| År | Mottagare | Boktitel | Pris |
| 1938 | Boris Artzybasheff | Seven Simeons: A Russian Tale | Ära |
| Dorothy P. Lathrop | Animals of the Bible | Vinnare |
| Robert Lawson | Four and Twenty Blackbirds | Ära |
| 1939 | Laura Adams Armer | The Forest Pool | Ära |
| James Daugherty | Andy and the Lion | Ära |
| Wanda Gág | Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs | Ära |
| Thomas Handforth | Mei Li | Vinnare |
| Robert Lawson | Wee Gillis | Ära |
| Clare Turlay Newberry | Barkis | Ära |
| 1940 | Ludwig Bemelmans | Madeline | Ära |
| Ingri och Edgar Parin d'Aulaire | Abraham Lincoln | Vinnare |
| Lauren Ford | The Ageless Story | Ära |
| Berta och Elmer Hader | Cock-a-Doodle Doo | Ära |
| 1941 |
Robert Lawson |
They Were Strong and Good |
Vinnare |
| Clare Turlay Newberry | April's Kittens | Ära |
| 1942 | Wanda Gág | Nothing at All | Ära |
| Velino Herrera | In My Mother's House | Ära |
| Holling C. Holling | Paddle-to-the-Sea | Ära |
| Robert McCloskey | Make Way for Ducklings | Vinnare |
| Maud och Miska Petersham | An American ABC | Ära |
| 1943 | Mary och Conrad Buff | Dash and Dart | Ära |
| Virginia Lee Burton | The Little House | Vinnare |
| Clare Turlay Newberry | Marshmallow | Ära |
| 1944 | Arnold E. Bare | Pierre Pidgeon | Ära |
| Plato Chan | The Good-Luck Horse | Ära |
| Jean Charlot | A Child's Good Night Book | Ära |
| Berta och Elmer Hader | The Mighty Hunter | Ära |
| Elizabeth Orton Jones | Small Rain: Verses From The Bible | Ära |
| Louis Slobodkin | Many Moons | Vinnare |
| 1945 | Marguerite de Angeli | Yonie Wondernose | Ära |
| Marie Hall Ets | In the Forest | Ära |
| Elizabeth Orton Jones | Prayer for a Child | Vinnare |
| Kate Seredy | The Christmas Anna Angel | Ära |
| Tasha Tudor | Mother Goose | Ära |
| 1946 | Ruth Stiles Gannett | My Mother Is the Most Beautiful Woman in the World | Ära |
| Maud och Miska Petersham | The Rooster Crows | Vinnare |
| Marjorie Torrey | Sing Mother Goose | Ära |
| Leonard Weisgard | Little Lost Lamb | Ära |
| Kurt Wiese | You Can Write Chinese | Ära |
| 1947 | Jay Hyde Barnum | Boats on the River | Ära |
| Tony Palazzo | Timothy Turtle | Ära |
| Leo Politi | Pedro, the Angel of Olvera Street | Ära |
| Marjorie Torrey | Sing in Praise: A Collection of the Best Loved Hymns | Ära |
| Leonard Weisgard | The Little Island | Vinnare |
| Leonard Weisgard | Rain Drop Splash | Ära |
| 1948 | Marcia Brown | Stone Soup | Ära |
| Virginia Lee Burton | Song of Robin Hood | Ära |
| Roger Duvoisin | White Snow, Bright Snow | Vinnare |
| Georges Schreiber | Bambino the Clown | Ära |
| Dr. Seuss | McElligot's Pool | Ära |
| Hildegard Woodward | Roger and the Fox | Ära |
| 1949 |
Berta och Elmer Hader |
The Big Snow |
Vinnare |
| Robert McCloskey | Blueberries for Sal | Ära |
| Leo Politi | Juanita | Ära |
| Helen Stone | All Around the Town | Ära |
| Kurt Wiese | Fish in the Air | Ära |
| 1950 | Marcia Brown | Henry Fisherman | Ära |
| Leo Politi | Song of the Swallows | Vinnare |
| Dr. Seuss | Bartholomew and the Oobleck | Ära |
| Marc Simont | The Happy Day | Ära |
| Lynd Ward | America's Ethan Allen | Ära |
