Arkansas Diamond Primary Book Award

Given by Arkansas Literacy Association

327 Works 168,993 Books 10,439 Reviews 4.2

The Arkansas Department of Education (ADE), the Arkansas State Library, and the Arkansas Literacy Association are pleased to announce the annual selection process for the Arkansas Diamond Primary

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Titles are selected by the reading committee per established guidelines. Anyone interested in serving on the reading committee can contact Ruth Hyatt at ruth.hyatt@ade.arkansas.gov for more information.

The Arkansas Diamond Award winner is selected by an annual vote. Children in Grades K-3 must have read at least three of the titles from the annual reading list and may vote for one title. Student voting takes place in May each year.

Voting

The Diamond Primary Book Award winner is selected in May by students in kindergarten, first, second, and third grades. Cassandra Barnett of the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education will send out ballot collection forms to all schools in early May. The voting window will last one week. If you need to be added to her distribution list, please email Cassandra at cassandra.barnett@ade.arkansas.gov. show less

Stages:
All, Winner (25), Honor (25), Third Place (5), Nominee (293)
Years:
All, 2024 (12), 2023 (10), 2022 (10), 2021 (11), 2020 (13), 2019 (16), 2018 (13), 2017 (14), 2016 (11), 2015 (13), 2014 (13), 2013 (12), 2012 (14), 2011 (12), 2010 (11), 2009 (14), 2008 (10), 2007 (13), 2006 (12), 2005 (11), 2004 (10), 2003 (12), 2002 (11), 2001 (16), 2000 (15), 1999 (18)

