Grand Canyon Reader Award

Given by Arizona Library Association

Other Names: Arizona Young Readers Award
108 Works / 109 Items 2,712,938 Books 108,745 Reviews 4.0
RULES AND DESCRIPTION OF THE AWARD

General Description

1. The purpose of the Grand Canyon Reader Award is:

to encourage Arizona young readers to become better acquainted with recently published show more quality books.

to honor favorite books and authors.

2. The award is given annually in the following categories:

Picture Books

Intermediate Books

Tween Books

Non-fiction Books

3. The winning book in each category is determined by the vote of young readers in Arizona.

4. An award is given in each category, including the illustrator for the winning picture book.

5. The awards are presented at the annual AzLA conference.

6. The Grand Canyon Reader Award is sponsored by the Arizona Library Association. show less
Stages:
All, Winner (130), Recommended (175), Nominee (1,486)
Categories:

Winner 12

WorkYear
The Jolly Postman, or, Other People's Letters by Janet Ahlberg1991
Where's Waldo? by Martin Handford1991
Thomas' Snowsuit by Robert Munsch1991
Meanwhile Back at the Ranch by Trinka Hakes Noble1991
There's a Boy in the Girls' Bathroom by Louis Sachar1991
The Indian in the Cupboard by Lynne Reid Banks1989
Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark by Alvin Schwartz1987
The Stupids Die by Harry G. Allard1985
Superfudge by Judy Blume1983
Miss Nelson is Missing by Harry Allard1981
How to Eat Fried Worms by Thomas Rockwell1979
Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing by Judy Blume1977

Nominee 101

WorkYear
Dear Fish by Chris Gall2008
The Indian in the Cupboard by Lynne Reid Banks1989
Cam Jansen and the Mystery of the Dinosaur Bones by David A. Adler1989
Willy the Wimp by Anthony Browne1989
Ramona Forever by Beverly Cleary1989
Bony-Legs by Joanna Cole1989
If This Is Love, I'll Take Spaghetti by Ellen Conford1989
Mystery Madness by Otto Coontz1989
The Witches by Roald Dahl1989
Sixth Grade Can Really Kill You by Barthe DeClements1989
Snaggle Doodles by Patricia Reilly Giff1989
Hello, My Name Is Scrambled Eggs (Minstrel Book) by Jamie Gilson1989
The Day It Snowed Tortillas = El Día Que Nevaron Tortillas by Joe Hayes1989
The Cut-ups (Picture Puffins) by James Marshall1989
Jimmy's Boa Bounces Back by Trinka Hakes Noble1989
If You Give a Mouse a Cookie by Laura Joffe Numeroff1989
Skinnybones by Barbara Park1989
The New Kid on the Block by Jack Prelutsky1989
The Sign of the Beaver by Elizabeth George Speare1989
The Polar Express by Chris Van Allsburg1989
King Bidgood’s in the Bathtub by Audrey Wood1989
The Berenstain Bears and the Messy Room by Stan Berenstain1986
The Wish Giver: Three Tales of Coven Tree by Bill Brittain1986
The Cybil War by Betsy Byars1986
Dear Mr. Henshaw by Beverly Cleary1986
The Monster's Ring by Bruce Coville1986
The BFG by Roald Dahl1986
The Divorce Express by Paula Danziger1986
Homesick: My Own Story by Jean Fritz1986
Thirteen Ways to Sink a Sub by Jamie Gilson1986
The Celery Stalks at Midnight by James Howe1986
Round Trip by Ann Jonas1986
The Unicorn and the Lake by Marianna Mayer1986
Amelia Bedelia and the Baby by Peggy Parish1986
Operation: Dump the Chump by Barbara Park1986
What Do You Do When Your Mouth Won't Open? by Susan Beth Pfeffer1986
Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark by Alvin Schwartz1986
Trapped in the Slickrock Canyon by Gloria Skurzynski1986
Doctor De Soto by William Steig1986
Me and the Weirdos by Jane Sutton1986
Dicey's Song by Cynthia Voigt1986
The Stupids Die by Harry G. Allard1985
Ramona Quimby, Age 8 by Beverly Cleary1985
There's a Bat in Bunk Five by Paula Danziger1985
Nothing's Fair in Fifth Grade by Barthe DeClements1985
Kitty in the Middle by Judy Delton1985
Big Anthony and the Magic Ring by Tomie dePaola1985
Stranger with My Face by Lois Duncan1985
Stone Fox by John Reynolds Gardiner1985
Fourth-Grade Celebrity by Patricia Reilly Giff1985
Do Bananas Chew Gum? by Jamie Gilson1985
A Swiftly Tilting Planet by Madeleine L'Engle1985
A Summer to Die by Lois Lowry1985
The Island Keeper by Harry Mazer1985
The Day Jimmy's Boa Ate the Wash by Trinka Hakes Noble1985
Jacob Have I Loved by Katherine Paterson1985
The Girl with the Silver Eyes by Willo Davis Roberts1985
Lizard's Song by George Shannon1985
A Light in the Attic: Poems and Drawings by Shel Silverstein1985
Jumanji by Chris Van Allsburg1985
Alexander, Who Used to Be Rich Last Sunday by Judith Viorst1985
How to Eat Fried Worms by Thomas Rockwell1979
We Walk in Sandy Places by Byrd Baylor1979
The Tales of Olga da Polga by Michael Bond1979
Why me? by John Branfield1979
Johnny May by Robbie Branscum1979
Pickles and Jake by Janet Dai Chenery1979
The Witch's Buttons by Ruth Chew1979
Socks by Beverly Cleary1979
My Brother Sam is Dead by James Lincoln Collier1979
The Cat Ate My Gymsuit / There's a Bat in Bunk Five by Paula Danziger1979
Strega Nona by Tomie dePaola1979
The Great Brain Reforms by John D. Fitzgerald1979
Beat the Turtle Drum by Constance C. Greene1979
Rumble Fish by S. E. Hinton1979
The Hundred Penny Box by Sharon Bell Mathis1979
Mooch the messy (An I can read book) by Marjorie Weinman Sharmat1979
House of Stairs by William Sleator1979
My Mama Says There Aren't Any Zombies, Ghosts, Vampires, Creatures, Demons, Monsters, Fiends, Goblins, or Things by Judith Viorst1979
I Was All Thumbs by Bernard Waber1979
A Little Demonstration of Affection by Elizabeth Winthrop1979
Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing by Judy Blume1977
The Cat Who Wished to be a Man by Lloyd Alexander1977
Humbug Rabbit by Lorna Balian1977
Ramona the Brave by Beverly Cleary1977
Whys and Wherefores of Littabelle Lee by Vera Cleaver1977
Dorrie and the Goblin by Patricia Coombs1977
Hi, Cat! by Ezra Jack Keats1977
Mom the Wolf Man and Me by Norma Klein1977
Alexander and the Wind-Up Mouse by Leo Lionni1977
Annie and the Old One by Miska Miles1977
Sing Down the Moon by Scott O'Dell1977
Cyrus the Unsinkable Sea Serpent by Bill Peet1977
A Billion For Boris by Mary Rodgers1977
Me, Cholay & Co. Apache Warriors by Don Schellie1977
The Lorax by Dr. Seuss1977
All the Lassies by Liesel Moak Skorpen1977
Encyclopedia Brown Takes the Case by Donald J. Sobol1977
Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day by Judith Viorst1977
Ira Sleeps Over by Bernard Waber1977
William's Doll by Charlotte Zolotow1977