![Image of maroon color]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1769450394/chicagolab/xylnzw9ij5s6lnoef9eb/University-of-Chicago-Laboratory-Schols---Lab-Life---In-the-Halls---MS1.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1769450394/chicagolab/xylnzw9ij5s6lnoef9eb/University-of-Chicago-Laboratory-Schols---Lab-Life---In-the-Halls---MS1.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1769450394/chicagolab/xylnzw9ij5s6lnoef9eb/University-of-Chicago-Laboratory-Schols---Lab-Life---In-the-Halls---MS1.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1769450394/chicagolab/xylnzw9ij5s6lnoef9eb/University-of-Chicago-Laboratory-Schols---Lab-Life---In-the-Halls---MS1.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1769450394/chicagolab/xylnzw9ij5s6lnoef9eb/University-of-Chicago-Laboratory-Schols---Lab-Life---In-the-Halls---MS1.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1769450394/chicagolab/xylnzw9ij5s6lnoef9eb/University-of-Chicago-Laboratory-Schols---Lab-Life---In-the-Halls---MS1.jpg","width":1920}])
When students model a system with their own movement, it’s a deeper kind of understanding than memorization alone can provide
![Image of maroon color]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1769465152/chicagolab/iofiupnkgfvvhbruxe4x/University-of-Chicago---Lab-Life---A-Century-on-the-Record-2.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1769465152/chicagolab/iofiupnkgfvvhbruxe4x/University-of-Chicago---Lab-Life---A-Century-on-the-Record-2.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1769465152/chicagolab/iofiupnkgfvvhbruxe4x/University-of-Chicago---Lab-Life---A-Century-on-the-Record-2.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1769465152/chicagolab/iofiupnkgfvvhbruxe4x/University-of-Chicago---Lab-Life---A-Century-on-the-Record-2.jpg","width":1200}])
![Image of the intersection of Gordon Parks Arts Hall and Belfield Hall West]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1768937730/chicagolab/hy5mkxjglz1ndxi35rd7/UniversityofChicagoLaboratorySchoolsDesiging-the-Future-Honoring-the-Past.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1768937730/chicagolab/hy5mkxjglz1ndxi35rd7/UniversityofChicagoLaboratorySchoolsDesiging-the-Future-Honoring-the-Past.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1768937730/chicagolab/hy5mkxjglz1ndxi35rd7/UniversityofChicagoLaboratorySchoolsDesiging-the-Future-Honoring-the-Past.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1768937730/chicagolab/hy5mkxjglz1ndxi35rd7/UniversityofChicagoLaboratorySchoolsDesiging-the-Future-Honoring-the-Past.jpg","width":1200}])
![Image of student working in the Fossil Lab]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1770660044/chicagolab/egcu34rialjilxla29ue/University-of-Chicago-Lab-Life-From-the-Midway-Fossils.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1770660044/chicagolab/egcu34rialjilxla29ue/University-of-Chicago-Lab-Life-From-the-Midway-Fossils.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1770660044/chicagolab/egcu34rialjilxla29ue/University-of-Chicago-Lab-Life-From-the-Midway-Fossils.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1770660044/chicagolab/egcu34rialjilxla29ue/University-of-Chicago-Lab-Life-From-the-Midway-Fossils.jpg","width":1200}])
![Lab student looks through microscope]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1760918640/chicagolab/ogurrzjs94osg3zc2rhv/ISACSHero.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1760918640/chicagolab/ogurrzjs94osg3zc2rhv/ISACSHero.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1760918640/chicagolab/ogurrzjs94osg3zc2rhv/ISACSHero.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1760918640/chicagolab/ogurrzjs94osg3zc2rhv/ISACSHero.png","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1760918640/chicagolab/ogurrzjs94osg3zc2rhv/ISACSHero.png","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1760918640/chicagolab/ogurrzjs94osg3zc2rhv/ISACSHero.png","width":2200}])
