| Year | Book | Author |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Harvey Potter's Balloon Farm | by Jerdine Nolen Harold |
| 1997 | Miss Bindergarten Gets Ready for Kindergarten | by Joseph Slate |
| 1998 | No Award | |
| 1999 | Grandpa's Teeth | by Rod Clement |
| 2000 | Bad Case of Stripes | by David Shannon |
| 2001 | Picture Book Winner:
Hooway for Wodney Wat |
by Helen Lester |
| 2001 | Chapter Book Winner:
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone |
by J. K. Rowling |
| 2002 | Picture Book Winner:
Dogs' Night |
by Meredith Hooper |
| 2002 | Chapter Book Winner:
Because of Winn Dixie |
By Kate DiCamillo |
| 2003 | Picture Book Winner:
The Great Gracie Chase: Stop that Dog |
by Cynthia Rylant |
| 2003 | Chapter Book Winner:
Artemis Fowl |
by Eoin Colfer |
| 2004 | Picture Book Winner:
New York's Bravest |
by Mary Pope Osborne |
| 2004 | Chapter Book Winner:
Girl in a Cage |
by Jane Yolen & Robert J. Harris |
| 2005 | Picture Book Winner:
Miss Smith's Incredible Storybook |
by Michael Garland |
| 2005 | Chapter Book Winner:
Tale of Despereaux, Being the story of a Mouse, a Princess, some Soup, and a Spool of Thread |
by Kate DiCamillo |
| 2005 | Teen Book Winner:
Second Summer of the Sisterhood |
by Ann Brashares |
| 2006 | Picture Book Winner:
Over in the Ocean: In a Coral Reef |
by Marianne Berkes |
| 2006 | Chapter Book Winner:
The Report Card |
by Andrew Clements |
| 2006 | Teen Book Winner:
Contents Under Pressure |
by Lara Zeises |
| 2007 | Picture Book Winner:
Space Station Mars |
by Daniel San Souci |
| 2007 | Chapter Book Winner:
Project Mulberry |
by Linda Sue Park |
| 2007 | Teen Book Winner:
Flush |
by Carl Hiaasen |
| 2008 | Picture Book Winner: Library Lion |
By Michelle Knudsen, illustrated by Kevin Hawkes |
| 2008 | Chapter Book Winner: Clementine |
By Sara Pennypacker, illustrated by Marla Frazee |
| 2008 | Teen Book Winner: Saint Iggy |
by K. L. Going |
| 2009 | Picture Book Winner: Ivan the Terrier |
by Peter Catalanotto |
| 2009 | Chapter Book Winner: No Talking |
by Andrew Clements |
| 2009 | Teen Book Winner: Memoirs of a Teenage Amnesiac |
by Gabrielle Zevin |