Winner 25

Honor 25

Third Place 5

Nominee 293

WorkYear
Time for Bed, Old House by Janet Costa Bates2024
Survivor Tree by Marcie Colleen2024
I Can Help by Reem Faruqi2024
Don't Hug Doug (He Doesn't Like It) by Carrie Finison2024
Poultrygeist by Eric Geron2024
Change Sings: A Children's Anthem by Amanda Gorman2024
Norman Didn't Do It!: (Yes, He Did) by Ryan T. Higgins2024
When Langston Dances by Kaija Langley2024
Outside, Inside by LeUyen Pham2024
Except Antarctica by Todd Sturgell2024
Mel Fell by Corey R. Tabor2024
All We Need by Kathy Wolff2024
The Couch Potato (The Food Group) by Jory John2023
All the Way to the Top: How One Girl's Fight for Americans with Disabilities Changed Everything by Annette Bay Pimentel2023
Kaia and the Bees by Maribeth Boelts2023
Lizzie Demands a Seat!: Elizabeth Jennings Fights for Streetcar Rights by Beth Anderson2023
On Wings of Words: The Extraordinary Life of Emily Dickinson by Jennifer Berne2023
Overground Railroad by Lesa Cline-Ransome2023
Swashby and the Sea by Beth Ferry2023
The Oldest Student: How Mary Walker Learned to Read by Rita Lorraine Hubbard2023
Sticks and Stones by Patricia Polacco2023
A New Green Day by Antoinette Portis2023
The Very Impatient Caterpillar by Ross Burach2022
The Great Indoors by Julie Falatko2022
A Computer Called Katherine: How Katherine Johnson Helped Put America on the Moon by Suzanne Slade2022
A Friend for Henry by Jenn Bailey2022
Fearless Mary: Mary Fields, American Stagecoach Driver by Tami Charles2022
Going Down Home with Daddy by Kelly Starling Lyons2022
A Scarf for Keiko by Ann Malaspina2022
Anya's Secret Society by Yevgenia Nayberg2022
Gittel's Journey: An Ellis Island Story by Lesléa Newman2022
My Papi Has a Motorcycle by Isabel Quintero2022
There's a Dinosaur on the 13th Floor by Wade Bradford2021
Doll-E 1.0 by Shanda McCloskey2021
The Rough Patch by Brian Lies2021
The United States v. Jackie Robinson by Sudipta Bardhan-Quallen2021
The Hugely-Wugely Spider by Ethan T. Berlin2021
Chester Nez and the Unbreakable Code: A Navajo Code Talker's Story by Joseph Bruchac2021
Sisters and Champions: The True Story of Venus and Serena Williams by Howard Bryant2021
Giraffe Problems by Jory John2021
Goldfish on Vacation by Sally Lloyd-Jones2021
Wordy Birdy by Tammi Sauer2021
Dear Substitute by Liz Garton Scanlon2021
Creepy Pair of Underwear! by Aaron Reynolds2020
The Legend of Rock Paper Scissors by Drew Daywalt2020
Please Please the Bees by Gerald Kelley2020
Where's Rodney? by Carmen Bogan2020
Dad and the Dinosaur by Gennifer Choldenko2020
Before She Was Harriet by Lesa Cline-Ransome2020
There Might Be Lobsters by Carolyn Crimi2020
Great, Now We've Got Barbarians! by Jason Carter Eaton2020
The Boy and the Whale by Mordicai Gerstein2020
Pocket Full of Colors: The Magical World of Mary Blair, Disney Artist Extraordinaire by Amy Guglielmo2020
My Awesome Summer by P. Mantis by Paul Meisel2020
Remembering Vera by Patricia Polacco2020
After the Fall (How Humpty Dumpty Got Back Up Again) by Dan Santat2020
Madeline Finn and the Library Dog by Lisa Papp2019
Whoosh!: Lonnie Johnson's Super-Soaking Stream of Inventions by Chris Barton2019
The Quickest Kid in Clarksville by Pat Zietlow Miller2019
Bloom by Doreen Cronin2019
A Hat for Mrs. Goldman: A Story About Knitting and Love by Michelle Edwards2019
Steamboat School by Deborah Hopkinson2019
Flying Frogs and Walking Fish: Leaping Lemurs, Tumbling Toads, Jet-Propelled Jellyfish, and More Surprising Ways That Animals Move by Steve Jenkins2019
Antsy Ansel : Ansel Adams, a Life in Nature by Cindy Jenson-Elliott2019
More-igami by Dori Kleber2019
The Bell in the Bridge by Ted Kooser2019
