Bill Martin, Jr. Picture Book Award Previous Winners
Award Winners, 1997-Present
2023 Winner
Beach Toys vs. School Supplies
Written + Illustrated by Mike Ciccotello
2022 Winner
Every Little Letter
Written by Deborah Underwood
Illustrated by Joy Hwang Ruiz
2021 Winner
Not Your Nest
Written by Gideon Sterer
Illustrated by Andrea Tsurumi
Published by Dial Books for Young Readers
2020 Winner
Grumpy Monkey
Written by Suzanne Lang
Illustrated by Max Lang
Published by Random House Books for Young Readers
2019 Winner
After the Fall (How Humpty Dumpty Got Back Up Again)
Written and illustrated by Dan Santat
Published by Roaring Book Press
2018 Winner
My Friend Maggie
Written and illustrated by Hannah E. Harrison
Published by Dial Books
2017 Winner
Nerdy Birdy
Written by Aaron Reynolds
Published by Roaring Brook Press
2016 Winner
Dozer's Run
Written by Debbie Levy
Published by Sleeping Bear Press
2015 Winner
The Day the Crayons Quit
Written by Drew Daywalt
Published by Philomel Books
2014 Winner
Each Kindness
Written by Jaqueline Woodson
Published by Nancy Paulsen Books
2013 Winner
The Day Dirk Yeller Came to Town
Written by Mary Casanova
Illustrated by Ard Hoyt
Published by Farrar, Straus and Giroux
2012 Winner
Snow Dog's Journey
Written by Loretta Krupinski
Published by Dutton Books for Young Readers
2011 Winner
Lousy Stinkin' Rotten Grapes
Written by Margie Palatini
Illustrated by Barry Moser
Published by Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
2010 Winner
Bats at the Library
Written by Brian Lies
Published by HMH Books for Young Readers
2009 Winner
How to Get a Gorilla Out of Your Bathtub
Written by John Hall
Illustrated by Stephen Gilpin
Published by White Stone Books
2008 Winner
The Great Fuzz Frenzy
Written by Janet Stevens and Susan Stevens Crummel
Published by HMH Books for Young Readers
2007 Winner
Our Tree Named Steve
Written by Alan Zweibel
Illustrated by David Catrow
Published by Puffin Books
2006 Winner
S is for Sunflower: A Kansas Alphabet
Written by Devin Scillian
Illustrated by Doug Bowles
Published by Sleeping Bear Press
2005 Winner
Souperchicken
Written by Mary Jane
Illustrated by Herm Auch
Published by Holiday House
2004 Winner
The Teddy Bear
Written by David McPhail
Published by Square Fish
2003 Winner
Goin' Someplace Special
Written by Patricia C. McKissack
Illustrated by Jerry Pinkney
Published by Aladdin
2002 Winner
Click, Clack, Moo Cows That Type
Written by Doreen Cronin
Illustrated by Betsy Lewin
Published by Simon Spotlight
2001 Winner
Crocodiles & Alligators
Written by Seymour Simon
Published by Collins
2000 Winner
Stella Louella's Runaway Book
Written by Lisa Campbell Ernst
Published by Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
1999 Winner
The Hat
Written by Jan Brett
Published by G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers
1998 Winner
Piggie Pie!
Written by Margie Platini
Illustrated by Howard Fine
Published by HMH Books for Young Readers
1997 Winner
Tops & Bottoms
Written by Janet Stevens
Published by Harcourt Brace