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2017 Theodor Seuss Geisel Award Winners

January 23, 2017 | ms.amelia

Today the American Library Association announces its Youth Book & Media Awards, including the Theodor Seuss Geisel Award. Many of us know and love Dr. Seuss, an author who created engaging stories for beginning readers, and this award celebrates books that continue that tradition today. If you need a fun suggestion for a beginning reader, this list has some great ideas.
For more information about this award and its recipients, check the ALA website.

Help us recognize these honorees and winners by checking one out today.

2017 Theodor Geisel Award Winner

We are growing! by Laurie Keller

"Walt is not the tallest or the curliest or the pointiest or even the crunchiest. A confounded blade of grass searches for his 'est' in this hilarious story about growing up"--.

2017 Theodor Geisel Honor Books

Go, Otto, go! by David Milgrim

Otto the robot builds a spaceship to take him home.

Good night Owl by Greg Pizzoli

Owl takes drastic measures to have a good night's sleep.

The infamous Ratsos by Kara LaReau

Rat brothers Louie and Ralphie Ratso try to prove they can be as rough and tough as their father in the Big City, but every time they try to show how tough they are, they end up accidentally doing good deeds instead.

Oops, pounce, quick, run! : an alphabet caper by Mike Twohy

When a bouncing ball wakes a sleeping mouse, it's just the beginning of an alphabet adventure.