Theodor Seuss Geisel Award Winners and Honor Books
2010 Award Winner
Benny and Penny in the Big No-No!
Book Description
What will Benny and Penny find when they cross the line in The Big No-No? Benny's favorite pail is missing, and there are mysterious muddy footprints. In this charming whodunit, Benny and his little sister Penny team-up to investigate, braving the dangers of the new neighbor's yard, and finding something unexpected on the other side of the fence.
Other books by Geoffrey Hayes
2010 Honor Books
I Spy Fly Guy!Other books written by Tedd Arnold
Little Mouse Gets Ready
Other books written by Jeff Smith
Mouse and Mole: Fine Feathered Friends
Other books written by Wong Herbert Yee
Pearl and Wagner: One Funny Day
Other books by Kate McMullan and R. W. Alley
2009 Award Winner
Are you ready to play outside?
Book Description
Winning unanimous rave reviews, Mo Willems' Elephant and Piggie series continues to charm readers. Featuring two lovable and funny characters, an optimistic (and sometimes reckless) pig and a cautious, pessimistic elephant, these books make reading irresistible to the beginning readers. Children who sat on their parents' laps to have Pigeon read to them will eagerly take the plunge with these books to start reading on their own.
Each book has been vetted by an early learning specialist (and many adorable early learners).
In Are You Ready to Play Outside?, Piggie can't wait to go play in the sunshine. But will a rainy day ruin all the fun
About the Author
Mo Willems is the author of best-selling picture books. In his previous career as a television writer and animator, Mo won six Emmy Awards for his work on Sesame Street and created Cartoon Network's Sheep in the Big City. Mo lives with his family in Brooklyn, New York.
Other books by Mo Willems
2009 Honor Books
Chicken Said, ‘Cluck!’Other books written by Judyann Ackerman Grant, illustrated by Sue Truesdell
One Boy
Other books written by Laura Vaccaro Seeger
Stinky
Other books written by Eleanor Davis
Wolfsnail: A Backyard Predator
Other books by Sarah C. Campbell and Richard P. Campbell
2008 Award Winner
There Is a Bird on Your Head Book Description
In There is a Bird on Your Head!, Gerald discovers that there is something worse than a bird on your head- two birds on your head! Can Piggie help her best friend?
About the Author
Mo Willems is the author of best-selling picture books. In his previous career as a television writer and animator, Mo won six Emmy Awards for his work on Sesame Street and created Cartoon Network's Sheep in the Big City. Mo lives with his family in Brooklyn, New York.
Other books by Mo Willems
2008 Honor Books
First the EggOther books illustrated by Laura Vaccaro Seeger
Hello, Bumblebee Bat
Other books written by Darrin Lunde, illustrated by Patricia J. Wynne
Jazz Baby
Other books written by Lisa Wheeler and illustrated by R. Gregory Christie
Vulture View
Other books written by April Pulley Sayre and illustrated by Steve Jenkins