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THE UNDEFEATED By Kwame Alexander
SOMETIMES PEOPLE MARCH By Tessa Allen
WHO WAS MARTIN LUTHER KING? By Bonnie Bader
MARVELOUS CORNELIUS By Phil Bildner
MADDI'S FRIDGE By Lois Brandt
SIDE BY SIDE/LADO A LADO: THE STORY OF DOLORES HUERTA AND CESAR CHAVEZ/ LA HISTORIA DE DOLORES HURTA Y CESAR CHAVEZ By Monica Brown
GRETA'S STORY: THE SCHOOLGIRL WHO WENT ON STRIKE TO SAVE THE PLANET By Valentina Camerini
THE GOLDEN RULE By Ilene Cooper
FIREBIRD By Misty Copeland
WE MARCH By Shane W. Evans
LEILA IN SAFFRON By Rukhsanna Guidroz
WE REALLY DO CARE By Tami Lewis Brown & Tania de Regil
EYES THAT KISS IN THE CORNERS By Joanna Ho
LOST AND FOUND CAT By Doug Kuntz & Amy Shrodes
JULIÁN IS A MERMAID By Jessica Love
WHERE ARE YOU FROM? By Yamile Saied Méndez
EVERY LAST DROP: BRINING CLEAN WATER HOME By Michelle Mulder
WE ARE ALL WONDERS By R.J. Palacio
SPEAK UP By Miranda Paul
PRIDE: THE STORY OF HARVEY MILK AND THE RAINBOW FLAG By Rob Sanders
EMMANUEL'S DREAM By Laurie Ann Thompson
IT FEELS GOOD TO BE YOURSELF: A BOOK ABOUT GENDER IDENTITY By Theresa Thorn
VIOLA DESMOND WON'T BE BUDGED By Jody Nyasha Warner
THE DAY YOU BEGIN By Jacqueline Woodson
EACH KINDNESS By Jacqueline Woodson
A NEST IS NOISY By Dianna Hutts Aston
WHOOSH! LONNIE JOHNSON'S SUPER-SOAKING STREAM OF INVENTIONS By Chris Barton
MY BIG BOOK OF SUMMER ACTIVITIES By Clare Beaton
ROSIE REVERE'S BIG PROJECT BOOK FOR BOLD ENGINEERS By Andrea Beaty
SOCCER SCHOOL, SEASON 1 By Alex Bellos & Ben Lyttleton
THE CRAYON MAN By Natascha Biebow
AMAZING DOGS By Laura Buller
CATS vs. DOGS By Elizabeth Carney
COOKING CLASS By Deanna F. Cook
POEMS OUT LOUD! Edited by Ladybird Press
JUST RIGHT: SEARCHING FOR THE GOLDILOCKS PLANET By Curtis Manley
POP: THE INVENTION OF BUBBLE GUM By Meghan McCarthy
MAMA MITI By Donna Jo Napoli
LOOK AT THE BUILDING: A FIRST BOOK OF STRUCTURES By Scot Ritchie
NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC READERS: ALBERT EINSTEIN By Libby Romero
AMAZING FEATS OF HUMAN ENGINEERING By Matt Scheff
REPTILES By Kari Schuetz
SARAH AND THE BIG WAVE: THE TRUE STORY OF THE FIRST WOMAN TO SURF MAVERICKS By Bonnie Tsui
SLIME 101 By Natalie Wright
THE SCOOP ON ICE CREAM By Bonnie Williams
A GREEN PLACE TO BE: THE CREATION OF CENTRAL PARK By Ashley Benham Yazdani
FROM A SMALL SEED: THE STORY OF ELIZA HAMILTON By Camille Andros
TITO PUENTE: MAMBO KING/REY DEL MAMBO By Monica Brown
RON'S BIG MISSION By Rose Blue & Corrine Nadon
ENERGY ISLAND: HOW ONE COMMUNITY HARNESSED THE WIND AND CHANGED THEIR WORLD By Allen Drummond
GIANT SQUID By Candace Fleming
WHY DO DOGS BARK? By Joan Holub
IT'S BACK TO SCHOOL WE GO By Ellen Jackson
ACTUAL SIZE By Steve Jenkins
DREAM BUILDER: THE STORY OF ARCHITECT PHILIP FREELONG By Kelly Starling Lyon
JET PLANE: HOW IT WORKS* By David Macaulay
THE BIG BOOK OF THINGS TO MAKE By James Mitchem
ANIMALS: KNOWLEDGE YOU CAN TOUCH* By Fleur Star
WELCOME TO YOUR AWESOME ROBOT By Viviane Schwarz
THE TALE OF PALE MALE: A TRUE STORY By Jeanette Winter
THE BAD GUYS* By Aaron Blabey 
