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Buckaroo Book Award 2010-2019

The Buckaroo Book Award provides the opportunity for Wyoming children in grades kindergarten through third to select favorite books they have read or listened to and to honor the authors of these books. Purpose:

  • To help children become acquainted with the best contemporary authors.
  • To help children become aware of the qualities that make a good book.
  • To accustom younger children to concepts of choice, critical reading, and voting procedures that will help them participate in choosing other awards.
  • To honor an author whose book has been enjoyed by children in Wyoming.
The Buckaroo Book Award is a joint project of the Wyoming State Literacy Association and the Wyoming Library Association.

Winners & Nominees
2010-2019

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Winners & Nominees (2010-2019)

2018-2019
 

Winner
The Legend of Rock, Paper, Scissors 
by Drew Daywalt

First runner-up
Narwhal
 by Ben Clanton

Second runner-up
The Princess and the Pony 
by Kate Beaton

Other Nominees
Anything but Ordinary Addie by Mara Rockliff
Be Quiet! by Ryan T. Higgins
The Blobfish Book by Jessica Olien
The Book of Mistakes by Corinna Luyken
Monkey and Duck Quack Up by Jennifer Hamburg
Pandora by Victoria Turnbull
The Wolf, the Duck and the Mouse by Mac Barnett

2017-2018

  

Winner
 A Perfectly Messed-Up Story
by Patrick McDonnell


First runner-up
 Coyote Moon
by Maria Gianferrari


Second runner-up
 The Princess in Black
by Shannon Hale

Other Nominees
The Bear and the Piano by David Litchfield
Dragon Was Terrible by Kelly DiPucchio
I Will Not Eat You by Adam Lehrhaupt
The Invisible Boy by Trudy Ludwig
Let Me Finish! by Minh Lê
Nobody Likes a Goblin by Ben Hatke
Trapped! by Robert Burleigh

2016-2017

  

Winner
 There's a Lion in My Cornflakes
by Michelle Robinson


First runner-up
 Frog on a Log?
by Kes Gray


Second runner-up
 Ragweed's Farm Dog Handbook
by Anne Kennedy

Other Nominees
Annie and Helen by Deborah Hopkinson
Elizabeth Started All the Trouble by Doreen Rappaport
McToad Mows Tiny Island by Tom Angleberger
Mother Bruce by Ryan T. Higgins
Too Tall Houses by Gianna Marino
A Tower of Giraffes by Anna Wright
Winter Bees and Other Poems of the Cold by Joyce Sidman

2015-2016

Winner
 The Book with No Pictures
by B. J. Novak


First runner-up
 President Taft is Stuck in the Bath
by Mac Barnett


Second runner-up
 Dojo Daycare
by Chris Tougas

Other Nominees
The Bear Ate Your Sandwich by Julia Sarcone-Roach
Blackout by John Rocco
Breaking News by David Biedrzycki
The Cat, the Dog, Little Red, the Exploding Eggs, the Wolf and Grandma by Diane Fox
Gaston by Kelly DiPucchio
I Don’t Want to be a Frog by Dev Petty
Ivan by Katherine Applegate
Malala, a Brave Girl from Pakistan; Iqbal, a Brave Boy from Pakistan by Jeanette Winter
Mo’s Mustache by Ben Clanton
This Orq by David Elliott
Unicorn Thinks He’s Pretty Great by Bob Shea
Winnie by Sally M. Walker

2014-2015

 

Winner
 Three Ninja Pigs
by Corey Rosen Schwartz


First runner-up
 How Martha Saved Her Parents from Green Beans
by David LaRochelle


Second runner-up
 Exclamation Mark
by Amy Krouse Rosenthal

Other Nominees
The Buffalo are Back by Jean Craighead George
George Flies South by Simon James
The Highway Rat by Julia Donaldson
How to Train a Train by Jason Carter Eaton
Journey by Aaron Becker
Monkey and Robot by Peter Catalanotto
A Moose That Says Moooooooooo by Jennifer Hamburg
The Most Magnificent Thing by Ashley Spires
Neville by Norton Juster
The Story of Fish and Snail by Deborah Freedman
Tito Puente, Mambo King by Monica Brown
Xander's Panda Party by Linda Sue Park

