Bridge to Reading Picture Book Award

Given by Youth Services Subdivision of the Iowa Library Association (ILA)

110 Works 43,746 Books 1,679 Reviews 4.1
The purpose of the Picture Book Award is:

To encourage language development and pre-reading skills through reading aloud.

To provide parents and caregivers with a selection of quality picture books show more to read aloud to young children.

To introduce children to a variety of authors and illustrators of children’s books.

To support the 3rd grade reading initiative as part of the All America City Award.

To celebrate reading as a community.

To offer children ample opportunities to listen and respond to quality literature.

To promote awareness of the importance of reading aloud to children and the early literacy skills gained:

Narrative Skills

Letter Knowledge

Print Awareness

Phonological Awareness

Print Motivation

Vocabulary

The Bridge to Reading Picture Book Award is sponsored by the Youth Services Subdivision of the Iowa Library Association.

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Stages:
All, Winner (11), Nominee (110)
Years:
All, 2023 (10), 2022 (10), 2021 (10), 2020 (10), 2019 (10), 2018 (10), 2017 (10), 2016 (10), 2015 (10), 2014 (10), 2013 (10)

Winner 11

WorkYear
Bathe the Cat by Alice B. McGinty2023
Find Fergus by Mike Boldt2022
The Yawns Are Coming! by Christopher Eliopoulos2021
There's a Dragon In Your Book by Tom Fletcher2020
Monster's New Undies by Samantha Berger2019
This Is Not a Cat! by David LaRochelle2018
Groovy Joe: Ice Cream and Dinosaurs by Eric Litwin2017
The Book with No Pictures by B. J. Novak2016
Don't Push the Button! by Bill Cotter2015
It's a Tiger! by David LaRochelle2014
Pete the Cat and His Four Groovy Buttons by Eric Litwin2013

