Golden Kite Award Recipients
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| Category |
SCBWI
Member |
Book
Title |
Publisher |
|
| Fiction |
Award
Book |
Katherine
Applegate |
HOME
OF THE BRAVE |
Feiwel and Friends |
| Honor
Book |
Lauran
Tarshis |
EMMA-JEAN
LAZARUS FELL OUT OF A TREE |
Dial | |
| Nonfiction |
Award
Book |
Ann
Bausum |
MUCKRAKERS |
National Geographic |
| Honor
Book |
Karen
Lange |
1607:
A NEW LOOK AT JAMESTOWN |
National Geographic | |
| Picture Book Text |
Award
Book |
Sara
Pennypacker (illus. Petra Mathers) |
PIERRE IN LOVE |
Orchard
Books |
| Honor
Book |
David
LaRochelle (illus. Richard Egielski) |
THE
END |
Arthur A. Levine Books | |
| Picture
Book Illustration |
Award
Book |
Yuyi
Morales |
LITTLE
NIGHT |
Roaring Brook Press |
| Honor
Book |
Carlyn
Beccia |
WHO
PUT THE B IN BALLYHOO? |
Houghton Mifflin | |
| Category |
SCBWI
Member |
Book
Title |
Publisher |
|
| Fiction |
Award
Book |
Tony
Abbott |
FIREGIRL |
Little, Brown & Company Books for Young Readers |
| Honor
Book |
William
Loizeaux |
WINGS |
Farrar, Straus and Giroux | |
| Nonfiction |
Award
Book |
Russell
Freedman |
THE
ADVENTURES OF MARCO POLO |
Arthur A. Levine Books, an imprint of Scholastic Inc. |
| Honor
Book |
Catherine
Thimmesh |
TEAM
MOON: How 400,000 People Landed Apollo 11 on the Moon |
Houghton Mifflin | |
| Picture Book Text |
Award
Book |
Walter
Dean Myers (illus. Christopher Myers) |
JAZZ |
Holiday
House |
| Honor
Book |
Carole
Boston Weatherford (illus. R. Gregory Christie) |
DEAR
MR. ROSENWALD |
Scholastic Press | |
| Picture
Book Illustration |
Award
Book |
Larry
Day (author Susanna Pitzer ) |
NOT
AFRAID OF DOGS |
Walker & Company |
| Honor
Book |
Jeff
Newman |
HIPPO!
NO, RHINO! |
Little, Brown & Company Books for Young Readers | |
| Category |
SCBWI
Member |
Book
Title |
Publisher |
|
| Fiction |
Award
Book |
Mary
E. Pearson |
A
ROOM ON LORELEI STREET |
Henry Holt |
| Honor
Book |
Deborah
Wiles |
EACH
LITTLE BIRD THAT SINGS |
Harcourt, Inc. | |
| Nonfiction |
Award
Book |
Russell
Freedman |
CHILDREN
OF THE GREAT DEPRESSION |
Clarion |
| Honor
Book |
Suzanne
Jurmain |
THE
FORBIDDEN SCHOOLHOUSE: THE TRUE AND DRAMATIC STORY OF PRUDENCE
CRANDALL AND HER STUDENTS |
Houghton Mifflin | |
| Picture Book Text |
Award
Book |
Pat
Mora (illus. Raul Colón) |
DOÑA FLOR |
Alfred A. Knopf |
| Honor
Book |
Becky
Birtha (illus. Colin Bootman) |
GRANDMAMA'S
PRIDE |
Albert Whitman & Company | |
| Picture
Book Illustration |
Award
Book |
Melissa
Sweet (author Jane Yolen) |
BABY
BEAR'S CHAIRS |
Harcourt, Inc. |
| Honor
Book |
Barbara
McClintock |
CINDERELLA |
Scholastic, Inc. | |
| Category |
SCBWI
Member |
Book
Title |
Publisher |
|
| Fiction |
Award
Book |
Christopher
Paul Curtis |
BUCKING
THE SARGE |
Wendy Lamb Books |
| Honor
Book |
Steve
Lyon |
THE
GIFT MOVES |
Houghton Mifflin | |
