Books in Boston Globe–Horn Book Award - Picture Book
This is the Picture Book category of the Boston Globe-Horn Book Awards, which honors picture books for excellence in both art and text. Winners include story picture books, poetic picture books, and picture-book nonfiction (e.g., Jazz Day, I Talk Like a River, Saturday). Best for ages 3-9, with some suited to older readers.
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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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 |