![Tonika Lewis Johnson, Kistenbroker Artist in Residence]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1760274020/chicagolab/fduu12pr6jti5ubggfwr/TonikaLewisJohnsonHero.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1760274020/chicagolab/fduu12pr6jti5ubggfwr/TonikaLewisJohnsonHero.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1760274020/chicagolab/fduu12pr6jti5ubggfwr/TonikaLewisJohnsonHero.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1760274020/chicagolab/fduu12pr6jti5ubggfwr/TonikaLewisJohnsonHero.png","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1760274020/chicagolab/fduu12pr6jti5ubggfwr/TonikaLewisJohnsonHero.png","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1760274020/chicagolab/fduu12pr6jti5ubggfwr/TonikaLewisJohnsonHero.png","width":2200}])
![Senior Clapout]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1759362209/chicagolab/i1pdgwichp307jwc75rl/NicheHeroOption2.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1759362209/chicagolab/i1pdgwichp307jwc75rl/NicheHeroOption2.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1759362209/chicagolab/i1pdgwichp307jwc75rl/NicheHeroOption2.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1759362209/chicagolab/i1pdgwichp307jwc75rl/NicheHeroOption2.png","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1759362209/chicagolab/i1pdgwichp307jwc75rl/NicheHeroOption2.png","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1759362209/chicagolab/i1pdgwichp307jwc75rl/NicheHeroOption2.png","width":2200}])
![Interim Director Sue Groesbeck]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1756949408/chicagolab/fci3kev6qhotta97zxf9/SueGroesbeck.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1756949408/chicagolab/fci3kev6qhotta97zxf9/SueGroesbeck.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1756949408/chicagolab/fci3kev6qhotta97zxf9/SueGroesbeck.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1756949408/chicagolab/fci3kev6qhotta97zxf9/SueGroesbeck.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1756949408/chicagolab/fci3kev6qhotta97zxf9/SueGroesbeck.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1756949408/chicagolab/fci3kev6qhotta97zxf9/SueGroesbeck.jpg","width":2200}])
![Artist Amanda Williams in studio]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1752242091/chicagolab/xw0aqtdnwwectszhko4y/williams_2022_hi-res-download_2.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1752242091/chicagolab/xw0aqtdnwwectszhko4y/williams_2022_hi-res-download_2.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1752242091/chicagolab/xw0aqtdnwwectszhko4y/williams_2022_hi-res-download_2.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1752242091/chicagolab/xw0aqtdnwwectszhko4y/williams_2022_hi-res-download_2.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1752242091/chicagolab/xw0aqtdnwwectszhko4y/williams_2022_hi-res-download_2.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1752242091/chicagolab/xw0aqtdnwwectszhko4y/williams_2022_hi-res-download_2.jpg","width":2200}])
![Nine Lab Alumni gather together at a panel for seniors.]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1738251418/chicagolab/pjuznuykxst5bufdlu18/AlumniStoryPhoto.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1738251418/chicagolab/pjuznuykxst5bufdlu18/AlumniStoryPhoto.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1738251418/chicagolab/pjuznuykxst5bufdlu18/AlumniStoryPhoto.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1738251418/chicagolab/pjuznuykxst5bufdlu18/AlumniStoryPhoto.png","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1738251418/chicagolab/pjuznuykxst5bufdlu18/AlumniStoryPhoto.png","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1738251418/chicagolab/pjuznuykxst5bufdlu18/AlumniStoryPhoto.png","width":2200}])