| Hildegard Woodward | The Wild Birthday Cake | Ära |
| 1951 | Marcia Brown | Dick Whittington and His Cat | Ära |
| Katherine Milhous | The Egg Tree | Vinnare |
| Nicholas Mordvinoff | The Two Reds | Ära |
| Clare Turlay Newberry | T-Bone, the Baby Sitter | Ära |
| Dr. Seuss | If I Ran the Zoo | Ära |
| Helen Stone | The Most Wonderful Doll in the World | Ära |
| 1952 | Marcia Brown | Skipper John's Cook | Ära |
| Marie Hall Ets | Mr. T. W. Anthony Woo | Ära |
| Margaret Bloy Graham | All Falling Down | Ära |
| Nicholas Mordvinoff | Finders Keepers | Vinnare |
| Elizabeth Olds | Feather Mountain | Ära |
| William Pène du Bois | Bear Party | Ära |
| 1953 | Marcia Brown | Puss in Boots | Ära |
| Fritz Eichenberg | Ape in a Cape: An Alphabet of Odd Animals | Ära |
| Margaret Bloy Graham | The Storm Book | Ära |
| Juliet Kepes | Five Little Monkeys | Ära |
| Robert McCloskey | One Morning in Maine | Ära |
| Lynd Ward | The Biggest Bear | Vinnare |
| 1954 |
Ludwig Bemelmans |
Madeline's Rescue |
Vinnare |
| A. Birnbaum | Green Eyes | Ära |
| Marcia Brown | The Steadfast Tin Soldier | Ära |
| Jean Charlot | When Will the World Be Mine? | Ära |
| Robert McCloskey | Journey Cake, Ho! | Ära |
| Maurice Sendak | A Very Special House | Ära |
| 1955 |
Marcia Brown |
Cinderella, or the Little Glass Slipper |
Vinnare |
| Marguerite de Angeli | Book of Nursery and Mother Goose Rhymes | Ära |
| Tibor Gergely | Wheel on the Chimney | Ära |
| Helen Sewell | The Thanksgiving Story | Ära |
| 1956 | Marie Hall Ets | Play With Me | Ära |
| Feodor Rojankovsky | Frog Went A-Courtin' | Vinnare |
| Taro Yashima | Crow Boy | Ära |
| 1957 | James Daugherty | Gillespie and the Guards | Ära |
| Marie Hall Ets | Mr. Penny's Race Horse | Ära |
| Paul Galdone | Anatole | Ära |
| William Pène du Bois | Lion | Ära |
| Marc Simont | A Tree is Nice | Vinnare |
| Tasha Tudor | 1 Is One | Ära |
| 1958 | Don Freeman | Fly High, Fly Low | Ära |
| Paul Galdone | Anatole and the Cat | Ära |
| Robert McCloskey | Time of Wonder | Vinnare |
| 1959 |
Barbara Cooney |
Chanticleer and the Fox |
Vinnare |
| Antonio Frasconi | The House that Jack Built: La Maison Que Jacques A Batie | Ära |
| Maurice Sendak | What Do You Say, Dear? | Ära |
| Taro Yashima | Umbrella | Ära |
| 1960 | Adrienne Adams | Houses from the Sea | Ära |
| Marie Hall Ets | Nine Days to Christmas | Vinnare |
| Maurice Sendak | The Moon Jumpers | Ära |
| 1961 | Leo Lionni | Inch by Inch | Ära |
| Nicolas Sidjakov | Baboushka and the Three Kings | Vinnare |
| 1962 | Adrienne Adams | The Day We Saw the Sun Come Up | Ära |
| Marcia Brown | Once a Mouse | Vinnare |
| Maurice Sendak | Little Bear's Visit | Ära |
| Peter Spier | Fox Went out on a Chilly Night: An Old Song | Ära |
| 1963 | Bernarda Bryson | The Sun Is a Golden Earring | Ära |
| Ezra Jack Keats | The Snowy Day | Vinnare |
| Maurice Sendak | Mr. Rabbit and the Lovely Present | Ära |
| 1964 | Leo Lionni | Swimmy | Ära |
| Evaline Ness | All in the Morning Early | Ära |
| Philip Reed | Mother Goose and Nursery Rhymes | Ära |
| Maurice Sendak | Where the Wild Things Are | Vinnare |
| 1965 | Marvin Bileck | Rain Makes Applesauce | Ära |
