The E. B. White Read Aloud Award was an annual award and ceremony by The Association of Booksellers for Children (ABC) that ran from 2004-2019 . The award was created to honor books that its membership felt embodied the universal read aloud standards that were created by the work of the author E. B. White.
In 2006 the award was expanded into two categories:
the E. B. White Read Aloud Award for Picture Books the E. B. White Read Aloud Award for Older Readers.
Titles were nominated for the award by ABC booksellers, and then the final decision was made by a committee of booksellers that met annually in February. The awards were publicly announced, and the official presentation took place, during a children's dinner at BookExpo America. They were announced in conjunction with Indies Choice Book Awards. The award was last given in 2019, the final year that BookExpo was held.
Because the award nominees are generated by independent booksellers based on books they have loved in their own stores, there is no formal outside submission process.
Criteria The Read Aloud award was given each year to the chapter book and picture book released in the previous year that best meet the ideal of the "Read Aloud" title. The ABC defined a good "Read Aloud" title as a book that booksellers recommended to customers who asked for suggestions on books to read with their family. Nominated picture books were often successfully used by booksellers for storytimes sessions, while chapter books were often books that booksellers had read and loved, had shared with their families, or had recommended for use in classrooms or the library.
The ABC listed possible criteria for a great "Read Aloud" title as including dynamic writing, engaging themes, and universal appeal. The association also emphasized a strong relationship between writing and illustrations for picture books.
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White Read Aloud Award winners and honor booksYearCategoryAuthorTitlePublisherResultRef.2004N/ASkippyjon JonesPenguin PutnamWinner2005N/A, illus. by Marc BrownWild About BooksRandom House Books for Young ReadersWinner2006Older ReaderEach Little Bird That SingsHarcourtWinnerPicture BookChris Van Dusen If I Built a CarPenguin PutnamWinner2007Older ReaderAlabama MoonFarrar, Straus and GirouxWinnerPicture Book, illus. by Marie-Louise GayHoundsley and CatinaCandlewick PressWinner2008Older ReaderLittle, Brown & Co.WinnerPicture BookWhen Dinosaurs Came With EverythingAtheneum BooksWinner2009Older Readers, illus. by Kelly MurphyMasterpieceHenry Holt and CompanyWinnerHarperCollinsHonorHoughton Mifflin HarcourtHonor, illus. by Victor RivasZorgamazooPenguin BooksHonorPicture Book, illus. by Kady MacDonald DentonCandlewick PressWinner, illus. by Harry BlissLouise, the Adventures of a ChickenHarperCollinsHonorOneKO Kids BooksHonorToo Many Toys ScholasticHonor2010Older ReadersWalker Books for Young ReadersWinnerLeaving the BellweathersEgmont USAHonor, illus. by Nick Price Tumtum and Nutmeg: Adventures Beyond Nutmouse Hall Little, Brown Books for Young ReadersHonorWhere the Mountain Meets the Moon Little, Brown Books for Young ReadersHonorPicture BookLittle, Brown & Co.Winner, illus. by Thomas Gonzalez14 Cows for AmericaPeachtreeHonor, illus. by Barry MoserOnce Upon a Twice Random HouseHonor, illus. by Lane SmithPrincess Hyacinth (The Surprising Tale of a Girl Who Floated) Random HouseHonor2011Middle ReaderAmulet BooksWinnerBecause of Mr. TeruptDelacorte BooksHonor and Andrew Jacobson HarperCollinsHonor, illus. by Abigail HalpinPenny Dreadful Random HouseHonor, illus. by Greg Call Random HouseHonorDutton BooksHonorPicture BookChildren Make Terrible PetsLittle, Brown & Co.WinnerBedtime for Bear HarperCollinsHonorChicken BigChronicle BooksHonor, illus. by James DeanPete the Cat: I Love My White ShoesHarperCollinsHonor, illus. by Kevin HawkesSimon & SchusterHonor, illus. by Renata LiwskaHoughton Mifflin HarcourtHonor2012Middle Reader, illus. by Carson EllisWildwoodBalzer + BrayWinner, illus. by Ian SchoenherrPutnam JuvenileWinner and Randall Wright, illus. by Barry MoserPeachtreeHonor, illus. by Kei AcederaLiesl & PoHarperCollinsHonor and John Paterson, illus. by John RoccoCandlewick PressHonorBluefishCandlewick PressHonorPicture BooksI Want My Hat BackCandlewick PressWinner, illus. by Christopher Silas NealOver and Under the SnowChronicle BooksHonor, illus. by Marla FrazeeStarsBeach Lane BooksHonor, illus. by Tom LichtenheldGoodnightChronicle BooksHonorPress HereChronicle BooksHonorKing Hugo's Huge EgoCandlewick PressHonor2013Middle ReaderWonderKnopf Books for Young ReadersWinner, illus. by Patricia CastelaoHarperCollinsHonorHarcourt