![Adrea Ghez '83]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1708630123/chicagolab/wtrcwerfr4kyc4f4lrbr/Andrea-Ghez2.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1708630123/chicagolab/wtrcwerfr4kyc4f4lrbr/Andrea-Ghez2.png","width":380}])
![Janet Rowley-thumbnail]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1771449402/chicagolab/hffrftzmahnl2klfbs8q/University-of-Chicago-Laboratory-Schools---LabLife---Janet-Rowley.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1771449402/chicagolab/hffrftzmahnl2klfbs8q/University-of-Chicago-Laboratory-Schools---LabLife---Janet-Rowley.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1771449402/chicagolab/hffrftzmahnl2klfbs8q/University-of-Chicago-Laboratory-Schools---LabLife---Janet-Rowley.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1771449402/chicagolab/hffrftzmahnl2klfbs8q/University-of-Chicago-Laboratory-Schools---LabLife---Janet-Rowley.jpg","width":1200}])
![Duro Wicks-thumbnail]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1771449076/chicagolab/ptw5s1sggl7od8uxi0xk/University-of-Chicago-Laboratory-Schools---LabLife---A-Tale-of-Two-Genres.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1771449076/chicagolab/ptw5s1sggl7od8uxi0xk/University-of-Chicago-Laboratory-Schools---LabLife---A-Tale-of-Two-Genres.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1771449076/chicagolab/ptw5s1sggl7od8uxi0xk/University-of-Chicago-Laboratory-Schools---LabLife---A-Tale-of-Two-Genres.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1771449076/chicagolab/ptw5s1sggl7od8uxi0xk/University-of-Chicago-Laboratory-Schools---LabLife---A-Tale-of-Two-Genres.jpg","width":1200}])
![Amanda Williams_main image]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1762545228/chicagolab/pwd04syf5oquuylx2or8/Amanda-Williams---The-Genius-of-Lab---University-of-chicago-Laboratory-Schools.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1762545228/chicagolab/pwd04syf5oquuylx2or8/Amanda-Williams---The-Genius-of-Lab---University-of-chicago-Laboratory-Schools.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1762545228/chicagolab/pwd04syf5oquuylx2or8/Amanda-Williams---The-Genius-of-Lab---University-of-chicago-Laboratory-Schools.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1762545228/chicagolab/pwd04syf5oquuylx2or8/Amanda-Williams---The-Genius-of-Lab---University-of-chicago-Laboratory-Schools.jpg","width":1200}])
![A Walk Across America_thumbnail]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1771448594/chicagolab/smfb1hs3nj0kspjqz2rp/University-of-Chicago-Laboratory-Schools---LabLife---A-Walk-Across-America.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1771448594/chicagolab/smfb1hs3nj0kspjqz2rp/University-of-Chicago-Laboratory-Schools---LabLife---A-Walk-Across-America.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1771448594/chicagolab/smfb1hs3nj0kspjqz2rp/University-of-Chicago-Laboratory-Schools---LabLife---A-Walk-Across-America.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1771448594/chicagolab/smfb1hs3nj0kspjqz2rp/University-of-Chicago-Laboratory-Schools---LabLife---A-Walk-Across-America.jpg","width":1200}])
Sutherland Award Winners and Nominees
Navigation
Knes Library Webpage | Sutherland Award Info Page
2025
| Title | Author | Illustrator | Winning Category |
|---|---|---|---|
| DrawnOnward | Daniel Nayeri | Matt Rockefeller | Best Illustrations |
| Godfather Death | Sally Nicholls | Júlia Sardà | Best Text Best Overall |
| The House Before Falling Into The Sea | Ann Suk Wang | Hanna Cha | |
| Luigi The Spider Who Wanted to Be a Kitten | Michelle Knudsen | Kevin Hawkes | |
