Geisel MedalWe Are Growing!Laurie KellerWalt and the other blades of grass are growing quickly, and they celebrate what makes each one distinct. Walt worries because he is neither the tallest, the curliest, nor the silliest, and he cannot identify his own standout quality. As a big surprise draws nearer, Walt discovers something that is special to him while the approaching lawn mower changes the group’s plans.All readersView book detailsTheodor Seuss Geisel Award 2017
The 2017 Geisel Award recognizes We Are Growing! as its Medal winner, alongside 4 Honor books. Presented by the Association for Library Service to Children, the award celebrates distinguished books for children beginning to read. These selections bring together writing and illustration designed to support a child's first experiences of reading independently.
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Geisel MedalWe Are Growing!Laurie KellerWalt and the other blades of grass are growing quickly, and they celebrate what makes each one distinct. Walt worries because he is neither the tallest, the curliest, nor the silliest, and he cannot identify his own standout quality. As a big surprise draws nearer, Walt discovers something that is special to him while the approaching lawn mower changes the group’s plans.All readersView book details
Geisel Honor BookGood Night OwlGreg PizzoliOwl is ready to sleep when an unfamiliar sound interrupts his bedtime. Trying to identify it, he searches his cupboard, beneath the floorboards, and inside the walls. His efforts grow increasingly desperate and leave his house in disarray. While Owl looks everywhere for the source, he misses a small squeaking clue connected to a mouse. The search turns a bedtime problem into a comic mystery.All readersLexile Text Measure 410LATOS Book Level 1.7View book details
Geisel Honor BookOops, Pounce, Quick, Run! An Alphabet CaperMike TwohyA sleeping mouse is awakened when a dog’s ball bounces into its hole. The accident launches an alphabet-based chase. As the action unfolds, the book moves through the letters while following the mouse and the runaway ball. Its colorful illustrations portray the pursuit with energetic, humorous scenes. The caper begins with the mouse’s interrupted sleep and turns the bouncing ball into the trigger for a fast-moving alphabet adventure.All readersView book details
Geisel Honor BookGo, Otto, Go!David MilgrimOtto is a robot who has made friends since arriving on Earth, but he wants to see his family again. To get home, he works on building a spaceship. The story follows his efforts to make the craft and his hope that it will carry him away from Earth. Otto’s project links his wish to reunite with family with the friendships he has formed where he landed.All readersLexile Text Measure 80LATOS Book Level 1.1View book details
Geisel Honor BookThe Infamous RatsosKara LaReauRat brothers Louie and Ralphie Ratso live with their tough father in a big city and want to prove they are just as mean as he is. In a series of episodes, they devise acts meant to show their toughness. Their plans repeatedly have the opposite result: taking a bully’s hat helps a smaller child, and a deliberately unappetizing sandwich turns out to contain a new student’s favorite foods. Their efforts to seem rough keep leading to unintended good deeds.All readersLexile Text Measure 580LATOS Book Level 3.5View book details