Books in Monarch Award

The Monarch Award: Illinois' K-3 Readers' Choice Award was established in 2003 by the Illinois School Library Media Association (ISLMA) to help Kindergarten through 3rd grade readers become familiar with books, illustrators and authors; encourage children to read critically; and to develop a statewide awareness of outstanding literature for children.

2025

Book Author Award Level Completed
There's a Ghost in This House There's a Ghost in This House Oliver Jeffers Winner Log In To Like

2024

Book Author Award Level Completed
Chez Bob Chez Bob Bob Shea Winner Log In To Like
Stormy: A Story about Finding a Forever Home Stormy: A Story about Finding a Forever Home Guojing 1st Runner Up Log In To Like
There’s a Skeleton Inside You! There’s a Skeleton Inside You! Idan Ben-Barak 2nd Runner Up Log In To Like

2023

Book Author Award Level Completed
Are You a Cheeseburger? Are You a Cheeseburger? Monica Arnaldo Winner Log In To Like

2022

Book Author Award Level Completed
Potato Pants! Potato Pants! Laurie Keller Winner Log In To Like

2021

Book Author Award Level Completed
Can I Be Your Dog? Can I Be Your Dog? Troy Cummings Winner Log In To Like

2020

Book Author Award Level Completed
Baby Monkey, Private Eye Baby Monkey, Private Eye David Serlin Winner Log In To Like

2019

Book Author Award Level Completed
Creepy Pair of Underwear! Creepy Pair of Underwear! Aaron Reynolds Winner Log In To Like

2018

Book Author Award Level Completed
Sam and Dave Dig a Hole Sam and Dave Dig a Hole Mac Barnett Winner Log In To Like

2017

Book Author Award Level Completed
Gaston Gaston Kelly DiPucchio Winner Log In To Like

2016

Book Author Award Level Completed
Breaking News: Bear Alert Breaking News: Bear Alert David Biedrzycki Winner Log In To Like

2015

Book Author Award Level Completed
The Day the Crayons Quit The Day the Crayons Quit Drew Daywalt Winner Log In To Like

2014

Book Author Award Level Completed
The Gingerbread Man Loose in the School The Gingerbread Man Loose in the School Laura Murray Winner Log In To Like

2013

Book Author Award Level Completed
Pete the Cat: Rocking in My School Shoes Pete the Cat: Rocking in My School Shoes Eric Litwin Winner Log In To Like

2012

Book Author Award Level Completed
Shark vs. Train Shark vs. Train Chris Barton Winner Log In To Like
Exclamation Mark Exclamation Mark Amy Krouse Rosenthal 1st Runner Up Log In To Like
Interrupting Chicken Interrupting Chicken David Ezra Stein 2nd Runner Up Log In To Like

2011

Book Author Award Level Completed
Rhyming Dust Bunnies Rhyming Dust Bunnies Jan Thomas Winner Log In To Like

2010

Book Author Award Level Completed
Scaredy Squirrel Scaredy Squirrel Mélanie Watt Winner Log In To Like

2009

Book Author Award Level Completed
Once Upon a Cool Motorcycle Dude Once Upon a Cool Motorcycle Dude Kevin O'Malley Winner Log In To Like

2008

Book Author Award Level Completed
If I Built a Car If I Built a Car Chris Van Dusen Winner Log In To Like

2007

Book Author Award Level Completed
Superdog: The Heart of a Hero Superdog: The Heart of a Hero Caralyn Buehner Winner Log In To Like

2006

Book Author Award Level Completed
My Lucky Day My Lucky Day Keiko Kasza Winner Log In To Like

2005

Book Author Award Level Completed
David Gets in Trouble David Gets in Trouble David Shannon Winner Log In To Like
Tacky the Penguin Tacky the Penguin Helen Lester 1st Runner Up Log In To Like
I Will Never Not Ever Eat a Tomato I Will Never Not Ever Eat a Tomato Lauren Child 2nd Runner Up Log In To Like