Titles are nominated for the award by ABC booksellers, and then the final decision is made by a committee of booksellers that meets annually in February. The awards are publicly announced, and the official presentation takes place, during a children's dinner at BookExpo America. They are announced in conjunction with Indies Choice Book Awards.
Because the award nominees are generated by independent booksellers based on books they have loved in their own stores, there is no formal outside submission process.
E.B. White Read Aloud Award winners and honor books
Year |
Category |
Author |
Title |
Publisher |
Result |
Ref. |
2004 |
N/A |
Schachner, JudyJudy Schachner |
Skippyjon Jones |
Penguin Putnam |
Winner |
|
2005 |
N/A |
Sierra, JudyJudy Sierra, illus. by Marc Brown |
Wild About Books |
Random House Books for Young Readers |
Winner |
|
2006 |
Older Reader |
Wiles, DebraDebra Wiles |
Each Little Bird That Sings |
Harcourt |
Winner |
|
Picture Book |
Van Dusen, ChrisChris Van Dusen |
If I Built a Car |
Penguin Putnam |
Winner |
|
2007 |
Older Reader |
Key, WattWatt Key |
Alabama Moon |
Farrar, Straus and Giroux |
Winner |
|
Picture Book |
Howe, JamesJames Howe, illus. by Marie-Louise Gay |
Houndsley and Catina |
Candlewick Press |
Winner |
|
2008 |
Older Reader |
Stewart, Trenton LeeTrenton Lee Stewart |
Mysterious Benedict Society The Mysterious Benedict Society |
Little, Brown & Co. |
Winner |
|
Picture Book |
Broach, EliseElise Broach |
When Dinosaurs Came With Everything |
Atheneum Books |
Winner |
|
2009 |
Older Readers |
Broach, EliseElise Broach, illus. by Kelly Murphy |
Masterpiece |
Henry Holt and Company |
Winner |
|
Prineas, SarahSarah Prineas |
Magic Thief The Magic Thief |
HarperCollins |
Honor |
|
Lowry, LoisLois Lowry |
Willoughbys The Willoughbys |
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt |
Honor |
|
Weston, Robert PaulRobert Paul Weston, illus. by Victor Rivas |
Zorgamazoo |
Penguin Books |
Honor |
|
Picture Book |
Becker, BonnieBonnie Becker, illus. by Kady MacDonald Denton |
Visitor for Bear A Visitor for Bear |
Candlewick Press |
Winner |
|
DiCamillo, KateKate DiCamillo, illus. by Harry Bliss |
Louise, the Adventures of a Chicken |
HarperCollins |
Honor |
|
Otoshi, KathrynKathryn Otoshi |
One |
KO Kids Books |
Honor |
|
Shannon, DavidDavid Shannon |
Too Many Toys |
Scholastic |
Honor |
|
2010 |
Older Readers |
Messner, KateKate Messner |
Brilliant Fall of Gianna Z. The Brilliant Fall of Gianna Z. |
Walker Books for Young Readers |
Winner |
|
Venuti, Kristin ClarkKristin Clark Venuti |
Leaving the Bellweathers |
Egmont USA |
Honor |
|
Bearn, EmilyEmily Bearn, illus. by Nick Price |
Tumtum and Nutmeg: Adventures Beyond Nutmouse Hall |
Little, Brown Books for Young Readers |
Honor |
|
Lin, GraceGrace Lin |
Where the Mountain Meets the Moon |
Little, Brown Books for Young Readers |
Honor |
|
Picture Book |
Brown, PeterPeter Brown |
Curious Garden The Curious Garden |
Little, Brown & Co. |
Winner |
|
Deedy, Carmen AgraCarmen Agra Deedy, illus. by Thomas Gonzalez |
14 Cows for America |
Peachtree |
Honor |
|
