| Titles | Order |
| McBroom the Rainmaker by Sid Fleischman | 1973 |
| RED ROCK OVER THE RIVER by Patricia Beatty | 1973 |
| Naomi by Berniece Rabe | 1975 |
| The Transfigured Hart by Jane Yolen | 1975 |
| Growing Anyway Up by Florence Parry Heide | 1976 |
| The Moon Ribbon and Other Tales by Jane Yolen | 1976 |
| Evolution Goes On Every Day by Dorothy Hinshaw Patent | Nonfiction, 1977 |
| Foster Child by Marion Dane Bauer | Fiction, 1977 |
| The Devil in Vienna by Doris Orgel | Fiction, 1978 |
| America's Endangered Birds by Robert M. McClung | Nonfiction, 1979 |
| Cross-Country Cat by Mary Calhoun | Fiction, 1979 |
| The Half-a-Moon Inn by Paul Fleischman | Fiction, 1980 |
| Dinosaurs of North America by Helen Roney Sattler | Nonfiction, 1981 |
| A Visit to William Blake's Inn: Poems for Innocent and Experienced Travelers by Nancy Willard | Fiction, 1981 |
| Brooklyn Bridge by Judith St. George | Nonfiction, 1982 |
| Class Dismissed! High School Poems by Mel Glenn by Mel Glenn | Fiction, 1982 |
| Path of the Pale Horse by Paul Fleischman | Fiction, 1983 |
| Pets Without Homes by Caroline Arnold | Nonfiction, 1983 |
| How You Were Born by Joanna Cole | Nonfiction, 1984 |
| Mt. Rushmore Story by Judith St. George | Nonfiction, 1985 |
| Prairie Songs by Pam Conrad | Fiction, 1985 |
| Juma and the Magic Jinn by Joy Anderson | Picture Book Illustration, 1986 |
| Peter the Great by Diane Stanley | Nonfiction, 1986 |
| The Solitary by Lynn Hall | Fiction, 1986 |
| The Great Dimpole Oak by Janet Taylor Lisle | Fiction, 1987 |
| Lincoln: A Photobiography by Russell Freedman | Nonfiction, 1987 |
| What the Mailman Brought by Carolyn Craven | Picture Book Illustration, 1987 |
| Buffalo Hunt by Russell Freedman | Nonfiction, 1988 |
| Reluctant God by Pamela F. Service | Fiction, 1988 |
| Bill Peet: An Autobiography by Bill Peet | Picture Book Illustration, 1989 |
| Children of the River by Linda Crew | Fiction, 1989 |
| Dinosaur Dream by Dennis Nolan | Picture Book Illustration, 1990 |
| Everywhere by Bruce Brooks | Fiction, 1990 |
| Franklin Delano Roosevelt by Russell Freedman | Nonfiction, 1990 |
| The Borning Room by Paul Fleischman | Fiction, 1991 |
| Now Is Your Time! The African-American Struggle for Freedom by Walter Dean Myers | Nonfiction, 1991 |
| Where Does the Trail Lead? by Burton Albert | Picture Book Illustration, 1991 |
| The Fortune-Tellers by Lloyd Alexander | Picture Book Illustration, 1992 |
| An Indian Winter by Russell Freedman | Nonfiction, 1992 |
| Steal Away by Jennifer Armstrong | Fiction, 1992 |
| Lives of the Musicians: Good Times, Bad Times (and What the Neighbors Thought) by Kathleen Krull | Nonfiction, 1993 |
| Owl in Love by Patrice Kindl | Fiction, 1993 |
| Santa Calls by William Joyce | Picture Book Illustration, 1993 |
| Christmas Alphabet by Robert Clarke Sabuda | Picture Book Illustration, 1994 |
| The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm by Nancy Farmer | Fiction, 1994 |
| Shadow Catcher: The Life and Work of Edward S. Curtis by Laurie Lawlor | Nonfiction, 1994 |
| Been to Yesterdays: Poems of a Life by Lee Bennett Hopkins | Fiction, 1995 |
| The Loyal Cat by Lensey Namioka | Picture Book Illustration, 1995 |
| One More River to Cross: An African American Photograph Album by Walter Dean Myers | Nonfiction, 1995 |
