Charlie May Simon Children's Book Award - Grades 4-6 (Awarded by Arkansas State Library)

Awards List

2015

The Adventures of a South Pole Pig
(Nominee)
Chris Kurtz

The Vine Basket
(Nominee)
Josanne La Valley

Bo at Ballard Creek
(Nominee)
Kirkpatrick Hill

The Thing About Luck
(Nominee)
Cynthia Kadohata

The True Blue Scouts of Sugar Man Swamp
(Nominee)
Kathi Appelt

The Book of Lost Things
(Nominee)
Cynthia Voigt

The Boy on the Porch
(Nominee)
Sharon Creech

Charlie Bumpers vs. the Teacher of the Year
(Nominee)
Bill Harley

Counting by 7s
(Nominee)
Holly Goldberg Sloan

The Great Trouble
(Nominee)
Deborah Hopkinson

Serafina's Promise
(Nominee)
Ann E. Burg

Whistle in the Dark
(Nominee)
Susan Hill Long

2014

Wonder
(Winner)
R.J. Palacio

May B.
(Nominee)
Caroline Starr Rose

The Mighty Miss Malone
(Nominee)
Christopher Paul Curtis

The One and Only Ivan
(Honor Book)
Katherine Applegate

The One and Only Ivan
(Nominee)
Katherine Applegate

Wonder
(Nominee)
R.J. Palacio

The Moon Over High Street
(Nominee)
Natalie Babbitt

Three Times Lucky
(Nominee)
Sheila Turnage

Liar & Spy
(Nominee)
Rebecca Stead

Sophia's War
(Nominee)
Avi

2013

Troublemaker
(Winner)
Andrew Clements

No Passengers Beyond This Point
(Nominee)
Gennifer Choldenko

Inside Out and Back Again
(Nominee)
Thanhha Lai

The Penderwicks at Point Mouette
(Nominee)
Jeanne Birdsall

City of Orphans
(Nominee)
Avi

The Princess Curse
(Nominee)
Merrie Haskell

The Cheshire Cheese Cat: A Dickens of a Tale
(Nominee)
Carmen Agra Deedy

Liesl & Po
(Nominee)
Lauren Oliver

Junonia
(Nominee)
Kevin Henkes

2012

Theodore Boone: Kid Lawyer
(Winner)
John Grisham

One Crazy Summer
(Nominee)
Rita Williams-Garcia

The Sixty-Eight Rooms
(Nominee)
Marianne Malone

A Nest for Celeste
(Nominee)
Henry Cole

The Reinvention of Edison Thomas
(Nominee)
Jacqueline Houtman

Crunch
(Nominee)
Leslie Connor

The Dreamer
(Nominee)
Pam Munoz Ryan

Mockingbird
(Honor Book)
Kathryn Erskine

Turtle in Paradise
(Nominee)
Jennifer L. Holm

As Simple As It Seems
(Nominee)
Sarah Weeks

Touch Blue
(Nominee)
Cynthia Lord

What Happened on Fox Street
(Nominee)
Tricia Springstubb

2011

Zoobreak
(Winner)
Gordon Korman

Peace, Locomotion
(Nominee)
Jacqueline Woodson

All the Broken Pieces
(Nominee)
Ann E. Burg

Wishworks, Inc.
(Nominee)
Stephanie S. Tolan

Extra Credit
(Nominee)
Andrew Clements

A Season of Gifts
(Nominee)
Richard Peck

The True Gift
(Nominee)
Patricia MacLachlan

2010

Swindle
(Winner)
Gordon Korman

Fearless
(Nominee)
Elvira Woodruff

The Willoughbys
(Nominee)
Lois Lowry

Bird Lake Moon
(Nominee)
Kevin Henkes

Savvy
(Nominee)
Ingrid Law

The Underneath
(Nominee)
Kathi Appelt

Lost and Found
(Nominee)
Andrew Clements

Hate That Cat
(Nominee)
Sharon Creech

2009

No Talking
(Winner)
Andrew Clements

A Friendship for Today
(Nominee)
Patricia C. McKissack / Pat McKissack

Feathers
(Nominee)
Jacqueline Woodson

Rickshaw Girl
(Nominee)
Mitali Perkins

Lawn Boy
(Honor Book)
Gary Paulsen

The Wednesday Wars
(Nominee)
Gary D. Schmidt

Edward's Eyes
(Nominee)
Patricia MacLachlan

2008

The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane
(Winner)
Kate DiCamillo

Blue
(Nominee)
Joyce Moyer Hostetter

Rules
(Nominee)
Cynthia Lord

Room One
(Nominee)
Andrew Clements

Weedflower
(Nominee)
Cynthia Kadohata

One-Handed Catch
(Honor Book)
Mary Jane Auch / M.J. Auch

Part of Me
(Nominee)
Kimberly Willis Holt

2007

A Dog's Life
(Winner)
Ann M. Martin

Lace Dowry
(Nominee)
Andrea Cheng

Hattie on Her Way
(Nominee)
Clara Gillow Clark

Lunch Money
(Honor Book)
Andrew Clements

2006

The Report Card
(Winner)
Andrew Clements

Heartbeat
(Nominee)
Sharon Creech

Al Capone Does My Shirts
(Nominee)
Gennifer Choldenko

Ida B
(Nominee)
Katherine Hannigan

The Last Holiday Concert
(Nominee)
Andrew Clements

Worth
(Honor Book)
A. LaFaye

2005

The Tale of Despereaux
(Winner)
Kate DiCamillo

The City of Ember
(Honor Book)
Jeanne Duprau

The Silent Boy
(Nominee)
Lois Lowry

Olive's Ocean
(Nominee)
Kevin Henkes

2004

Loser
(Winner)
Jerry Spinelli

Doing Time Online
(Nominee)
Jan Siebold

A Week in the Woods
(Nominee)
Andrew Clements

Pictures of Hollis Woods
(Nominee)
Patricia Reilly Giff

Becoming Joe DiMaggio
(Honor Book)
Maria Testa

2003

Skeleton Man
(Winner)
Joseph Bruchac

The Tiger Rising
(Honor Book)
Kate DiCamillo
  • / General Fiction
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A Single Shard
(Nominee)
Linda Sue Park

2002

Because of Winn-Dixie
(Winner)
Kate DiCamillo

Esperanza Rising
(Nominee)
Pam Munoz Ryan

A Year Down Yonder
(Honor Book)
Richard Peck

2001

Ramona's World
(Winner)
Beverly Cleary

Brian's Return
(Nominee)
Gary Paulsen

The Landry News
(Honor Book)
Andrew Clements

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