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(Theodore Seuss) Geisel Award Winners |
The Geisel Award is given annually to "the most distinguished America book for beginning readers." For more about the Geisel Award, please visit: |
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Fox at Night
by Corey R. Tabor
In his next I Can Read adventure, Fox—the hilarious trickster character featured in Geisel Award-winning Fox the Tiger—overcomes his fear of monsters when he meets real nocturnal animals.
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Unlikely Friends
by Norman Feuti
Ally the alligator is perfectly happy being alone ... until one day a noisy bird named Beak lands on her snout. Beak thinks Ally is lonely and needs a friend. He has all sorts of friendship goals in mind, like riding bikes together, going to the movies together, and even solving mysteries together!
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I Hop
by Joe Cepeda
A boy rides a pogo stick to a visit with grandma.
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Nothing Fits a Dinosaur
by Jonathan Fenske
In this hilarious Level 1 Ready-to-Read, a dinosaur tries to find something to wear to bed.
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See the Cat : Three Stories About a Dog
by David LaRochelle
See Max. Max is not a cat, Max is a dog. But much to Max's dismay, the book keeps instructing readers to "see the cat." How can Max get through to the book that he is a DOG? In a trio of stories for beginning readers, author David LaRochelle introduces the excitable Max, who lets the book know in irresistibly emphatic dialogue that the text is not to his liking.
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Stop! Bot!
by James Yang
A little boy and his apartment building’s friendly doorman race through elaborately detailed, increasingly wacky spreads in search of a runaway bots.
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Fox the Tiger
by Corey R. Tabor
Fun-loving, mischievous Fox wishes he were a tiger. Tigers are big and fast and sneaky. So he decides to become one!
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Charlie & Mouse
by Laurel Snyder
Two inventive young brothers share a series of wacky adventures involving conversations with lumps, a neighborhood party, a rock-selling venture and the creation of the "bedtime banana."
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We Are Growing!
by Laurie Keller
Observing how his fast-growing friends are becoming the tallest, curliest or silliest members of their grass patch while he appears to stay the same, spindly little grass blade Walt discovers his own special distinctiveness in the wake of a big surprise.
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Don't Throw It to Mo!
by David A Adler
Accepted by his football teammates despite being their youngest member, little Mo is teased by a rival team until his coach devises a plan to use his smaller size to enable a big win.
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You Are (Not) Small
by Anna Kang
Not being able to agree who is small and who is big, two fuzzy animals have their argument settled by a couple of mystery guests.
This title can be found in the Easy section.
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The Watermelon Seed
by Greg Pizzoli
An endearing little crocodile accidentally swallows a watermelon seed and envisions worst-case scenarios, from vines sprouting from his ears to his crocodile skin turning pink.
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Up, Tall and High
by Ethan Long
Through illustrations, fold-outs and simple text, colorful birds--including a penguin and a peacock--demonstrate the meanings of the words up, tall and high in three laugh-out-loud situations.
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Tales for Very Picky Eaters
by Josh Schneider
An extremely picky palate forces young James' father to make rejected foods seem more appealing through kid-friendly, extra-gross yarns about such fare as pre-chewed gum and lumpy oatmeal that grows so big that it eats the dog.
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Are You Ready to Play Outside?
by Mo Willems
Elephant's friend Piggie can't wait to go out and play in the sunshine, but the rain clouds just don't want to cooperate. By the creator of There's a Bird on Your Head!
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There Is a Bird on Your Head!
by Mo Willems
Gerald the Elephant discovers that there is something worse than a bird on your head--two birds on your head!
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Zelda and Ivy, The Runaways
by Laura McGee Kvasnosky
A newest trio of stories in the Candlewick Sparks: Zelda and Ivy series for newly independent readers offers an entertaining and genuine look at the ups and downs of sisterhood.
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Henry and Mudge and the Great Grandpas
by Cynthia Rylant
When Henry and Mudge go to their Great-Grandpa Bill’s house and get introduced to a whole collection of other fun great-grandpas, a fun day on the porch turns into an exciting adventure when the whole gang heads over to the secret pond for a day of swimming and splashing!
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