The Indian Paintbrush Book Award is an award given annually to books nominated and voted on by children in the fourth, fifth, and sixth grades in Wyoming.Louis Sachar won both the 1990 Indian paintbrush book award and the 1990 Young reader’s choice award. School Library Journal. 1990;36:34. Accessed April 16, 2026. https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=brd&AN=502717137&lang=ru&site=eds-live&scope=siteMatilda by Roald Dahl has been named the winner of the Indian paintbrush book award. School Library Journal. 1991;37:22. Accessed April 16, 2026. https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=brd&AN=502750273&lang=ru&site=eds-live&scope=siteAllsop, A. (2025, Feb 26). Five questions with 'the hope of elephants' and wyoming author amanda rawson hill. TCA Regional News Retrieved from https://www.proquest.com/wire-feeds/five-questions-with-hope-elephants-wyoming-author/docview/3172085948/se-2 The award was first given in 1986. The award is sponsored by the Wyoming Library Association and the Wyoming State Reading Council.
The criteria for the award are:
The book may be fiction or nonfiction The book must have been published within the past two years and must still be in print Any student may nominate a book No book may be nominated two consecutive years No book by a winning author may appear on the following year's list.
Winners +WinnerAuthor1986Naya Nuki: The Girl Who RanKenneth Thomasma1987Hot and Cold SummerJohanna Hurwitz1988The Dollhouse MurdersBetty Ren Wright1989The Return of the IndianLynne Reid Banks1990There's a Boy in the Girls' BathroomLouis Sachar1991MatildaRoald Dhal1992Maniac MageeJerry Spinelli1993Pathki Nana: Kootenai Girl Solves a MysteryKenneth Thomasma1994ShilohPhyllis Reynolds Naylor1995Rescue Josh McGuireBen Mikaelsen1996Moho Wat: A Sheepeater Boy Attempts a RescueKenneth Thomasma1997Watchdog and CoyotesBill Wallace1998CrashJerry Spinelli1999Saving ShilohPhyllis Reynolds Naylor2000Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's StoneJ.K. Rowling2001HolesLouis Sachar2002Harry Potter and the Goblet of FireJ.K. Rowling2003Among the HiddenMargaret Peterson Haddix2004Harry Potter and the Prisoner of AzkabanJ.K. Rowling2005The Tale of DespereauxKate DiCamillo2006No Dogs Allowed!Bill Wallace2007Dragon RiderCornelia Funke2008The Miraculous Journey of Edward TulaneKate DiCamillo2009Diary of a Wimpy KidJeff Kinney2010Deep and Dark and DangerousMary Downing Hahn2011The Candy Shop WarBrandon Mull2012The Red PyramidRick Riordan2013Saving ZashaRandi G. Barrow2014WonderR. J. Palacio2015The Iron TrialHolly Black and Cassandra Clare2016A Night DividedJennifer A. Nielsen2017The CrossoverKwame Alexander2018The War that Saved my LifeKimberly Brubaker Bradley2019HeroJennifer Li Shotz2020The TrailMeika Hashimoto2021New KidJerry Craft2022My Life as a PotatoArianne Costner2023OdderKatherine Applegate2024Amari and the Night BrothersB. B. Alston
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