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    Ellen Javernick, Colleen Madden
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    Ellen Javernick
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    Peter H. Reynolds
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    Jimmy Fallon, Miguel Ordóñez
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    Pat Zietlow Miller, Jen Hill
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    Mac Barnett, Jon Klassen
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    Martin Handford
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    1,251
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    Lindsay Ward
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    Giles Andreae, Guy Parker-Rees
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    3,949
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    Kate DiCamillo, Timothy Basil Ering
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    Diana Wynne Jones
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    Dan Santat
    Hardcover
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    Rod Campbell
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    Dawn DeVries Sokol
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    Mo Willems
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    Eric Carle
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    Bill Martin Jr., Eric Carle
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    Shel Silverstein
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    Robert Munsch, Sheila McGraw
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    Madeleine L'Engle
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    Dr. Seuss, Jan Gerardi
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    Sam McBratney, Anita Jeram
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    Wilson Rawls
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    Maurice Sendak
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    Seuss
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    Mercer Mayer
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    E. B White, Garth Williams
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    Shel Silverstein
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    Laura Ingalls Wilder, Garth Williams
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    L. M. Montgomery
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    4,656
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    C. S. Lewis
    Paperback
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    Eric Hill
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    Ann Whitford Paul, David Walker
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    Dr. Seuss, Jan Gerardi
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    Adam Rubin, Daniel Salmieri
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Medal Winner: "Hello, Universe" and Honor books for 2018

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    Erin Entrada Kelly, Isabel Roxas
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    Derrick Barnes, Gordon C. James
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