JEDI ACADEMY* By Jeffrey Brown
BAD KITTY GETS A BATH* By Nick Bruel
ZITA THE SPACEGIRL* By Ben Hatke
SQUISH: SUPER AMOEBA* By Jennifer L. Holm
THE GREAT PET ESCAPE* By Victoria Jamison
KAREN'S WITCH: BABY-SITTERS LITTLE SISTER By Ann M. Martin 
DOG MAN* By Dav Pilkey
THE PARTY AND OTHER STORIES* By Sergio Ruzzier
PIZZA AND TACO: WHO'S THE BEST? By Stephen Shaskan
PHOEBE AND HER UNICORN* By Dana Simpson
PEA, BEA, AND JAY: STUCK TOGETHER* By Brain Smith
HILO, THE BOY WHO CRASHED TO EARTH* By Judd Winick
SECRET CODERS* By Gene Luen Yang
STARLA JEAN: WHICH CAME FIRST: THE CHICKEN OR THE FRIENDSHIP? By Elana K. Arnold
TOO SMALL TOLO By Anituke
MEMORY JARS By Vera Brosgol
J.D. AND THE GREAT BARBER BATTLE By J. Dillard
MAYA AND THE ROBOT By Eve L. Ewing
THE BUG CLUB By Elise Gravel
AUDREY L & AUDREY W: BEST FRIENDS-ISH* By Carter Higgins
JUNIOR MONSTER SCOUTS: THE MONSTER SQUAD* By Joe McGee
TIME IS A FLOWER By Julie Morstad
BURT THE BEETLE DOESN'T BITE By Ashley Spires
SUMMERTIME SLEEPERS: ANIMALS THAT ESTIVATE By Melissa Stewart
ME AND THE WORLD: AN INFOGRAPHIC EXPLORATION By Mieia Trius
GRANDAD'S CAMPER By Harry Woodgate
ROSCOE RILEY: NEVER GLUE YOUR FRIENDS TO CHAIRS* By Catherine Applegate
IVY & BEAN* By Annie Barrows
FLAT STANLEY* By Jeff Brown
KING & KAYLA: THE CASE OF THE MISSING DOG TREATS* By Dorie Hillestad Butler
HEIDI HECKELBECK HAS A SECRET* By Wanda Coven
THE NOTEBOOKS OF DOOM: RISE OF THE BALLOON GOONS* By Troy Cummings
BINK AND GOLLIE* Kate DiCamillo
LEROY NINKER SADDLES UP* By Kate DiCamillo
THE OWL DIARIES: EVA'S TREETOP FESTIVAL* By Rebecca Elliot
SKATEBOARD PARTY* By Karen English
THE PRINCESS IN BLACK* By Shannon Hale
SADIE AND RATZ* By Sonya Hartnett
ANDY SHANE IS NOT IN LOVE* By Jennifer Richard Jacobson
SOFIA MARTINEZ: MY VIDA LOCA* By Jacqueline Jules
CAPTAIN AWESOME GOES TO SUPERHERO CAMP* By Stan Kirby
HORRIBLE HARRY AND THE DROP OF DOOM* By Suzy Kline
POLLY DIAMOND AND THE MAGIC BOOK By Alice Kuipers
MINDY KIM AND THE YUMMY SEAWEED BUSINESS* By Lyla Lee
JUDY MOODY AND THE NOT BUMMER SUMMER* By Megan McDonald
BRADFORD STREET BUDDIES: BACKYARD CAMP-OUT* By Jerdine Nolan
THE MAGIC TREE HOUSE: DINOSAURS AFTER DARK* By Mary Pope Osborne
JUNIE B. JONES AND THE STUPID SMELLY BUS* By Barbara Park
POPPLETON* By Cynthia Rylant
CHARLIE & MOUSE* By Laurel Snyder
YOUNG CAM JANSEN AND THE PIZZA SHOP MYSTERY* By David Adler
NOODLEHEADS SEE THE FUTURE* By Tedd Arnold, Martha Hamilton, & Mitch Weiss
RABBIT AND ROBOT: THE SLEEPOVER* By Cece Bell
SOUPY SATURDAYS WITH THE PAIN AND THE GREAT ONE* By Judy Blume
THE STORIES JULIAN TELLS By Ann Cameron
JASMINE TOGUCHI: DRUMMER GIRL By Debbi Michiko Florence
THE BEST SEAT IN SECOND GRADE By Katharine Kenah
LING AND TING: NOT EXACTLY THE SAME By Grace Lin
SPACE TAXI: ARCHIE TAKES FLIGHT* By Wendy Mass
AKIMBO AND THE LIONS* By Alexander McCall Smith
CALENDAR MYSTERIES: JUNE JAM* By Ron Roy
STUART GOES TO SCHOOL* By Sara Pennypacker
THE PIZZA MONSTER* By Marjorie Wienman Sharmat
NEVER KICK A GHOST AND OTHER SILLY CHILLERS By Judy Sierra
