Year	Author	Title
1976	Rockwell, Thomas	How to Eat Fried Worms
1977	Blume, Judy	Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing
1978	Blume, Judy	Otherwise Known as Sheila the Great
1979	Leeuman, Jean V.	Great Christmas Kidnapping Caper
1980	Bulla, Clyde	Shoeshine Girl
1981	Howe, Deborah	Bunnicula
1982	Showell, Ellen	Ghosts of Tillie Jean Cassaway
1983	Holland, B	Prisoners at the Kitchen Table
1984	Smith, Robert	Jelly Belly
1985	Coville, B	Monster's Ring
1986	Smith, Robert	War with Grandpa
1987	Byars, Betsy	Cracker Jackson
1988	Roberts, Willo D.	Baby-Sitting is a Dangerous Job
1989	Wallace, Bill	Ferret in the Bedroom, Lizards….
1990	Hurwitz, J	Class Clown
1991	Bunting, Eve	Is Anybody There?
1992	Wallace, Bill	Snot Stew
1993	Cleary, Beverly	Muggie Maggie
1994	Spinelli, Jerry	Fourth Grade Rats
1995	Souci, Robert	Sukey and the Mermaid
1996	Cannon, Janell	Stellaluna
1997	Robinson, B.	Best School Year Ever
1998	Coles, Robert	Story of Ruby Bridges
1999	Byars, Betsy	Tornado
2000	Stanley, Diane	Rumpelstiltskin's Daughter
2001	Polacco, Patricia	Thank You, Mr. Falker
2002	Lester, Helen	Hooway for Wodney Wat
2003	DiCamillo, Kate	Because of Winn Dixie
2004	Byars, Betsy	My Dog, My Hero
2005	Polacco, Patricia	Mr. Lincoln's Way
2006	Cronin, Doreen	Diary of a Worm
2007	Vaughan, Marcia K.	Up the Learning Tree