Blue Ribbons - The Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books - Picture Books

Christchurch City Libraries lists literary prize winners and links to catalogue searches, but we may not hold copies of all titles mentioned.

The Pencil: Ahlberg, Allan; illustrated by Bruce Ingman
The Chicken of the Family: Amato, Mary; illustrated by Delphine Durand
A Visitor for Bear: Becker, Bonny; illustrated by Kady McDonald Denton
Cool Daddy Rat: Crow, Kristyn; illustrated by Mike Lester
A Couple of Boys Have the Best Week Ever: Written and illustrated by Marla Frazee
Traction Man Meets Turbodog: Written and illustrated by Mini Grey
What’s Up, Duck? A Book of Opposites: Written and illustrated by Tad Hills
Choo Choo: Written and illustrated by Petr Horácek
Monkey with a Tool Belt: Written and illustrated by Chris Monroe
Christmas Farm: Ray, Mary Lyn; illustrated by Barry Root
There Are Cats in this Book: Written and illustrated by Viviane Schwarz
Dinosaur vs. Bedtime: Written and illustrated by Bob Shea

Those Shoes: Maribeth Boelts; illustrated by Noah Z. Jones
When Dinosaurs Came with Everything: Elise Broach; illustrated by David Small
Orange Pear Apple Bear: Written and illustrated by Emily Gravett
Today and Today: Kobayashi Issa; comp. and illustrated by G. Brian Karas
Pictures from Our Vacation: Written and illustrated by Lynne Rae Perkins
Bad Bears Go Visiting: An Irving & Muktuk Story: Daniel Pinkwater; illustrated by Jill Pinkwater
Billy Tartle in Say Cheese!: Written and illustrated by Michael Townsend
Dog: Matthew Van Fleet; illustrated with photographs by Brian Stanton
Scaredy Squirrel Makes a Friend: Written and illustrated by Mélanie Watt.

Keeper of Soles: Teresa Bateman illustrated by Yayo
Ugly Fish: Kara LaReau, illustrated by Scott Magoon
Tickle the Duck!: Written and illustrated by Ethan Long
The True Story of Stellina: Written and illustrated by Matteo Pericoli
Bad Bear Detectives: An Irving & Muktuk Story: Daniel Pinkwater, illustrated by Jill Pinkwater
Looking for a Moose: Phyllis Root, illustrated by Randy Cecil
Good Boy, Fergus!: Written and illustrated by David Shannon
Clip-Clop: Written and illustrated by Nicola Smee
John, Paul, George, and Ben: Written and illustrated by Lane Smith
Boston Moses: When Harriet Tubman Led Her People to Freedom: Carole Weatherford, illustrated by Kadir Nelson
Dizzy: Jonah Winter, illustrated by Sean Qualls

The Daddy Mountain: Written and illustrated by Jules Feiffer
Sidewalk Circus: Paul Fleischman, illustrated by Kevin Hawkes
The Toughest Cowboy, or How the Wild West was Tamed: John Frank, illustrated by Zachary Pullen
Going North: Janice N. Harrington, illustrated by Jerome Lagarrigue
Kitten’s First Full Moon: Written and illustrated by Kevin Henkes
The Worm Family: Tony Johnston, illustrated by Stacy Innerst
The Mystery of Eatum Hall: Written and illustrated by John Kelly and Cathy Tincknell
The Cabbage Soup Solution: Written and illustrated by Erika Oller
Bad Bears in the Big City: An Irving and Muktuk Story: Daniel Pinkwater, illustrated by Jill Pinkwater
Hachiko: The True Story of a Loyal Dog: Pamela Turner, illustrated by Yan Nascimbene
Knuffle Bunny: Written and illustrated by Mo Willems

Ollie: Written and illustrated by Olivier Dunrea
The Cat Who Liked Potato Soup: Terry Farish, illustrated by Barry Root
Yesterday I Had the Blues: Jeron Ashford Frame, illustrated by R. Gregory Christie
Go Track a Yak!: Tony Johnston, illustrated by Tim Raglin
The Witch’s Children: Ursula Jones, illustrated by Russell Ayto
While We Were Out: Written and illustrated by Ho Baek Lee
The Water Gift and the Pig of the Pig: Jacqueline Briggs Martin, illustrated by Linda S. Wingerter
The Journey of Oliver K. Woodman: Darcy Pattison, illustrated by Joe Cepeda
Snow Music: Written and illustrated by Lynne Rae Perkins
A Day in the Life of Murphy: Written and illustrated by Alice Provensen
The Dirty Cowboy: Amy Timberlake, illustrated by Adam Rex
Mary Smith: Written and illustrated by Andrea U'Ren
Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus!: Written and illustrated by Mo Willems

A Bit More Bert: Allan Ahlberg, illustrated by Raymond Briggs
Slow Loris: Written and illustrated by Alexis Deacon
Fireboat: The Heroic Adventures of the John J. Harvey: Written and illustrated by Maira Kalman
Atlantic: Written and illustrated by G. Brian Karas
Benny and the Binky: Barbro Lindgren, translated by Elisabeth Kallick Dyssegaard, illustrated by Olof Landström
I Stink!: Kate McMullan, illustrated by Jim McMullan
Head, Body, Legs: A Story from Liberia: adapted by Won-Ldy Paye and Margaret H. Lippert, illustrated by Julie Paschkis
John Coltrane’s Giant Steps: Written and illustrated by Chris Raschka
World Team: Written and illustrated by Tim Vyner

The Adventures of Bert: Allan Ahlberg, illustrated by Raymond Briggs
Lookin' for Bird in the Big City: Robert Burleigh, illustrated by Marek Los
Dance!: Written and illustrated by Elisha Cooper
The Hickory Chair: Lisa Rowe Fraustino, illustrated by Benny Andrews
"Let’s Get a Pup!" Said Kate: Written and illustrated by Bob Graham
Under New York: Linda Oatman High, illustrated by Robert Rayevsky
Five Creatures: Emily Jenkins, illustrated by Tomek Bogacki
Astro Bunnies: Christine Loomis, illustrated by Ora Eitan
The Great Canoe: A Kariña Legend: adapted by María Elena Maggi, translated from the Spanish by Elisa Amado, illustrated by Gloria Calderón
Car Wash: Sandra and Susan Steen, illustrated by G. Brian Karas
Swollobog: Written and illustrated by Alastair Taylor
Felix Feels Better: Written and illustrated by Rosemary Well
Clever Beatrice: An Upper Peninsula Conte: adapted by Margaret Willey, illustrated by Heather Solomon

The Hunter: A Chinese Folktale: adapted by Mary Casanova, illustrated by Ed Young
Buttons: Written and illustrated by Brock Cole
My Colors/ Mis colores; My Shapes/ Mis formas: Written and illustrated by Rebecca Emberley
Olivia: Written and illustrated by Ian Falconer
A Pig Is Big: Written and illustrated by Douglas Florian
Gershon’s Monster: A Story for the Jewish New Year: Eric A. Kimmel, illustrated by Jon J Muth
A Is for Salad: Written and illustrated by Mike Lester
Big Jabe: Jerdine Nolen, illustrated by Kadir Nelson
Brave Potatoes: Toby Speed, illustrated by Barry Root
Casey at the Bat: Ernest Thayer, illustrated by Christopher Bing
Emily’s First 100 Days of School: Written and illustrated by Rosemary Wells
Henny-Penny: adapted and illustrated by Jane Wattenberg