What began as a list of 97 nominated books has now been voted on to give us these chosen titles for the following categories. Please note that the category titles contain links to the announcement posts.
I Want My Hat Back by Jon Klassen
Me…Jane by Patrick McDonnell
Press Here by Herve Tullet
Happy Pig Day! by Mo Willems
Should I Share My Ice Cream? by Mo Willems
You Will Be My Friend by Peter Brown
Sidekicks by Dan Santat
Anya’s Ghost by Vera Brosgol
Lunch Lady and the Field Trip Fiasco by Jarrett J. Krosoczka
Zita the Spacegirl Ben Hatke
Babymouse #14: Mad Scientist Jennifer Holm, Matthew Holm
Won Ton: A Cat Tale Told in Haiku by Lee Wardlaw; illustrations by Eugene Yelchin
Every Thing On It by Shel Silverstein
BookSpeak!: Poems About Books by Laura Purdie Salas; illustrations by Josée Bisaillon
Lemonade: and Other Poems Squeezed from a Single Word by Bob Raczka; illustrations by Nancy Doniger
I Am the Book – poems selected by Lee Bennett Hopkins; illustrations by Yayo
Balloons Over Broadway: The True Story of the Puppeteer of Macy’s Parade by Melissa Sweet
Over and Under the Snow By Kate Messner
Queen of the Falls by Chris Van Allsburg
Amelia Lost: The Life and Disappearance of Amelia Earhart by Candace Fleming
Heart and Soul: The Story of America and African Americans by Kadir Nelson
The Pull of Gravity by Gae Polinser
Divergent by Veronica Roth
A Monster Calls by Patrick Ness
Shine by Lauren Myracle
Beauty Queens by Libba Bray
Wonderstruck by Brian Selznick
Okay for Now by Gary D. Schmidt
Bigger Than a Bread Box by Laurel Snyder
Darth Paper Strikes Back by Tom Angleberger
Breadcrumbs by Anne Ursu
Read The Fault In Our Stars by John Green, it will make you laugh and cry.
Great list. Thanks!