Previous Bridge to Reading Winners
2013: Pete the Cat and His Four Groovy Buttons by Eric Litwin
2014: It's a Tiger by David LaRochelle
2015: Don't Push the Button by Bill Cotter
2016: The Book With No Pictures by B.J. Novak
2017: Groovy Joe Ice Cream and Dinosaurs by Eric Litwin
2018: This is Not a Cat by David LaRochelle
2019: Monster's New Undies by Samantha Berger
2020: There's a Dragon in Your Book by Tom Fletcher
2021: The Yawns are Coming by Christopher Eliopoulos
2022: Find Fergus by Mike Boldt
2023: Bathe the Cat by Alice B. McGinty
Previous Nominees
Click on a title to view the accompanying storytime lesson plan. An * indicates that year's winner.
2013 Nominees
Five Little Monkeys by Eileen Christelow
Llama Llama Home with Mama by Anna Dewdney
Rrralph by Lois Ehlert
I Spy with My Little Eye by Edward Gibbs
Perfect Square by Michael H all
Oh No, George by Chris Haughton
*Pete the Cat and His Four Groovy Buttons by Eric Litwin
If You're Hoppy by April Pulley Sayre
Is Everyone Ready for Fun? by Jan Thomas
The Bear Went Over the Mountain by Iza Trapani
2015 Nominees
Digger Dog by William Bee
Row Row Row Your Boat by Jane Cabrera
*Don't Push the Button by Bill Cotter
Little Nelly's Big Book by Pippa Goodhart
You Are (Not) Small by Anna Kang
Bedtime at the Nut House by Eric Litwin
Windblown by Edouard Manceau
Say Hello Like This by Mary Murphy
I'm My Own Dog by David Stein
Baby Bear Counts One by Ashley Wolff
2017 Nominees
Little Penguin Gets the Hiccups by Tedgh Bentley
There Was an Old Woman Who Lived in a Shoe by Jane Cabrera
So Cozy by Lerryn Korda
Grumpy Pants by Claire Messer
*Groovy Joe Ice Cream and Dinosaurs by Eric Litwin
Still a Gorilla by Kim Norman
Don't Wake up the Tiger by Britta Teckentrup
Simon's New Bed by Christian Trimmer
The Whale in My Swimming Pool by Joyce Wan
What to do with a Box by Jane Yolen
2019 Nominees
Life on Mars by John Agee
Pretty Kitty by Karen Beaumont
*Monster's New Undies by Samantha Berger
Plankton is Pushy by Jonathan Fenske
A Good Day for a Hat by T. Nat Fuller
We Don't Eat Our Classmates by Ryan Higgins
Rex vs. Edna the Very First Chicken by Douglas Rees
Eat Pete by Michael Rex
Knock Knock by Tammi Sauer
Chicken Wants a Nap by Tracy Marchini
2021 Nominees
Salsa Lullaby by Jen Arena
Hair Love by Matthew Cherry
*The Yawns are Coming! by Christopher Eliopoulos
Swim Swim Sink by Jenn Harney
We Will Rock our Classmates by Ryan T. Higgins
Fry Bread by Kevin Noble Maillard
Saturday by Oge Mora
Bear Came Along by Richard Morris
Bilal Cooks Daal by Aisha Saeed
Library Books are Not for Eating! by Todd Tarplay
2014 Nominees
Count the Monkeys by Mac Barnett
Ribbit by Rodrigo Folgueira
*It's a Tiger by David Larochelle
Tap the Magic Tree by Christie Matheson
Bear and Bee by Sergio Ruzzier
One Special Day by Lola Schaefer
Find a Cow Now by Janet Stevens
Let's Sing a Lullaby with the Brave Cowboy by Jan Thomas
The Duckling Gets a Cookie by Mo Willems
Baby Bear Sees Blue by Ashley Wolff
2016 Nominees
Bunnies!!! by Karen Atteberry
Wild About Us! by Karen Beaumont
This Book Just Ate My Dog by Richard Byrne
Wolfie, the Bunny by Ame Dyckman
A Perfectly Messed Up Story by Patrick McDonnell
*The Book With No Pictures by B.J. Novak
I Don't Want to Be a Frog by Dev Petty
Meet Dizzy Dinosaur by Jack Tickle
Little White Fish by Guido Van Genechten
Hooray for Hat! by Brian Won
2018 Nominees
Walter's Wonderful Web by Tim Hopgood
Is That Wise, Pig? by Jan Thomas
*This is Not a Cat by David LaRochelle
Where is Bear? by Jonathan Bentley
The Giant Jumperee by Julie Donaldson
Go to Sleep in Your Own Bed! by Candace Fleming
Do Not Take Your Dragon to Dinner by Julie Gassman
There's a Bear on my Chair by Ross Collins
Spunky Little Monkey by Bill Martin Jr. and Michael Sampson
Everybunny Dance! by Ellie Sandall
2020 Nominees
A Hippy-Hoppy Toad by Peggy Archer
Monster Boogie by Laurie Berkner
Gator, Gator, Gator! by Daniel Bernstrom
The Very Impatient Caterpillar by Ross Burach
Beware the Monster by Michaël Escoffier
The Cow Said Neigh! A Farm Story by Rory Feek
*There's a Dragon in Your Book by Tom Fletcher
Why the Face? by Jean Jullien
The Little Red Fort by Brenda Maier
Fear the Bunny by Richard T. Morris
2022 Nominees
Not Now, Cow by Tammi Sauer
Dozens of Doughnuts by Carrie Finison
One-osaurus, Two-osaurus by Kim Norman
The Bear in My Family by Maya Tatsukawa
*Find Fergus by Mike Boldt
One of These is Not like the Others by Barney Saltzberg
Hey, Who Made This Mess? by Primo Gallanosa
Bedtime Bonnet by Nancy Red
Don't Hug Doug: (He Doesn't Like It) by Carrie Finison
Five Fuzzy Chicks by Dianne Murray
2023 Nominees
Don't Eat Bees by Dev Petty
Dad Bakes by Katie Yamasaki
Crocodile Hungry by Eija Sumner
Bus Stop by Angela H. Dale
Best Day Ever by Marilyn Singer
Animals Go Vroom by Abi Cushman
We All Play by Julie Flett
Whose Bones Are Those? by Chihiro Takeuchi
I'm Hungry! ¡Tengo Hambre! by Angela Dominguez
*Bathe the Cat by Alice B. McGinty