Awards & Honors

Additional Awards

100 Magnificent Children's Books | Fuse #8 Production, SLJ
40 Books about Sports | Cooperative Children's Book Center (CCBC)
50 Multicultural Books Every Child Should Know | Cooperative Children's Book Center (CCBC)
Action Book Club Selection | Little Free Library
All-Time Best Books for Big Kids | Parents.Com
Amelia Elizabeth Walden Award Finalist | Assembly on Literature for Adolescents
American Book Award | Before Columbus Foundation
American Indian Youth Literature Award | ALA
Andre Norton Award for Young Adult Science Fiction and Fantasy Finalist | Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America
Approved Book | Parent's Choice Foundation
Arab American Book Award Honorable Mention | Arab American National Museum
Arab American Book Award Honorable Mention | New York Public Library
Armadillo Readers' Choice Award Nominee | Round Rock Independent School District
Arnold Adoff Poetry Award for Middle Readers Honor | Board of the Virginia Hamilton Conference on Multicultural Literature for Youth
Asian/Pacific American Award for Literature | Asian/Pacific American Library Association
Asian/Pacific American Award Honor for Literature | Asian/Pacific American Librarians Association (APALA)
Author Award for Juvenile/Young Adult | Alabama Library Association
Award Finalist | Bay Area Book Reviewers Association
Award for Outstanding Children's Books | Parenting Magazine
Bank Street Bookstore Bestseller | Bank Street College of Education
Beatty Award | California Library Association
Beehive Book Awards Nominee | Children's Literature Association of Utah
Best Book - K-6 Language Arts | Society of School Librarians International
Best Book of the Year | National Association of Multicultural Education
Best Book of the Year | National Association of Multicultural Education
Best Books | San Francisco Chronicle of Books
Best Books - Grade 7-12 Science | Society of School Librarians International
Best Books About Real Life | Family Fun Magazine
Best Books for Kids | New York Public Library
Best Books for Kids & Teens | Canadian Children's Book Centre
Best Books of the Season Pick 2006 | San Francisco Chronicle
Best Books of the Year | Parenting magazine
Best Books of the Year | Nebraska Library Association
Best Books of the Year | Publishers Weekly
Best Books of the Year | New York Family
Best Books of the Year Selection | Library of Congress
Best Books of the Year, Honorable Mention | The Huffington Post
Best Children's and YA Books | Criticas Magazine
Best Children's Book Award | Peace Corps Writers
Best Children's Books of the Year | Barnes & Noble Review
Best Children's Books Winner | Child Magazine
Best Fiction Book | Salt Lake City Weekly
Best Kid's Books of the Year | The Miami Herald
Best Latino Books of 2013, The Latinidad List | LatinoWriters
Best Multicultural Books | Center for the Study of Multicultural Children's Books
Best Multicultural Title - Cuffies Award | Publisher's Weekly
Best Novel by New Author | The Whitney Awards
Best of Beyond Difference | Vermont Center of the Book
Best Teen Books | Kirkus Reviews
Black-Eyed Susan Book Award Nominee | Maryland Association of School Libraries
Blackboard Children's Book of the Year | American Bookseller's Association
Bluestem Award Nomination | Illinois School Library Media Association
Bock Book Award | Neumann University
Book of the Week | Cooperative Children's Book Center (CCBC)
Book of the Year | Instructor Magazine
Book of the Year Award, Finalist | ForeWord Magazine
Bookmania Pick | Chicago Public Library
Books All Young Georgians Should Read | Georgia Center for the Book
Books for the Holidays | Boise Public Library
Books Reflecting Diversity: - A Look Into a Wilder World | Bank Street College Children's Book Committee
Books Reflecting Diversity: A Look into a Wider World | Bank Street College
Books to Read Aloud to Children of All Ages | Bank Street College
Books to Read with Children of All Ages | Bank Street College of Education
Bulletin Blue Ribbon Book | Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books
CALA Book Award | Chinese American Librarians Association
California Book Award | Commonwealth Club
California Collections - Elementary School | California Readers
California Collections - Middle School | California Readers
Celebrate with Books | Cleveland Public Library
Chapman Award - Best Classroom Read-Aloud | PlanetEsme.com
Charlotte Award | New York State Reading Association
Charlotte Award Nominee | New York State Reading Association
Charlotte Zolotow Award - Highly Commended Title | Cooperative Children's Book Center (CCBC)
Charlotte Zolotow Honor Book | CCBC
Children's Africana Book Award | African Studies Association
Children's Book Award | International Reading Association (IRA)
Children's Book Award Notable | International Reading Association (IRA)
Children's Book of Distinction Finalist | Riverbank Review
Children's Book-of-the-Month Club Selection | Children's Book of the Month Club
Children's Books Mean Business | Children's Book Council (CBC)
Children's Books of Distinction Award | Hungry Mind Review
Children's Bookseller's Choice | American Bookseller's Association
Children's BookSense 76 Recommended List | Booksense
Children's Crown Award Masterlist | National Christian School Association
Children's Crown Gallery Award Nominee | National Christian School Association
Children's Gallery Award Masterlist | National Christian School Association
Children's Literature Choice List | Children's Literature
Children's Literature New England Reading List | Children's Literature New England, Inc.