| Blair Lent | The Wave | Ära |
| Beni Montresor | May I Bring a Friend? | Vinnare |
| Evaline Ness | A Pocketful of Cricket | Ära |
| 1966 | Roger Duvoisin | Hide and Seek Fog | Ära |
| Marie Hall Ets | Just Me | Ära |
| Nonny Hogrogian | Always Room for One More | Vinnare |
| Evaline Ness | Tom Tit Tot | Ära |
| 1967 | Ed Emberley | One Wide River to Cross | Ära |
| Evaline Ness | Sam, Bangs, and Moonshine | Vinnare |
| 1968 |
Ed Emberley |
Drummer Hoff |
Vinnare |
| Leo Lionni | Frederick | Ära |
| Taro Yashima | Seashore Story | Ära |
| Ed Young | The Emperor and the Kite | Ära |
| 1969 | Blair Lent | Why the Sun and the Moon Live in the Sky | Ära |
| Uri Shulevitz | The Fool of the World and the Flying Ship | Vinnare |
| 1970 | Ezra Jack Keats | Goggles! | Ära |
| Leo Lionni | Alexander and the Wind-Up Mouse | Ära |
| Robert Andrew Parker | Pop Corn & Ma Goodness | Ära |
| William Steig | Sylvester and the Magic Pebble | Vinnare |
| Brinton Turkle | Thy Friend, Obadiah | Ära |
| Margot Zemach | The Judge: An Untrue Tale | Ära |
| 1971 |
Gail E. Haley |
A Story a Story |
Vinnare |
| Blair Lent | The Angry Moon | Ära |
| Arnold Lobel | Frog and Toad Are Friends | Ära |
| Maurice Sendak | In the Night Kitchen | Ära |
| 1972 | Janina Domanska | If All the Seas Were One Sea | Ära |
| Tom Feelings | Moja Means One: Swahili Counting Book | Ära |
| Nonny Hogrogian | One Fine Day | Vinnare |
| Arnold Lobel | Hildilid's Night | Ära |
| 1973 | Tom Bahti | When Clay Sings | Ära |
| Leonard Baskin | Hosie's Alphabet | Ära |
| Nancy Ekholm Burkert | Snow-White and the Seven Dwarfs | Ära |
| Blair Lent | The Funny Little Woman | Vinnare |
| Gerald McDermott | Anansi the Spider: A Tale from the Ashanti | Ära |
| 1974 | Susan Jeffers | Three Jovial Huntsmen | Ära |
| David Macaulay | Cathedral | Ära |
| Margot Zemach | Duffy and the Devil | Vinnare |
| 1975 | Tom Feelings | Jambo Means Hello: A Swahili Alphabet Book | Ära |
| Gerald McDermott | Arrow to the Sun | Vinnare |
| 1976 | Tomie de Paola | Strega Nona | Ära |
| Leo och Diane Dillon | Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People's Ears | Vinnare |
| Peter Parnall | The Desert Is Theirs | Ära |
| 1977 |
Leo och Diane Dillon |
Ashanti to Zulu: African Traditions |
Vinnare |
| M. B. Goffstein | Fish for Supper | Ära |
| Nonny Hogrogian | The Contest | Ära |
| Beverly Brodsky McDermott | The Golem: A Jewish Legend | Ära |
| Peter Parnall | Hawk, I'm Your Brother | Ära |
| William Steig | The Amazing Bone | Ära |
| 1978 | David Macaulay | Castle | Ära |
| Peter Spier | Noah's Ark | Vinnare |
| Margot Zemach | It Could Always Be Worse | Ära |
| 1979 | Donald Crews | Freight Train | Ära |
| Paul Goble | The Girl Who Loved Wild Horses | Vinnare |
| Peter Parnall | The Way to Start a Day | Ära |
| 1980 |
Barbara Cooney |
Ox-Cart Man |
Vinnare |
| Rachel Isadora | Ben's Trumpet | Ära |
| Uri Shulevitz | The Treasure | Ära |
| Chris Van Allsburg | The Garden of Abdul Gasazi | Ära |
| 1981 | Molly Bang | The Grey Lady and the Strawberry Snatcher | Ära |
| Donald Crews | Truck | Ära |
| Arnold Lobel | Fables | Vinnare |
| Joseph Low | Mice Twice | Ära |
