Arkansas Diamond Primary Book Award - Grades K-3

Awards List

2015

Lottie Paris and the Best Place
(Nominee)
Angela Johnson

Otis and the Puppy
(Nominee)
Loren Long

No Pirates Allowed! Said Library Lou
(Nominee)
Rhonda Gowler Greene

My Lucky Birthday
(Nominee)
Keiko Kasza

The Favorite Daughter
(Nominee)
Allen Say

The Day the Crayons Quit
(Nominee)
Drew Daywalt

The Very Inappropriate Word
(Nominee)
Jim Tobin

The Blessing Cup
(Nominee)
Patricia Polacco

The Fort That Jack Built
(Nominee)
Boni Ashburn

2014

Jangles
(Winner)
David Shannon

A Boy Called Dickens
(Nominee)
Deborah Hopkinson

Extra Yarn
(Nominee)
Mac Barnett

One Cool Friend
(Nominee)
Toni Buzzeo

Just as Good: How Larry Doby Changed America's Game
(Nominee)
Chris Crowe

The Art of Miss Chew
(Nominee)
Patricia Polacco

Goldilocks and the Three Dinosaurs
(Nominee)
Mo Willems

Lost and Found
(Nominee)
Bill Harley

Each Kindness
(Nominee)
Jacqueline Woodson

Helen's Big World
(Nominee)
Doreen Rappaport

Jangles
(Nominee)
David Shannon

This Is Not My Hat
(Honor Book)
Jon Klassen

This Is Not My Hat
(Nominee)
Jon Klassen

Tea Cakes for Tosh
(Nominee)
Kelly Starling Lyons

2013

The Little Red Pen
(Winner)
Janet Stevens; Susan Stevens Crummel

Wiener Wolf
(Winner)
Jeff Crosby

Waddles
(Nominee)
David McPhail

Blackout
(Nominee)
John Rocco

The Day Dirk Yeller Came to Town
(Nominee)
Mary Casanova

The Lost and Found Pony
(Nominee)
Tracy Dockray

The Christmas Coat
(Nominee)
Virginia Driving Hawk Sneve

Belle, The Last Mule at Gee's Bend
(Nominee)
Calvin A. Ramsey

The Carpenter's Gift
(Nominee)
David Rubel

Bun Bun Button
(Nominee)
Patricia Polacco

2012

Lucky Beans
(Winner)
Becky Birtha

Interrupting Chicken
(Winner)
David Ezra Stein

Back of the Bus
(Nominee)
Aaron Reynolds

The Hallelujah Flight
(Nominee)
Phil Bildner

Stand Straight, Ella Kate
(Nominee)
Kate Klise

A Place Where Hurricanes Happen
(Nominee)
Renee Watson

The 3 Little Dassies
(Nominee)
Jan Brett

Pecan Pie Baby
(Nominee)
Jacqueline Woodson

I Wanna New Room
(Nominee)
Karen Kaufman Orloff

2011

The Circus Ship
(Winner)
Chris Van Dusen

Otis
(Winner)
Loren Long

Duck and Cover
(Nominee)
Jackie Urbanovic

Tsunami!
(Nominee)
Kimiko Kajikawa

Chicken Little
(Nominee)
Author Unknown

Chicken Soup
(Nominee)
Jean Van Leeuwen

My Name Is Sangoel
(Nominee)
Karen Lynn Williams; Khadra Mohammed

Lousy Rotten Stinkin' Grapes
(Nominee)
Margie Palatini

Strega Nona's Harvest
(Nominee)
Tomie DePaola

Crow Call
(Nominee)
Lois Lowry

The Mitten
(Nominee)
Jim Aylesworth

2010

Duck Soup
(Nominee)
Jackie Urbanovic

Help Me, Mr. Mutt!
(Nominee)
Janet Stevens; Susan Stevens Crummel

Abe Lincoln Crosses a Creek
(Nominee)
Deborah Hopkinson

Spuds
(Nominee)
