Theodore Roosevelt Children’s Book Prize
Awarded annually to the book which best enhances Theodore Roosevelt for youth--while maintaining historical fidelity.
2022
TEDDY
Laurence Luckinbill, Author
Eryck Tait, Adapter
Dead Reckoning, Publisher
2021
Action Presidents #3 – Theodore Roosevelt!
Fred Van Lente, Author
Ryan Dunlavey, Illustrator
Dial Books for Young Readers, Publisher
The TRA is also proud to announce the winner of our second Children's Book Prize: Action Presidents #3 – Theodore Roosevelt! by author Fred Van Lente and illustrator Ryan Dunlavey. The third Action Presidents brings the committed conservationist and resolute rough rider Theodore Roosevelt to life.
Wimpy Kid meets the Who Was… series in these hilarious new graphic novels from New York Times bestselling comic book author Fred Van Lente and award-winning cartoonist Ryan Dunlavey. U.S. history comes to life like never before! Historically accurate and highly entertaining, Action Presidents is perfect for curious minds. With timelines, maps, charts, and more, readers will keep learning and chuckling until the last page. A Zoom award ceremony the TRA gave an engraved bust of Theodore Roosevelt, a monetary prize and an award certificate to Mr. Van Lente and Mr. Dunlavey.
2020
The Camping Trip That Changed America, Theodore Roosevelt, John Muir and our National Parks
Barb Rosenstock, Author
Mordicai Gerstein, Illustrator
Dial Books for Young Readers, Publisher
The TRA is also proud to announce the winner of our first Children's Book Prize: The Camping Trip That Changed America: Theodore Roosevelt, John Muir, and Our National Parks by Barb Rosenstock, illustrated by Mordicai Gerstein and published by Dial Books for Young Readers. Vividly illustrated and based on true events, this charming book recounts the 1903 Yosemite camping trip undertaken by President Roosevelt and naturalist John Muir in the high Sierras of Yosemite. This wilderness adventure among the giant sequoias (and a blizzard) inspired TR to use the powers of his office for a massive expansion of U.S. national parks, forests and wildlife preserves. At a Zoom award ceremony, the TRA gave an engraved bust of Theodore Roosevelt and an award certificate to Ms. Rosenstock.