The Bear in My Family | ||||
| Winning Books | Yang, James | Stop Bot! | 2020 | ||
| Honor Books | Bell, Cece | Chick and Brain: Smell My Foot | |||
| Morris, J.E. | Flubby is Not a Good Pet | ||||
| Pizzoli, Greg | The Book Hog | ||||
| Honor Books | Butler, Dori Hillestad | King and Kayla and the Case of the Lost Tooth | 2019 | ||
| Milgrim, David | The Adventures of Otto: See Pip Flap | ||||
| Ruzzier, Sergio | Fox & Chick | ||||
| Tetri, Emily | Tiger vs. Nightmare | ||||
| Winning Books | Tabor, Corey R. | Fox the Tiger | 2018 | ||
| Snyder, Laurel | Charlie and Mouse | ||||
| Honor Books | Arnold, Ted | Noodleheads See the Future | |||
| Butler, Dori Hillestad | King and Kayla and the Case of the Missing Dog Treats | ||||
| Kugler, Tina | Snail and Worm Again | ||||
| Meisel, Paul | I See a Cat | ||||
| Yoon, Salina | My Kite is Stuck! And Other Stories | ||||
| Winning Books | Keller, Laurie | We are Growing! | 2017 | ||
| Honor Books | LaReau, Kara | The Infamous Ratsos | |||
| Milgrim, David | Go Otto Go! | ||||
| Pizzoli, Greg | Good Night Owl | ||||
| Twohy, Mike | Oops, Pounce, Quick, Run! An Alphabet Caper | ||||
| Winning Books | Adler, David A. | Don't Throw It to Mo! | 2016 | ||
| Honor Books | Fenske, Jonathan | A Pig, a Fox, and a Box | |||
| Henkes, Kevin | Waiting | ||||
| Savage, Stephen | Supertruck | ||||
| Winning Books | Kang, Anna | You Are (Not) Small | 2015 | ||
| Honor Books | Willems, Mo | Waiting Is Not Easy | |||
| Winning Books | Pizzoli, Greg | The Watermelon Seed | 2014 | ||
| Honor Books | Henkes, Kevin | Penny and Her Marble | |||
| Sullivan, Mary | Ball | ||||
| Willems, Mo | A Big Guy Took My Ball! | ||||
| Winning Books | Long, Ethan | Up! Tall! and High! | 2013 | ||
| Honor Books | Bell, Cece | Rabbit & Robot: The Sleepover | |||
| Litwin, Eric | Pete the Cat and His Four Groovy Buttons | ||||
| Willems, Mo | Let's Go for a Drive! | ||||
| Winning Books | Schneider, Josh | Tales for Very Picky Eaters | 2012 | ||
| Honor Books | Klassen, Jon | I Want My Hat Back | |||
| Meisel, Paul | See Me Run | ||||
| Willems, Mo | I Broke My Trunk! | ||||
| Winning Books | DiCamillo, Kate | Bink & Gollie | 2011 | ||
| Honor Books | Lin, Grace | Ling & Ting: Not Exactly the Same! | |||
| Willems, Mo | We Are in a Book! | ||||
| Winning Books | Hayes, Geoffrey | Benny and Penny in the Big No-No! | 2010 | ||
| Honor Books | Arnold, Tedd | I Spy Fly Guy! | |||
| McMullan, Kate | Pearl and Wagner: One Funny Day | ||||
| Smith, Jeff | Little Mouse Gets Ready | ||||
| Yee, Wong Herbert | Mouse and Mole: Fine Feathered Friends | ||||
| Winning Books | Willems, Mo | Are You Ready to Play Outside? | 2009 | ||
| Honor Books | Campbell, Sarah C. | Wolfsnail: A Backyard Predator | |||
| Davis, Eleanor | Stinky | ||||
| Grant, Judyann Ackerman | Chicken Said, ‘Cluck!’ | ||||
| Seeger, Laura Vaccaro | One Boy | ||||
| Winning Books | Willems, Mo | There Is a Bird on Your Head | 2008 | ||
| Honor Books | Lunde, Darrin | Hello, Bumblebee Bat | |||
| Sayre, April Pulley | Vulture View | ||||
| Seeger, Laura Vaccaro | First the Egg | ||||
| Wheeler, Lisa | Jazz Baby | ||||
| Winning Books | Kvasnosky, Laura McGee | Zelda and Ivy: The Runaways | 2007 | ||
| Honor Books | Beaumont, Karen | Move Over, Rover! | |||
| DiCamillo, Kate | Mercy Watson Goes for a Ride | ||||
| Portis, Antoinette | Not a Box | ||||
| Winning Books | Rylant, Cynthia | Henry and Mudge and the Great Grandpas | 2006 | ||
| Honor Books | Arnold, Tedd | Hi! Fly Guy | |||
| Bloom, Suzanne | A Splendid Friend, Indeed | ||||
| Leeuwen, Jean Van | Amanda Pig and the Really Hot Day | ||||
| Silverman, Erica | Cowgirl Kate and Cocoa |