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1965

1966

1967

1968

  • The Cabinet of the President of the United States, by James A. Eichner

  • Fight the Night

  • Joe and the Snow

  • Poetry for Chuckles and Grins, by Leland Blair Jacobs

  • Sound Science, by Melvin L. Alexenberg

1969

1970

1971

  • John Fisher's Magic Book, by John Fisher

  • Hot as an Ice Cube, by Philip Balestrino

  • Monsters of the Middle Ages, by William Wise

  • Pick It Up, by Sam and Beryl Epstein

1972

1973

1974

1975

1976

1977

1978

1979

1980

1981

1982

1983

  • The Carsick Zebra and Other Animal Riddles, by David A. Adler

  • The Legend of the Bluebonnet

  • Marianna May and Nursey

  • Noah and the Ark

  • Sing, Pierrot, Sing: A Picture Book in Mime

  • The Story of the Three Wise Kings

  • Tattie's River Journey, by Shirley Rousseau Murphy

  • The Vanishing Pumpkin, by Tony Johnston

1984

  • David and Goliath

  • The First Christmas: A Pop-Up Book

  • Funnyman and the Penny Dodo, by Stephen Mooser

  • Mary Had a Little Lamb, by Sarah Josepha Hale

  • Miracle on 34th Street, by Valentine Davies

  • The Mysterious Giant of Barletta

  • Tomie dePaola's Country Farm

  • Tomie dePaola's Mother Goose Story Streamers

1985

1986

  • The Flying Trunk and Other Stories From Andersen, English version by Naomi Lewis, illustrated by Tomie dePaola and others

  • For Every Child a Star, by Thomas Yeomans

  • Katie and Kat at the Beach

  • Katie, Kit and Cousin Tom

  • Katie's Good Idea

  • Merry Christmas, Strega Nona

  • Once Upon a Time

  • Pajamas for Kit

  • Queen Esther

  • Teeny Tiny, retold by Jill Bennett

  • Tomie dePaola's Favorite Nursery Tales

1987

1988

  • Baby's First Christmas

  • Cookie's Week, by Cindy Ward

  • The G.O.S.H. ABC Book, illustrated by Tomie dePaola and others

  • The Legend of the Indian Paintbrush

  • Pages of Music, by Tony Johnston

  • Petook: An Easter Story, by Caryll Houselander

  • Tomie dePaola's Book of Poems

1989

1990

1991

  • Bonjour, Mr. Satie

  • For Our Children, song lyrics by various artists, illustrated by Tomie dePaola and others

  • Hark! A Christmas Sampler, by Jane Yolen

  • My First Halloween

  • To Ride a Butterfly, written and illustrated by Tomie dePaola and others

1992

1993

  • The Big Book for Our Planet, written and illustrated by Tomie dePaola and others

  • The Legend of the Persian Carpet, retold by Tomie dePaola, illustrated by Claire Ewart

  • Strega Nona Meets Her Match

  • Tom

1994

  • Christopher, the Holy Giant

  • I Love You, Sun; I Love You, Moon, by Karen Pandell

  • The Legend of the Poinsettia

  • The Tale of Rabbit and Coyote, by Tony Johnston

1995

1996

1997

1998

1999

2000

2001

  • Boss for a Day

  • Hide-and-Seek All Week

  • The Holy Twins, by Kathleen Norris

  • Meet the Barkers

  • On My Way

2002

  • Adelita: A Mexican Cinderella Story

  • A New Barker in the House

  • T-Rex Is Missing

  • What a Year

2003

  • Frida Kahlo: The Artist Who Painted Herself, by Margaret Frith

  • Marcos Colors

  • Marcos Counts

  • Things Will Never Be the Same

  • Trouble in the Barkers' Class

2004

  • Guess Who's Coming to Santa's for Dinner?

  • Pascual and the Kitchen Angels

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

2011

2012

2013

2014

2015

2016

2017

2018

2019

  • Wings, by Cheryl B. Klein