And the Winners Are…

The votes have been tallied and we are very pleased to announce that the winner of the 2014 Irma Black Award is That Is Not a Good Idea! by Mo Willems.

Irma Black Award winner with gold seal designed by Maurice Sendak

Congratulations to our 2014 Irma Black Honor Books

In our third annual competition for The Cook Prize for best STEM picture book, we are very pleased to announce that the winner is The Boy Who Loved Math written by Deborah Heiligman and illustrated by LeUyen Pham. Congratulations Deborah and LeUyen!

The winner of the 2014 Cook Prize

The Cook Prize 2014 honor books

More than 3,700 third and fourth graders helped select the Cook Prize winner this year.

Thanks to School Library Journal for your continued support and announcing the results. And a huge thank you to all of our participating schools. Congratulations to all of the fantastic authors and illustrators!

For more information on the history of each award, the voting process, finalists, semi-finalists, and past winners, please visit the Irma Black Award and The Cook Prize web pages.