Children's BooksHonor and Neela VaswaniSame Sun HereCandlewick PressHonorScholastic PressHonorThree Times LuckyDial Press for Young ReadersHonorPicture Books, illus. by Jon KlassenExtra YarnBalzer + BrayWinner, illus. by Paul O. ZelinskyZ is for MooseGreenwillow BooksHonor, illus. by Eric RohmannOh, No!Schwartz & WadeHonorToo Tall HousesViking JuvenileHonor and Peter BrownCreepy Carrots!Simon & Schuster Books for Young ReadersHonor, illus. by Erin SteadBear Has a Story to TellRoaring Brook PressHonor2014Middle Reader, illus. by K.G. CampbellFlora & UlyssesCandlewick PressWinnerOphelia and the Marvelous BoyKnopf Books for Young ReadersHonorCounting By 7sDial Press for Young ReadersHonorGreenwillow BooksHonor, illus. by Kelly MurphyDial Press for Young ReadersHonor, illus. by Terry FanRooftoppersSimon & Schuster Books for Young ReadersHonorPicture Book, illus. by Oliver JeffersPhilomel BooksWinner, illus. by Dan SantatCrankensteinLittle, Brown Books for Young ReadersHonorMr. Tiger Goes WildLittle, Brown Books for Young ReadersHonorWarning: Do Not Open This Book!Paula Wiseman BooksHonorDream Animals: A Bedtime JourneyRandom House Books for Young ReadersHonorUnicorn Thinks He's Pretty GreatDisney-HyperionHonor2015Middle ReaderBrown Girl DreamingNancy Paulsen BooksWinner and Jory John, illus. by Kevin CornellAmulet BooksHonorDial Press for Young ReadersHonorRandom House Books for Young ReadersHonorScholastic PressHonor, illus. by Jim Tierney Simon & Schuster Books for Young ReadersHonorPicture Books, illus. by Jon KlassenSam and Dave Dig a HoleCandlewick PressWinner, illus. by Christian RobinsonLast Stop on Market StreetPutnam Young ReadersHonor, illus. by Benji DaviesGoodnight Already!HarperCollinsHonorThis Is a MooseLittle, Brown Books for Young ReadersHonor, illus. by Christian RobinsonPutnam Young ReadersHonor, illus. by Lane SmithKid Sheriff and the Terrible ToadsRoaring Brook PressHonor2016Middle ReaderLittle, Brown Books for Young ReadersWinnerCrenshawFeiwel & FriendsHonorMelissaScholastic PressHonorRoller GirlDial Press for Young ReadersHonorUnusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry FarmerKnopf Books for Young ReadersHonorAladdinHonorPicture BooksMother BruceDisney-HyperionWinnerArthur A. Levine BooksHonorRed: A Crayon's StoryGreenwillowHonorWaitingGreenwillow BooksHonor, illus. by Paul O. ZelinskyToys Meet Snow: Being the Wintertime Adventures of a Curious Stuffed Buffalo, a Sensitive Plush Stingray, and a Book-Loving Rubber BallSchwartz & WadeHonor, illus. by Christian RobinsonLeo: A Ghost StoryChronicle BooksHonor2017Middle ReaderAlgonquin Young ReadersWinnerAll Rise for the Honorable Perry T. CookKatherine Tegen BooksHonor, illus. by Hatem AliDutton Books for Young ReadersHonorWhen the Sea Turned to SilverLittle, Brown Books for Young ReadersHonorDial PressHonorAs Brave As YouAtheneum/Caitlyn Dlouhy BooksHonorPicture BooksDu Iz Tak?Candlewick PressWinner, illus. by E. B. LewisPreaching to the Chickens: The Story of Young John LewisNancy Paulsen BooksHonorThere's a Bear on My ChairNosy CrowHonor, illus. by Julie MorstadWhen Green Becomes Tomatoes: Poems for All SeasonsRoaring Brook PressHonor, illus. by Sally Wern ComportAda's Violin: The Story of the Recycled Orchestra of ParaguaySimon & Schuster Books for Young ReadersHonor, illus. by Christian RobinsonSchool's First Day of SchoolRoaring Brook PressHonor2018Middle ReaderWishtreeFeiwel & FriendsWinnerViking Books for Young ReadersHonorRefugeeScholastic PressHonorOne Last WordBloomsbury USA Children's BooksHonorKnopf Books for Young ReadersHonorViking Books for Young ReadersHonorPicture Books, illus. by Jon KlassenCandlewick PressWinnerAlfie (The Turtle That Disappeared)Harry N. AbramsHonorCome With MeG.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young ReadersHonor, illus. by Daniel SalmieriDragons Love Tacos 2: The SequelDial PressHonorAfter the Fall (How Humpty Dumpty Got Back Up Again)Roaring Brook PressHonor, illus. by Sydney HansonEscargotFarrar, Straus and Giroux Books for Young ReadersHonor2019Middle ReaderGhost BoysLittle, Brown Books for Young ReadersWinnerSweep: The Story of a Girl and Her MonsterAmulet BooksHonorScholastic PressHonor, illus. by Hatem Aly Dutton Books for Young ReadersHonorLove Sugar Magic: A Dash of TroubleWalden Pond PressHonorFront DeskArthur A. Levine BooksHonorPicture BookWe Don’t Eat Our ClassmatesDisney-HyperionWinnerDial PressHonorThank You, Omu!Little, Brown Books for Young ReadersHonorHarriet Gets Carried Away Simon & Schuster Books for Young ReadersHonorHow to Be a LionDoubleday Books for Young ReadersHonorNancy Paulsen BooksHonor
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