Charlotte Zolotow Award Winners and Honors

1.
Kitten's First Full Moon
Kitten's First Full Moon 4.10 avg rating — 25,117 ratings
2.
Zen Shorts
Zen Shorts 4.26 avg rating — 13,318 ratings
3.
A Sick Day for Amos McGee
A Sick Day for Amos McGee 4.26 avg rating — 21,696 ratings
4.
City Dog, Country Frog
City Dog, Country Frog 4.17 avg rating — 8,203 ratings
5.
Me... Jane
Me... Jane 4.04 avg rating — 13,649 ratings
6.
The Dark
The Dark 4.08 avg rating — 13,351 ratings
7.
Giant Squid
Giant Squid 4.29 avg rating — 1,557 ratings
7.
A Different Pond (Fiction Picture Books)
A Different Pond (Fiction Picture Books)
by: Bao Phi
4.26 avg rating — 5,694 ratings
9.
Just Like Grandma
Just Like Grandma 4.37 avg rating — 410 ratings
10.
Lucky Song
Lucky Song 2.60 avg rating — 65 ratings
11.
Don't Laugh, Joe!
Don't Laugh, Joe! 4.03 avg rating — 223 ratings
11.
When Sophie Gets Angry – Really, Really Angry
When Sophie Gets Angry – Really, Really Angry 3.94 avg rating — 7,661 ratings
13.
Snow
Snow 4.06 avg rating — 5,196 ratings
13.
Knuffle Bunny: A Cautionary Tale (Knuffle Bunny, #1)
Knuffle Bunny: A Cautionary Tale (Knuffle Bunny, #1) 4.27 avg rating — 50,084 ratings
15.
John Willy and Freddy McGee
John Willy and Freddy McGee 3.71 avg rating — 118 ratings
16.
Pete's a Pizza
Pete's a Pizza 4.05 avg rating — 3,734 ratings
17.
Three Cheers for Catherine the Great!
Three Cheers for Catherine the Great!
by: Cari Best
3.89 avg rating — 148 ratings
18.
Bark, George
Bark, George 4.21 avg rating — 14,261 ratings
18.
Clever Beatrice
Clever Beatrice 3.84 avg rating — 199 ratings
20.
Five Creatures
Five Creatures 3.79 avg rating — 156 ratings
21.
Farfallina & Marcel
Farfallina & Marcel 4.18 avg rating — 329 ratings
22.
The First Thing My Mama Told Me
The First Thing My Mama Told Me 3.15 avg rating — 60 ratings
23.
What James Likes Best
What James Likes Best 3.40 avg rating — 84 ratings
24.
Two Old Potatoes and Me
Two Old Potatoes and Me
by: John Coy
3.94 avg rating — 293 ratings
25.
The Baby Goes Beep
The Baby Goes Beep 3.90 avg rating — 636 ratings
26.
Mrs. Chicken and the Hungry Crocodile
Mrs. Chicken and the Hungry Crocodile 4.05 avg rating — 259 ratings
27.
Calabash Cat, and His Amazing Journey
Calabash Cat, and His Amazing Journey 3.78 avg rating — 85 ratings
28.
Tippy-Toe Chick, Go!: An Easter And Springtime Book For Kids
Tippy-Toe Chick, Go!: An Easter And Springtime Book For Kids 3.47 avg rating — 171 ratings
29.
Polar Bear Night
Polar Bear Night 3.73 avg rating — 838 ratings
30.
Coming on Home Soon
Coming on Home Soon 4.17 avg rating — 2,458 ratings
31.
My Best Friend
My Best Friend 3.95 avg rating — 242 ratings
32.
Precious and the Boo Hag (Anne Schwartz Books)
Precious and the Boo Hag (Anne Schwartz Books) 4.14 avg rating — 292 ratings
33.
Moon Plane
Moon Plane 3.57 avg rating — 366 ratings
34.
Uncle Peter's Amazing Chinese Wedding
Uncle Peter's Amazing Chinese Wedding 3.88 avg rating — 291 ratings
35.