Clara: The (Mostly) True Story of the Rhinoceros Who Dazzled Kings, Inspired Artists, and Won the Hearts of Everyone . . . While She Ate Her Way Up and Down a Continent! by Emily Arnold McCully2019
The Mermaid's Purse by Patricia Polacco2019
Sound of All Things, The by Myron Uhlberg2019
The Water Princess by Susan Verde2019
The Kid from Diamond Street: The Extraordinary Story of Baseball Legend Edith Houghton by Audrey Vernick2019
A Piece of Home by Jeri Watts2019
The Bear Ate Your Sandwich by Julia Sarcone-Roach2018
Ragweed's Farm Dog Handbook by Anne Vittur Kennedy2018
Trombone Shorty by Troy Andrews2018
Granddaddy's Turn: A Journey to the Ballot Box by Michael S. Bandy2018
Freedom's School by Lesa Cline-Ransome2018
Rufus Goes to Sea by Kim T. Griswell2018
I Will Never Get a Star on Mrs. Benson's Blackboard by Jennifer K. Mann2018
Toad Weather by Sandra Markle2018
Queen of the Diamond: The Lizzie Murphy Story by Emily Arnold McCully2018
Mahalia Jackson: Walking with Kings and Queens by Nina Nolan2018
One Plastic Bag: Isatou Ceesay and the Recycling Women of the Gambia by Miranda Paul2018
Oskar and the Eight Blessings by Tanya Simon2018
Mama Seeton's Whistle by Jerry Spinelli2018
Ivan: The Remarkable True Story of the Shopping Mall Gorilla by Katherine Applegate2017
My Teacher Is a Monster! (No, I Am Not.) by Peter Brown2017
My Grandfather's Coat by Jim Aylesworth2017
Elizabeth, Queen of the Seas by Lynne Cox2017
Where's Mommy? by Beverly Donofrio2017
Catch That Cookie! by Hallie Durand2017
Meanwhile, Back at the Ranch by Anne Isaacs2017
Sequoia by Tony Johnston2017
Beauty and the Beast by H. Chuku Lee2017
Poor Doreen: A Fishy Tale by Sally Lloyd-Jones2017
I Wanna Go Home by Karen Kaufman Orloff2017
Fiona's Lace by Patricia Polacco2017
Blizzard by John Rocco2017
Albie's First Word: A Tale Inspired by Albert Einstein's Childhood by Jacqueline Tourville2017
The Day the Crayons Quit by Drew Daywalt2016
The Very Inappropriate Word by Jim Tobin2016
The Fort That Jack Built by Boni Ashburn2016
No Pirates Allowed Said Library Lou by Rhonda Gowler Greene2016
Lottie Paris and the Best Place by Angela Johnson2016
My Lucky Birthday by Keiko Kasza2016
Otis and the Puppy by Loren Long2016
Miss Moore Thought Otherwise: How Anne Carroll Moore Created Libraries for Children by Jan Pinborough2016
The Blessing Cup by Patricia Polacco2016
The Favorite Daughter by Allen Say2016
Becoming Babe Ruth by Matt Tavares2016
Extra Yarn by Mac Barnett2015
One Cool Friend by Toni Buzzeo2015
Just as Good: How Larry Doby Changed America's Game by Chris Crowe2015
Lost and Found by Bill Harley2015
A Boy Called Dickens by Deborah Hopkinson2015
Tea Cakes for Tosh by Kelly Starling Lyons2015
The Art of Miss Chew by Patricia Polacco2015
Helen's Big World: The Life of Helen Keller by Doreen Rappaport2015
There Goes Ted Williams: The Greatest Hitter Who Ever Lived by Matt Tavares2015
Goldilocks and the Three Dinosaurs by Mo Willems2015
Each Kindness by Jacqueline Woodson2015
The Day Dirk Yeller Came to Town by Mary Casanova2014
The Lost and Found Pony by Tracy Dockray2014
The Quite Contrary Man: A True American Tale by Patricia Rusch Hyatt2014
Waddles by David McPhail2014
Hatch! by Roxie Munro2014
Bun Bun Button by Patricia Polacco2014
Belle, The Last Mule at Gee's Bend: A Civil Rights Story by Calvin Alexander Ramsey2014
Blackout by John Rocco2014
The Carpenter's Gift: A Christmas Tale about the Rockefeller Center Tree by David Rubel2014
The Christmas Coat: Memories of My Sioux Childhood by Virginia Driving Hawk Sneve2014
Balloons Over Broadway: The True Story of the Puppeteer of Macy's Parade by Melissa Sweet2014
The Hallelujah Flight by Phil Bildner2013
