Theodor Seuss Geisel Award for the most distinguished beginning reader book is: “Stop! Bot!” written and illustrated by James Yang. The book is published by Viking, Penguin Young Readers.

Three Geisel Honor Books were named: “Chick and Brain: Smell My Foot!” written and illustrated by Cece Bell and published by Candlewick Press; “Flubby Is Not a Good Pet!” written and illustrated by J. E. Morris and published by Penguin Workshop, an imprint of Penguin Random House; and “The Book Hog,” written and illustrated by Greg Pizzoli and published by Disney-Hyperion, an imprint of Disney Book Group.