Doyen, DeniseDenise Doyen, illus. by Barry Moser |
Once Upon a Twice |
Random House |
Honor |
|
Parry, Florence HeideFlorence Heide Parry, illus. by Lane Smith |
Princess Hyacinth (The Surprising Tale of a Girl Who Floated) |
Random House |
Honor |
|
2011 |
Middle Reader |
Angleberger, TomTom Angleberger |
Strange Case of Origami Yoda The Strange Case of Origami Yoda |
Amulet Books |
Winner |
|
Buyea, RobRob Buyea |
Because of Mr. Terupt |
Delacorte Books |
Honor |
|
Epstein, Adam JayAdam Jay Epstein and Andrew Jacobson |
Familiars The Familiars |
HarperCollins |
Honor |
|
Snyder, LaurelLaurel Snyder, illus. by Abigail Halpin |
Penny Dreadful |
Random House |
Honor |
|
Malone, MarianneMarianne Malone, illus. by Greg Call |
Sixty-Eight Rooms The Sixty-Eight Rooms |
Random House |
Honor |
|
Gidwitz, AdamAdam Gidwitz |
Tale Dark and Grimm A Tale Dark and Grimm |
Dutton Books |
Honor |
|
Picture Book |
Brown, PeterPeter Brown |
Children Make Terrible Pets |
Little, Brown & Co. |
Winner |
|
Helquist, BrettBrett Helquist |
Bedtime for Bear |
HarperCollins |
Honor |
|
Graves, KeithKeith Graves |
Chicken Big |
Chronicle Books |
Honor |
|
Litwin, EricEric Litwin, illus. by James Dean |
Pete the Cat: I Love My White Shoes |
HarperCollins |
Honor |
|
Black, Michael IanMichael Ian Black, illus. by Kevin Hawkes |
Pig Parade Is a Terrible Idea A Pig Parade Is a Terrible Idea |
Simon & Schuster |
Honor |
|
Underwood, DeborahDeborah Underwood, illus. by Renata Liwska |
Quiet Book The Quiet Book |
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt |
Honor |
|
2012 |
Middle Reader |
Meloy, ColinColin Meloy, illus. by Carson Ellis |
Wildwood |
Balzer + Bray |
Winner |
|
Meloy, MaileMaile Meloy, illus. by Ian Schoenherr |
Apothecary The Apothecary |
Putnam Juvenile |
Winner |
|
Deedy, Carmen AgraCarmen Agra Deedy and Randall Wright, illus. by Barry Moser |
Cheshire Cheese Cat: A Dickens of a Tale The Cheshire Cheese Cat: A Dickens of a Tale |
Peachtree |
Honor |
|
Oliver, LaurenLauren Oliver, illus. by Kei Acedera |
Liesl & Po |
HarperCollins |
Honor |
|
Paterson, KatherineKatherine Paterson and John Paterson, illus. by John Rocco |
Flint Heart The Flint Heart |
Candlewick Press |
Honor |
|
Schmatz, PatPat Schmatz |
Bluefish |
Candlewick Press |
Honor |
|
Picture Books |
Klassen, JonJon Klassen |
I Want My Hat Back |
Candlewick Press |
Winner |
|
Messner, KateKate Messner, illus. by Christopher Silas Neal |
Over and Under the Snow |
Chronicle Books |
Honor |
|
Ray, Mary LynMary Lyn Ray, illus. by Marla Frazee |
Stars |
Beach Lane Books |
Honor |
|
Rinker, Sherri DuskeySherri Duskey Rinker, illus. by Tom Lichtenheld |
Goodnight |
Chronicle Books |
Honor |
|
Tullet, HervéHervé Tullet |
Press Here |
Chronicle Books |
Honor |
|
Van Dusen, ChrisChris Van Dusen |
King Hugo's Huge Ego |
Candlewick Press |
Honor |
|
2013 |
Middle Reader |
Palacio, R. J.R. J. Palacio |
Wonder |
Knopf Books for Young Readers |
Winner |
|
Applegate, KatherineKatherine Applegate, illus. by Patricia Castelao |
One and Only Ivan The One and Only Ivan |
HarperCollins |
Honor |
|
Fforde, JasperJasper Fforde |