Children's Peace Book Awards | California Peace Education Fund
Children's Picks List | Booksense
Choices | Cooperative Children's Book Center (CCBC)
Christopher Award | Books for Young Readers
Close the Book on Hate Reading List | Anti-Defamation League
Comstock Book Award Honor | Minnesota State University Moorhead
Creative Women of Oklahoma Award for Nonfiction Books | Delta Kappa Gamma
Cybils Award Winner - Graphic Novel Category | The Cybils
Delaware Diamonds Reading List | Diamond State Reading Association
Distinguished Children's Biography List | Cleveland Public Library
Diverse and Impressive Children's Books of 2013 | International Reading Association (IRA)
Early Literacy List | Collaborative Summer Library Program
Editor's Choice | San Francisco Chronicle
Editor's Favorites | The Bloomsbury Review
Eliot Rosewater Indiana High School Book Award Program | Indiana Library Federation
Eureka! Award | California Reading Association
Evelyn Thurman Young Readers Book Award | Western Kentucky University
Families Reading Together | West Palm Beach County Florida
Finalist, Best Read Aloud Book Award | ReadBoston
Firecracker Alternative Press Award | Firecracker Alternative Book Awards
First Prize - North American Academy of the Spanish Language Award | Academia Norteamericana de la Lengua Española
Freeman Book Award Honorable Mention | NCTAsia
Freeman Book Award Winner | NCTAsia
Garden State Teen Book Awards Nominee | New Jersey Library Association
Gelett Burgess Children's Book Award | Gelett Burgess Center
Glyph Award Nominee |
Gold Medal Award | National Parenting Publications
Golden Kite Award, Picture Book Illustration | Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators
Grand Canyon Readers Award | Arizona Library Association
Great Lakes Great Books Honor Book | Michigan Reading Association
Green Earth Book Award Honor Book | The Nature Generation
Green Earth Book Award Short List | The Nature Generation
Green Earth Book Award, Children's Nonfiction | The Nature Generation
Growing Good Kids Award | National Junior Master Gardener Program & American Horticultural Society
Highlighted Review | VOYA
Highly Recommended Title for Young Readers | Boston Authors Club
Honor Award for Multicultural Literature | Skipping Stones Magazine
Honor Book - Grade K-6 Social Studies | Society of School Librarians International
Honor Book Award | Society of School Librarians International
Honor Book- Grade 7-12 Language Arts | Society of School Librarians International
Honorable Mention - Américas Book Award | Consortium of Latin American Studies Programs
Horace Mann Upstanders Children's Literature Award, Honor Book | Antioch University
Indiana Young Hoosier Book Award List | Indiana Library Federation
Intermediate Sequoyah Book Award Masterlist | Oklahoma Library Association
International Children's Books of Note | Bookbird
International Latino Book Award | Latino Literacy Now
International Latino Book Awards, Honorable Mention | Latino Literacy Now
IPPY Award | Independent Publisher Book Award (IPPY)
IPPY Award for Multicultural Fiction for Juveniles | Independent Publisher
Irma Black Award Finalist | Bank Street College of Education
Jewish Book Award Finalist | Jewish Book Council
John Burroughs Young Readers Award | John Burroughs Association/American Museum of Natural History
Kentucky Bluegrass Master List |
Keystone to Reading Book Awards | Keystone State Reading Association
Kiriyama Prize, Notable Children's Books | Pacific Rim Voices
Lambda Literary Award | Lambda Literary
Land of Enchantment Book Award Masterlist | New Mexico Library Association
Lee Bennett Hopkins Award for Children's Poetry | Pennsylvania Center for the Book
Lee Bennett Hopkins Promising Poet Award | International Reading Association (IRA)
Librarian's Choices | Texas Woman's University
