Theodor Seuss Geisel Award

WINNER:  Henry and Mudge and the Great Grandpas by Cynthia Rylant, illustrated by Suçie Stevenson

HONOR BOOKS:

• Hi! Fly Guy written and illustrated by Tedd Arnold

• A Splendid Friend Indeed written and illustrated by Suzanne Bloom

• Cowgirl Kate and Cocoa by Erica Silverman, illustrated by Betsy Lewin

• Amanda Pig and the Really Hot Day by Jean Van Leeuwen, illustrated by Ann Scheweninger

WINNER:  Zelda and Ivy : The Runaways written and illustrated by Laura McGee Kvasnosky

HONOR BOOKS:

• Mercy Watson Goes for a Ride by Kate DiCamillo, illustrated by Chris Van Dusen

• Move Over, Rover! by Karen Beaumont, illustrated by Dane Dyer

• Not a Box written and illustrated by Antoinette Portis

WINNER:  There is a Bird on Your Head! written and illustrated by Mo Willems

HONOR BOOKS:

• First the Egg written and illustrated by Laura Vaccaro Seeger

• Hello, Bumblebee Bat by Darrin Lunde, illustrated by Patricia J. Wynne

• Jazz Baby written by Lisa Wheeler, illustrated by R. Gregory Christie

• Vulture View written by April Pulley Sayre, illustrated by Steve Jenkins

WINNER:  Are You Ready to Play Outside? written and illustrated by Mo Willems

HONOR BOOKS:

• Chicken Said, "Cluck!" by Judyann Ackerman Grant, illustrated by Sue Truesdell

• One Boy written and illustrated by Laura Vaccaro Seeger

• Stinky written and illustrated by Eleanor Davis

• Wolfsnail : a Backyard Predator written by Sara C. Campbell, illustrated by Sarah C. Campbell & Richard P. Campbell