Buckaroo Book Award - Children's (Awarded by Wyoming Library Association)

Awards List

2015

Blackout
(Nominee)
John Rocco

Unicorn Thinks He's Pretty Great
(Nominee)
Bob Shea

Mo's Mustache
(Nominee)
Ben Ben

President Taft Is Stuck in the Bath
(Nominee)
Mac Barnett

Gaston
(Nominee)
Kelly DiPucchio

Breaking News: Bear Alert
(Nominee)
David Biedrzycki

The Cat, the Dog, Little Red, the Exploding Eggs, the Wolf, and Grandma
(Nominee)
Diane Fox; Christyan Fox

Dojo Daycare
(Nominee)
Chris Tougas

This Orq. (He Cave Boy.)
(Nominee)
David Elliott

The Book with No Pictures
(Nominee)
B.J. Novak

The Bear Ate Your Sandwich
(Nominee)
Julia Sarcone-Roach

I Don't Want to Be a Frog
(Nominee)
Dev Petty

2014

The Three Ninja Pigs
(Winner)
Corey Rosen Schwartz

The Buffalo Are Back
(Nominee)
Jean Craighead George

George Flies South
(Nominee)
Simon James

Neville
(Nominee)
Norton Juster

The Three Ninja Pigs
(Nominee)
Corey Rosen Schwartz

Monkey & Robot
(Nominee)
Peter Catalanotto

Exclamation Mark!
(Nominee)
Amy Krouse Rosenthal

Exclamation Mark!
(Second Place)
Amy Krouse Rosenthal

Tito Puente, Mambo King
(Nominee)
Monica Brown

The Highway Rat
(Nominee)
Julia Donaldson

How Martha Saved Her Parents from Green Beans
(Nominee)
David LaRochelle

How Martha Saved Her Parents from Green Beans
(Runner-Up)
David LaRochelle

The Story of Fish and Snail
(Nominee)
Deborah Freedman

Journey
(Nominee)
Aaron Becker

How to Train a Train
(Nominee)
Jason Carter Eaton

Xander's Panda Party
(Nominee)
Linda Sue Park

A Moose That Says Moo
(Nominee)
Jennifer Hamburg

The Most Magnificent Thing
(Nominee)
Ashley Spires

Exclamation Mark!
(Third Place)
Amy Krouse Rosenthal

2013

Creepy Carrots!
(Winner)
Aaron Reynolds

The Zoo with the Empty Cage
(Nominee)
Steve Brezenoff

Me... Jane
(Nominee)
Patrick McDonnell

Tales for Very Picky Eaters
(Nominee)
Josh Schneider

Lacey Walker, Nonstop Talker
(Nominee)
Christianne C. Jones

Little Dog Lost: The True Story of a Brave Dog Named Baltic
(Second Place)
Monica Carnesi

One Cool Friend
(Nominee)
Toni Buzzeo

Mario Makes a Move
(Nominee)
Jill McElmurry

Little Elephants
(Nominee)
Graeme Base

Nighttime Ninja
(Nominee)
Barbara DaCosta

Oh, No!
(Nominee)
Candace Fleming

Each Kindness
(Nominee)
Jacqueline Woodson

Chalk
(Third Place)
Bill Thomson

2012

Hot Rod Hamster
(Winner)
Cynthia Lord

Robot Zot!
(Nominee)
Jon Scieszka

Trouble Gum
(Nominee)
Matthew Cordell

Stink: Solar System Superhero
(Nominee)
Megan McDonald

Betty Bunny Loves Chocolate Cake
(Second Place)
Michael B. Kaplan

Ten Rules You Absolutely Must Not Break If You Want to Survive the School Bus
(Nominee)
John Grandits

