Books in Gelett Burgess Children's Book Award

Named for Gelett Burgess, an artist and writer famous for his humorous Goops series (1900-1950), this award recognizes outstanding books that inspire imagination and creativity, and helps support childhood literacy and lifelong reading.

2017

	Book	Author	Award Level	Completed
	The Whisper	Pamela Zagarenski	Winner	Log In To Like

2016

	Book	Author	Award Level	Completed
	The Book Itch	Vaunda Micheaux Nelson	Winner	Log In To Like
	Butterfly Park	Elly Mackay	Honor	Log In To Like
	Book	David Miles	Honor	Log In To Like
	Sidewalk Flowers	JonArno Lawson	Honor	Log In To Like
	An Ambush of Tigers	Betsy R. Rosenthal	Honor	Log In To Like

2014

	Book	Author	Award Level	Completed
	The Farmer and the Clown	Marla Frazee	Winner	Log In To Like
	The Right Word: Roget and His Thesaurus	Jen Bryant	Honor	Log In To Like
	What Do You Do With An Idea?	Kobi Yamada	Honor	Log In To Like

2013

	Book	Author	Award Level	Completed
	Dream Animals	Emily Winfield Martin	Winner	Log In To Like
	How Roland Rolls	Jim Carrey	Honor	Log In To Like
	Island of the Invisible Being	Madelain Westermann	Honor	Log In To Like
	A Night Time Story	Roberto Aliaga	Honor	Log In To Like
	The Insomniacs	Karina Wolf	Honor	Log In To Like

2012

	Book	Author	Award Level	Completed
	Snutt the Ift	Helen Ward	Winner	Log In To Like
	Little Monk and the Mantis	John Fusco	Honor	Log In To Like
	Red Knit Cap Girl	Naoko Stoop	Honor	Log In To Like

2011

	Book	Author	Award Level	Completed
	Gracias Thanks	Pat Mora	Winner	Log In To Like
	Bookspeak! Poems About Books	Laura Purdie Salas	Honor	Log In To Like
	Bad News for Outlaws	Vaunda Micheaux Nelson	Honor	Log In To Like