1938
Animals of the Bible
by Dorothy Lathrop
J 220.8 BIB

1939
Mei Li
by Thomas Handforth
E HAN

1940
Abraham Lincoln
by Ingri D'Aulaire
JF LAW

1941
They Were Strong and Good
by Robert Lawson
JF LAW

1942
Make Way For Ducklings
by Robert McCloskey
E MCC

1943
The Little House
by Virginia Lee Burton
E BUR

1944
Many Moons
by James Thurber
E THU

1945
Prayer For a Child
by Rachel Field
J 242 FIE

1946
The Rooster Crows
by Maud Petersham
J 398 PET

1947
The Little Island
by Golden MacDonald
E MAC

1948
White Snow, Bright Snow
by Alvin Tresselt
E TRE

1949
The Big Snow
by Berta Hader
E HAD

1950
Song of the Swallows
by Leo Politi
E POL

1951
The Egg Tree
by Katherine Milhous
E MIL

1952
Finders Keepers
by Will and Nicolas
E WIL

1953
The Biggest Bear
by Lynd Ward
E WAR

1954
Madeline's Rescue
by Ludwig Bemelmans
E BEM

1955
Cinderella
by Charles Perrault
J 398.209 FRA PER

1956
Frog Went A-Courtin'
by John Langstaff
E LAN

1957
A Tree is Nice
by Janice Udry
E UDR

1958
Time of Wonder
by Robert McCloskey
E MCC

1959
Chanticleer and the Fox
by Geoffrey Chaucer
E COO

1960
Nine Days to Christmas
by Marie Ets
E ETS

1961
Baboushka and the Three Kings
by Ruth Robbins
J 398.209 RUS ROB

1962
Once a Mouse
by Marcia Brown
J 398.209 IND BRO

1963
The Snowy Day
by Ezra Keats
E KEA

1964
Where the Wild Things Are
by Maurice Sendak
E SEN

1965
May I Bring a Friend?
by Beatrice De Regniers
E DER

1966
Always Room for One More
by Sorche Leodhas
J 782.7 LEO

1967
Sam, Bangs & Moonshine
by Evaline Ness
E NES

1968
Drummer Hoff
by Barbara Emberley
J 398.8 DRU

1969
The Fool of the World and the Flying Ship
by Arthur Ransome
J 398.209 RUS RAN

1970
Sylvester and the Magic Pebble
by William Steig
E STE

1971
A Story, A Story
by Gail Haley
E HAL

1972
One Fine Day
by Nonny Hogrogian
E HOG

1973
The Funny Little Woman
by Arlene Mosel
J 398.209 JAP MOS

1974
Duffy and the Devil
by Harve Zemach
J 398.209 NAT MCD

1975
Arrow to the Sun
by Gerald McDermott
J 398.209 NAT MCD

1976
Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People's Ears
by Verna Aardema
E AAR

1977
Ashanti to Zulu: African Traditions
by Margaret Musgrove
J ER 960 MUS

1978
Noah's Ark
by Peter Spier
E SPI

1979
The Girl Who Loved Wild Horses
by Paul Goble
E GOB

1980
Ox-cart Man
by Donald Hall
E HAL

1981
Fables
by Arnold Lobel
JF SS LOB

1982
Jumanji
by Chris Van Allsburg
E VAN

1983
Shadow
by Marcia Brown
J 841 BRO

1984
The Glorious Flight
by Alice Provensen
J ER B BLE

1985
Saint George and the Dragon
by Margaret Hodges
J 398.209 ENG HOD

1986
The Polar Express
by Chris Van Allsburg
E VAN

1987
Hey, Al
by Arthur Yorinks
E YOR

1988
Owl Moon
by Jane Yolen
E YOL

1989
Song and Dance Man
by Karen Ackerman
E ACK

1990
Lon Po Po
by Ed Young
E YOU

1991
Black and White
by David Macaulay
E MAC

1992
Tuesday
by David Wiesner
E WIE

1993
Mirette on the High Wire
by Emily McCully
E MCC

1994
Grandfather's Journey
by Allen Say
E SAY

1995
Smoky Night
by Eve Bunting
E BUN

1996
Officer Buckle and Gloria
by Peggy Rathmann
E RAT

1997
Golem
by David Wisniewski
J 398.2108 WIS

1998
Rapunzel
by Paul Zelinsky
J 398.209 GER ZEL

1999
Snowflake Bentley
by Jacqueline Martin
J B BEN

2000
Joseph Had a Little Overcoat
by Simms Taback
E TAB

2001
So You Want to Be President?
by Judith St. George
CALLN

2002
The Three Pigs
by David Wiesner
E WIE

2003
My Friend Rabbit
by Eric Rohmann
E ROH

2004
The Man Who Walked Between the Towers
by Mordicai Gerstein
J B PET

2005
Kitten's First Full Moon
by Kevin Henkes
E HEN

2006
The Hello, Goodbye Window
by Norton Juster
E JUS

2007
Flotsam
by David Wiesner 
E WIE

2008
The Invention of Hugo Cabret : A Novel in Words and Pictures
by Selznick, Brian
JF SELZNICK, B.