Garden State Book Awards

Children's Fiction Winners

2005
Loser
Jerry Spinelli, cover art by Mark Elliot

2004
Captain Underpants and the Wrath of the Wicked Wedgie Woman
Dav Pilkey

2003
Judy Moody
Megan McDonald and Peter Reynolds

2002
Captain Underpants and the Attack of the Talking Toilets
Dav Pilkey

2001
Holes
Louis Sachar, jacket art by Vladimir Radunsky

2000
The Adventure of Captain Underpants
Dav Pilkey

1999
Forever Amber
Paula Danziger and Tony Ross

1998
Wayside School Gets a Little Stranger
Louis Sachar

1997
Amber Brown is Not a Crayon
Paula Danziger and Tony Ross

1996
Nibble, Nibble, Jerry Archer
Ellen Conford and Diane Palmisciano

1995
Attaboy, Sam!
Lois Lowry and Diane DeGroat

1994
School's Out
Johanna Hurwitz and Sheila Hamanaka

1993
Muggie Maggie
Beverly Clearly and Kay Life

1992
Wayside School is Falling Down
Louis Sachar and Joel Schick

1991
The Burning Questions of Bingo Brown
Betsy Byars, Cathy Bobak and Carol Newson

Teacher's Pet
Johanna Hurwitz and Sheila Harnanaka

1990
Nighty-Nightmare
James Howe and Leslie Morrill

1989
Anastasia Has the Answers
Lois Lowry

1988
Sarah Plain and Tall
Patricia MacLachlan and Marcia Sewall

1987
Anastasia, Ask Your Analyst
Lois Lowry

1986
Dear Mr. Henshaw
Beverly Cleary and Paul Zelinsky

1985
Ralph S. Mouse
Beverly Cleary and Paul Zelinksy

1984
Ramona Quimby, Age 8
Beverly Cleary and Alan Tiegreen

1983
Superfudge
Judy Blume

1982
Ramona and Her Mother
Beverly Cleary and Alan Tiegreen

1981
The Great Gilly Hopkins
Katherine Paterson

1980
Ramona and Her Father
Beverly Cleary and Alan Tiegreen

1979
Nobody Has to Be a Kid Forever
Hila Colman

1978
Dorrie's Book
Marilyn Sachs and Anne Sachs

1977
Encyclopedia Brown Lends a Hand
Donald Sobol and Leonard Shortall