Springfield-Greene County Library District Schneider Family Book Award (Young Children)
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2024
Winner
Henry, Like Always
Henry, a first grader on the autism spectrum, attempts to navigate friendships, and sudden changes in classroom routines--like a parade on Friday instead of share time.
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Honor Books
- Dancing Hands : A Story of Friendship in Filipino Sign Language by Joanna Que Illustrated by Fran Alvarez
- What Happened to You? by James Catchpole Illustrated by Karen George
2023
Winner
Listen : How Evelyn Glennie, a Deaf Girl, Changed Percussion
This nonfiction picture book biography celebrates Evelyn Glennie, a deaf woman who became the first full-time solo percussionist in the world.
Honor Books
2022
Winner
My City Speaks
A young girl, who is visually impaired, finds much to celebrate as she explores the city she loves.
2021
Winner
I Talk Like a River
When a child has a bad speech day at school, his father gives him a new perspective on his stuttering.
2020
Winner
Just Ask! : Be Different, Be Brave, Be You
In this creative non-fiction story, Sonia and her friends plant a garden, and each one contributes in his or her own special way, in a book that celebrates the many differences among humans. In this warm and inclusive story by U.S. Supreme Justice Sonia Sotomayor, inspired by her own childhood diagnosis of diabetes, readers join along as differently abled kids use their strengths to work together and learn about each other.
Honor Books
2019
Winner
Rescue & Jessica: A Life-Changing Friendship
When he is paired with a girl who has lost her legs, Rescue worries that he isn't up to the task of being her service dog.
Honor Books
- The Remember Balloons by Jessie Oliveros Illustrated by Dana Wulfekotte
2018
Winner
Silent Days, Silent Dreams
A fictionalized biography of James Castle, a deaf, autistic artist whose drawings hang in major museums throughout the world.
2017
Winner
Six Dots: A Story of Young Louis Braille
This picture book biography of Louis Braille (1809–59) highlights his determination to pursue an education
2016
Winner
Emmanuel's dream : the true story of Emmanuel Ofosu Yeboah
Born in Ghana, West Africa, with one deformed leg, he was dismissed by most people--but not by his mother, who taught him to reach for his dreams. As a boy, Emmanuel hopped to school more than two miles each way, learned to play soccer, left home at age thirteen to provide for his family, and, eventually, became a cyclist. He rode an astonishing four hundred miles across Ghana in 2001, spreading his powerful message: disability is not inability. Today, Emmanuel continues to work on behalf of the disabled.
2015
Winner
A Boy and a Jaguar
The renowned cat conservationist reflects on his early childhood struggles with a speech disorder, describing how he only spoke fluently when he was communicating with animals and how he resolved at a young age to find his voice to be their advocate.
2014
Winner
A Splash of Red: The Life and Art of Horace Pippin
Presents an illustrated introduction to the life and work of artist Horace Pippin, describing his childhood love for drawing and the World War I injury that challenged his career.
2013
Winner
Back to Front and Upside Down!
While the rest of the class makes birthday cards for the principal, Stanley struggles with his words and letters.
2011
Winner
The Pirate of Kindergarten
Ginny's eyes play tricks on her, making her see everything double, but when she goes to vision screening at school and discovers that not everyone sees this way, she learns that her double vision can be cured.
2010
Winner
Django
Born into a traveling gypsy family, young Django Reinhardt taught himself guitar at an early age. He was soon acclaimed as the "Gypsy Genius" and "Prodigy Boy," but one day his world changed completely when a fire claimed the use of his fretting hand. Folks said Django would never play again, but with passion and perseverance he was soon setting the world's concert stages ablaze.
2009
Winner
Piano Starts Here
Jazz musician Art Tatum, who was born with limited vision and lost much of it as he grew, never felt sorry for himself. In this fictionalized biography, children learn that Tatum often forgot that “his eyes weren’t good” as he gave himself to his music, because “with his piano, he had everything he needed.” His illustrations have movement and a musical lilt which flow easily and pay respect to a true American icon.
2008
Winner
Kami and the Yaks
Just before the start of a new trek, a Sherpa family discovers that their yaks are missing. Young Kami, anxious to help his brother and father maintain their livelihood, sets off by himself to find the wandering herd. A spunky deaf child who is unable to speak, Kami attempts to summon the yaks with his shrill whistle. Failing to rout them, he hustles up the steep mountainside to search the yaks' favorite grazing spots. On the way he encounters the rumblings of a fierce storm which quickly becomes more threatening. Surmounting his fear of being alone in the midst of treacherous lightning and hail, Kami uses his heightened sense of observation to finally locate the yaks. Reunited with their animals, the astonished family is once again able to transport their gear and guide the mountain climbers into the majestic terrain.
2007
Winner
The Deaf Musicians
Lee, a jazz pianist, has to leave his band when he begins losing his hearing, but he meets a deaf saxophone player in a sign language class and together they form a snazzy new band.
2006
Winner
Dad, Jackie, and Me
In Brooklyn, New York, in 1947, a boy learns about discrimination and tolerance as he and his deaf father share their enthusiasm over baseball and the Dodgers' first baseman, Jackie Robinson.
2005
Winner
My Pal Victor / Mi Amigo, Victor
Two Latino boys experience carefree friendship despite one boy's disability.
2004
Winner
Looking Out For Sarah
Describes a day in the life of a seeing eye dog, from going with his owner to the grocery store and post office, to visiting a class of school children, and playing ball. Also describes their three-hundred mile walk from Boston to New York.