| Ilse Plume | The Bremen-Town Musicians | Ära |
| 1982 | Stephen Gammell | Where the Buffaloes Begin | Ära |
| Anita Lobel | On Market Street | Ära |
| Alice och Martin Provensen | A Visit to William Blake's Inn: Poems for Innocent and Experienced Travelers | Ära |
| Maurice Sendak | Outside Over There | Ära |
| Chris Van Allsburg | Jumanji | Vinnare |
| 1983 |
Marcia Brown |
Shadow |
Vinnare |
| Diane Goode | When I Was Young in the Mountains | Ära |
| Vera B. Williams | A Chair for My Mother | Ära |
| 1984 | Molly Bang | Ten, Nine, Eight | Ära |
| Trina Schart Hyman | Little Red Riding Hood | Ära |
| Alice och Martin Provensen | The Glorious Flight: Across the Channel with Louis Bleriot | Vinnare |
| 1985 |
Trina Schart Hyman |
Saint George and the Dragon |
Vinnare |
| John Steptoe | The Story of Jumping Mouse: A Native American Legend | Ära |
| Nancy Tafuri | Have You Seen My Duckling? | Ära |
| Paul O. Zelinsky | Hansel and Gretel | Ära |
| 1986 | Stephen Gammell | The Relatives Came | Ära |
| Chris Van Allsburg | The Polar Express | Vinnare |
| Don Wood | King Bidgood's in the Bathtub | Ära |
| 1987 |
Richard Egielski |
Hey, Al |
Vinnare |
| Ann Grifalconi | The Village of Round and Square Houses | Ära |
| Suse MacDonald | Alphabatics | Ära |
| Paul O. Zelinsky | Rumpelstiltskin | Ära |
| 1988 |
John Schoenherr |
Owl Moon |
Vinnare |
| John Steptoe | Mufaro's Beautiful Daughters: An African Tale | Ära |
| 1989 |
Stephen Gammell |
Song and Dance Man |
Vinnare |
| James Marshall | Goldilocks and the Three Bears | Ära |
| Jerry Pinkney | Mirandy and Brother Wind | Ära |
| Allen Say | The Boy of the Three-Year Nap | Ära |
| David Wiesner | Free Fall | Ära |
| 1990 | Lois Ehlert | Color Zoo | Ära |
| Trina Schart Hyman | Hershel and the Hanukkah Goblins | Ära |
| Bill Peet | Bill Peet: An Autobiography | Ära |
| Jerry Pinkney | The Talking Eggs: A Folktale from the American South | Ära |
| Ed Young | Lon Po Po: A Red-Riding Hood Story from China | Vinnare |
| 1991 |
David Macaulay |
Black and White |
Vinnare |
| Fred Marcellino | Puss in Boots | Ära |
| Vera B. Williams | More More More, Said the Baby: Three Love Stories | Ära |
| 1992 | Faith Ringgold | Tar Beach | Ära |
| David Wiesner | Tuesday | Vinnare |
| 1993 | Carole Byard | Working Cotton | Ära |
| Emily Arnold McCully | Mirette on the High Wire | Vinnare |
| Lane Smith | The Stinky Cheese Man and Other Fairly Stupid Tales | Ära |
| Ed Young | Seven Blind Mice | Ära |
| 1994 | Denise Fleming | In the Small, Small Pond | Ära |
| Kevin Henkes | Owen | Ära |
| Ted Lewin | Peppe the Lamplighter | Ära |
| Gerald McDermott | Raven: A Trickster Tale From The Pacific Northwest | Ära |
| Chris Raschka | Yo! Yes? | Ära |
| Allen Say | Grandfather's Journey | Vinnare |
| 1995 |
David Diaz |
Smoky Night |
Vinnare |
| Jerry Pinkney | John Henry | Ära |
| Eric Rohmann | Time Flies | Ära |
| Paul O. Zelinsky | Swamp Angel | Ära |
| 1996 | Stephen T. Johnson | Alphabet City | Ära |
| Brian Pinkney | The Faithful Friend | Ära |
| Marjorie Priceman | Zin! Zin! Zin! a Violin | Ära |
| Peggy Rathmann | Officer Buckle and Gloria | Vinnare |
