| 2001 | Richard Peck - A Year Down Yonder |
| 1999 | Richard Peck - A Long Way From Chicago |
| 2010 | Jerry Pinkney The Lion and the Mouse |
| 1996 | Peggy Rathmann Officer Buckle and Gloria |
| 1977 | Leo & Diane Dillon (illustrators) - Ashanti to Zulu: African Traditions |
| 2007 | Mo Willems - Knuffle Bunny Too: A Case of Mistaken Identity |
| 2006 | Bryan Collier (illustrator) - Rosa |
| 2005 | Mo Willems - Knuffle Bunny: A Cautionary Tale |
| 2004 | Mo Willems - Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus! |
| 2003 | Jerry Pinkney - Noah's Ark |
| 2000 | Jerry Pinkney - The Ugly Duckling |
| 1999 | Brian Pinkney (illustrator) - Duke Ellington: The Piano Prince and the Orchestra |
| 1995 | Jerry Pinkney (illustrator) - John Henry |
| 1989 | James Marshall - Goldilocks and the Three Bears |
| 1988 | John Steptoe - Mufaro's Beautiful Daughters: An African Tale |
| 2003 | (nominated) Richard Peck - The River Between Us |
| 1998 | (nominated) Richard Peck - A Long Way From Chicago |
| 2006 | Nonfiction Winner - Steven Kellogg (illustrator) - If You Decide To Go to the Moon |
| 2002 | Nonfiction Honor - Bonnie Christensen - Woody Guthrie: Poet of the People |
| 1999 | Picture Book Honor - James Marshall - The Owl and the Pussycat |
| 1997 | Picture Book Winner - Brian Pinkney - The Adventures of Sparrowboy |
| 1995 | Picture Book Winner - Jerry Pinkney - John Henry |
| 1989 | Picture Book Winner - Rosemary Wells - Shy Charles |
| 1987 | Picture Book Winner - John Steptoe - Mufaro's Beautiful Daughters: An African Tale |
| 1985 | Picture Book Honor - Steven Kellogg (illustrator) - How Much is A Million? |
| 1977 | Picture Book Honor - Leo & Diane Dillon (illustrators) - Ashanti to Zulu: African Traditions |
| 2010 | Illustrator Honor - Charles R. Smith, Jr. - My People |
| 2009 | Illustrator Honor - Jerry Pinkney - The Moon Over Star |
| 2006 | Illustrator Winner - Bryan Collier - Rosa |
| 2005 | Illustrator Honor - Jerry Pinkney - God Bless The Child |
| 2005 | Author Honor - Sharon Flake - Who Am I Without Him? |
| 2002 | Illustrator Winner - Jerry Pinkney - Goin' Someplace Special |
| 2002 | Author Honor - Sharon Flake - Money Hungry |
| 2000 | Illustrator Winner - Brian Pinkney - In the Time of the Drums |
| 1999 | Illustrator Honor - Brian Pinkney - Duke Ellington: The Piano Prince and the Orchestra |
| 1997 | Illustrator Winner - Jerry Pinkney - Minty: A Story of Young Harriet Tubman |
| 1988 | Illustrator Winner - John Steptoe - Mufaro's Beautiful Daughters |
| 1983 | Illustrator Honor - John Steptoe - All the Colors of the Race |
| 1988 | Nominee - Rosemary Wells - Through the Hidden Door |
| 1981 | Nominee - Rosemary Wells - When No One Was Looking |
| 1977 | Winner - Richard Peck - Are You In the House Alone? |
| 2005 | Alexandria LaFaye - Worth |
| 2004 | Richard Peck - The River Between Us |
| 2010 | Paul R. Gagne and Mo Willems for Weston Woods Studio, producers of Don't Let The Pigeon Drive The Bus! written and illustrated by Mo Willems |
| 2007 | Paul R. Gagne and Mo Willems for Weston Woods Studio, producers of Knuffle Bunny: A Cautionary Tale written and illustrated by Mo Willems |
| 2001 | Paul R. Gagne for Weston Woods Studio, producer of Antarctic Antics by Judy Sierra, illustrated by Jose Aruego and Ariane Dewey |
| 2000 | Paul R. Gagne for Weston Woods Studio, producer of Miss Nelson Has a Field Day, illustrated by James Marshall |
| 2009 | Mo Willems - Are You Ready To Play Outside? |
| 2008 | Mo Willems - There's a Bird on Your Head |
| 2007 | Karen Beaumont (author) - Move Over, Rover! |
| 2006 | Jean Van Leeuwen (author) - Amanda Pig and the Really Hot Day |
| 1992 | Susan Jeffers - Brother Eagle, Sister Sky |
| 2005 | Nominee - Mo Willems - Knuffle Bunny: A Cautionary Tale |
| 2005 | Nominee - Judy Sierra - Wild About Books |
| 2003 | Nominee - Mo Willems - Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus! |
| 2007 | Picture Book - Mo Willems - Knuffle Bunny, Too: A Case of Mistaken Identity |
| 2004 | Picture Book - Mo Willems - The Pigeon Finds A Hot Dog! |
| 2003 | Fiction - Richard Peck - The River Between Us |
| 2003 | Picture Book - Peggy Rathmann - The Day the Babies Crawled Away |
| 2002 | Nonfiction - Diane Stanley - Saladin: Noble Prince of Islam |
| 2001 | Fiction - Richard Peck - Fair Weather |
| 2001 | Non-Fiction - Bonnie Christensen - Woody Guthrie: Poet of the People |
| 2009 | Jerry Pinkney - The Lion and the Mouse |
| 2006 | Jerry Pinkney - The Little Red Hen |
| 1998 | Richard Egielski - Jazper |
| 1997 | Jerry Pinkney (illustrator) - The Hired Hand: An African-American Folktale |
| 1995 | Richard Egielski - Buz |
| 1994 | Jerry Pinkney (illustrator) - The Sunday Outing |
| 1991 | James Marshall - Old Mother Hubbard and Her Wonderful Dog |
| 1985 | Rosemary Wells - Hazel's Amazing Mother |
| 1976 | Leo & Diane Dillon - Tashanti to Zulu |
| 2002 | Richard Peck (first children's book author to be so honored) |
| 2010 | Bonnie Christensen - Django, World's Greatest Jazz Guitarist |
