Medal winner
Tales for Very Picky Eaters, written and illustrated by Josh Schneider (Clarion Books, an imprint of Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company)
2011
Medal winner
Bink and Gollie, written by Kate DiCamillo and Alison McGhee, illustrated by Tony Fucile (Candlewick Press)
2010
Medal winner
Benny and Penny in the Big No-No! by Geoffrey Hayes (Toon Books, a division of RAW Junior, LLC)
2009
Medal winner
Are You Ready to Play Outside? by Mo Willems (Hyperion Books for Children , an imprint of Disney Book Group)
2008
Medal winner
There Is a Bird on Your Head by Mo Willems (Hyperion)
2007
Medal winner
Zelda and Ivy: The Runaways by Laura McGee Kvasnosky (Candlewick)
2006
Medal winner
Henry and Mudge and the Great Grandpas written by Cynthia Rylant and illustrated by Suçie Stevenson (Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers)