E. B. White Read Aloud Award facts for kids

Quick facts for kids E. B. White Read Aloud Award
Presented by	ABC Children’s Group division of the American Booksellers Association
Country	United States
First awarded	2004; 21 years ago (2004)

The E. B. White Read Aloud Award was a special prize given to books that were great for reading aloud. It was started in 2004 by a group called The Association of Booksellers for Children (ABC). This award honored books that booksellers felt were "terrific" to read aloud, just like the famous author E. B. White's own books. E. B. White wrote beloved stories like Charlotte's Web and Stuart Little.

In 2006, the award grew and was split into two different groups:

• the E. B. White Read Aloud Award for Picture Books (for younger kids)
• the E. B. White Read Aloud Award for Older Readers (for kids aged 8 and up).

Booksellers from ABC would suggest books for the award. Then, a special committee of booksellers would meet each February to pick the winners. The winners were announced at a children's dinner during an event called BookExpo America. The last time this award was given was in 2019, because that was the final year BookExpo was held.

Since booksellers chose the nominees based on books they loved in their own stores, authors or publishers couldn't just send in their books to be considered.

Award Winners

This section lists the books that won the E. B. White Read Aloud Award each year. Many other great books also received "Honor" mentions, meaning they were highly recommended!