Horn Book Picture Book Awards
2008
At Night
Click to search this book in our catalog   Jonathan Bean
Publishers Weekly : Starred Review. Bean (The Apple Pie That Papa Baked; reviewed below) creates almost magical rhythms in this pitch-perfect story. ...More
2007
Dog and Bear: Two Friends, Three Stories
Click to search this book in our catalog   Laura Vaccaro Seeger
Publishers Weekly: Starred Review. As inventive and fresh as Seeger's Hidden Alphabet, the three gentle stories in this inspired collection are u...More
 
2006
Leaf Man
 Lois Ehlert
Publishers Weekly: Ehlert (Red Leaf, Yellow Leaf) returns to one of her favorite themes—the rainbow beauty of autumn leaves—for this refr...More
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2005
Traction Man is Here
 Mini Grey
Publishers Weekly : Starred Review. A cluttered house, lovingly rendered in comic-book panels by Grey (The Very Smart Pea and the Princess-to-Be), pr...More
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2004
The Man Who Walked between the Towers
Click to search this book in our catalog   Mordicai Gerstein
Publishers Weekly : This effectively spare, lyrical account chronicles Philippe Petit's tightrope walk between Manhattan's World Trade Center towers ...More
2003
Big Momma Makes the World
Click to search this book in our catalog   Phyllis Root
Publishers Weekly : In this sassy creation myth that tweaks the first chapter of Genesis, Big Momma "roll[s] up her sleeves" and gets down ...More
 
2002
"Let's Get a Pup!" said Kate
 Bob Graham
Publishers Weekly : Dog lover Graham (Max) adds another tail-wagging treat of a picture book to an oeuvre that includes the canine-inspired titles Be...More
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2001
Cold Feet
 Cynthia DeFelice
Publishers Weekly : DeFelice and Parker (previously paired for The Dancing Skeleton) join forces again, this time to polish up a Scottish ghost story...More
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2000
Henry Hikes to Fitchburg
Click to search this book in our catalog   D.B. Johnson
School Library Journal : K-Gr 4-A nicely realized retelling of a short passage from Henry Thoreau's Walden. Henry and his friend decide to go to Fitc...More
1999
Red-Eyed Tree Frog
Click to search this book in our catalog   Joy Cowley
School Library Journal : PreS-Gr 3-In a tropical rain forest in Central America, a red-eyed tree frog spends the night looking for food while avoidin...More
 
1998
And If the Moon Could Talk
 Kate Banks
Publishers Weekly : With quiet phrases and luxurious color, Banks and Hallensleben (Baboon) evoke a perfectly peaceful bedtime. In a stuccoed house, ...More
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1997
The Adventures of Sparrowboy
 Brian Pinkney
Publishers Weekly : Though sobering front-page headlines worry a young paperboy, the comics--especially a strip called Falconman--lift him up. Quite ...More
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1996
In the Rain With Baby Duck
Click to search this book in our catalog   Amy Hest
1995
John Henry
Click to search this book in our catalog   Julius Lester
Publishers Weekly : A great American hero comes fully to life in this epic retelling filled with glorious, detailed watercolors. From his momentous b...More
 
1994
Grandfather's Journey
 Allen Say
Publishers Weekly : Say transcends the achievements of his Tree of Cranes and A River Dream with this breathtaking picture book, at once a very perso...More
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1993
The Fortune Tellers
 Lloyd Alexander
Publishers Weekly : The hands of fate deftly propel this original folktale. A seedy fortune-teller profits from gullible and sometimes desperate vill...More
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1992
Seven Blind Mice
Click to search this book in our catalog   Ed Young
Publishers Weekly : In a stunning celebration of color Caldecott medalist Young ( Lon Po Po ) offers a vibrant variation on the fable of the blind me...More
1991
The Tale of the Mandarin Ducks
Click to search this book in our catalog   Katherine Paterson
Publishers Weekly : In another picture book retelling of a Japanese folktale, Paterson ( The Tongue-Cut Sparrow ) recounts the story of Shozo, a one-...More
 
1990
Lon Po Po: A Red-Riding Hood Story from China
 Ed Young
Publishers Weekly : This version of the Red Riding Hood story from Young ( The Emperor and the Kite ; Cats Are Cats ; Yeh-Shen ) features three daugh...More
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