Theodor Seuss Geisel Award 2017
Awards
Theodor Seuss Geisel Award 2017
The Theodor Seuss Geisel Award is given annually to the author(s) and illustrator(s) of the most distinguished American book for beginning readers published in English in the United States during the preceding year. The winner(s), recognized for their literary and artistic achievements that demonstrate creativity and imagination to engage children in reading, receives a bronze medal. Honor Book authors and illustrators receive certificates, which are presented at the ALA Annual Conference. The award was established in 2004 and first presented in 2006.
The award is named for the world-renowned children’s author, Theodor Geisel. "A person’s a person no matter how small," Theodor Geisel, a.k.a. Dr. Seuss, would say. "Children want the same things we want: to laugh, to be challenged, to be entertained and delighted." Brilliant, playful and always respectful of children, Dr. Seuss charmed his way into the consciousness of four generations of youngsters and parents. In the process, he helped them to read. The Association for Library Service to Children, a division of the American Library Association, administers the award.
- The winner of the Theodor Seuss Geisel Award is WE ARE GROWING: A Mo Willems’ Elephant & Piggie Like Reading! Book, written by Laurie Keller. The book is published by Hyperion Books for Children, an imprint of Disney Book Group.
- Four Geisel Honor Books were named: GOOD NIGHT OWL, written and illustrated by Greg Pizzoli and published by Disney Hyperion, an imprint of Disney Book Group; OOPS, POUNCE, QUICK, RUN!: An Alphabet Caper, written and illustrated by Mike Twohy and published by Balzer + Bray, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers; GO OTTO GO!, written and illustrated by David Milgrim and published by Simon Spotlight, an Imprint of Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing Division; and THE INFAMOUS RATSOS, written by Kara LaReau, illustrated by Matt Myers and published by Candlewick Press.
