Winners' Circle
2009
- K-2: Dogku (Simon & Schuster) by Andrew Clements; Tim Bowers, ill.
- 3-5: Diary of a Wimpy Kid (Abrams) by Jeff Kinney
- 6-8: Call Me Hope (Little, Brown) by Gretchen Olson
- 9-12: Thirteen Reasons Why (Razorbill) by Jay Asher
2008
- K-2: Good Boy, Fergus (Scholastic) by David Shannon
- 3-5: The Invention of Hugo Cabret (Scholastic) by Brian Selznick
- 6-8: Rules (Scholastic) by Cynthia Lord
- 9-12: Impulse (Margaret K. McElderry) by Ellen Hopkins
2007
- K-2: I Ain't Gonna Paint No More (Harcourt) by Karen Beaumont
- 3-5: The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane (Candlewick) by Kate DiCamillo
- 6-8: Avalon High (HarperCollins) by Meg Cabot
- 9-12: Twilight (Little, Brown) by Stephenie Meyer
2006
- K-2: Knuffle Bunny: A Cautionary Tale (Hyperion) by Mo Willems
- 3-5: The Report Card (Simon & Schuster) by Andrew Clements
- 6-8: So B. It (HarperCollins) by Sarah Weeks
- 9-12: Looking for Alaska (Penguin) by John Green
2005
- K-2: Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus (Hyperion) by Mo Willems
- 3-5: The Tale of Despereaux (Candlewick) by Kate DiCamillo
- 6-8: Surviving the Applewhites (HarperCollins) by Stephanie S. Tolan
- 9-12: Son of the Mob (Hyperion) by Gordon Korman
2004
- K-2: Hungry Hen (HarperCollins) by Richard Waring; Caroline Jayne Church, illustrator
- 3-5: Scranimals (Greenwillow) by Jack Prelutsky; Peter Sis, illustrator
- 6-8: A Corner of the Universe (Scholastic) by Ann M. Martin
- 9-12: The Lovely Bones: A Novel (Little Brown) by Alice Sebold
2003
- K-2: Hoodwinked (Harcourt) by Arthur Howard
- 3-5: Albert (Harcourt) by Donna Jo Napoli
- 6-8: Knocked Out by Nunga- Nungas: Further, Further Confessions of Georgia Nicolson (Harper Collins) by Louise Rennison
- 9-12: The Brimstone Journals (Candlewick) by Ron Koertge
2002
- K-2: One Lucky Girl (Dorling Kindersley) by George Ella Lyon; Irene Trivas, illustrator
- 3-5: So You Want to be President? (Philomel) by Judith St. George; David Small, illustrator
- 6-8: Stuck in Neutral (HarperCollins) by Terry Trueman
- 9-12: Monster (HarperCollins) by Walter Dean Myers
2001
- K-2: Don't Need Friends (Doubleday) by Carolyn Crimi; Lynn Munsinger, illustrator
- 3-5: The Babe and I (Gulliver) by David A. Adler; Terry Widener, illustrator
- 6-8: Secrets of the Mummies (Hyperion) by Shelley Tankaka; Greg Ruhl, illustrator
- 9-12: Speak (Farrar, Straus & Giroux) by Laurie Halse Anderson
2000
- K-3: Hooway for Wodney Wat (Houghton Mifflin) by Helen Lester; Lynn Munsinger, illustrator
- 4-8: Smoky Mountain Rose (Dial) by Alan Schroeder; Brad Sneed, illustrator
1999
- K-3: A Perfect Pork Stew (Orchard) by Paul B. Johnson
- 4-8: Christopher Changes His Name (Firefly) by Itah Sadu; Roy Condy, illustrator
1998
- K-3: Lilly's Purple Plastic Purse (Greenwillow) by Kevin Henkes
- 4-8: Minty: A Story of Young Harriet Tubman (Dial) by Alan Schroeder; Jerry Pinkney, illustrator
1997
- K-3: Officer Buckle and Gloria (Putnam) by Peggy Rathmann
- 4-8: Piggie Pie! (Clarion) by Margie Palatini; Howard Fine, illustrator
1996
- K-3: Harvey Potter's Balloon Farm (Mulberry) by Jerdine Nolan; Mark Buehner, illustrator
- 4-8: The Christmas of the Reddle Moon (Dial) by J. Patrick Lewis; Gary Kelley, illustrator
1995
- K-3: The Cow Who Wouldn't Come Down (Orchard) by Paul B. Johnson
- 4-8: The Hero of Bremen (Holiday House) retold by Margaret Hodges; Charles Mikolaycak, illustrator
1994
- K-3: Pigs Aplenty, Pigs Galore! (Puffin) by David McPhail
- 4-8: Bob and Jack: A Boy and His Yak (Bantam) by Jeff Moss; Chris Demarest, illustrator
1993
- K-3: Tuesday (Clarion) by David Wiesner
- 4-8: Brother Eagle, Sister Sky (Dial) illustrated by Susan Jeffers
1992
- K-3: Basket (Orchard) by George Ella Lyon; Mary Szilagyi, illustrator
- 4-8: Something Big Has Been Here (Greenwillow) by Jack Prelutsky; James Stevenson, illustrator
1991
- K-3: Chicka Chicka Boom Boom (Simon & Schuster) by Bill Martin, Jr. and John Archambault; Lois Ehlert, illustrator
- 4-8: The Butterfly Jar (Bantam) by Jeff Moss; Chris Demarest, illustrator
1990
- K-3: The Lady With the Alligator Purse (Little, Brown) illustrated by Nadine Bernard Westcott
- 4-8: The Stranger (Houghton Mifflin) by Chris Van Allsburg
1989
- K-3: The Wolf's Chicken Stew (Putnam) by Keiko Kasza
- 4-8: Class Clown (Morrow) by Johanna Hurwitz
1988
- K-3: Hey Al! (Farrar, Straus, and Giroux) by Arthur Yorinks; Richard Egielski, illustrator
- 4-8: Who Needs a Bratty Brother (Lodestar) by Linda Gondosch; Helen Cogancherry, illustrator
1987
- Polar Express (Houghton Mifflin) by Chris Van Allsburg
1986
- Badger's Parting Gifts (Lothrop) by Susan Varley
1985
- Angelina Ballerina (Crown) by Katherine Holabird; Helen Craig, illustrator
1984
- Move Over Twerp (Dial) by Martha Alexander
1983
- Jumanji (Houghton Mifflin) by Chris Van Allsburg
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