Book Awards & Distinctions
for Christopher Paul Curtis
3 Lifetime Achievement Awards 49 Total Book Awards
Elijah of Buxton (12)

ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2025
Commended, 2008

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2008

Coretta Scott King Book Awards, 1970-2025
Author Winner, 2008

Geoffrey Bilson Award, 1988-2024
Winner, 2008

Horn Book Fanfare, 2001-2024
Selection, 2007

Jane Addams Children's Book Awards, 1953-2025
Books for Older Children Honor, 2008

John Newbery Medal, 1922-2025
Honor, 2008

Notable Books for a Global Society, 1996-2025
Selection, 2008

Odyssey Award, 2008-2025
Honor, 2009

Scott O'Dell Award, 1984-2025
Winner, 2008

TD Canadian Children's Literature Award, 2005-2024
English Winner, 2008
The Journey of Little Charlie (8)

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2019

Geoffrey Bilson Award, 1988-2024
Winner, 2019

Governor General's Awards for Young People’s Literature, 2000-2024
Author Finalist, 2018

Horn Book Fanfare, 2001-2024
Selection, 2018

Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Middle Selection, 2018

SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2024
Selection, 2018
The Madman of Piney Woods (8)

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2015

Center for the Study of Multicultural Children's Literature Best Books, 2013-2024
Selection, 2014

Charlotte Huck Award, 2015-2025
Commended, 2015

Horn Book Fanfare, 2001-2024
Selection, 2014

Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Middle Selection, 2015

Lasting Connections, 2000 - 2020
Selection, 2014

Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2025
History, Life, Culture in the Americas Selection, 2015
The Watsons Go to Birmingham — 1963 (8)

ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2025
Commended, 1996

CCBC Choices
Selection, 1995

Coretta Scott King Book Awards, 1970-2025
Author Honor, 1996

Golden Kite Awards, 1974-2025
Fiction Winner, 1996

Jane Addams Children's Book Awards, 1953-2025
Books for Older Children Honor, 1996

John Newbery Medal, 1922-2025
Honor, 1996

Notable Books for a Global Society, 1996-2025
Selection, 1996

The Josette Frank Award, 1943-2025
Honor, 1995
Bud, Not Buddy (6)

ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2025
Commended, 2000

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2000

Coretta Scott King Book Awards, 1970-2025
Author Winner, 2000

Golden Kite Awards, 1974-2025
Fiction Honor, 2000

John Newbery Medal, 1922-2025
Winner, 2000

Notable Books for a Global Society, 1996-2025
Selection, 2000
Bucking the Sarge (4)

ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2025
Commended, 2005

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2005

Golden Kite Awards, 1974-2025
Fiction Winner, 2005

Lasting Connections, 2000 - 2020
Selection, 2004
The Mighty Miss Malone (2)

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2013

Publishers Weekly Best Books, 2010-2024
Fiction Selection, 2012