| Growing Up in Coal Country by Susan Campbell Bartoletti | Nonfiction, 1996 |
| Leah's Pony by Elizabeth Friedrich | Picture Book Text, 1996 |
| Minty: A Story of Young Harriet Tubman by Alan Schroeder | Picture Book Illustration, 1996 |
| The Music of Dolphins by Karen Hesse | Fiction, 1996 |
| December by Eve Bunting | Picture Book Text, 1997 |
| Seedfolks (Joanna Colter Books) by Paul Fleischman | Fiction, 1997 |
| To Market, To Market by Anne Miranda | Picture Book Illustration, 1997 |
| Restless Spirit: The Life and Work of Dorothea Lange by Elizabeth Partridge | Nonfiction, 1998 |
| Whirligig by Paul Fleischman | Fiction, 1998 |
| Zelda and Ivy by Laura McGee Kvasnosky | Picture Book Text, 1998 |
| The Babe & I by David A. Adler | Picture Book Text, 1999 |
| Bud, Not Buddy by Christopher Paul Curtis | Fiction, 1999 |
| Ice Story: Shackleton's Lost Expedition by Elizabeth Cody Kimmel | Nonfiction, 1999 |
| Red Berry Wool by Robyn Eversole | Picture Book Illustration, 1999 |
| Fireflies in the Dark: The Story of Friedl Dicker-Brandeis and the Children of Terezin by Susan Goldman Rubin | Nonfiction, 2000 |
| The King and the Three Thieves: A Persian Tale by Kristin Balouch | Picture Book Illustration, 2000 |
| Momma, Where Are You From by Marie Bradby | Picture Book Text, 2000 |
| Nory Ryan's Song by Patricia Reilly Giff | Fiction, 2000 |
| Bluebird Summer by Deborah Hopkinson | Picture Book Text, 2001 |
| Castles, Caves, and Honeycombs by Linda Ashman | Picture Book Illustration, 2001 |
| John and Abigail Adams: An American Love Story by Judith St. George | Nonfiction, 2001 |
| The Life History of a Star by Kelly Easton | Fiction, 2001 |
| Ansel Adams: America's Photographer by Beverly Gherman | Nonfiction, 2002 |
| Sailor Moo: Cow at Sea (Golden Kite Honors (Awards)) by Lisa Wheeler | Picture Book Illustration, 2002 |
| Shaper by Jessie Haas | Fiction, 2002 |
| Stars in the Darkness by Barbara M. Joosse | Picture Book Text, 2002 |
| After the Last Dog Died : The True-Life, Hair-Raising Adventure of Douglas Mawson's 1912 Antarctic Expedition by Carmen Bredeson | Nonfiction, 2003 |
| Breath by Donna Jo Napoli | Fiction, 2003 |
| Just a Minute!: A Trickster Tale and Counting Book by Yuyi Morales | Picture Book Illustration, 2003 |
| On Sand Island (Golden Kite Honors (Awards)) by Jacqueline Briggs Martin | Picture Book Text, 2003 |
| The Gift Moves by Steve Lyon | Fiction, 2004 |
| Hachiko: The True Story of a Loyal Dog by Pamela S. Turner | Picture Book Text, 2004 |
| The Power of One: Daisy Bates and the Little Rock Nine (Golden Kite Honors (Awards)) by Dennis Brindell Fradin | Nonfiction, 2004 |
| When I Heard the Learn'd Astronomer (Golden Kite Honors (Awards)) by Walt Whitman | Picture Book Illustration, 2004 |
| Each Little Bird That Sings by Deborah Wiles | Fiction, 2005 |
| The Forbidden Schoolhouse: The True and Dramatic Story of Prudence Crandall and Her Students by Suzanne Jurmain | Nonfiction, 2005 |
| Grandmama's Pride (Golden Kite Honors (Awards)) by Becky Birtha | Picture Book Text, 2005 |
| Dear Mr. Rosenwald by Carole Boston Weatherford | Picture Book Text, 2006 |
| Hippo! No, Rhino by Jeff Newman | Picture Book Illustration, 2006 |
| Team Moon: How 400,000 People Landed Apollo 11 on the Moon by Catherine Thimmesh | Nonfiction, 2006 |
| Wings by William Loizeaux | Fiction, 2006 |