Mrs. Crump's Cat
Mrs. Crump's Cat 4.29 avg rating — 188 ratings
36.
Thank You Bear
Thank You Bear 4.11 avg rating — 1,297 ratings
37.
At Night
At Night 3.82 avg rating — 449 ratings
38.
Pictures from Our Vacation
Pictures from Our Vacation 3.81 avg rating — 280 ratings
39.
Dragon Dancing
Dragon Dancing 3.20 avg rating — 160 ratings
40.
How to Heal a Broken Wing
How to Heal a Broken Wing 4.13 avg rating — 1,506 ratings
41.
In a Blue Room
In a Blue Room 3.93 avg rating — 767 ratings
42.
A River of Words: The Story of William Carlos Williams
A River of Words: The Story of William Carlos Williams 4.11 avg rating — 2,603 ratings
43.
How Mama Brought the Spring
How Mama Brought the Spring 3.84 avg rating — 83 ratings
44.
Silent Music: A Story of Baghdad
Silent Music: A Story of Baghdad 4.01 avg rating — 593 ratings
45.
How I Learned Geography (Caldecott Honor Book)
How I Learned Geography (Caldecott Honor Book) 4.04 avg rating — 2,827 ratings
46.
What Can You Do with a Paleta? (Tomas Rivera Mexican American Children's Book Award)
What Can You Do with a Paleta? (Tomas Rivera Mexican American Children's Book Award) 3.98 avg rating — 578 ratings
47.
Princess Hyacinth: The Surprising Tale of a Girl Who Floated
Princess Hyacinth: The Surprising Tale of a Girl Who Floated 3.92 avg rating — 1,520 ratings
48.
Birds
Birds 3.96 avg rating — 2,400 ratings
49.
Pouch!
Pouch! 3.97 avg rating — 1,456 ratings
50.
Big Red Lollipop
Big Red Lollipop really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 4,113 ratings
51.
April and Esme: Tooth Fairies
April and Esme: Tooth Fairies 3.56 avg rating — 459 ratings
52.
Hip-Pocket Papa
Hip-Pocket Papa 3.86 avg rating — 72 ratings
53.
Naamah and the Ark at Night
Naamah and the Ark at Night 3.81 avg rating — 366 ratings
54.
Meet the Dogs of Bedlam Farm
Meet the Dogs of Bedlam Farm
by: Jon Katz
4.15 avg rating — 509 ratings
55.
Apple Pie ABC
Apple Pie ABC 3.88 avg rating — 756 ratings
56.
Each Kindness
Each Kindness 4.42 avg rating — 7,724 ratings
57.
Sleep Like a Tiger
Sleep Like a Tiger 4.09 avg rating — 3,910 ratings
58.
Me and Momma and Big John
Me and Momma and Big John 4.07 avg rating — 207 ratings
59.
Flabbersmashed About You (Big Feelings, #3)
Flabbersmashed About You (Big Feelings, #3) 3.16 avg rating — 117 ratings
60.
Building Our House
Building Our House 4.21 avg rating — 2,298 ratings
61.
My Cold Plum Lemon Pie Bluesy Mood
My Cold Plum Lemon Pie Bluesy Mood 3.86 avg rating — 307 ratings
62.
Year of the Jungle
Year of the Jungle 3.84 avg rating — 1,030 ratings
63.
Sophie's Squash
Sophie's Squash 4.28 avg rating — 3,736 ratings
64.
This Is the Rope: A Story from the Great Migration
This Is the Rope: A Story from the Great Migration 4.24 avg rating — 2,060 ratings
65.
Sparky!
Sparky! 3.97 avg rating — 4,352 ratings
66.
Ivan: The Remarkable True Story of the Shopping Mall Gorilla
Ivan: The Remarkable True Story of the Shopping Mall Gorilla 4.35 avg rating — 2,972 ratings
67.
Tap Tap Boom Boom
Tap Tap Boom Boom 3.54 avg rating — 924 ratings
68.