| Nonfiction |
Award
Book |
Michael
L. Cooper |
DUST
TO EAT: DROUGHT AND DEPRESSION IN THE 1930s |
Clarion |
| Honor
Book |
Judith
Bloom Fradin & Dennis Fradin |
THE
POWER OF ONE: DAISY BATES AND THE LITTLE ROCK NINE |
Clarion | |
| Picture Book Text |
Award
Book |
Deborah
Hopkinson (illus. Nancy Carpenter) |
APPLES TO OREGON |
Atheneum |
| Honor
Book |
Pamela
S. Turner (illus. Yan Nascimbene) |
HACHIKO:
THE TRUE STORY OF A LOYAL DOG |
Houghton Mifflin | |
| Picture
Book Illustration |
Award
Book |
Jean
Cassels |
THE
MYSTERIOUS COLLECTION OF DR. DAVID HARLEYSON |
Walker & Co. |
| Honor
Book |
Loren
Long (author Walt Whitman) |
WHEN
I HEARD THE LEARN'D ASTRONOMER |
Simon & Schuster | |
| Category |
SCBWI
Member |
Book
Title |
Publisher |
|
| Fiction |
Award
Book |
Jerry
Spinelli |
MILKWEED |
Alfred
A. Knopf |
| Honor
Book |
Donna
Jo Napoli |
BREATH |
Atheneum |
|
| Nonfiction |
Award
Book |
Robert
Byrd |
LEONARDO:
BEAUTIFUL DREAMER |
Dutton |
| Honor
Book |
Carmen
Bredeson |
AFTER
THE LAST DOG DIED: THE TRUE-LIFE, HAIR-RAISING ADVENTURE OF DOUGLAS
MAWSON AND HIS 1911-1914 ANTARCTIC EXPEDITION |
National
Geographic |
|
| Picture Book Text |
Award
Book |
Amy
Timberlake (illus. Adam Rex) |
THE DIRTY COWBOY |
Farrar,
Straus & Giroux |
| Honor
Book |
Jacqueline
Briggs Martin (illus. David A. Johnson) |
ON
SAND ISLAND |
Houghton
Mifflin |
|
| Picture
Book Illustration |
Award
Book |
Loren
Long (author Angela Johnson) |
I
DREAM OF TRAINS |
Simon
& Schuster |
| Honor
Book |
Yuyi
Morales |
JUST
A MINUTE |
Chronicle |
|
| Category |
SCBWI
Member |
Book
Title |
Publisher |
|
| Fiction |
Award
Book |
Jaïra
Placide |
FRESH
GIRL |
Wendy
Lamb |
| Honor
Book |
Jessie
Haas |
SHAPER |
Greenwillow |
|
| Nonfiction |
Award
Book |
Elizabeth
Partridge |
THIS
LAND WAS MADE FOR YOU AND ME: THE LIFE AND SONGS OF WOODY GUTHRIE |
Viking |
| Honor
Book |
Beverly
Gherman |
ANSEL
ADAMS: AMERICA'S PHOTOGRAPHER |
Little,
Brown |
|
| Picture Book Text |
Award
Book |
Sarah
Wilson (illus. Chad Cameron) |
GEORGE
HOGGLESBERRY, |
Tricycle
Press |
| Honor
Book |
Barbara
Joosse (illus. R. Gregory Christie) |
STARS
IN THE DARKNESS |
Chronicle
Books |
|
| Picture
Book Illustration |
Award
Book |
Marla
Frazee (author Linda Smith) |
MRS.
BIDDLEBOX |
HarperCollins |
| Honor
Book |
Ponder
Goembel (author Lisa Wheeler) |
SAILOR
MOO, COW AT SEA |
Atheneum |
|
| Category |
SCBWI
Member |
Book
Title |
Publisher |
|
| Fiction |
Award
Book |
Virginia
Euwer Wolff |
TRUE
BELIEVER |
Atheneum
|
| Honor
Book |
Kelly
Easton |
THE
LIFE HISTORY OF A STAR |
Margaret
K. McElderry |
|
| Nonfiction |
Award
Book |
Susan
Campbell Bartoletti |
BLACK
POTATOES: THE STORY OF THE GREAT IRISH FAMINE |
Houghton
Mifflin |
| Honor
Book |
Judith
St. George |
JOHN
& ABIGAIL ADAMS: AN AMERICAN LOVE STORY |
Holiday
House |
|
| Picture Book Text |
Award
Book |
J.