Lone Star Reading List | Texas Library Association (TLA)
Los Angeles' 100 Best Books | International Reading Association (IRA)
Louisiana Readers' Choice Award | State Library of Lousiana
Louisiana Teen Readers' Choice Title List | State Library of Louisiana
Marion Vannett Ridgway Award Honoree |
Martin Luther King Jr. "Living the Dream" Book Award | Manhattan Country School
Maverick Graphic Novel List | Texas Library Association (TLA)
Monarch Award Master List | Illinois School Library Media Association
Myers Outstanding Book Awards - Honorable Mention | Gustavus Myers Center for the Study of Bigotry and Human Rights in North America
Mythopoeic Award for Children's Literature Finalist | Mythopoeic Society
NAACP Image Award Nominee | NAACP
National Book Festival - Texas | Library of Congress Center for the Book
National Parenting Publications Award | NAPPA
Nomination | Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards
Nominee, Picture Book for Older Readers | California Young Readers Medal
Nonfiction Honor List | VOYA
Not Just for Children Anymore Selection | Children's Book Council
Notable Children's Book | Smithsonian
Notable Children's Book of Jewish Content | Association of Jewish Libraries
Notable Poetry List | National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE)
Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People | National Council for the Social Studies/ Children's Book Council
Notables in Language Arts | National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE)
Noteworthy Book | Parent's Choice
Noteworthy Books for Childrens and Teens | Capitol Choices
Ohioana Book Award | Ohioana Library Association
Once Upon a World Children's Book Award | The Simon Wiesenthal Center and Museum of Tolerance Library and Archives
Oprah's Book Club Kids' Reading List | Oprah's Book Club/ALA
Orbis Pictus Award for Outstanding Nonfiction, Honor Book | National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE)
Orbis Pictus Award for Outstanding Nonfiction, Recommended Title | National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE)
Original Art Show | Society of Illustrators
Outstanding | Horn Book Guide
Outstanding Achievement in Books | Parent's Guide to Children's Media
Outstanding Achievement in Children's Literature | Wisconsin Library Association
Outstanding Children's Book Award Finalist | Animal Behavior Society
Outstanding Title | Parent Council
Parents' Choice Award Winner | Parents' Choice Foundation
Parents' Choice Noteworthy Product | Parents' Choice Foundation
Parents' Choice Recommended | Parents' Choice Foundation
Parents' Guide to Children's Media Award | Parents' Choice Foundation
Paterson Prize for Books for Young People | The Poetry Center at Passaic County Community College
Pick of the List | American Bookseller's Association
Picture Book Finalist | Writers' League of Texas Book Awards
Picture Book Recommendation | Parent's Choice Awards
Picture Book winner | Oregon Spirit Book Award
Pointer | Kirkus Reviews
Popular Paperbacks for Young Adults | American Library Association
Prairie Pasque Nominee | South Dakota State Library
Read! Build! Play! Summer Reading list of Books that Inspire Play | ALSC and LEGO
Read-Alouds Too Good to Miss | Indiana Department of Education
Reading Circle Recommended Title | Missouri State Teachers Association
Reading Magic Award Winner | Parenting Magazine
Reading Program | United Methodist Women
Recommended | Elementary School Library Collection
Recommended Award Winner | Parents' Choice Foundation
Recommended Book List | MultiCultural Review
Recommended Reading List: Grade 4 | New York City Reads 365
Recommended Title | New York Public Library
Red Dot Book Award Shortlist | International School Libraries Network, Singapore