LIKE PICKLE JUICE ON A COOKIE* By Julie Sternberg
MIA MAYHEM IS A SUPERHERO* By Kara West
CAMP TIGER By Susan Choi
SORRY (REALLY SORRY) By Joanna Cotler
SUCH A GOOD BOY By Marianna Coppo
THE HIKE By Alison Farrel
HO'ONAI: HULA WARRIOR By Heather Gale
THE BAD SEED By Jory John
BIG RED LOLLIPOP By Rukhsana Khan
LIBRARY MOUSE By Daniel Kirk
THE PAPER KINGDOM By Helen Ku Rhee
THE UGLY VEGETABLES By Gracrace Lin
FLO By Kyo Maclear
ALMA AND HOW SHE GOT HER NAME By Juana Martinez-Neal
SALMA THE SYRIAN CHEF By Danny Ramadan
EXCLAMATION MARK By Amy Krouse Rosenthal
THE PHONE BOOTH IN MR. HIROTA'S GARDEN By Heather Smith
DINOSAUR KISSES By David Ezra Stein
IF I BUILT A HOUSE By Chris Van Dusen
THE BLUE HOUSE By Phoebe Wahl
THE QUICKEST KID IN CLARKSVILLE By Pat Zietlow Miller
ROASTED PEANUTS By Tim Egan
ALL THE WAY TO HAVANA By Margarita Engle
INFINITY AND ME By Kate Hosford
THE INCREDIBLE BOOK EATING BOY By Oliver Jeffers
MORE-IGAMI By Dori Kleber
FRY BREAD By Kevin Noble Maillard
THE PROUDEST BLUE By Ibtihaj Muhammad with S.K. Ali
FRANK AND LUCKY GET SCHOOLED By Lynne Rae Perkins
SUBWAY STORY By Jullia Sarcone-Roach
RABBIT'S GIFT By George Shannon
GRANDMOTHER SCHOOL By Rina Singh
IDEAS ARE ALL AROUND By Philip C. Stead
DEAR PRIMO: A LETTER TO MY COUSIN By Duncan Tonatiuh
THE MOUSE AND THE MOTORCYCLE* By Beverly Cleary
JAMES AND THE GIANT PEACH* By Roald Dahl
HALF MAGIC By Edward Eager
THE HUNDRED DRESSES By Eleanor Estes
THE YEAR OF BILLY MILLER By Kevin Henkes
BUNNICULA By Deborah and James Howe
PEEWEE'S TALE* By Johanna Hurwitz
BOOK UNCLE AND ME By Uma Krishnaswami
ALVIN HO, ALLERGIC TO GIRLS, SCHOOL, AND OTHER SCARY THINGS* By Lenore Look
CHITTY CHITTY BANG BANG By Ian Fleming
WELCOME TO THE BED AND BISCUIT* By Joan Carris
THE WORST WITCH* By Jill Murphy
THE DRAGON OF LONELY ISLAND* By Rebecca Rupp
THE INVENTION OF HUGO CABRET By Brian Selznick
THE CRICKET IN TIME SQUARE By George Selden
ALL-OF-A-KIND FAMILY* By Sydney Taylor
THE BOXCAR CHILDREN* By Gertrude Chandler Warner
JUSTIN AND THE BEST BISCUITS IN THE WORLD By Mildred Pitts Walter
WAYS TO MAKE SUNSHINE By Renée Watson
CHARLOTTE'S WEB By E.B. White
TUMTUM AND NUTMEG: ADVENTURES BEYOND NUTMOUSE HALL* By Emily Bearns
TORNADO By Betsy Byars
THE CHOCOLATE TOUCH By Patrick Skene Catling
GEORGE'S MARVELOUS MEDICINE By Roald Dahl
DRAGONS IN A BAG* By Zetta Elliott
THE MOFFATS* By Eleanor Estes
THE BIG BIG BIG BOOK OF TASHI* By Anna & Barbara Fienberg
LADY LOLLIPOP By Dick King-Smith
CATWINGS* By Ursula LeGuin
SCRAPS OF TIME: THE HOME-RUN KING* By Patricia McKissack
GOOSEBERRY PARK By Cynthia Rylant
THE RESCUERS* By Margery Sharp
The Leo's Choice Award is TSC's own prize for the best picture book of the year. Every year students in Kindergarten–Grade 4 compare 5 of the most innovative picture books published that year and vote on a winner. The 2021-2022 Winner was Mel Fell, written and illustrated by Corey R. Tabor.
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Enjoy some of these Leo's Choice Winners or Finalists from years past . . .