| The Rock in My Throat | Kao Kalia Yang | Jiemei Lin |
2024
| Title | Author | Illustrator | Winning Category |
|---|---|---|---|
| Big | Vashti Harrison | Vashti Harrison | Best Text |
| Jumper: A Day in the Life of a Backyard Jumping Spider | Jessica Lanan | Jessica Lanan | |
| Mr. S | Monica Arnaldo | Monica Arnaldo | Best Overall |
| The Skull: A Tyrolean Folktale | Jon Klassen | Jon Klassen | |
| Tokyo Night Parade | J.P. Takahashi | Minako Tomigahara | Best Illustrations |
2023
| Title | Author | Illustrator | Winning Category |
|---|---|---|---|
| Berry Song | Michaela Goade | Michaela Goade | Best Illustrations |
| The Circles in the Sky | Karl James Mountford | Karl James Mountford | |
| Knight Owl | Christopher Denise | Christopher Denise | Best Overall |
| The World Belonged to Us | Jacqueline Woodson | Leo Espinosa | Best Text |
| If You're A Kid Like Gavin | Gavin Grimm and Kyle Lukoff | J. Yang |
2022
| Title | Author | Illustrator | Winning Category |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unspeakable: The Tulsa Race Massacre | Carole Boston Weatherford | Floyd Cooper | |
| Change Sings: A Children's Anthem | Amanda Gorman | Loren Long | Best Text |
| Red | Laura Vaccaro Seeger | Laura Vaccaro Seeger | Best Illustrations |
| Mel Fell | Corey R. Tabor | Corey R. Tabor |
Best Overall |
| Wishes | Mượn Thị Văn | Victo Ngai |
2021
| Title | Author | Illustrator | Winning Category |
|---|---|---|---|
| Exquisite: The Life and Poetry of Gwendolyn Brooks | Suzanne Buckingham Slade | Cozbi A. Cabrera | Best Text |
| We Are Water Protectors | Carole Lindstrom |
Michaela Goade |
|
| I Talk Like a River | Jordan Scott | Sydney Smith | |
| The Blue House | Phoebe Wahl | Phoebe Wahl |
Best Illustrations Best Overall |
| Night Walk to the Sea: A Story About Rachel Carson, Earth's Protector |
Deborah Wiles |
Daniel Miyares |
2020
| Title | Author | Illustrator | Winning Category |
|---|---|---|---|
| Field Trip To The Moon | John Hare
|
John Hare | Best Illustration |
| The Fate of Fausto | Oliver Jeffers
|
Oliver Jeffers
|
|
| Fry Bread: a Native American Family Story | Kevin Noble Maillard
|
Juana Martinez-Neal
|
|
| A Normal Pig | K-Fai Steele
|
K-Fai Steele
|
Best Overall |
| The Roots of Rap |
Carole Boston Weatherford |
Frank Morrison
|
Best Text |
- 2019
- 2018
- 2017
- 2016
- 2015
- 2014
- 2013
- 2012
- 2011
- 2010
- 2009
- 2008
- 2007
- 2006
- 2005
- 2004
- 2003
- 2002
- 2001
- 2000
- 1999
- 1998
- 1997
- 1996
- 1995
2019
| Call Number | Title | Author | Illustrator | Winning Category |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| E MAR | Alma and How She Got Her Name | Juana Martinez-Neal
|
Juana Martinez-Neal | |
| E ALM | The Dam | David Almond
|
Levi Pinfold
|
|
| B GERMAIN | Nothing Stopped Sophie | Cheryl Bardoe
|
Barbara McClintock
|
Best Text |
| E FAN | Ocean Meets Sky | Terry and Eric Fan
|
Terry and Eric Fan
|
Best Illustration Best Overall |
| E CLA | The Patchwork Bike |
Maxine Beneba Clarke |
Van Thanh Rudd
|
2018
| Call Number | Title | Author | Illustrator | Winning Category |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| E JEN | A Greyhound, a Groundhog | Emily Jenkins
|
Chris Applehans | Best Text |
| E MCD | The Little Red Cat Who Ran Away and Learned his A-B-C's (the Hard Way) | Patrick McDonnell
|
Patrick McDonnell
|
|
| B MORGANFIELD | Muddy: the Story of Blues Legend Muddy Waters | Michael James Mahin
|
Turk Evan
|
|
| E SCH | The Town is By the Sea | Joanne Schwartz
|
Sydney Smith
|
Best Illustration |
| E HADID | The World is Not a Rectangle: A Portrait of Architect Zaha Hadid |
Jeanette Winter |
Jeanette Winter
|
Best Overall |
2017
| Call Number | Title | Author | Illustrator | Winning Category |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| E ELL | Du Iz Tak | Ellis, Carson
|
Ellis, Carson | |