Nominee 110

WorkYear
Bathe the Cat by Alice B. McGinty2023
Animals Go Vroom! by Abi Cushman2023
Bus Stop by Angela H. Dale2023
I'm Hungry! / ¡Tengo hambre! (Spanish bilingual) by Angela Dominguez2023
We All Play by Julie Flett2023
Don't Eat Bees: Life Lessons from Chip the Dog by Dev Petty2023
Best Day Ever! by Marilyn Singer2023
Crocodile Hungry by Eija Sumner2023
Whose Bones Are Those? by Chihiro Takeuchi2023
Dad Bakes by Katie Yamasaki2023
Find Fergus by Mike Boldt2022
Don't Hug Doug (He Doesn't Like It) by Carrie Finison2022
Dozens of Doughnuts by Carrie Finison2022
Hey, Who Made This Mess? by Primo Gallanosa2022
Five Fuzzy Chicks by Diana Murray2022
One-osaurus, Two-osaurus by Kim Norman2022
Bedtime Bonnet by Nancy Redd2022
One of These Is Not Like the Others by Barney Saltzberg2022
Not Now, Cow by Tammi Sauer2022
The Bear in My Family by Maya Tatsukawa2022
The Yawns Are Coming! by Christopher Eliopoulos2021
Salsa Lullaby by Jen Arena2021
Hair Love by Matthew A. Cherry2021
Swim Swim Sink by Jennifer Harney2021
We Will Rock Our Classmates by Ryan T. Higgins2021
Saturday by Oge Mora2021
Bear Came Along by Richard T. Morris2021
Fry Bread: A Native American Family Story by Kevin Noble Maillard2021
Bilal Cooks Daal by Aisha Saeed2021
Library Books Are Not for Eating! by Todd Tarpley2021
There's a Dragon In Your Book by Tom Fletcher2020
A Hippy-Hoppy Toad by Peggy Archer2020
Monster Boogie by Laurie Berkner2020
Gator, Gator, Gator! by Daniel Bernstrom2020
The Very Impatient Caterpillar by Ross Burach2020
Beware the Monster by Michaël Escoffier2020
The Cow Said Neigh! : A Farm Story by Rory Feek2020
Why The Face by Jean Jullien2020
The Little Red Fort by Brenda Maier2020
Fear the Bunny by Richard T. Morris2020
Monster's New Undies by Samantha Berger2019
Life on Mars by Jon Agee2019
Pretty Kitty by Karen Beaumont2019
Plankton Is Pushy by Jonathan Fenske2019
A Good Day for a Hat by T. Nat Fuller2019
We don't eat our classmates by Ryan T. Higgins2019
Chicken Wants a Nap by Tracy Marchini2019
Tyrannosaurus Rex vs. Edna the Very First Chicken by Douglas Rees2019
Eat Pete by Michael Rex2019
Knock Knock by Tammi Sauer2019
This Is Not a Cat! by David LaRochelle2018
Where is Bear? by Jonathan Bentley2018
There's a Bear on My Chair by Ross Collins2018
The Giant Jumperee by Julia Donaldson2018
Go Sleep in Your Own Bed by Candace Fleming2018
Do Not Take Your Dragon to Dinner (Fiction Picture Books) by Julie Gassman2018
Walter's Wonderful Web: A First Book About Shapes by Tim Hopgood2018
Spunky Little Monkey by Bill Martin Jr.2018
Everybunny Dance! by Ellie Sandall2018
Is That Wise, Pig? by Jan Thomas2018
Groovy Joe: Ice Cream and Dinosaurs by Eric Litwin2017
Little Penguin Gets the Hiccups by Tadgh Bentley2017
There Was an Old Woman Who Lived in a Shoe by Jane Cabrera2017
So Cozy by Lerryn Korda2017
Grumpy Pants by Claire Messer2017
Still A Gorilla! by Kim Norman2017
Don't Wake Up the Tiger by Britta Teckentrup2017
Simon's New Bed by Christian Trimmer2017
The Whale in My Swimming Pool by Joyce Wan2017
What To Do With a Box by Jane Yolen2017
The Book with No Pictures by B. J. Novak2016
Bunnies!!! by Kevan Atteberry2016
Wild about Us! by Karen Beaumont2016
This book just ate my dog! by Richard Byrne2016
Wolfie the Bunny by Ame Dyckman2016
Little White Fish by Guido Van Genechten2016
A Perfectly Messed-Up Story by Patrick McDonnell2016
I Don't Want to Be a Frog by Dev Petty2016
Meet Dizzy Dinosaur! by Jack Tickle2016
Hooray for Hat! by Brian Won2016
Don't Push the Button! by Bill Cotter2015
Digger Dog by William Bee2015
Row, Row, Row Your Boat by Jane Cabrera2015
Little Nelly's Big Book by Pippa Goodhart2015
You Are (Not) Small by Anna Kang2015
The Nuts: Bedtime at the Nut House by Eric Litwin2015
Windblown by Édouard Manceau2015
Say Hello Like This by Mary Murphy2015
I'm My Own Dog by David Ezra Stein2015
Baby Bear Counts One by Ashley Wolff2015
It's a Tiger! by David LaRochelle2014
Count The Monkeys by Mac Barnett2014
Ribbit! by Rodrigo Folgueira2014
Tap the magic tree by Christie Matheson2014
Bear and Bee by Sergio Ruzzier2014
One Special Day (A Story for Big Brothers and Sisters) by Lola M. Schaefer2014
Find a Cow Now! by Janet Stevens2014
Let's Sing a Lullaby with the Brave Cowboy by Jan Thomas2014
The Duckling Gets a Cookie!? by Mo Willems2014
Baby Bear Sees Blue by Ashley Wolff2014
Pete the Cat and His Four Groovy Buttons by Eric Litwin2013
Five Little Monkeys Storybook Treasury by Eileen Christelow2013
Llama Llama Home with Mama by Anna Dewdney2013
RRRalph by Lois Ehlert2013
I Spy With My Little Eye by Edward Gibbs2013
Perfect Square by Michael Hall2013
Oh No, George! by Chris Haughton2013
If You're Hoppy by April Pulley Sayre2013
Is Everyone Ready for Fun? by Jan Thomas2013
The Bear Went Over the Mountain by Iza Trapani2013

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