Announced May 16, 2009
Theodor S. Geisel Award
Laurel Corona, The Four Seasons: A Novel of Vivaldi’s Venice
Published Books
Picture Book
Yale Strom, The Wedding that Saved a Town
General Fiction
Patricia Santana, Ghosts of El Grullo
Historical Fiction
Laurel Corona, The Four Seasons: A Novel of Vivaldi’s Venice
Mystery/Thriller
Chet Cunningham, The Mystery of Hamlin Springs
Poetry
Richard Denner and Gabriela Anaya Valdepeña, Roses of Crimson Fire
Business
E.S. Wibbeke, Global Business Leadership
General Nonfiction
Deborah M. Schneider and Deborah Szekely, Cooking with the Seasons at Rancho La Puerto
Health & Wellness
Karen Ronney, Proud Parents’ Guide to Raising Athletic, Balanced Kids
History
Marlene Wagman-Geller, Once Again to Zelda
Biography
Michael Bart and Laurel Corona, Until Our Last Breath
Local Interest, General
Richard Halsey, Fire, Chaparral, and Survival in Southern California
Local Interest, Photographic
Ernie Cowan, Anza-Borrego: A Photographic Journey
Memoir, General Interest
Bob Hamer, The Last Undercover
Memoir, Local Interest
Victor Villaseñor, Crazy Loco Love
Self-Help & Inspirational
Jill Badonsky, The Awe-Manac: A Daily Dose of Wonder
Unpublished Works
Unpublished Short Story
Diana Wallis Taylor, “Phipps and the Jay”
Unpublished Poetry Chapbook
Claire Hsu Accomando, Evaporation
Unpublished Memoir
Virg Erwin, Cat Lo
Unpublished Young Adult Novel
Cathy Worthington, Moskovsky Station
Unpublished Novel
Cathy Lubenski, Trashy Chic