2019 Seuss Geisel Awards

This morning, the American Library Association gave out its Youth Media Awards. The Theodor Seuss Geisel Award is given to the author and illustrator of the most distinquished American book published for beginning readers in the previous year. 

This year's Medal was awarded to Fox the Tiger by Corey R. Tabor.

The Sonoma County Library has thirteen copies.

Four Honors were awarded:

Tiger vs. Nightmare by Emily Tetri, the Sonoma County Library has six copies.

Fox + Chick: The Party and Other Stories by Sergio Ruzzier, the Sonoma County Library has nine copies.

The Adventures of Otto: See Pip Flap by David Milgram the Sonoma County Library has six copies.

King & Kayla and the Case of the Lost Tooth words by Dori Hillestad Butler and pictures by Nancy Meyers, the Sonoma County Library has five copies.

Go, Otto, Go!

David Milgrim won a Theodore Seuss Geisel Honor this year for the fifth book in his Adventures of Otto series, Go, Otto, Go! Otto misses his family, so he decides to build a spaceship to go visit. His friends are sad to see him leave. They watch as his ship goes "up, up, up" and then "down, down, down" right back to where he started: "home, sweet, home".

Most of the story is told by the illustrations. The text is simple and minimal.The font is large and easy to read and there is plenty of white space. Go, Otto, Go! and the other books in the series are perfect for brand new readers.

The Sonoma County Library has twelve copies.