| Janet Stevens | Tops & Bottoms | Ära |
| 1997 | Holly Meade | Hush!: A Thai Lullaby | Ära |
| David Pelletier | The Graphic Alphabet | Ära |
| Dav Pilkey | The Paperboy | Ära |
| Peter Sís | Starry Messenger | Ära |
| David Wisniewski | Golem | Vinnare |
| 1998 | Christopher Myers | Harlem | Ära |
| David Small | The Gardener | Ära |
| Simms Taback | There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly | Ära |
| Paul O. Zelinsky | Rapunzel | Vinnare |
| 1999 |
Mary Azarian |
Snowflake Bentley |
Vinnare |
| Brian Pinkney | Duke Ellington: The Piano Prince and His Orchestra | Ära |
| David Shannon | No, David! | Ära |
| Uri Shulevitz | Snow | Ära |
| Peter Sís | Tibet Through the Red Box | Ära |
| 2000 | Molly Bang | When Sophie Gets Angry-Really, Really Angry | Ära |
| Trina Schart Hyman | A Child's Calendar | Ära |
| Jerry Pinkney | The Ugly Duckling | Ära |
| Simms Taback | Joseph Had a Little Overcoat | Vinnare |
| David Wiesner | Sector 7 | Ära |
| 2001 | Christopher Bing | Casey at the Bat | Ära |
| Ian Falconer | Olivia | Ära |
| Betsy Lewin | Click, Clack, Moo: Cows That Type | Ära |
| David Small | So You Want to Be President? | Vinnare |
| 2002 | Bryan Collier | Martin's Big Words: the Life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. | Ära |
| Brian Selznick | The Dinosaurs of Waterhouse Hawkins | Ära |
| Marc Simont | The Stray Dog | Ära |
| David Wiesner | The Three Pigs | Vinnare |
| 2003 | Tony DiTerlizzi | The Spider and the Fly | Ära |
| Peter McCarty | Hondo & Fabian | Ära |
| Jerry Pinkney | Noah's Ark | Ära |
| Eric Rohmann | My Friend Rabbit | Vinnare |
| 2004 | Margaret Chodos-Irvine | Ella Sarah Gets Dressed | Ära |
| Mordicai Gerstein | The Man Who Walked Between the Towers | Vinnare |
| Steve Jenkins och Robin Page | What Do You Do with a Tail Like This? | Ära |
| Mo Willems | Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus! | Ära |
| 2005 |
Kevin Henkes |
Kitten's First Full Moon |
Vinnare |
| Barbara Lehman | The Red Book | Ära |
| E. B. Lewis | Coming on Home Soon | Ära |
| Mo Willems | Knuffle Bunny: A Cautionary Tale | Ära |
| 2006 | Bryan Collier | Rosa | Ära |
| Jon J. Muth | Zen Shorts | Ära |
| Beckie Prange | Song of the Water Boatman and Other Pond Poems | Ära |
| Marjorie Priceman | Hot Air: The (Mostly) True Story of the First Hot-Air Balloon Ride | Ära |
| Chris Raschka | The Hello, Goodbye Window | Vinnare |
| 2007 | David McLimans | Gone Wild: An Endangered Animal Alphabet | Ära |
| Kadir Nelson | Moses: When Harriet Tubman Led Her People to Freedom | Ära |
| David Wiesner | Flotsam | Vinnare |
| 2008 | Kadir Nelson | Henry's Freedom Box: A True Story from the Underground Railroad | Ära |
| Laura Vaccaro Seeger | First the Egg | Ära |
| Brian Selznick | The Invention of Hugo Cabret | Vinnare |
| Peter Sís | The Wall: Growing Up Behind the Iron Curtain | Ära |
| Mo Willems | Knuffle Bunny Too: A Case of Mistaken Identity | Ära |
| 2009 | Marla Frazee | A Couple of Boys Have the Best Week Ever | Ära |
| Beth Krommes | House in the Night | Vinnare |
| Uri Shulevitz | How I Learned Geography | Ära |