Water Rolls, Water Rises: El agua rueda, el agua sube
Water Rolls, Water Rises: El agua rueda, el agua sube
by: Pat Mora
4.03 avg rating — 163 ratings
69.
Chengdu Could Not Would Not Fall Asleep (Chengdu, 1)
Chengdu Could Not Would Not Fall Asleep (Chengdu, 1) 3.80 avg rating — 715 ratings
70.
Drum Dream Girl: How One Girl's Courage Changed Music
Drum Dream Girl: How One Girl's Courage Changed Music 4.27 avg rating — 3,803 ratings
71.
When Otis Courted Mama
When Otis Courted Mama 3.91 avg rating — 428 ratings
72.
The New Small Person
The New Small Person 4.10 avg rating — 1,155 ratings
73.
Last Stop on Market Street
Last Stop on Market Street 4.30 avg rating — 18,201 ratings
74.
Finding Winnie: The True Story of the World's Most Famous Bear
Finding Winnie: The True Story of the World's Most Famous Bear 4.50 avg rating — 10,378 ratings
75.
Freedom in Congo Square
Freedom in Congo Square 4.27 avg rating — 2,815 ratings
76.
Thunder Boy Jr.
Thunder Boy Jr. 4.16 avg rating — 4,904 ratings
77.
Alan's Big, Scary Teeth
Alan's Big, Scary Teeth
by: Jarvis
4.12 avg rating — 1,459 ratings
78.
Baby Goes to Market
Baby Goes to Market
by: Atinuke
4.35 avg rating — 947 ratings
79.
Jabari Jumps
Jabari Jumps 4.38 avg rating — 5,376 ratings
80.
Buster and the Baby
Buster and the Baby
by: Amy Hest
3.62 avg rating — 175 ratings
81.
Niko Draws a Feeling
Niko Draws a Feeling 4.34 avg rating — 1,413 ratings
82.
Herbert's First Halloween
Herbert's First Halloween 3.56 avg rating — 448 ratings
83.
Little Brown
Little Brown 3.29 avg rating — 624 ratings
84.
Honey
Honey 3.70 avg rating — 705 ratings
85.
Saturday Is Swimming Day
Saturday Is Swimming Day 3.98 avg rating — 441 ratings
86.
Johnny's Pheasant
Johnny's Pheasant 3.82 avg rating — 250 ratings
87.
Fry Bread: A Native American Family Story
Fry Bread: A Native American Family Story 4.40 avg rating — 6,690 ratings
88.
A Map into the World
A Map into the World 4.21 avg rating — 1,371 ratings
89.
Pokko and the Drum
Pokko and the Drum 4.41 avg rating — 2,195 ratings
90.
Saturday
Saturday
by: Oge Mora
4.50 avg rating — 2,810 ratings
91.
Truman
Truman 4.34 avg rating — 1,964 ratings
92.
Evelyn Del Rey Is Moving Away
Evelyn Del Rey Is Moving Away 4.36 avg rating — 1,993 ratings
93.
Catch That Chicken!
Catch That Chicken!
by: Atinuke
3.83 avg rating — 612 ratings
94.
The Cot in the Living Room
The Cot in the Living Room 4.30 avg rating — 497 ratings
95.
I Talk Like a River
I Talk Like a River 4.48 avg rating — 3,979 ratings
96.
My Best Friend
My Best Friend 4.19 avg rating — 1,040 ratings
97.
Let Me Fix You a Plate: A Tale of Two Kitchens
Let Me Fix You a Plate: A Tale of Two Kitchens 4.04 avg rating — 421 ratings
98.
Me and the Boss: A Story About Mending and Love
Me and the Boss: A Story About Mending and Love 3.96 avg rating — 383 ratings
99.
On My Papa's Shoulders
On My Papa's Shoulders
by: Niki Daly
4.10 avg rating — 104 ratings
100.
Rodney Was a Tortoise
Rodney Was a Tortoise 4.26 avg rating — 302 ratings
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