The 3 Little Dassies by Jan Brett2013
Dave the Potter: Artist, Poet, Slave by Laban Carrick Hill2013
Stand Straight, Ella Kate by Kate Klise2013
Polar Bears by Mark Newman2013
I Wanna New Room by Karen Kaufman Orloff2013
Back of the Bus by Aaron Reynolds2013
Ben and the Emancipation Proclamation by Pat Sherman2013
A Place Where Hurricanes Happen by Renée Watson2013
Pecan Pie Baby by Jacqueline Woodson2013
The Mitten by Jim Aylesworth2012
Strega Nona’s Harvest by Tomie dePaola2012
Chicken Little by Rebecca Emberley2012
Yonderfel's Castle: A Medieval Fable by Jean Gralley2012
Tsunami! by Kimiko Kajikawa2012
Chicken Soup by Jean Van Leeuwen2012
Crow Call by Lois Lowry2012
Lousy Rotten Stinkin' Grapes by Margie Palatini2012
Eleanor, Quiet No More by Doreen Rappaport2012
Silly Tilly by Eileen Spinelli2012
Duck and Cover by Jackie Urbanovic2012
My Name Is Sangoel by Karen Lynn Williams2012
Frogs by Nic Bishop2011
Thump, Quack, Moo: A Whacky Adventure by Doreen Cronin2011
The Wolves Are Back by Jean Craighead George2011
That Book Woman by Heather Henson2011
Spuds by Karen Hesse2011
Abe Lincoln Crosses a Creek: A Tall, Thin Tale (Introducing His Forgotten Frontier Friend) by Deborah Hopkinson2011
How Many Ways Can You Catch a Fly? by Robin Page2011
Houdini the Amazing Caterpillar by Janet Pedersen2011
Trout Are Made of Trees by April Pulley Sayre2011
Duck Soup by Jackie Urbanovic2011
The Three Snow Bears by Jan Brett2010
The Pink Refrigerator by Tim Egan2010
The Chicken-Chasing Queen of Lamar County by Janice N. Harrington2010
Papa and the Pioneer Quilt by Jean Van Leeuwen2010
Henry's Freedom Box by Ellen Levine2010
How Many Seeds in a Pumpkin? by Margaret McNamara2010
The Orange Shoes by Trinka Hakes Noble2010
Where in the Wild?: Camouflaged Creatures Concealed... and Revealed by David M. Schwartz2010
Hair for Mama by Kelly Tinkham2010
Now & Ben: The Modern Inventions of Benjamin Franklin by Gene Barretta2009
My Mom's Wedding by Eve Bunting2009
Pop's Bridge by Eve Bunting2009
One Potato, Two Potato by Cynthia DeFelice2009
Lilly's Big Day by Kevin Henkes2009
Sky Boys by Deborah Hopkinson2009
Marvelous Mattie: How Margaret E. Knight Became an Inventor by Emily Arnold McCully2009
Watermelon Wishes by Lisa Moser2009
Night Boat to Freedom by Margot Theis Raven2009
George Crum and the Saratoga Chip by Gaylia Taylor2009
Crossing Bok Chitto: A Choctaw Tale of Friendship and Freedom by Tim Tingle2009
Brothers by Yin2009
Grandmama's Pride by Becky Birtha2008
Because Your Daddy Loves You by Andrew Clements2008
Diary of a Spider by Doreen Cronin2008
Saving Strawberry Farm by Deborah Hopkinson2008
Nora's Ark by Natalie Kinsey-Warnock2008
Searching for Oliver K. Woodman by Darcy Pattison2008
The Patchwork Path: A Quilt Map to Freedom by Bettye Stroud2008
Dad, Jackie, and Me by Myron Uhlberg2008
Pinduli by Janell Cannon2007
Jump!: From the Life of Michael Jordan by Floyd Cooper2007
Duck for President by Doreen Cronin2007
The Big Trip by Valeri Gorbachev2007
Photographer Mole by Dennis Haseley2007
Apples to Oregon: Being the (Slightly) True Narrative of How a Brave Pioneer Father Brought Apples, Peaches, Pears, Plums, Grapes, and Cherries (and Children) across the Plains by Deborah Hopkinson2007
A Packet of Seeds by Deborah Hopkinson2007
Blueberries for the Queen by Katherine Paterson2007
John Philip Duck by Patricia Polacco2007
Why Epossumondas Has No Hair on His Tail by Coleen Salley2007
Hachiko: The True Story of a Loyal Dog by Pamela S. Turner2007
The Best Kind of Gift by Kathi Appelt2006
No Place for a Pig by Suzanne Bloom2006
Mr. Basset Plays by Dominic Catalano2006
Diary of a Worm by Doreen Cronin2006
Boxes for Katje by Candace Fleming2006
