The Theodor Seuss Geisel Award 2014
Awards
The Theodor Seuss Geisel Award 2014
The Theodor Seuss Geisel Award is presented annually to both the author(s) and illustrator(s) of an outstanding book for beginning readers published in the past calendar year. The winning author(s) and illustrator(s) must demonstrate great creativity to engage children in reading. The first Theodor Seuss Geisel Award was presented in 2006 to author Cynthia Rylant and illustrator Suçie Stevenson for HENRY AND MUDGE AND THE GREAT GRANDPAS.
- The winner of the Theodor Seuss Geisel Award is THE WATERMELON SEED written and illustrated by Greg Pizzoli
- Three Geisel Honor Books were named: BALL, written and illustrated by Mary Sullivan; A BIG GUY TOOK MY BALL written and illustrated by Mo Willems; and PENNY AND HER MARBLE written and illustrated by Kevin Henkes