| Melissa Sweet | A River of Words: The Story of William Carlos Williams | Ära |
| 2010 | Marla Frazee | All the World | Ära |
| Jerry Pinkney | The Lion & the Mouse | Vinnare |
| Pamela Zagarenski | Red Sings from Treetops: A Year in Colors | Ära |
| 2011 | Bryan Collier | Dave the Potter: Artist, Poet, Slave | Ära |
| Erin E. Stead | A Sick Day for Amos McGee | Vinnare |
| David Ezra Stein | Interrupting Chicken | Ära |
| 2012 | Patrick McDonnell | Me...Jane | Ära |
| Chris Raschka | A Ball for Daisy | Vinnare |
| John Rocco | Blackout | Ära |
| Lane Smith | Grandpa Green | Ära |
| 2013 | Peter Brown | Creepy Carrots! | Ära |
| Jon Klassen | This Is Not My Hat | Vinnare |
| Jon Klassen | Extra Yarn | Ära |
| Laura Vaccaro Seeger | Green | Ära |
| David Small | One Cool Friend | Ära |
| Pamela Zagarenski | Sleep Like a Tiger | Ära |
| 2014 | Aaron Becker | Journey | Ära |
| Brian Floca | Locomotive | Vinnare |
| Molly Idle | Flora and the Flamingo | Ära |
| David Wiesner | Mr. Wuffles! | Ära |
| 2015 | Lauren Castillo | Nana in the City | Ära |
| Mary GrandPré | The Noisy Paint Box: The Colors and Sounds of Kandinsky’s Abstract Art | Ära |
| Jon Klassen | Sam and Dave Dig a Hole | Ära |
| Yuyi Morales | Viva Frida | Ära |
| Dan Santat | The Adventures of Beekle: The Unimaginary Friend | Vinnare |
| Melissa Sweet | The Right Word: Roget and His Thesaurus | Ära |
| Jillian Tamaki | This One Summer | Ära |
| 2016 |
Sophie Blackall |
Finding Winnie: The True Story of the World’s Most Famous Bear |
Vinnare |
| Bryan Collier | Trombone Shorty | Ära |
| Kevin Henkes | Waiting | Ära |
| Ekua Holmes | Voice of Freedom: Fannie Lou Hamer, Spirit of the Civil Rights Movement | Ära |
| Christian Robinson | Last Stop on Market Street | Ära |
| 2017 | Vera Brosgol | Leave Me Alone! | Ära |
| R. Gregory Christie | Freedom in Congo Square | Ära |
| Carson Ellis | Du Iz Tak? | Ära |
| Javaka Steptoe | Radiant Child: The Story of Young Artist Jean-Michel Basquiat | Vinnare |
| Brendan Wenzel | They All Saw a Cat | Ära |
| 2018 | Thi Bui | A Different Pond | Ära |
| Jason Chin | Grand Canyon | Ära |
| Elisha Cooper | Big Cat, little cat | Ära |
| Matthew Cordell | Wolf in the Snow | Vinnare |
| Gordon C. James | Crown: An Ode to the Fresh Cut | Ära |
| 2019 |
Sophie Blackall |
Hello Lighthouse |
Vinnare |
| Brian Lies | The Rough Patch | Ära |
| Grace Lin | A Big Mooncake for Little Star | Ära |
| Juana Martinez-Neal | Alma and How She Got Her Name | Ära |
| Oge Mora | Thank You, Omu! | Ära |
| 2020 | Rudy Gutierrez | Double Bass Blues | Ära |
| Daniel Minter | Going Down Home with Daddy | Ära |
| Kadir Nelson | The Undefeated | Vinnare |
| LeUyen Pham | Bear Came Along | Ära |
| 2021 | Cozbi A. Cabrera | Me & Mama | Ära |
| Noa Denmon | A Place Inside of Me | Ära |
| Cindy Derby | Outside In | Ära |
| Michaela Goade | We Are Water Protectors | Vinnare |
| Yuko Shimizu | The Cat Man of Aleppo | Ära |
| 2022 |
Jason Chin |
Watercress |
Vinnare |
| Shawn Harris | Have You Ever Seen a Flower? | Ära |
| Corey R. Tabor | Mel Fell | Ära |
| Floyd Cooper | Unspeakable: The Tulsa Race Massacre | Ära |
| Micha Archer | Wonder Walkers | Ära |