| E FAN | The Night Gardener | Fan, Terry and Fan, Eric
|
Fan, Terry and Fan, Eric
|
Best Overall |
| E GIA | Coyote Moon | Gianferrari, Maria
|
Ibatoulline, Bagram
|
Best Illustrations |
| E JEF | A Child of Books | Jeffers, Oliver
|
Winston, Sam
|
Best Text |
| E SAN | Are We There Yet? |
Santat, Dan |
Santat, Dan
|
2016
| Call Number | Title | Author | Illustrator | Winning Category |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| B Andrews | Trombone Shorty | Andrews, Troy "Trombone Shorty"
|
Collier, Bryan | Best Text |
| E DEK | Red | De Kinder, Jan (translated by Laura Watkinson
|
De Kinder, Jan |
|
| E FER | I Don't Like Koala | Ferrell, Stephen
|
Santoso, Charles
|
|
| E KEU | Beyond The Pond | Kuefler, Joseph
|
Kuefler, Joseph
|
Best Overall |
| E LAW | Sidewalk Flowers |
Lawson, JonArno |
Lawson, JonArno
|
Best Illustrations |
2015
| Title | Author | Illustrator | Winning Category |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sam and Dave Dig a Hole | Barnett, Marc | Klassen, Jon | |
| Elizabeth Queen of the Seas | Cox, Lynne | Floca, Brian | Best Text |
| Weasels | Dolan, Elys | Dolan, Elys | Best Overall |
| Whispering Town | Elvgren, Jennifer
|
Santomauro, Fabio
|
|
| Rules of Summer | Tan, Shaun | Tan, Shaun | Best Illustrations |
2014
| Call Number | Title | Author | Illustrator | Winning Category |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Journey | Becker, Aaron | Becker, Aaron | Best Illustrations | |
| Mr. Tiger Goes Wild | Brown, Peter | Brown, Peter | ||
| The King of Little Things | Lepp, Bill | Wenzel, David T. | Best Overall Best Text |
|
| Hello, My Name is Ruby | Stead, Philip Christian | Stead, Philip Christian
|
||
| The Man With the Violin | Stinson, Kathy (postscript by Bell, Joshua) | Petričić, Dušan
|
2013
| Title | Author | Illustrator | Winning Category |
|---|---|---|---|
| Extra Yarn | Barnett, Marc | Klassen, Jon | Best Overall |
| Virginia Wolf | Maclear, Kyo | Arsenault, Isabelle | |
| Life in the Ocean: The Story of Sylvia | Nivola, Claire A. | Nivola, Claire A.
|
Best Text |
| Green | Seeger, Laura Vaccaro | Seeger, Laura Vaccaro
|
Best Illustrations |
| Bear Has a Story to Tell |
Stead, Philip Christian |
Stead, Erin E. |
2012
| Title | Author | Illustrator | Winning Category |
|---|---|---|---|
| A Place to Call Home | Deacon, Alexis | Schwarz, Viviane | Best Overall Best Text |
| I Want My Hat Back | Klassen, Jon | Klassen, Jon | |
| Me...Jane | McDonnel, Patrick | McDonnel, Patrick
|
|
| Grandpa Green | Smith, Lane | Smith, Lane
|
Best Illustrations |
| Ten Birds | Young, Cybéle
|
Young, Cybéle
|
2011
| Title | Author | Illustrator | Winning Category |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oh No! or, How My Science Project Destroyed the World | Barnett, Marc | Santat, Dan | |
| Me and You |
Browne, Anthony |
Browne, Anthony
|
|
| Clever Jack Takes the Cake | Fleming, Candace | Karas, G. Brian | Best Text |
| Cat's Night Out | Stutson, Caroline | Klassen, Jon | |
| Art & Max | Wiesner, David | Wiesner, David
|
Best Overall Best Illustrations |
2010
| Title | Author | Illustrator | Winning Category |
|---|---|---|---|
| Big Wolf and Little Wolf | Brun-Cosme, Nadine (translated by Claudia Bedrick)
|
Tallec, Olivier | Best Text |
| The Goblin and the Empty Chair | Fox, Mem | Dillon, Leo and Diane | |
| Jeremy Draws a Monster | McCarthy, Peter | McCarthy, Peter | |
| Waiting for Winter |
Meschenmoser, Sebastian |
Meschenmoser, Sebastian
|
Best Illustrations |
| A Penguin Story | Portis, Antoinette | Portis, Antoinette
|
Best Overall |
2009
| Title | Author | Illustrator | Winning Category |
|---|---|---|---|
| A Couple of Boys Have the Best Week Ever
|
Frazee, Maria | Frazee, Maria
|
Best Overall Best Text |
| Hogwash | Geisert, Arthur
|
Geisert, Arthur |
Best Illustrations |