2013-2014

 

Winner
 Creepy Carrots
by Aaron Reynolds


First runner-up
 Little Dog Lost
by Monica Carnesi


Second runner-up
 Chalk
by Bill Thomson

Other Nominees
The Camping Trip That Changed America by Barb Rosenstock
Each Kindness by Jacqueline Woodson
Lacey Walker, Non-Stop Talker by Christianne Jones
Mario Makes a Move by Jill McElmurry
Me … Jane by Patrick McDonnell
Nighttime Ninja by Barbara DaCosta
Oh, No! by Candace Fleming
One Cool Friend by Toni Buzzeo
The Princess and the Packet of Frozen Peas by Tony Wilson
Tales for Very Picky Eaters by Josh Schneider
The Zoo with the Empty Cage by Steven Brezenoff

2012-2013
 

Winner
 Hot Rod Hamster!
by Cynthia Lord


First runner-up
 Betty Bunny Loves Chocolate Cake
by Michael B. Kaplan


Second runner-up
 Chicken Cheeks
by Michael Ian Black

Other Nominees
11 Experiments That Failed by Jenny Offill
Extra Yarn by Mac Barnett
I Want My Hat Back by Jon Klassen
My Rhinoceros by Jon Agee
Pop! The Invention of Bubble Gum by Meghan McCarthy
Robot Zot! by Jon Scieszka
Stink by Megan McDonald
Stuck by Oliver Jeffers
Ten Rules You Absolutely Must Not Break If You Want to Survive the School Bus by John Grandits
Trouble Gum by Matthew Cordell
You Will Be My Friend! by Peter Brown
You're Finally Here! by Mélanie Watt

2011-2012

 

Winner
 Nubs
by Brian Dennis


First runner-up
 Shark vs. Train
by Chris Barton


Second runner-up
 I Need My Monster
by Amanda Noll

Other Nominees
Art & Max by David Wiesner
A Beach Tail by Karen Lynn Williams
Bink and Gollie by Kate DiCamillo
Every Cowgirl Needs a Horse by Rebecca Janni
Interrupting Chicken by David Ezra Stein
Junkyard Wonders by Patricia Polacco
Miss Brooks Loves Books (and I Don't) by Barbara Bottner
Quackenstein Hatches a Family by Sudipta Bardhan-Quallen
Smooch Your Pooch by Teddy Slater
Sylvie by Jennifer Gordon Sattler
Those Darn Squirrels by Adam Rubin
A Whiff of Pine, a Hint of Skunk by Deborah Ruddell

2010-2011

 

Winner
 Rhyming Dust Bunnies
by Jan Thomas


First runner-up
 Always in Trouble
by Corinne Demas


Second runner-up
 Titanicat
by Marty Crisp

Other Nominees
The Bog Baby by Jeanne Willis
Chicken Dance by Tammi Sauer
Crazy Hair by Neil Gaiman
Felicity Floo Visits the Zoo by E. S. Redmond
I Hate Reading by Arthur and Henry Bacon
Let's Do Nothing! by Tony Fucile
Long Shot by Chris Paul
Never Smile at a Monkey by Steve Jenkins
Otis by Loren Long
Spot the Plot by J. Patrick Lewis
Tadpole Rex by Kurt Cyrus
Yes Day! by Amy Krouse Rosenthal

2009-2010
 

Winner
 Pinkalicious
by Victoria and Elizabeth Kann


First runner-up
 Danny Diamondback
by Barry Jackson


Second runner-up
 The Incredible Book Eating Boy
by Oliver Jeffers

Other Nominees
Bats in the Library by Brian Lies
Birds by Kevin Henkes
A Couple of Boys Have the Best Week Ever by Marla Frazee
Cowboy Camp by Tammi Sauer
Help Me, Mr. Mutt! by Janet Stevens and Susan Stevens Crummel
Lightship by Brian Floca
Millie Waits for the Mail by Alexander Steffensmeier
Monarch and Milkweed by Helen Frost
Skunkdog by Emily Jenkins
Snoring Beauty by Bruce Hale
Uh-Oh, Cleo by Jessica Harper
A Visitor for Bear by Bonny Becker  

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