Teaberry and her unpredictable dog Zeke want to join. Putter and his cat Tabby are excited to participate in a library read-aloud program, but they are nervous when Mrs. Putter & Tabby Turn the Page” by Cynthia Rylant, illustrated by Arthur Howard and published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company They are married and live with their two daughters in New Jersey. “’You Are (Not) Small’ shows that, by pairing energetic pictures with carefully crafted words, even a small story is able to make a big impact.” said Geisel Award Committee Chair Kevin Delecki.

Declarative sentences work with dramatic illustrations to create a lively tension that builds to an unexpected and satisfying conclusion.

As more creatures take sides, the situation escalates until new arrivals put everything into perspective with a BOOM! Everyone soon reaches an understanding that size is relative, and walk away realizing that they have more in common than they thought.īringing together expressive ink and watercolor illustrations and cleverly simple text, Kang and Weyant successfully craft a humorous tale. In “You Are (Not) Small,” a heated debate quickly ensues when two furry creatures can’t agree on who is big and who is small. Award and honor book recipients will receive their awards in San Francisco during the ALA Annual Conference in June. Award winners are recognized for their literary and artistic achievements that demonstrate creativity and imagination to engage children in reading. The Theodor Seuss Geisel Award is given to the author(s) and illustrator(s) of the most distinguished American book for beginning readers published in English in the United States during the preceding year. The award is named for the world-renowned children’s author, Theodor Geisel, a.k.a. The award was announced today by the Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC), a division of the American Library Association (ALA), during the ALA Midwinter Meeting held Jan. CHICAGO – Author Anna Kang and illustrator Christopher Weyant are the 2015 recipients of the Theodor Seuss Geisel Award for “You Are (Not) Small,” published by Two Lions, New York.

You Are (Not) Small by Anna Kang