2015-2016 Georgia Childrens Picturebook Award Finalists

Barnett, Mac. (2014). Sam and Dave Dig a Hole (Illus. Jon Klassen). Somerville, MA:
Candlewick
Biedrzycki, David. (2014). Breaking News: Bear Alert. Watertown, MA: Charlesbridge
Brown, Peter. (2014). My Teacher Is A Monster (No, I Am Not). New York, NY: Little, Brown
and Company
Bryant, Jen. (2014). The Right Word: Roget and His Thesaurus (Illus. Melissa Sweet). Grand
Rapids, Michigan: Eerdmans Books for Young Readers
Coln, Ral. (2014). Draw! New York, NY: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Cox, Lynne. (2014). Elizabeth, Queen of the Sea. (Illus. Brian Floca). New York, NY: Schwartz
& Wade Books (Random House)
Ghandi, Arun & Hegedus, B. (2013). Grandfather Gandhi (Illus. Evan Turk). New York, NY:
Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Hopkins, H. Joseph. (2013). Tree Lady: The Story of How One Tree-Loving Woman Changed A
City Forever. (Illus. Jill McElmurry). New York, NY: Beach Lane Books (Simon &
Schuster)
Johnson, Angela. (2014). All Different Now (Illus. E. B. Lewis). New York, NY: Simon &
Schuster Books for Young Readers
Ludwig, Trudy. (2013). Invisible Boy. (Illus. Patrice Barton). New York, NY: Alfred A Knopf
Miller, Pat. (2013). Sophies Squash. (ILLus. Ann Wilsdorf). New York, NY: Schwartz & Wade
(Random House)
Muth, John. (2014). Hi, Koo! A Year of Seasons. New York, NY: Scholastic.
Offill, Jennifer (2014). Sparky! (Illus. Chris Appelhans). New York, NY: Schwartz & Wade
Books (Random House).
Reynolds, Aaron. (2013). Carnivores (Illus. Dan Santat). San Francisco, CA: Chronicle Books
Rocco, John. (2014). Blizzard! New York, NY: Disney Hyperion
Russell-Brown, Katheryn. Little Melba and Her Big Trombone (Illus. Frank Morrison). New
York, NY: Lee and Low Books
Stein, David Ezra. (2014). Im My Own Dog. Somerville, MA: Candlewick

Tonatiuh, Duncan. (2014). Separate Is Never Equal: Sylvia Mendez and Her Familys Fight for
Desegregation. New York, NY: Abrams Books for Young Readers
Wells, Rosemary. (2014). Stellas Starliner. Somerville, MA: Candlewick
Winter, Jeanette. (2013). Henris Scissors. New York, NY: Beach Lane Books (Simon &
Schuster)