Patrick Lewis (illus. Chris Sheban) |
THE
SHOE TREE OF CHAGRIN |
Creative
Editions |
| Honor
Book |
Deborah
Hopkinson (illus. Bethanne Andersen) |
BLUEBIRD
SUMMER |
Greenwillow |
|
| Picture
Book Illustration |
Award
Book |
Beth
Krommes (author Jacqueline Briggs Martin) |
THE
LAMP, THE ICE, AND THE BOAT CALLED FISH |
Houghton
Mifflin |
| Honor
Book |
Lauren
Stringer (author Linda Ashman) |
CASTLES,
CAVES AND HONEYCOMBS |
Harcourt,
Inc. |
|
| Category |
SCBWI
Member |
Book
Title |
Publisher |
|
| Fiction |
Award
Book |
Kathleen
Karr |
THE
BOXER |
Farrar,
Straus & Giroux |
| Honor
Book |
Patricia
Reilly Giff |
NORY
RYAN'S SONG |
Delacorte
Press |
|
| Nonfiction |
Award
Book |
Ellen
Levine |
DARKNESS
OVER DENMARK |
Holiday
House |
| Honor
Book |
Susan
Goldman Rubin |
FIREFLIES
IN THE DARK: |
Holiday
House |
|
| Picture Book Text |
Award
Book |
Jane
Kurtz (illus. Neil Brennan) |
RIVER
FRIENDLY, RIVER WILD |
Simon
& Schuster |
| Honor
Book |
Marie
Bradby (illus. Chris K. Soenpiet) |
MOMMA,
WHERE ARE YOU FROM? |
Orchard
Books |
|
| Picture
Book Illustration |
Award
Book |
David
Shannon |
THE
RAIN CAME DOWN |
Blue
Sky Press |
| Honor
Book |
Kristen
Balouch |
THE
KING & THE THREE THIEVES |
Viking |
|
| Category |
SCBWI
Member |
Book
Title |
Publisher |
|
| Fiction |
Award
Book |
SPEAK |
Farrar,
Straus & Giroux |
|
| Honor
Book |
Christopher
Paul Curtis |
BUD,
NOT BUDDY |
Delacorte
Press |
|
| Nonfiction |
Award
Book |
SPACE
STATION SCIENCE: LIFE IN FREE FALL |
Scholastic
Inc. |
|
| Honor
Book |
Elizabeth
Cody Kimmel |
ICE
STORY: SHACKLETON'S LOST EXPEDITION |
Clarion
Books |
|
| Picture Book Text |
Award
Book |
A
BAND OF ANGELS |
Atheneum |
|
| Honor
Book |
David
Adler |
THE
BABE & I |
Harcourt
Brace |
|
| Picture
Book Illustration |
Award
Book |
Amy
Walrod |
THE
LITTLE RED HEN (MAKES A PIZZA) |
Dutton |
| Honor
Book |
RED
BERRY WOOL |
Albert
Whitman & Co. |
||
| Category |
SCBWI
Member |
Book
Title |
Publisher |
|
| Fiction |
Award
Book |
RULES
OF THE ROAD |
Putnam |
|
| Honor
Book |
Paul
Fleischman |
WHIRLIGIG |
Henry
Holt & Co. |
|
| Nonfiction |
Award
Book |
MARTHA
GRAHAM: A DANCER'S LIFE |
Clarion |
|
| Honor
Book |
Elizabeth
Partridge |
RESTLESS
SPIRIT: THE LIFE AND WORK OF DOROTHEA LANGE |
Viking |
|
| Picture Book Text |
Award
Book |
OLD
ELM SPEAKS: TREE POEMS |
Clarion |
|
| Honor
Book |
Laura
McGee Kvasnosky |
ZELDA
AND IVY |
Candlewick |
|
| Picture
Book Illustration |
Award
Book |
SNOW |
Farrar,
Straus & Giroux |
|
| Honor
Book |
Laura
McGee Kvasnosky |
ZELDA
AND IVY |
Candlewick |
|
| Category |
SCBWI
Member |
Book
Title |
Publisher |
|
| Fiction |
Award
Book |
Donna
Jo Napoli |
STONES
IN WATER |
Dutton |
| Honor
Book |
Paul
Fleischman |
SEEDFOLKS |