My Rhinoceros
(Nominee)
Jon Agee

You Will Be My Friend!
(Nominee)
Peter Brown

I Want My Hat Back
(Nominee)
Jon Klassen

Extra Yarn
(Nominee)
Mac Barnett

Chicken Cheeks
(Third Place)
Michael Ian Black

2011

Those Darn Squirrels!
(Nominee)
Adam Rubin

A Whiff of Pine, a Hint of Skunk
(Nominee)
Deborah Ruddell

A Beach Tail
(Nominee)
Karen Lynn Williams

Every Cowgirl Needs a Horse
(Nominee)
Rebecca Janni

Shark vs. Train
(Second Place)
Chris Barton

Junkyard Wonders
(Nominee)
Patricia Polacco

Interrupting Chicken
(Nominee)
David Ezra Stein

Bink and Gollie
(Nominee)
Kate DiCamillo; Alison McGhee

Art & Max
(Nominee)
David Wiesner

Quackenstein Hatches a Family
(Nominee)
Sudipta Bardhan-Quallen

Smooch Your Pooch
(Nominee)
Teddy Slater

I Need My Monster
(Third Place)
Amanda Noll

2010

Rhyming Dust Bunnies
(Winner)
Jan Thomas

Always In Trouble
(Second Place)
Corinne Demas

Yes Day!
(Nominee)
Amy Krouse Rosenthal

Crazy Hair
(Nominee)
Neil Gaiman

Chicken Dance
(Nominee)
Tammi Sauer

Spot the Plot: A Riddle Book of Book Riddles
(Nominee)
J. Patrick Lewis

Felicity Floo Visits the Zoo
(Nominee)
E.S. Redmond

The Bog Baby
(Nominee)
Jeanne Willis

Long Shot
(Nominee)
Chris Paul

Otis
(Nominee)
Loren Long

Let's Do Nothing!
(Nominee)
Tony Fucile

2009

Pinkalicious
(Winner)
Victoria Kann

Cowboy Camp
(Nominee)
Tammi Sauer

Danny Diamondback
(Second Place)
Barry E. Jackson

A Couple of Boys Have the Best Week Ever
(Nominee)
Marla Frazee

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

Uh-oh, Cleo
(Nominee)
Jessica Harper

Skunkdog
(Nominee)
Emily Jenkins

Snoring Beauty
(Nominee)
Bruce Hale

Bats at the Library
(Nominee)
Brian Lies

Birds
(Nominee)
Kevin Henkes

A Visitor for Bear
(Nominee)
Bonny Becker

The Incredible Book-Eating Boy
(Third Place)
Oliver Jeffers

2008

Bad Dog, Marley!
(Winner)
John Grogan

Traction Man Is Here!
(Nominee)
Mini Grey

Castaway Cats
(Nominee)
Lisa Wheeler

Gingerbread Cowboy
(Nominee)
Janet Squires

Max's Words
(Nominee)
Kate Banks

Move Over, Rover!
(Nominee)
Karen Beaumont

Henry's Freedom Box
(Nominee)
Ellen Levine

The End
(Nominee)
David LaRochelle

Dogku
(Nominee)
Andrew Clements

Mind Your Manners, B.B. Wolf
(Nominee)
Judy Sierra

Maybelle in the Soup
(Nominee)
Katie Speck

When Dinosaurs Came with Everything
(Nominee)
Elise Broach

Puff, the Magic Dragon
(Third Place)
Peter Yarrow; Lenny Lipton

2007

Bad Kitty
(Winner)
Nick Bruel

Too Many Frogs!
(Nominee)
Sandy Asher

Chickerella
(Nominee)
Mary Jane Auch / M.J. Auch

Ellison the Elephant
(Nominee)
Eric Drachman

Boy Who Cried Wolf
(Nominee)
B.G. Hennessy

Edwina, the Dinosaur Who Didn't Know She Was Extinct
(Nominee)
Mo Willems

Probuditi!
(Nominee)
Chris Van Allsburg

Monkey Business
(Nominee)
Wallace Edwards

Ten-Gallon Bart
(Third Place)
Susan Stevens Crummel

2006

Skippyjon Jones in the Doghouse
(Winner)
Judy Schachner

Hungry Coat
(Nominee)
Demi

Sweet Tooth
(Second Place)
Margie Palatini

Wild About Books
(Nominee)
Judy Sierra

Little Pea
(Nominee)
Amy Krouse Rosenthal

The Great Fuzz Frenzy
(Nominee)
Janet Stevens; Susan Stevens Crummel

Leonardo, the Terrible Monster
(Nominee)
Mo Willems

Mercy Watson to the Rescue
(Nominee)
Kate DiCamillo

The Great Graph Contest
(Nominee)
Loreen Leedy

Lilly's Big Day
(Nominee)
Kevin Henkes

I Ain't Gonna Paint No More!
(Third Place)
Karen Beaumont

2005

My Lucky Day
(Winner)
Keiko Kasza

Bear Wants More
(Nominee)