Last Dragonslayer The Last Dragonslayer |
Harcourt Children's Books |
Honor |
|
House, SilasSilas House and Neela Vaswani |
Same Sun Here |
Candlewick Press |
Honor |
|
Nielsen, Jennifer A.Jennifer A. Nielsen |
False Prince The False Prince |
Scholastic Press |
Honor |
|
Turnage, SheilaSheila Turnage |
Three Times Lucky |
Dial Press for Young Readers |
Honor |
|
Picture Books |
Barnett, MacMac Barnett, illus. by Jon Klassen |
Extra Yarn |
Balzer + Bray |
Winner |
|
Bingham, KellyKelly Bingham, illus. by Paul O. Zelinsky |
Z is for Moose |
Greenwillow Books |
Honor |
|
Fleming, CandaceCandace Fleming, illus. by Eric Rohmann |
Oh, No! |
Schwartz & Wade |
Honor |
|
Marino, GiannaGianna Marino |
Too Tall Houses |
Viking Juvenile |
Honor |
|
Reynolds, AaronAaron Reynolds and Peter Brown |
Creepy Carrots! |
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers |
Honor |
|
Stead, Philip C.Philip C. Stead, illus. by Erin Stead |
Bear Has a Story to Tell |
Roaring Brook Press |
Honor |
|
2014 |
Middle Reader |
DiCamillo, KateKate DiCamillo, illus. by K.G. Campbell |
Flora & Ulysses |
Candlewick Press |
Winner |
|
Foxlee, KarenKaren Foxlee |
Ophelia and the Marvelous Boy |
Knopf Books for Young Readers |
Honor |
|
Goldberg Sloan, HollyHolly Goldberg Sloan |
Counting By 7s |
Dial Press for Young Readers |
Honor |
|
Henkes, KevinKevin Henkes |
Year of Billy Miller The Year of Billy Miller |
Greenwillow Books |
Honor |
|
Peck, RichardRichard Peck, illus. by Kelly Murphy |
Mouse With the Question Mark Tail The Mouse with the Question Mark Tail |
Dial Press for Young Readers |
Honor |
|
Rundell, KatherineKatherine Rundell, illus. by Terry Fan |
Rooftoppers |
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers |
Honor |
|
Picture Book |
Daywalt, DrewDrew Daywalt, illus. by Oliver Jeffers |
Day the Crayons Quit The Day the Crayons Quit |
Philomel Books |
Winner |
|
Berger, SamanthaSamantha Berger, illus. by Dan Santat |
Crankenstein |
Little, Brown Books for Young Readers |
Honor |
|
Brown, PeterPeter Brown |
Mr. Tiger Goes Wild |
Little, Brown Books for Young Readers |
Honor |
|
Lehrhaupt, AdamAdam Lehrhaupt |
Warning: Do Not Open This Book! |
Paula Wiseman Books |
Honor |
|
Martin, Emily WinfieldEmily Winfield Martin |
Dream Animals: A Bedtime Journey |
Random House Books for Young Readers |
Honor |
|
Shea, BobBob Shea |
Unicorn Thinks He's Pretty Great |
Disney-Hyperion |
Honor |
|
2015 |
Middle Reader |
Woodson, JacquelineJacqueline Woodson |
Brown Girl Dreaming |
Nancy Paulsen Books |
Winner |
|
Barnett, MacMac Barnett and Jory John, illus. by Kevin Cornell |
Terrible Two The Terrible Two |
Amulet Books |
Honor |
|
Brubaker Bradley, KimberlyKimberly Brubaker Bradley |
War That Saved My Life The War That Saved My Life |
Dial Press for Young Readers |
Honor |
|
Holm, Jennifer L.Jennifer L. Holm |
Fourteenth Goldfish The Fourteenth Goldfish |
Random House Books for Young Readers |
Honor |
|
Lloyd, NatalieNatalie Lloyd |
Snicker of Magic A Snicker of Magic |
Scholastic Press |
Honor |
|
Oppel, KennethKenneth Oppel, illus. by Jim Tierney |
Boundless The Boundless |
