2002 Winner:
Pieces: A Year in Poems and Quilts by Anna Grossnickle Hines
The 2002 winner was Anna Grossnickle Hines for Pieces: A Year in Poems and Quilts (Greenwillow Books). Along with the award, Grossnickle received a $500 prize. The award was presented on April 5, 2002 at the Children's Literature Matters Conference at Penn State University.
Pictured from left to right: Paul Janeczko, Bev Gallagher, Lee Bennett Hopkins, Anna Grossnickle Hines and Linda Oatman High