| Way Up and Over Everything | McGill, Alice | Daly, Jude | |
| Wabi Sabi | Reibstein, Mark | Young, Ed | |
| Sandy’s Circus: A Story about Alexander Calder
|
Stone, Tanya Lee | Kulikov, Boris
|
2008
| Title | Author | Illustrator | Winning Category |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Tinderbox | Anderson, Hans Christian (retold by Stephen Mitchell)
|
Ibatoulline, Bagram |
Best Overall Best Text Best Illustrations |
| Fiona's Luck | Bateman, Teresa | Murphy, Kelly | |
| Fred Stays With Me | Coffelt, Nancy | Tulsa, Tricia | |
| Sky Sweeper | Gershator, Phillis | Meade, Holly | |
| Wind Flyers | Johnson, Angela | Long, Loren |
2007
| Title | Author | Illustrator | Winning Category |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wolves | Gravett, Emily | Gravett, Emily
|
|
| John, Paul, George & Ben | Smith, Lane | Smith, Lane | Best Overall Best Text |
| Probuditi! | Van Allsburg, Chris | Van Allsburg, Chris | |
| Moses: When Harriet Tubman Led Her People to Freedom
|
Weatherford, Carole Boston
|
Nelson, Kadir | |
| Flotsam | Wiesner, David | Wiesner, David
|
Best Illustrations |
2006
| Title | Author | Illustrator | Winning Category |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Serpent Came to Gloucester | Anderson, M.T. | Ibatoulline, Bagram
|
Best Illustrations |
| Captain Arsenio: Inventions and (Mis)adventures in Flight
|
Bernasconi, Pablo
|
Bernasconi, Pablo
|
Best Overall Best Text |
|
Traction Man is Here! |
Grey, Mini | Grey, Mini | |
| Leonardo the Terrible Monster | Willems, Mo | Willems, Mo | |
| Show Way | Woodson, Jacqueline | Talbott, Hudson |
2005
| Title | Author | Illustrator | Winning Category |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Wishing of Biddy Malone | Cowley, Joy | Denise, Christopher | |
| Sidewalk Circus | Fleischman, Paul | Hawkes, Kevin | |
| Arrowhawk | Schaefer, Lola M. | Swiatkowska, Gabi (Gabriela)
|
Best Overall Best Text Best Illustrations |
| Knuffle Bunny: A Cautionary Tale | Willems, Mo | Willems, Mo | |
| The Big Ugly Monster and the Little Stone Rabbit
|
Wormell, Christopher | Wormell, Christopher |
2004
| Title | Author | Illustrator | Winning Category |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stanley's Party | Bailey, Linda | Slavin, Bill | Best Overall |
| The Faerie's Gift | Batt, Tanya Robyn | Ceccoli, Nicoletta | Best Text |
| The Bachelor and the Bean | Fowles, Shelley | Fowles, Shelley
|
|
| Snow Music | Perkins, Lynne Rae | Perkins, Lynne Rae
|
Best Illustrations |
| My Name Is Yoon | Recorvits, Helen | Swiatkowska, Gabi
|
2003
| Title | Author | Illustrator | Winning Category |
|---|---|---|---|
| Slow Loris | Deacon, Alexis | Deacon, Alexis
|
|
| King & King | De Haan, Linda and Nijland, Stern
|
De Haan, Linda and Nijland, Stern
|
|
| The Color of Home | Hoffman, Mary | Littlewood, Karin | Best Illustrations |
| The Spider and the Fly | Howitt, Mary | DiTerlizzi, Tony | Best Overall |
| Angelo | Macauley, David | Macauley, David
|
Best Text |
2002
| Title | Author | Illustrator | Winning Category |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lookin' for Bird in the Big City | Burleigh, Robert | Los, Marek | Best Illustrations |
| Ted | DiTerlizzi, Tony | DiTerlizzi, Tony
|
Best Overall |
| The Other Dog | L'Engle, Madeline | Davenier, Christine | Best Text |
| Clever Beatrice: an Upper Peninsula Conte
|
Willey, Margaret | Solomon, Heather | |
| The Day Ocean Came to Visit
|
Wolkstein, Diane | Johnson, Steve and Fancher, Lou |
2001
| Title | Author | Illustrator | Winning Category |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Hunter: A Chinese Folktale | Casanova, Mary | Young, Ed | Best Text |
| The Disappearing Island | Demas, Corinne | Lewin, Ted | Best Illustrations |
| Olivia | Falconer, Ian | Falconer, Ian
|
|
| Hog Music | Helldorfer, Mary Claire | Schindler, S.D.