Rhode Island Children's Book Award Reading List | Rhode Island Office of Library and Information Services
Sakura Medal Award Nomination | The American School in Japan
San Diego Book Awards - Picture Book | San Diego Book Awards Association
SB&F Prize for Excellence in Science Books Finalist | AAAS/Subaru
Show Me Readers Nominee | Missouri Association of School Librarians
Sigurd Olson Nature Writing Award | Sigurd Olson Environmental Institute
Silver Bells Honor List | Colorado Libraries for Early Literacy Bell Picture Book Award
Skipping Stones Honor Award | Skipping Stones Magazine
Social Justice Literature Award | ILA
Society of Midland Authors Award, Juvenile Nonfiction | The Society of Midland Authors
South Asia Book Award Highly Commended Book | South Asia National Outreach Consortium (SANOC)
South Asia Book Award Honor Book | South Asia National Outreach Consortium
South Asia Book Award Winner | South Asia National Outreach Consortium (SANOC)
South Carolina Children's Book Award Nominee | South Carolina Association of School Libraries
Southwest Books of the Year | Tucson/Pima Public Library
Spirit of Texas Reading Program - High School List | TLA
Spur Awards Finalist | Western Writers of America
Starred Book of Merit | Five Owls Magazine
Starred Review | The Horn Book
Starred Review | Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books
Starred Review | Shelf Awareness
Story Pick | Storytime, PBS
Story Telling World Award | Storytelling Magazine
Storytelling World Honor Award | Storytelling World
Street Lit Book Award, Emerging Classic Winner | Street Lit Book Award Medal Committee
Suggested Reading List | New York State Reading Association
Suggested Summer Reading List | Chicago Public Library
Sydney Taylor Notable Book | Association of Jewish Libraries
Tayshas List | Texas Library Association
Ten Best Books | Edmonton Public Library Youth Services
Ten Best Nexus Graphica Books | The SF Site
Texas Lone Star Reading List | Young Adult Round Table, Texas Library Association
Texas' Great Read | Texas State Library and Archives Commission
The 50 Best Children's Books | Parents Magazine
The Long List | Barnes & Noble Review
Top 10 Arts Books for Youth | Booklist
Top 10 Diverse Nonfiction for Youth | Booklist
Top 10 Favorites | New York Public Library
Top 10 List, Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Readers | YALSA
Top 20 Recommended Reads, TD Summer Reading Club | Toronto Public Library
Top 2015 Mighty Girl Books for Young Children | A Mighty Girl
Top 25 APA Book Picks for 2015 | BookDragon
Top Art Books for Youth | Booklist
Top Biographies for Youth | Booklist
Top Black History Books for Youth | Booklist
Top Choice Award | Flamingnet Book Reviews
Top Latino Titles of the Year | School Library Journal
Top Nonfiction Title - Common Core Grades 4-6 | School Library Journal and The Horn Book
Top Picks for Reluctant Readers | BoysRead.org
Top Religion Books for Youth | Booklist
Top Shelf for Middle School Readers | VOYA
Top Ten Best Fiction for Young Adults | YALSA
Top Ten Best Games | Dr. Toy Awards
Top Ten Great Graphic Novels | Booklist
Top Ten PAL Award | Play Advances Language (PAL)
Top Ten Science and Health Books for Youth | Booklist
Top Ten Sustainability Books for Youth | Booklist
Traveling Art Show | Society of Illustrators
United Methodist Women Reading Program | United Methodist Women
Virginia Readers' Choice | Virginia State Reading Association
Walter Williams Major Work Award | Missouri Writers' Guild
West Virginia Children's Choice Book Award | West Virginia Library Commission
Westchester Young Adult Fiction Award | Westchester Fiction Award Committee
William Allen White Masterlist | Emporia State University, Kansas
Writers' League of Texas Picture Book Winner | Writers' League of Texas
Youth List | Collaborative Summer Library Program