Author record · 2014 to 2025

Greg Pizzoli: Awards and Best-of Lists

Greg Pizzoli has won 1 award, the Theodor Seuss Geisel Award (2014) for The Watermelon Seed, with 2 shortlist or finalist places and 10 year-end list picks in our archive.

Every recognition

Year is the award or list year, not the publication year.
YearBookSourceResultTranslator
2025Earl & Worm: [1], The Bad Idea and Other StoriesChicago Public Library Best of the Best source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Best Fiction for Younger Readers
2025The Big Mess and Other StoriesChicago Public Library Best of the Best source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Best Fiction for Younger Readers
2025Earl & Worm #1: The Bad Idea and Other StoriesSchool Library Journal Best Books of the Year source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Chapter Books
2024Lucky DuckChicago Public Library Best of the Best source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Best Board & Picture Books
2022Pizza!: A Slice of HistoryNew York Public Library Best Books source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Best Books for Kids
2021Baloney and Friends: 2, Going Up!Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Best Fiction for Younger Readers
2020The Book HogTheodor Seuss Geisel Award source (opens in a new tab)Honor · Beginning Reader
2017Good Night OwlTheodor Seuss Geisel Award source (opens in a new tab)Honor · Beginning Reader
2015Tricky Vic: The Impossibly True Story of the Man Who Sold the Eiffel TowerNew York Public Library Best Books source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Best Books for Kids
2015Tricky Vic: The Impossibly True Story of the Man Who Sold the Eiffel TowerChicago Public Library Best of the Best source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Best Informational Books for Older Readers
2015Tricky Vic: The Impossibly True Story of the Man Who Sold the Eiffel TowerHorn Book Fanfare source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Nonfiction
2015Tricky VicKirkus Best Books of the Year source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Picture Books
2014The Watermelon SeedTheodor Seuss Geisel Award source (opens in a new tab)Winner · Beginning Reader

Books

  1. Tricky Vic: The Impossibly True Story of the Man Who Sold the Eiffel Tower4 sources · 2015
  2. Baloney and Friends: 2, Going Up!1 source · 2021
  3. Earl & Worm #1: The Bad Idea and Other Stories1 source · 2025
  4. Earl & Worm: [1], The Bad Idea and Other Stories1 source · 2025
  5. Good Night Owl1 source · 2017
  6. Lucky Duck1 source · 2024
  7. Pizza!: A Slice of History1 source · 2022
  8. The Big Mess and Other Stories1 source · 2025
  9. The Book Hog1 source · 2020
  10. The Watermelon Seed1 source · 2014