Karma Wilson

Mister Seahorse
(Nominee)
Eric Carle

Moo Who?
(Nominee)
Margie Palatini

Toughest Cowboy
(Second Place)
John Frank

Jungle Drums
(Nominee)
Graeme Base

Science Verse
(Nominee)
Jon Scieszka

The Umbrella
(Nominee)
Jan Brett

Alice the Fairy
(Nominee)
David Shannon

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

Pinduli
(Third Place)
Janell Cannon

2004

Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus!
(Winner)
Mo Willems

Take Me Out of the Bathtub and Other Silly Dilly Songs
(Second Place)
Alan Katz

A Story for Bear
(Nominee)
Dennis Haseley

Punctuation Takes a Vacation
(Nominee)
Robin Pulver

How Do Dinosaurs Get Well Soon?
(Nominee)
Jane Yolen

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

Jackalope
(Nominee)
Janet Stevens; Susan Stevens Crummel

How I Became a Pirate
(Nominee)
Melinda Long

On Noah's Ark
(Nominee)
Jan Brett

Diary of a Worm
(Third Place)
Doreen Cronin

2003

I Stink!
(Winner)
Kate McMullan; Jim McMullan

Horace and Morris but Mostly Dolores
(Nominee)
James Howe

If You Take a Mouse to the Movies
(Nominee)
Laura Numeroff

Stand Tall, Molly Lou Melon
(Nominee)
Patty Lovell

Bear Snores On
(Nominee)
Karma Wilson

Recess Queen
(Nominee)
Alexis O'Neill

Duck on a Bike
(Nominee)
David Shannon

"Slowly, Slowly, Slowly," Said the Sloth
(Nominee)
Eric Carle

Dear Mrs. LaRue
(Second Place)
Mark Teague

Epossumondas
(Third Place)
Coleen Salley

2002

What! Cried Granny
(Winner)
Kate Lum

Parts
(Second Place)
Tedd Arnold

Mouse Mess
(Nominee)
Linnea Riley

Roar!
(Nominee)
Pamela Duncan Edwards

Don't Need Friends
(Nominee)
Carolyn Crimi

With Love, Little Red Hen
(Nominee)
Alma Flor Ada

2001

No, David!
(Winner)
David Shannon

Grandpa's Teeth
(Second Place)
Rod Clement

Junie B. Jones Is a Beauty Shop Guy
(Nominee)
Barbara Park

When Sophie Gets Angry -- Really, Really Angry...
(Nominee)
Molly Bang

Gingerbread Baby
(Nominee)
Jan Brett

How Do Dinosaurs Say Good Night?
(Nominee)
Jane Yolen

Cindy Ellen
(Nominee)
Susan Lowell

Baby Beebee Bird
(Nominee)
Diane Redfield Massie

Olivia
(Nominee)
Ian Falconer

Giraffes Can't Dance
(Nominee)
Giles Andreae

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

2000

Hooway for Wodney Wat
(Winner)
Helen Lester

Junie B. Jones and Her Big Fat Mouth
(Nominee)
Barbara Park

Armadillo Rodeo
(Nominee)
Jan Brett

Hello, Red Fox
(Nominee)
Eric Carle

Cook-a-Doodle-Doo!
(Nominee)
Janet Stevens; Susan Stevens Crummel

Bark, George
(Second Place)
Jules Feiffer

The Gruffalo
(Nominee)
Julia Donaldson

A Bad Case of Stripes
(Third Place)
David Shannon

1998

Stellaluna
(Winner)
Janell Cannon

The Polar Express
(Second Place)
Chris Van Allsburg

Henry and Mudge and the Forever Sea
(Nominee)
Cynthia Rylant
  • / General Fiction
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Chicka Chicka Boom Boom
(Nominee)
Bill Martin Jr.; John Archambault

Thunder Cake
(Nominee)
Patricia Polacco

If You Give a Moose a Muffin
(Nominee)
Laura Numeroff

Red Leaf, Yellow Leaf
(Nominee)
Lois Ehlert

Something from Nothing
(Nominee)
Phoebe Gilman

Amber Brown is Not a Crayon
(Nominee)
Paula Danziger

The Library Dragon
(Nominee)
Carmen Agra Deedy

Lilly's Purple Plastic Purse
(Nominee)
Kevin Henkes

Comet's Nine Lives
(Nominee)
Jan Brett

Stephanie's Ponytail
(Nominee)
Robert N. Munsch

The Napping House
(Third Place)
Audrey Wood

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