Books in Boston Globe–Horn Book Award - Picture Book
The winning titles must be published in the United States but they may be written or illustrated by citizens of any country. The awards are chosen by an independent panel of three judges who are annually appointed by the editor in chief of the Horn Book.
2023
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When You Can Swim | Jack Wong | Winner | Log In To Like |
2022
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Ain't Burned All the Bright | Jason Reynolds | Winner | Log In To Like |
2021
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I Talk Like a River | Jordan Scott | Winner | Log In To Like |
2020
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Saturday | Oge Mora | Winner | Log In To Like |
2019
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The Patchwork Bike | Maxine Beneba Clarke | Winner | Log In To Like |
2018
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They Say Blue | Jillian Tamaki | Winner | Log In To Like |
2017
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Freedom Over Me: Eleven Slaves, Their Lives and Dreams Brought to Life | Ashley Bryan | Winner | Log In To Like |
2016
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Jazz Day: The Making of a Famous Photograph | Roxane Orgill | Winner | Log In To Like |
2015
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The Farmer and the Clown | Marla Frazee | Winner | Log In To Like |
2014
| Book | Author | Award Level | Completed | |
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Mr. Tiger Goes Wild | Peter Brown | Winner | Log In To Like |
2013
| Book | Author | Award Level | Completed | |
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Building Our House | Jonathan Bean | Winner | Log In To Like |
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Open This Little Book | Jesse Klausmeier | Winner | Log In To Like |
2012
| Book | Author | Award Level | Completed | |
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Extra Yarn | Mac Barnett | Winner | Log In To Like |
2011
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Pocketful of Posies: A Treasury of Nursery Rhymes | Salley Mavor | Winner | Log In To Like |
2010
| Book | Author | Award Level | Completed | |
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I Know Here | Laurel Croza | Winner | Log In To Like |
2009
| Book | Author | Award Level | Completed | |
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Bubble Trouble | Margaret Mahy | Winner | Log In To Like |
2008
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At Night | Jonathan Bean | Winner | Log In To Like |
2007
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Dog and Bear: Two Friends, Three Stories | Laura Vaccaro Seeger | Winner | Log In To Like |
2006
| Book | Author | Award Level | Completed | |
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Leaf Man | Lois Ehlert | Winner | Log In To Like |
2005
| Book | Author | Award Level | Completed | |
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Traction Man Is Here! | Mini Grey | Winner | Log In To Like |
2004
| Book | Author | Award Level | Completed | |
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The Man Who Walked Between the Towers | Mordicai Gerstein | Winner | Log In To Like |
2003
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Big Momma Makes the World | Phyllis Root | Winner | Log In To Like |
2002
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Let's Get a Pup! Said Kate | Bob Graham | Winner | Log In To Like |
2001
| Book | Author | Award Level | Completed | |
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Cold Feet | Cynthia DeFelice | Winner | Log In To Like |
2000
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Henry Hikes to Fitchburg | D.B. Johnson | Winner | Log In To Like |
1999
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Red-Eyed Tree Frog | Joy Cowley | Winner | Log In To Like |
1998
| Book | Author | Award Level | Completed | |
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And If the Moon Could Talk | Kate Banks | Winner | Log In To Like |
1997
| Book | Author | Award Level | Completed | |
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The Adventures of Sparrowboy | Brian Pinkney | Winner | Log In To Like |
1996
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In the Rain with Baby Duck | Amy Hest | Winner | Log In To Like |
1995
| Book | Author | Award Level | Completed | |
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John Henry | Julius Lester | Winner | Log In To Like |
1994
| Book | Author | Award Level | Completed | |
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Grandfather's Journey | Allen Say | Winner | Log In To Like |
1993
| Book | Author | Award Level | Completed | |
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The Fortune Tellers | Lloyd Alexander | Winner | Log In To Like |
1992
| Book | Author | Award Level | Completed | |
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Seven Blind Mice | Ed Young | Winner | Log In To Like |
1991
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The Tale of the Mandarin Ducks | Katherine Paterson | Winner | Log In To Like |
1990
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Lon Po Po: A Red-Riding Hood Story from China | Ed Young | Winner | Log In To Like |
1989
| Book | Author | Award Level | Completed | |
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Shy Charles | Rosemary Wells | Winner | Log In To Like |
1988
| Book | Author | Award Level | Completed | |
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The Boy of the Three-Year Nap | Dianne Snyder | Winner | Log In To Like |
1987
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Mufaro's Beautiful Daughters | John Steptoe | Winner | Log In To Like |
1986
| Book | Author | Award Level | Completed | |
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The Paper Crane | Molly Bang | Winner | Log In To Like |
1985
| Book | Author | Award Level | Completed | |
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Mama Don't Allow | Thacher Hurd | Winner | Log In To Like |
1984
| Book | Author | Award Level | Completed | |
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Jonah and the Great Fish | Warwick Hutton | Winner | Log In To Like |
1983
| Book | Author | Award Level | Completed | |
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A Chair for My Mother | Vera B. Williams | Winner | Log In To Like |
1982
| Book | Author | Award Level | Completed | |
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A Visit to William Blake's Inn | Nancy Willard | Winner | Log In To Like |
1981
| Book | Author | Award Level | Completed | |
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Outside Over There | Maurice Sendak | Winner | Log In To Like |
1980
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The Garden of Abdul Gasazi | Chris Van Allsburg | Winner | Log In To Like |
1979
| Book | Author | Award Level | Completed | |
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The Snowman | Raymond Briggs | Winner | Log In To Like |
1978
| Book | Author | Award Level | Completed | |
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Anno's Journey | Mitsumasa Anno | Winner | Log In To Like |
1977
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Granfa' Grig Had a Pig | Wallace Tripp | Winner | Log In To Like |
1976
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Thirteen | Remy Charlip | Winner | Log In To Like |
1975
| Book | Author | Award Level | Completed | |
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Anno's Alphabet | Mitsumasa Anno | Winner | Log In To Like |
1974
| Book | Author | Award Level | Completed | |
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Jambo Means Hello | Muriel Feelings | Winner | Log In To Like |
1973
| Book | Author | Award Level | Completed | |
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King Stork | Howard Pyle | Winner | Log In To Like |
1972
| Book | Author | Award Level | Completed | |
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Mr. Gumpy's Outing | John Burningham | Winner | Log In To Like |
1971
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If I Built a Village . . . | Kazue Mizumura | Winner | Log In To Like |
1970
| Book | Author | Award Level | Completed | |
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Hi, Cat! | Ezra Jack Keats | Winner | Log In To Like |
1969
| Book | Author | Award Level | Completed | |
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The Adventures of Paddy Pork | John S. Goodall | Winner | Log In To Like |
1968
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Tikki Tikki Tembo | Arlene Mosel | Winner | Log In To Like |
1967
| Book | Author | Award Level | Completed | |
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London Bridge Is Falling Down | Peter Spier | Winner | Log In To Like |