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers |
Honor |
|
Picture Books |
Barnett, MacMac Barnett, illus. by Jon Klassen |
Sam and Dave Dig a Hole |
Candlewick Press |
Winner |
|
de la Peña, MattMatt de la Peña, illus. by Christian Robinson |
Last Stop on Market Street |
Putnam Young Readers |
Honor |
|
John, JoryJory John, illus. by Benji Davies |
Goodnight Already! |
HarperCollins |
Honor |
|
Morris, Richard T.Richard T. Morris |
This Is a Moose |
Little, Brown Books for Young Readers |
Honor |
|
Roberts, JustinJustin Roberts, illus. by Christian Robinson |
Smallest Girl in the Smallest Grade The Smallest Girl in the Smallest Grade |
Putnam Young Readers |
Honor |
|
Shea, BobBob Shea, illus. by Lane Smith |
Kid Sheriff and the Terrible Toads |
Roaring Brook Press |
Honor |
|
2016 |
Middle Reader |
Benjamin, AliAli Benjamin |
Thing About Jellyfish The Thing About Jellyfish |
Little, Brown Books for Young Readers |
Winner |
|
Applegate, KatherineKatherine Applegate |
Crenshaw |
Feiwel & Friends |
Honor |
|
Gino, AlexAlex Gino |
Melissa |
Scholastic Press |
Honor |
|
Jamieson, VictoriaVictoria Jamieson |
Roller Girl |
Dial Press for Young Readers |
Honor |
|
Jones, KellyKelly Jones |
Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer |
Knopf Books for Young Readers |
Honor |
|
Sands, KevinKevin Sands |
Blackthorn Key The Blackthorn Key |
Aladdin |
Honor |
|
Picture Books |
Higgins, Ryan T.Ryan T. Higgins |
Mother Bruce |
Disney-Hyperion |
Winner |
|
Beaton, KateKate Beaton |
Princess and the Pony The Princess and the Pony |
Arthur A. Levine Books |
Honor |
|
Hall, MichaelMichael Hall |
Red: A Crayon's Story |
Greenwillow |
Honor |
|
Henkes, KevinKevin Henkes |
Waiting |
Greenwillow Books |
Honor |
|
Jenkins, EmilyEmily Jenkins, illus. by Paul O. Zelinsky |
Toys Meet Snow: Being the Wintertime Adventures of a Curious Stuffed Buffalo, a Sensitive Plush Stingray, and a Book-Loving Rubber Ball |
Schwartz & Wade |
Honor |
|
Barnett, MacMac Barnett, illus. by Christian Robinson |
Leo: A Ghost Story |
Chronicle Books |
Honor |
|
2017 |
Middle Reader |
Barnhill, KellyKelly Barnhill |
Girl Who Drank the Moon The Girl Who Drank the Moon |
Algonquin Young Readers |
Winner |
|
Connor, LeslieLeslie Connor |
All Rise for the Honorable Perry T. Cook |
Katherine Tegen Books |
Honor |
|
Gidwitz, AdamAdam Gidwitz, illus. by Hatem Ali |
Inquisitor's Tale: Or, The Three Magical Children and Their Holy Dog The Inquisitor's Tale: Or, The Three Magical Children and Their Holy Dog |
Dutton Books for Young Readers |
Honor |
|
Lin, GraceGrace Lin |
When the Sea Turned to Silver |
Little, Brown Books for Young Readers |
Honor |
|
Peck, RichardRichard Peck |
Best Man The Best Man |
Dial Press |
Honor |
|
Reynolds, JasonJason Reynolds |
As Brave As You |
Atheneum/Caitlyn Dlouhy Books |
Honor |
|
Picture Books |
Ellis, CarsonCarson Ellis |
Du Iz Tak? |
Candlewick Press |
Winner |
|
Asim, JabariJabari Asim, illus. by E. B. Lewis |
Preaching to the Chickens: The Story of Young John Lewis |
Nancy Paulsen Books |
Honor |
|
Collins, RossRoss Collins |
