Marion Vannett Ridgway Award

Given by Elizabeth Park Trust

88 Works 25,053 Books 1,432 Reviews 4.1

The Marion Vannett Ridgway Award is a memorial award given to an author or illustrator in recognition of an outstanding debut in the world of children’s picture books.

A First Prize and Honor

show more Awards are announced each spring. Any author or illustrator (or photographer if the book in question is illustrated with photographs) can win provided the book is a debut appearance for that person. show less
Stages:
All, Winner (28), Honor (60)
Years:
All, 2023 (3), 2022 (1), 2018 (3), 2017 (3), 2016 (4), 2015 (3), 2014 (4), 2013 (2), 2012 (3), 2011 (2), 2010 (2), 2009 (2), 2008 (2), 2007 (2), 2006 (2), 2005 (3), 2004 (4), 2003 (2), 2002 (4), 2001 (3), 2000 (4), 1999 (4), 1998 (4), 1997 (4), 1996 (6), 1995 (5), 1994 (4), 1993 (3)

Winner 28

WorkYear
The Best Kind of Mooncake by Pearl AuYeung2023
Enzo Isn't There by Thomas M Ellis2022
A Different Pond by Bao Phi2018
Hannah and Sugar by Kate Berube2017
A Dog Wearing Shoes by Sangmi Ko2016
Some Bugs by Angela DiTerlizzi2015
My Blue Is Happy by Jessica Young2014
The Insomniacs by Karina Wolf2013
Over and Under the Snow by Kate Messner2012
Little Owl Lost by Chris Haughton2011
Harry and Horsie by Katie Van Camp2010
In a Blue Room by Jim Averbeck2009
The Little Red Fish by Tae-Eun Yoo2008
Not a Box by Antoinette Portis2007
Mahjong All Day Long by Ginnie Lo2006
Weaving the Rainbow by George Ella Lyon2005
The Dirty Cowboy by Adam Rex2004
Alberto the Dancing Alligator by Richard Waring2003
The Very Kind Rich Lady and Her One Hundred Dogs by Chinlun Lee2002
Uptown by Bryan Collier2001
My Man Blue by Nikki Grimes2000
The Mightiest Heart by Lynn Cullen1999
Mr. Semolina-Semolinus: A Greek Folktale by Anthony L. Manna1998
Night Driving by John Coy1997
Heart of a Tiger by Marsha Diane Arnold1996
Casey over There by Staton Rabin1995
Winter Fox by Jennifer Brutschy1994
Newf by Marie Killilea1993

Honor 60

WorkYear
Nigel and the Moon by Antwan Eady2023
Finding Fire by Logan S. Kline2023
Dazzle Ships: World War I and the Art of Confusion by Chris Barton2018
Her Right Foot by Dave Eggers2018
More-igami by Dori Kleber2017
Little Red by Bethan Woollvin2017
Trombone Shorty by Troy Andrews2016
Smick by Doreen Cronin2016
Voice of Freedom: Fannie Lou Hamer: The Spirit of the Civil Rights Movement by Carole Boston Weatherford2016
Grandfather Gandhi by Arun Gandhi2015
Outside by Deirdre Gill2015
Knock Knock: My Dad's Dream for Me by Daniel Beaty2014
Ike's Incredible Ink by Brianne Farley2014
The Tree Lady: The True Story of How One Tree-Loving Woman Changed a City Forever by H. Joseph Hopkins2014
Harlem's Little Blackbird: The Story of Florence Mills by Renée Watson2013
My Name Is Elizabeth! by Annika Dunklee2012
Symphony City by Amy Martin2012
Doug-Dennis and the Flyaway Fib by Darren Farrell2011
Once Upon a Twice by Denise Doyen2010
Wonder Bear by Tao Nyeu2009
I'm The Biggest Thing in the Ocean by Kevin Sherry2008
The Curious Demise of a Contrary Cat by Lynne Berry2007
Russell the Sheep by Rob Scotton2006
Over in the Ocean: In a Coral Reef by Marianne Berkes2005
Guild Of Geniuses by Dan Santat2005
The Bachelor and the Bean by Shelley Fowles2004
Monsoon by Uma Krishnaswami2004
Imagine a Night by Sarah L. Thomson2004
Audrey and Barbara by Janet Lawson2003
No Bad News (Albert Whitman Prairie Books) by Kenneth Cole2002
Arachne Speaks by Kate Hovey2002
Clever Beatrice by Margaret Willey2002
Olivia by Ian Falconer2001
The Book of Bad Ideas by Laura Huliska-Beith2001
Strong to the Hoop by John Coy2000
Gowanus Dogs by Jonathan Frost2000
Happy Birthday, Frankie by Sarah Weeks2000
Polka-Bats and Octopus Slacks: 14 Stories by Calef Brown1999
From Slave Ship to Freedom Road by Julius Lester1999
Window Music by Anastasia Suen1999
Lou Gehrig: The Luckiest Man by David A. Adler1998
Nappy Hair by Carolivia Herron1998
Mama Provi and the Pot of Rice by Sylvia Rosa-Casanova1998
Grandmother's Pigeon by Louise Erdrich1997
Feathers and Fools by Mem Fox1997
A Duck in a Tree by Jennifer A. Loomis1997
Sam and the Lucky Money by Karen Chinn1996
The Gift of a Traveler by Wendy Matthews1996
What's Your Name?: From Ariel to Zoe by Eve Sanders1996
Tsubu: The Little Snail by Carol Ann Williams1996
The Long Silk Strand: A Grandmother's Legacy to Her Granddaughter by Laura E. Williams1996
Eagle Drum: On the Powwow Trail with a Young Grass Dancer by Robert Crum1995
Amorak by Tim Jessell1995
Fire on the Mountain by Jane Kurtz1995
Lily and the Wooden Bowl by Alan Schroeder1995
Come With Me To Africa by Gregory Scott Kreikemeier1994
Hunting The White Cow by Tres Seymour1994
Cinnamon, Mint, & Mothballs: A Visit to Grandmother's House by Ruth Tiller1994
An Ellis Island Christmas by Maxinne Rhea Leighton1993
Night of the Moonjellies by Mark Shasha1993

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