Mystic Horse by Paul Goble2006
Sherman Crunchley by Laura Numeroff2006
The Journey of Oliver K. Woodman by Darcy Pattison2006
Punctuation Takes a Vacation by Robin Pulver2006
Old Cricket by Lisa Wheeler2006
The Princess and the Pizza by Mary Jane Auch2005
Goose's Story by Cari Best2005
Daisy Comes Home by Jan Brett2005
The Littlest Wolf by Larry Dane Brimner2005
I.Q. Goes to School by Mary Ann Fraser2005
The Teddy Bear by David McPhail2005
Bob by Tracey Campbell Pearson2005
Wanda's Monster by Eileen Spinelli2005
Dear Mrs. LaRue: Letters from Obedience School by Mark Teague2005
Emily's art by Peter Catalanotto2004
The Name Jar by Yangsook Choi2004
A Fine, Fine School by Sharon Creech2004
Miss Renee's Mice by Elizabeth Stokes Hoffman2004
The Mightiest by Keiko Kasza2004
Goin' Someplace Special by Patricia C. Mckissack2004
The Stray Dog by Marc Simont2004
Sophie's Masterpiece: A Spider's Tale by Eileen Spinelli2004
Dancing in the Wings by Debbie Allen2003
Rose Red and the Bear Prince by Dan Andreasen2003
If Nathan Were Here by Mary Bahr2003
Hedgie's Surprise by Jan Brett2003
The Memory String by Eve Bunting2003
Click, Clack, Moo: Cows That Type by Doreen Cronin2003
First Day Jitters by Julie Danneberg2003
Grandpa's Corner Store by Dyanne Disalvo-ryan2003
Hog Music by M. C. Helldorfer2003
My Two Grandmothers by Effin Older2003
Full Belly Bowl by Jim Aylesworth2002
Mr. Tanen's Ties by Maryann Cocca-Leffler2002
Mama and Me and the Model T by Faye Gibbons2002
Erandi's Braids by Antonio Hernandez Madrigal2002
Auntie Claus by Elise Primavera2002
The Night Iguana Left Home by DK2002
Axle Annie by Robin Pulver2002
Raising Sweetness by Diane Stanley2002
Cook-a-Doodle-Doo by Janet Stevens2002
Marianthe's Story: Painted Words and Spoken Memories by Aliki2001
The Pumpkin Runner by Marsha Diane Arnold2001
The Crane Wife by Odds Bodkin2001
Tale of a Tail by Judit Z. Bodnar2001
It's going to be perfect by Nancy Carlson2001
The Mightiest Heart by Lynn Cullen2001
Honk!: The Story of a Prima Swanerina by Pamela Duncan Edwards2001
The Golden Sandal: A Middle Eastern Cinderella Story by Rebecca Hickox2001
A Christmas Tree in the White House by Gary Hines2001
Moses Goes to a Concert by Isaac Millman2001
The Giant Carrot by Jan Peck2001
Aunt Nancy and Cousin Lazybones by Phyllis Root2001
Yoko by Rosemary Wells2001
Something Beautiful by Sharon Dennis Wyeth2001
Emma and the Night Dogs by Susan Bivin Aller2000
The Hat by Jan Brett2000
Moonlight Kite by Helen E. Buckley2000
The Borrowed Hanukkah Latkes by Linda Glaser2000
The True Tale of Johnny Appleseed by Margaret Hodges2000
Tundra Mouse: A Storyknife Tale by Megan McDonald2000
Little Oh by Laura Krauss Melmed2000
Miz Fannie Mae's Fine New Easter Hat by Melissa Milich2000
Smoky Mountain Rose: An Appalachian Cinderella by Alan Schroeder2000
Rumpelstiltskin's Daughter by Diane Stanley2000
The Gardener by Sarah Stewart2000
Mailing May by Michael O. Tunnell2000
Rapunzel by Paul O. Zelinsky2000
Secret Place by Eve Bunting1999
Train to Somewhere by Eve Bunting1999
The Bat in the Boot by Annie Cannon1999
Temple Cat by Andrew Clements1999
Livingstone Mouse by Pamela Duncan Edwards1999
The Wolfhound by Kristine Franklin1999
Leah's Pony by Elizabeth Friedrich1999
Mountain Wedding by Faye Gibbons1999
Lilly's Purple Plastic Purse by Kevin Henkes1999
Lunch Bunnies by Kathryn Lasky1999
The Dream Jar by Bonnie Pryor1999
One Christmas Dawn by Candice F. Ransom1999
Old Winter by Judith Benet Richardson1999
The Long, Long Letter by Elizabeth Spurr1999
The Garden of Happiness by Erika Tamar1999
Too Many Pumpkins by Linda White1999

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