The Irma Simonton Black and James H. Black Award for Excellence in Children's Literature
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| 2007 | The Wicked Big Toddlah. written and illustrated by Kevin Hawkes. Alfred A. Knopf. Honor Books:The Chicken-Chasing Queen of Lamar County written by Janice N. Harrington, illustrated by Shelley Jackson. Farrar, Straus and Giroux. Martina, the Beautiful Cockroach : a Cuban folktale written by Carmen Agra Deedy, illustrated by Michael Austin. Peachtree. Nic Bishop Spiders written by Nic Bishop. Scholastic Nonfiction. Some Dog! written by Mary Casanova, illustrated by Ard Hoyt. Farrar, Straus and Giroux. |
| 2006 | Once I Ate a Pie. written by Patricia MacLachan and Emily MacLachlan Charest, illustrated by Katy Schneider.
Joanna Cotler Books/Harper Collins. Honor Books: Duck and Goose written and illustrated by Tad Hills. Schwartz and Wade Books. Library Lion written by Michelle Knudsen, illustrated by Kevin Hawkes. Candlewick Press. Roasted Peanuts written and illustrated by Tim Egan. Houghton Mifflin Company. |
| 2005 | Sammy, the classroom guinea pig. written and illustrated by Alix Berenzy. Holt. Honor Books: Precious and the boo hag written by Patricia C. McKissack and Onawuni Jean Moss, illustrated by Kyrsten Brooker. Atheneum. Terrific written and illustrated by Jon Agee. Hyperion. Willa and the wind retold by Janice M. Del Negro, illustrated by Heather Solomon. Marshall Cavendish. |
| 2004 | Knuffle Bunny, A Cautionary Tale written and illustrated by Mo Willems. Hyperion. Honor Books: The Firekeeper's Son written by Linda Sue Park, illustrated by Julie Downing. Clarion Books. Henry and the Kite Dragon written by Bruce Edward Hall, illustrated by William Low. Philomel Books. Wild About Books written by Judy Sierra, illustrated by Marc Brown. Knopf. |
| 2003 | How I Became a Pirate written by Melinda Long; illustrated by David Shannon. Harcourt. Honor Books: The Journey of Oliver K. Woodman written by Darcy Pattison, illustrated by Joe Cepeda. Harcourt. The Dot by Peter H. Reynolds. Candlewick. Tanuki's Gift written by Tim J. Myers, illustrated by Robert Roth. Cavendish. |
| 2002 | Bubba and Beau, Best Friends written by Kathi Appelt; illustrated by Arthur Howard. Harcourt. Honor Books: I Stink! written by Kate McMullan, illustrated by Jim McMullan. Joanna Cotler Books, HarperCollins. Epossumondas written by Coleen Salley, illustrated by Janet Stevens. Harcourt. |
| 2001 | The Three Pigs written and illustrated by David Wiesner. Clarion. Honor Books: A Fine, Fine School written by Sharon Creech, illustrated by Harry Bliss. Joanna Cotler Books, HarperCollins. And the Dish Ran Away With the Spoon written by Janet Stevens and Susan Stevens Crummel, illustrated by Janet Stevens. Harcourt. Milo's Hat Trick written and illustrated by Jon Agee. Michael Di Capua, Hyperion. |
| 2000 | The Raft written and illustrated by Jim LaMarche. HarperCollins. Honor Books: Basho and the Fox written by Tim Myers, illustrated by Oki S. Han. Marshall Cavendish. Click, Clack, Moo Cows That Type written by Doreen Cronin, illustrated by Betsy Lewin. Simon and Schuster Books for Young Readers. Mammalabilia written and illustrated by Douglas Florian. Harcourt. |
| 1999 | A Dog Like Jack by DyAnne DiSalvo-Ryan. Holiday House. Tasty Baby Belly Buttons by Judy Sierra, illustrated by Meilo So. Knopf/Random House. Honor Books: O'Sullivan Stew by Hudson Talbott. Putnam. Weslandia by Paul Fleishman, illustrated by Kevin Hawkes. Candlewick Press. |
| 1998 | Zak's Lunch by Margie Palatini, illustrated by Howard Fine. Clarion Books Raising Dragons by Jerdine Nolen, illustrated by Elise Primavera. SilverWhistle/Harcourt Brace |
| 1997 | Akiak: A Tale From the Iditarod written and illustrated
by Robert J. Blake. Philomel |
| 1996 | Jojofu by Michael P. Waite, illustrated by Yoriko Ito.
Lothrop, Lee & Shepard. |
| 1995 | Wicked Jack adapted by Connie Nordhielm Wooldridge, illustrated
by Will Hillenbrand. Holiday |
| 1994 | Pink and Say by Patricia Polacco. Philomel. |
| 1993 | Three Sacks of Truth by Eric A. Kimmel, illustrated by
Robert Rayevsky. Holiday |
| 1992 | The King's Equal by Katherine Paterson, illustrated by
Vladimir Vagin. HarperCollins. |
| 1991 | The Enchanted Wood by Ruth Sanderson. Little, Brown. |
| 1990 | Charlie Anderson by Barbara Abercrombie, illustrated by
Mark Graham. McElderry. |
| 1989 | The Talking Eggs by Robert D. San Souci, illustrated by
Jerry Pinkney. Dial Books For Young Readers. |
| 1988 | The Porcupine Mouse by Bonnie Pryor, illustrated by Maryjane
Begin. Morrow Junior Books. |
| 1987 | Heckedy Peg by Audrey Wood, illustrated by Don Wood. Harcourt
Brace Jovanovich. |
| 1986 | Dr. Change by Joanna Cole, illustrated by Donald Carrick.
Morrow. |
| 1985 | Chloe and Maude by Sandra Boynton. Little, Brown. |
| 1984 | The Mysteries of Harris Burdick by Chris Van Allsburg.
Houghton Mifflin. |
| 1983 | No One Is Going To Nashville by Mavis Jukes, illustrated
by Larry Bloom. Pantheon. |
| 1982 | Mustard by Charlotte Graebner, illustrated by Donna Diamond. Macmillan. |
| 1981 | The Stories Julian Tells by Ann Cameron, illustrated by
Ann Strugnell. Macmillan. |
| 1980 | Gorky Rises by William Steig. Farrar, Straus, Giroux. |
| 1979 | The Garden of Abdul Gasazi by Chris Van Allsburg. Houghton
Mifflin. |
| 1978 | Felix in the Attic by Larry Bograd, illustrated by Dirk
Zimmer. Harvey House. |
| 1977 | The Mysterious Tadpole by Steven Kellogg. Dial. |
| 1976 | The Easter Egg Artists by Adrienne Adams. Scribner's.
Everyone Knows What a Dragon Looks Like by Jay Williams, illustrated by Mercer Mayer. Four Winds Press. |
| 1975 | Morris's Disappearing Bag by Rosemary Wells. Dial. The Maggie B. by Irene Haas. Atheneum. |
| 1974 | She Come Bringing Me That Little Baby Girl by Eloise Greenfield,
illustrated by John Steptoe. Lippincott. |
| 1973 | Bear Mouse by Bernice Freschet, illustrated by Donald
Carrick. Scribner's. Harlequin and the Gift of Many Colors by Remy Charlip and Burton Supree. Parent's Magazine Press. |
| 1972 | Mouse Tales by Arnold Lobel. Harper
& Row |