|
|
|
Gershon’s Monster: A Story for the Jewish New Year
|
Kimmel, Eric (retold by) | Muth, Jon J. | Best Overall |
2000
| Title | Author | Illustrator | Winning Category |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pierre's Dream | Armstrong, Jennifer | Gaber, Susan | Best Illustrations |
| The Cello of Mr. O | Cutller, Jane | Couch, Greg | Best Overall Best Text |
| Tiny and Bigman | Gershator, Phillis | Cravath, Lynne | |
| Come On, Rain! | Hesse, Karen | Muth, Jon J. | |
| Shadow Story | Willard, Nancy | Diaz, David |
1999
| Title | Author | Illustrator | Winning Category |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ouch! | Babbit, Natalie | Marcellino, Fred | Best Overall Best Text |
| The Crane Wife | Bodkin, Odds (retold by)
|
Spirin, Gennady | |
| Voices in the Park | Browne, Anthony | Browne, Anthony | Best Illustrations |
| Lucy Dove | Del Negro, Janice | Gore, Leonid | |
| Snow | Shulevitz, Uri | Shulevitz, Uri
|
|
| We Had a Picnic This Sunday Past | Woodson, Jacqueline | Greenseid, Diane |
1998
| Title | Author | Illustrator | Winning Category |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr. Semolina-Semolinus: A Greek Folktale
|
Manna, Anthony and Mitakidou, Christodoula (retold by)
|
Potter, Giselle | Best Text |
| The Adventures of Sparrowboy | Pinkney, Brian | Pinkney, Brian
|
|
| Mouse Mess | Riley, Linnea | Best Overall | |
| The Gardener | Stewart, Sarah | ||
| Rapunzel | Grimm, Jacob and Wilhelm (retold by Paul O. Zelinsky)
|
Zelinsky, Paul O. | Best Illustrations |
1997
| Title | Author | Illustrator | Winning Category |
|---|---|---|---|
| Goose | Bang, Molly | Bang, Molly | |
| Lilly's Purple Plastic Purse | Henkes, Kevin | Henkes, Kevin
|
Best Text |
| The Leaf Men and the Brave Good Bugs
|
Joyce, William | Joyce, William
|
Best Overall Best Illustrations |
| Sam and the Tigers: A New Telling of Little Black Sambo
|
Lester, Julius | Pinkney, Jerry | |
| The Spider Who Created The World | MacDonald, Amy | Karas, G. Brian |
1996
| Title | Author | Illustrator | Winning Category |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Painter | Catalanotto, Peter | Catalanotto, Peter
|
|
| Zin! Zin! Zin! : A Violin | Moss, Lloyd | Priceman, Marjorie | |
| Chickens! Chickens! | Porte, Barbara Ann | Henry, Greg | |
| Math Curse | Scieszka, Jon | Smith, Lane | Best Overall Best Text |
| Lost Moose | Slepian, Jan | Lewin, Ted | Best Illustrations |
| Chato's Kitchen | Soto, Gary | Guevara, Susan |
1995
| Title | Author | Illustrator | Winning Category |
|---|---|---|---|
| Luka's Quilt | Guback, Georgia | Guback, Georgia
|
|
| The Rabbit's Judgment | Han, Suzanne Crowder | Heo, Yumi | |
| Swamp Angel | Isaacs, Anne | Zelinsky, Paul O. | |
| The Tale of Rabbit and Coyote | Johnston, Tony | de Paola, Tomie | |
| Iblis | Oppenheimer, Shulamith Levey
|
Young, Ed | Best Illustrations |
| How to Make an Apple Pie and See the World | Pricemand, Marjorie | Priceman, Marjorie | Best Overall Best Text |
| Only Opal: The Diary of a Young Girl | Whitely, Opal (selected by Jane Boulton)
|
Cooney, Barbara |
Navigation
Knes Library Webpage | Sutherland Award Info Page