Carnegie Award Videos for Kids

2008 Winner: Jump In! Freestyle Edition
A young boxer, Izzy Daniels, trains to follow in his father's footsteps by winning the Golden Glove. When his friend Mary asks him to substitute in a Double Dutch tournament, the young man discovers a hidden passion for jump roping.

2007 Winner: Knuffle Bunny
Trixie, Daddy and Knuffle Bunny take a trip to the neighborhood laundromat, but their exciting adventure takes an unexpected turn when Trixie realizes something is missing.

2006 Winner: The Man Who Walked Between the Towers
A ten minute lyrical evocation of Philippe Petit's 1974 tightrope walk between the World Trade Center towers.

2005 Winner: The Dot
Vashti doesn't think she can draw, but her teacher encourages her to "just make a mark and see where it takes you." Vashti at first ventures one small and unremarkable dot, but is soon making big dots and small dots, red dots, blue dots, and purple dots. At the school art show, her entire collection of dots turns heads and wins praise.

2004 Winner: Giggle, Giggle, Quack
When Farmer Brown goes on vacation, leaving his brother Bob in charge, Duck makes trouble by changing all his instructions to notes the animals like much better.

2003 Winner: So You Want to be President?
Presents an assortment of facts about the qualifications and characteristics of U.S. presidents, from George Washington to Bill Clinton.

2002 Winner: My Louisiana Sky
Growing up in Saitter, Louisiana, in the 1950s, twelve-year-old Tiger Ann struggles with her feelings about her stern, but loving grandmother, her mentally slow parents, and her good friend and neighbor, Jesse.

2001 Winner: Antarctic Antics
This film transforms the poetry of the book into ballads of the penguin world. Playful animation and original musical compositions enliven the tone of each poem and endearing penguins have wide appeal and unforgettable personalities, leaving viewers with warm feelings for the coldest place on earth.

2000 Winner: Miss Nelson Has a Field Day
The notorious Miss Viola Swamp reappears at the Horace B. Smedley School, this time to shape up the football team and make them win at least one game.

1999 Winner: The First Christmas
Using clay animation, the video tells the well-known story of the birth of Jesus. Narrated by Christopher Plummer, accompanied by traditional Christmas music, this rendition is enhanced by colloquial dialogue and delightful touches of humor.

1998 Winner: Willa: An American Snow White
Willa flees from her evil stepmother into the "dark wood" of Virginia, circa 1915. Accidentally rescued by a medicine show trio, Willa travels from town to town, singing and acting for her supper. Like Snow White, she is destined to encounter both her Prince Charming and her deranged stepmother.

1997 Winner: On the Day You Were Born
The story of the earth celebrating the birth of a newborn baby is read by the author, accompanied by the Minnesota Orchestra.

1996 Winner: Owen
Owen's parents try to get him to give up his favorite blanket before he starts school, but when their efforts fail, they come up with a solution that makes everyone happy.

1995 Winner: Whitewash
Based on actual events that happened in the Bronx in 1992, this animated film is the story of Helene Angel, a young African-American girl who is traumatized when her face is spray-painted by a racist gang.

1994 Winner: Eric Carle: Picture Writer
Eric Carle, creator of The Very Hungry Caterpillar, invites you and your children into his own studio where he reads from three of his most popular books and shows how step by step he prepares his colorful tissue papers and creates brilliant collage pictures.