Eisner Award for Best Publication for Early Readers winners
The Eisner Award for the best comics for children who are just learning to read, given since 2012.
Every year, 2026 to 2012
2026
- All The Hulk Feels by Dan Santat Winner
- Night Light by Michael Emberley Nominee
- Steve, A Rare Egg by Kelly Collier Nominee
- The Faraway Forest: Wally's Route by Debbie Fong Nominee
- The Fire-Breathing Duckling by Frank Cammuso Nominee
2025
- Hilda and Twig Hide from the Rain by Luke Pearson Winner
- Bog Myrtle by Sid Sharp Nominee
- Club Microbe by Elise Gravel, Montana Kane Nominee
- Night Stories by Liniers Nominee
- Poetry Comics by Grant Snider Nominee
2024
- Bigfoot and Nessie: The Art of Getting Noticed by Chelsea M. Campbell and Laura Knetzger Winner
- Burt the Beetle Lives Here! by Ashley Spires Nominee
- Go-Go Guys by Rowboat Watkins Nominee
- Milk and Mocha: Our Little Happiness by Melani Sie Nominee
- Tacos Today: El Toro & Friends by Raúl the Third Nominee
- The Light Inside by Dan Misdea Nominee
2023
- The Pigeon Will Ride the Roller Coaster! by Mo Willems Winner
- Beneath The Trees: A Fine Summer by Dav Nominee
- Fox + Chick: Up and Down: and Other Stories by Sergio Ruzzier Nominee
- Grumpy Monkey Who Threw That? by Suzanne Lang and Max Lang Nominee
- Hey, Bruce!: An Interactive Book by Ryan T. Higgins Nominee
2022
- Chibi Usagi: Attack of the Heebie Chibis by Julie and Stan Sakai Winner
- I Am Oprah Winfrey by Brad Meltzer and Christopher Eliopoulos Nominee
- Join the Crow Crowd! by Elise Gravel Nominee
- Monster Friends by Kaeti Vandorn Nominee
- Tiny Tales: Shell Quest by Steph Waldo Nominee
2021
- Our Little Kitchen by Jillian Tamaki Winner
- Bear by Ben Queen and Joe Todd-Stanton Nominee
- Cat Kid Comic Club by Dav Pilkey Nominee
- Donut Feed the Squirrels by Mika Song Nominee
- Kodi by Jared Cullum Nominee
- Lift by Minh Lê and Dan Santat Nominee
2020
- Comics: Easy as ABC by Ivan Brunetti Winner
- A Trip to the Top of the Volcano with Mouse by Frank Viva Nominee
- Kitten Construction Company: A Bridge Too Fur by John Patrick Green Nominee
- The Pigeon HAS to Go to School! by Mo Willems Nominee
- Who Wet My Pants? by Bob Shea and Zachariah Ohora Nominee
- ¡Vamos! Let’s Go to the Market by Raúl the Third Nominee
2019
- Johnny Boo and the Ice Cream Computer by James Kochalka Winner
- Petals by Gustavo Borges Nominee
- Peter & Ernesto: A Tale of Two Sloths by Graham Annable Nominee
- This is a Taco! by Andrew Cangelose and Josh Shipley Nominee
- Tiger vs. Nightmare! by Emily Tetri Nominee
2018
- Good Night, Planet by Liniers Winner
- Adele in Sand Land by Claude Ponti Nominee
- Arthur and the Golden Rope by Joe Todd-Stanton Nominee
- Egg by Kevin Henkes Nominee
- Little Tails in the Savannah by Frederic Brrémaud and Federico Bertolucci Nominee
2017
- Narwhal: Unicorn of the Sea by Ben Clanton Winner
- Ape and Armadillo Take Over the World by James Sturm Nominee
- Burt's Way Home by John Martz Nominee
- I'm Grumpy by Jennifer L. Holm and Matthew Holm Nominee
- The Creeps, Book 2: The Trolls Will Feast! by Chris Schweizer Nominee
2016
- Little Robot by Ben Hatke Winner
- Anna Banana and the Chocolate Explosion by Dominque Roques and Alexis Dormal Nominee
- SheHeWe by Lee Nordling and Meritxell Bosch Nominee
- The Only Child by Guojing Nominee
- Written and Drawn by Henrietta by Liniers Nominee
2015
- The Zoo Box by Ariel Cohn and Aron Nels Steinke Winner
- A Cat Named Tim And Other Stories by John Martz Nominee
- BirdCatDog by Lee Nordling and Meritxell Bosch Nominee
- Hello Kitty, Hello 40: A Celebration in 40 Stories by Traci N. Todd and Elizabeth Kawasaki Nominee
- Mermin, Book 3: Deep Dives by Joey Weiser Nominee
2014
- Itty Bitty Hellboy by Art Baltazar and Franco Winner
- Benjamin Bear in Bright Ideas by Philippe Coudray Nominee
- Odd Duck by Cecil Castellucci and Sara Varon Nominee
- Otto's Backwards Day by Frank Cammuso with Jay Lynch Nominee
- The Big Wet Balloon by Liniers Nominee
2013
- Babymouse for President by Jennifer L. Holm and Matthew Holm Winner
- Benny and Penny in Lights Out by Geoffrey Hayes Nominee
- Kitty & Dino by Sara Richard Nominee
- Maya Makes a Mess by Rutu Modan Nominee
- Zig and Wikki in The Cow by Nadja Spiegelman and Trade Loeffler Nominee
2012
- Dragon Puncher Island by James Kochalka Winner
- Beauty and the Squat Bears by Émile Bravo Nominee
- Benjamin Bear in Fuzzy Thinking by Philippe Coudray Nominee
- Nursery Rhyme Comics by Chris Duffy Nominee
- Patrick in a Teddy Bear's Picnic by Geoffrey Hayes Nominee