HarperCollins |
|
| Nonfiction |
Award
Book |
Arlene
Schulman |
CARMINE'S
STORY: A BOOK ABOUT A BOY LIVING WITH AIDS |
Lerner |
| Honor
Book |
Norman
H. Finkelstein |
WITH
HEROIC TRUTH: THE LIFE OF EDWARD R. MURROW |
Clarion |
|
| Picture Book Text |
Award
Book |
THE
PAPER DRAGON |
Atheneum |
|
| Honor
Book |
Eve
Bunting |
DECEMBER |
Harcourt
Brace |
|
| Picture
Book Illustration |
Award
Book |
THE
PAPER DRAGON |
Atheneum |
|
| Honor
Book |
Janet
Stevens |
TO
MARKET, TO MARKET |
Harcourt
Brace |
|
| Category |
SCBWI
Member |
Book
Title |
Publisher |
|
| Fiction |
Award
Book |
Eloise
McGraw |
THE
MOORCHILD |
Margaret
McElderry |
| Honor
Book |
Karen
Hesse |
THE
MUSIC OF THE DOLPHINS |
Scholastic |
|
| Nonfiction |
Award
Book |
Peg
Kehret |
SMALL
STEPS |
Albert
Whitman & Co. |
| Honor
Book |
Susan
Campbell Bartoletti |
GROWING
UP IN COAL COUNTRY |
Houghton
Mifflin |
|
| Picture Book Text |
Award
Book |
Diane
Stanley |
SAVING
SWEETNESS |
Putnam |
| Honor
Book |
Elizabeth
Friedrich |
LEAH'S
PONY |
Boyds
Mills |
|
| Picture
Book Illustration |
Award
Book |
Holly
Berry |
MARKET
DAY |
HarperCollins |
| Honor
Book |
Jerry
Pinkney |
MINTY |
Dial |
|
| Category |
SCBWI
Member |
Book
Title |
Publisher |
|
| Fiction |
Award
Book |
Christopher
Paul Curtis |
THE
WATSONS GO TO BIRMINGHAM - 1963 |
Delacorte |
| Honor
Book |
Lee
Bennett Hopkins |
BEEN
TO YESTERDAYS |
Boyds
Mills Press |
|
| Nonfiction |
Award
Book |
Natalie
S. Bober |
ABIGAIL
ADAMS |
Atheneum |
| Honor
Book |
Walter
Dean Myers |
ONE
MORE RIVER TO CROSS |
Harcourt
Brace |
|
| Picture
Book Illustration |
Award
Book |
Dennis
Nolan and Lauren Mills |
FAIRY
WINGS |
Little,
Brown |
| Honor
Book |
Aki
Sogabe |
THE
LOYAL CAT |
Browndeer
Press |
|
| Category |
SCBWI
Member |
Book
Title |
Publisher |
|
| Fiction |
Award
Book |
Karen
Cushman |
CATHERINE,
CALLED BIRDY |
Clarion |
| Honor
Book |
Nancy
Farmer |
THE
EAR, THE EYE AND THE ARM |
Orchard |
|
| Nonfiction |
Award
Book |
Russell
Freedman |
KIDS
AT WORK: LEWIS HINE AND THE CRUSADE AGAINST CHILD LABOR |
Clarion |
| Honor
Book |
Laurie
Lawlor |
SHADOW
CATCHER: THE LIFE AND WORK OF EDWARD S. CURTIS |
Walker |
|
| Picture
Book Illustration |
Award
Book |
Keith
Baker |
BIG
FAT HEN |
Harcourt
Brace |
| Honor
Book |
Robert
Sabuda |
THE
CHRISTMAS ALPHABET |
Orchard |
|
| Category |
SCBWI
Member |
Book
Title |
Publisher |
|
| Fiction |
Award
Book |
Virginia
Euwer Wolff |
MAKE
LEMONADE |
Henry
Holt |
| Honor
Book |
Patrice
Kindl |
OWL
IN LOVE |
Houghton
Mifflin |
|
| Nonfiction |
Award
Book |
Russell
Freedman |
ELEANOR
ROOSEVELT |
Clarion |
| Honor
Book |
Kathleen
Krull |
LIVES
OF THE MUSICIANS |
Harcourt |
|
| Picture
Book Illustration |
Award
Book |
Kevin
Hawkes |
BY
THE LIGHT OF | |