Maria Cotto, Bilingual Children’s Librarian at the Pawtucket Public Library served on the 2026 Theodor Seuss Geisel Award Selection Committee. Each year the committee selects children’s books published in the preceding year in English in the United States with the most distinguished American book for beginner readers in Pre-K through 2nd grade. The Theodor Seuss Geisel Award Selection Committee consists of seven members.

The award winners were announced at the ALA Youth Media Awards in January 2026 and the award presentation will take place at the ALA Annual Conference in Chicago, IL in June of 2026.

To learn more about this award, please visit the link below:

https://www.ala.org/alsc/awardsgrants/bookmedia/geisel