There's a Bear on My Chair |
Nosy Crow |
Honor |
|
Fogliano, JulieJulie Fogliano, illus. by Julie Morstad |
When Green Becomes Tomatoes: Poems for All Seasons |
Roaring Brook Press |
Honor |
|
Hood, SusanSusan Hood, illus. by Sally Wern Comport |
Ada's Violin: The Story of the Recycled Orchestra of Paraguay |
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers |
Honor |
|
Rex, AdamAdam Rex, illus. by Christian Robinson |
School's First Day of School |
Roaring Brook Press |
Honor |
|
2018 |
Middle Reader |
Applegate, KatherineKatherine Applegate |
Wishtree |
Feiwel & Friends |
Winner |
|
Cartaya, PabloPablo Cartaya |
Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora |
Viking Books for Young Readers |
Honor |
|
Gratz, AlanAlan Gratz |
Refugee |
Scholastic Press |
Honor |
|
Grimes, NikkiNikki Grimes |
One Last Word |
Bloomsbury USA Children's Books |
Honor |
|
Moore, David BarclayDavid Barclay Moore |
Stars Beneath Our Feet The Stars Beneath Our Feet |
Knopf Books for Young Readers |
Honor |
|
Pérez, Celia C.Celia C. Pérez |
First Rule of Punk The First Rule of Punk |
Viking Books for Young Readers |
Honor |
|
Picture Books |
Barnett, MacMac Barnett, illus. by Jon Klassen |
Wolf, the Duck, and the Mouse The Wolf, the Duck, and the Mouse |
Candlewick Press |
Winner |
|
Heder, ThyraThyra Heder |
Alfie (The Turtle That Disappeared) |
Harry N. Abrams |
Honor |
|
McGhee, Holly M.Holly M. McGhee |
Come With Me |
G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers |
Honor |
|
Rubin, AdamAdam Rubin, illus. by Daniel Salmieri |
Dragons Love Tacos 2: The Sequel |
Dial Press |
Honor |
|
Santat, DanDan Santat |
After the Fall (How Humpty Dumpty Got Back Up Again) |
Roaring Brook Press |
Honor |
|
Slater, DashkaDashka Slater, illus. by Sydney Hanson |
Escargot |
Farrar, Straus and Giroux Books for Young Readers |
Honor |
|
2019 |
Middle Reader |
Rhodes, Jewell ParkerJewell Parker Rhodes |
Ghost Boys |
Little, Brown Books for Young Readers |
Winner |
|
Auxier, JonathanJonathan Auxier |
Sweep: The Story of a Girl and Her Monster |
Amulet Books |
Honor |
|
DasGupta, SayantaniSayantani DasGupta |
Serpent’s Secret The Serpent’s Secret |
Scholastic Press |
Honor |
|
Gidwitz, AdamAdam Gidwitz, illus. by Hatem Aly |
Creature of the Pines The Creature of the Pines |
Dutton Books for Young Readers |
Honor |
|
Meriano, AnnaAnna Meriano |
Love Sugar Magic: A Dash of Trouble |
Walden Pond Press |
Honor |
|
Yang, KellyKelly Yang |
Front Desk |
Arthur A. Levine Books |
Honor |
|
Picture Book |
Higgins, Ryan T.Ryan T. Higgins |
We Don’t Eat Our Classmates |
Disney-Hyperion |
Winner |
|
Doerrfeld, CoriCori Doerrfeld |
Rabbit Listened The Rabbit Listened |
Dial Press |
Honor |
|
Mora, OgeOge Mora |
Thank You, Omu! |
Little, Brown Books for Young Readers |
Honor |
|
Sima, JessieJessie Sima |
Harriet Gets Carried Away |
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers |
Honor |
|
Vere, EdEd Vere |
How to Be a Lion |
Doubleday Books for Young Readers |
Honor |
|
Woodson, JacquelineJacqueline Woodson |
Day You Begin The Day You Begin |
Nancy Paulsen Books |
Honor |
|