(Theodor Seuss) Geisel Award Winners

The Geisel Award is given to books that are nominated as the "most distinguished" for beginning readers. The first award was given in the year 2006.

These titles are available throughout the Sussex County Library System, and each title will display which library has them and their availability. This list will be updated as new titles are added to the collection.

Please keep in mind that some of these titles will have multiple entries within the catalogue. If the copy clicked on through the list here is not available, try to type the title into the search bar and see if other editions will appear within the system.

They are listed in alphabetical order by the title of the book.

Updated April 16, 2026
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Benny and Penny in The big no-no! : a Toon Book
Hayes, Geoffrey.
Paper Book
Theodor Seuss Geisel Award Winner "A perfect example of a graphic novel designed just for young readers...Children will connect with the realistic dialogue and page-turning appeal of the story. They will be thrilled to enter the world of graphic novels."--American Library...
Bink & Gollie
DiCamillo, Kate.
Paper Book
A New York Times bestseller! Winner of the 2011 Theodor Seuss Geisel Award! In a brilliant collaboration, best-selling authors Kate DiCamillo and Alison McGhee, along with acclaimed illustrator Tony Fucile, introduce an outrageously funny pair of friends. Meet...
Charlie & Mouse
Snyder, Laurel
Paper Book
Four hilarious children's stories, two inventive brothers, one irresistible and award-winning beginner chapter book. Join Charlie and Mouse as they talk to lumps, take the neighborhood to a party, sell some rocks, and invent the bedtime banana. With imagination and humor, Laurel Snyder and Emily...
Henry and Mudge and the great grandpas : the twenty-sixth book of their adventures
Rylant, Cynthia
Paper Book
Henry (and of course Mudge) loves to visit Great Grandpa Bill. He lives in a house with a lot of other granpas who like to play with a little boy and his dog. But when Henry discovers a swimming pond near the granpas' house, he finds out how much fun the grandpas really can be.
There is a bird on your head!
Willems, Mo.
Paper Book
We are growing!
Keller, Laurie
Paper Book
Walt and his friends are growing up fast! Everyone is the something-est. But... what about Walt? He is not the tallest, or the curliest, or the silliest. He is not the anything-est! As a BIG surprise inches closer, Walt discovers something special of his own!

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