Other notable winners of the Baldersquash Medal
1846
The Book of Nonsense by Edward Lear (honored in 1946)
1854
“Jemima” by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (honored in 1954)
1865
Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland by Rev. Charles Lutwidge Dodgson (honored in 1915)
1872
The Princess and the Goblin by George MacDonald (honored in 1972)
1902
Cautionary Tales for Children by Hilaire Belloc
1921
Lazy Matilda and Other Tales by Katharine Pyle
1924
When We Were Very Young by A.A. Milne
1932
“Extremely Naughty Children” by Elizabeth Godley
1936
“Inhuman Henry or Cruelty to Fabulous Animals” by A.E. Housman
1942
“The Boy Who Laughed at Santa Claus” by Ogden Nash
1957
The Cat in the Hat by Theodor Geisel
1959
“Yakety Yak” by the Coasters (written by Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller)
1963
The Gashlycrumb Tinies by Edward Gorey
1964
Fortunately by Remy Charlip
1965
“Monkey’s Uncle” by Annette Funicello and the Beach Boys (wr. by Sherman Brothers)
1966
“The Clapping Song” by Shirley Ellis and Lincoln Chase
1968
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang directed by Ken Hughes and written by Roald Dahl
1969
“Gitarzan” by Ray Stevens
1970
“Tennessee Bird Walk” by Jack Blanchard and Misty Morgan
1971
The Silver Whistle by Jay Williams
1974
“News Flash” from the planet Koozebane on The Muppet Show
1977
Beastly Boys and Ghastly Girls, an anthology edited by William Cole
1981
Where the Sidewalk Ends by Shel Silverstein
1982
Revolting Rhymes by Roald Dahl
1983
The Witches by Roald Dahl (first repeat winner in the history of Baldersquash)
1985
Pee-wee’s Big Adventure directed by Tim Burton
1988
“Balloon Man” by Robyn Hitchcock
1990
“Particle Man” by They Might Be Giants
1999
A Series of Unfortunate Events: The Bad Beginning by Lemony Snicket
2005
Polka Bats and Octopus Slacks by Calef Brown
2020
Everyone’s Awake by Colin Meloy
2023
Tales of Whimsy, Verses of Woe by Tim DeRoche and Daniel González