Karen Hesse

Thump, Quack, Moo
(Nominee)
Doreen Cronin

That Book Woman
(Nominee)
Heather Henson

2009

Diary of a Fly
(Winner)
Doreen Cronin

Henry's Freedom Box
(Nominee)
Ellen Levine

Chicken-Chasing Queen of Lamar County
(Nominee)
Janice N. Harrington

Hair for Mama
(Nominee)
Kelly Tinkham

How Many Seeds in a Pumpkin?
(Nominee)
Margaret McNamara

Ruthie and the (Not So) Teeny Tiny Lie
(Honor Book)
Laura Rankin

Orange Shoes
(Nominee)
Trinka Hakes Noble

The Three Snow Bears
(Nominee)
Jan Brett

2008

Move Over, Rover!
(Winner)
Karen Beaumont

Sky Boys
(Nominee)
Deborah Hopkinson; James E. Ransome

Lilly's Big Day
(Nominee)
Kevin Henkes

Pop's Bridge
(Nominee)
Eve Bunting

Library Lion
(Honor Book)
Michelle Knudsen

My Mom's Wedding
(Nominee)
Eve Bunting

One Potato, Two Potato
(Nominee)
Cynthia DeFelice

2007

Henry and the Buccaneer Bunnies
(Winner)
Carolyn Crimi

Grandmama's Pride
(Nominee)
Becky Birtha

Mudball
(Honor Book)
Matt Tavares

Dad, Jackie, and Me
(Nominee)
Myron Uhlberg

Because Your Daddy Loves You
(Nominee)
Andrew Clements

Diary of a Spider
(Nominee)
Doreen Cronin

2006

April Foolishness
(Winner)
Teresa Bateman

Duck for President
(Nominee)
Doreen Cronin

The Big Trip
(Nominee)
Valeri Gorbachev

John Philip Duck
(Nominee)
Patricia Polacco

I Wanna Iguana
(Honor Book)
Karen Kaufman Orloff

Apples to Oregon
(Nominee)
Deborah Hopkinson

Pinduli
(Nominee)
Janell Cannon

Why Epossumondas Has No Hair on His Tail
(Nominee)
Coleen Salley

2005

Falling for Rapunzel
(Winner)
Leah Wilcox

Punctuation Takes a Vacation
(Nominee)
Robin Pulver

Farmer McPeepers and His Missing Milk Cows
(Honor Book)
Katy S. Duffield

Mystic Horse
(Nominee)
Paul Goble

Old Cricket
(Nominee)
Lisa Wheeler

Diary of a Worm
(Nominee)
Doreen Cronin

Boxes for Katje
(Nominee)
Candace Fleming

2004

Epossumondas
(Winner)
Coleen Salley

Daisy Comes Home
(Nominee)
Jan Brett

Dear Mrs. LaRue
(Nominee)
Mark Teague

Sixteen Cows
(Honor Book)
Lisa Wheeler

2003

Desser the Best Ever Cat
(Winner)
Maggie Smith

Sophie's Masterpiece: A Spider's Tale
(Nominee)
Eileen Spinelli

Emily's Art
(Nominee)
Peter Catalanotto

Goin' Someplace Special
(Nominee)
Patricia C. McKissack / Pat McKissack

Stand Tall, Molly Lou Melon
(Honor Book)
Patty Lovell

2002

Salt In His Shoes
(Winner)
Deloris Jordan

Click, Clack, Moo: Cows That Type
(Nominee)
Doreen Cronin

First Day Jitters
(Nominee)
Julie Danneberg

If Nathan Were Here
(Nominee)
Mary Bahr

Grandpa's Corner Store
(Nominee)
Dyanne Disalvo-Ryan

Hedgie's Surprise
(Nominee)
Jan Brett

The Memory String
(Nominee)
Eve Bunting

Dancing in the Wings
(Nominee)
Debbie Allen

Kiss the Cow!
(Honor Book)
Phyllis Root

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