Monarch Award Winners
2005 to the Present
2005
David Gets in Trouble by David Shannon
The 2005 Monarch Award
2006
My Lucky Day by Keiko Kasza
Keiko Kasza 2006 Winner
2007
Dex: The Heart of a Hero (retitled) by Carolyn Buehner and illustrated by Mark Buehner
2007 Monarch Award Winner
• Mark Buehner, illustrator of Superdog: The Heart of a Hero, accepts the 2007 Monarch Award for himself and his wife/author Caralyn. The book has been re-named Dex due to a copyright question.
2008
If I Built a Car by Chris Van Dusen
To all of my friends in ILLINOIS,
THANK YOU SO MUCH for making "If I Built a Car" the 2008 Monarch Award winner! I can't tell you how thrilled I am that you voted for my book. The thing that makes this award so special is that you, the students, pick the winner, not some businessman who decides what kids like. After all, I wrote and illustrated the book for YOU and I am so honored by your choice!
"If I Built a Car" is all about the power of imagination and young people have the BEST imaginations. What would you add to Jack's car? Or what would you build? A tree house? A speedboat? A rocket? It's endless! So DREAM BIG my friends! It's all up to you.
THANK YOU again and keep reading!
Best wishes, Chris Van Dusen
2009
Once Upon a Cool Motorcycle Dude by Kevin O’Malley and Illustrated by Kevin O’Malley, Carol Heyer, and Scott Goto
Kevin O’Malley accepts the 2009 Monarch Award
2010
Scaredy Squirrel by Melanie Watt
2011
Rhyming Dust Bunnies by Jan Thomas
Jan Thomas on the Right
2012
Shark Vs. Train by Chris Barton and Illustrated by Tom Lichtenheld
2012 WinnerShark vs. Train by Chris BartonIllustrated by Tom Lichtenheld
Tom with Steering Committee Members
2013
Pete the Cat: Rocking in My School Shoes by Eric Litwin and Illustrated by James Dean
Eric Litwin
James Dean