Book Awards & Distinctions
for Jason Chin
86 Total Book Awards
Grand Canyon (17)

ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2025
Commended, 2018

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2018

Center for the Study of Multicultural Children's Literature Best Books, 2013-2024
Selection, 2017

Cook Prize, 2012-2025
Honor, 2018

Horn Book Fanfare, 2001-2024
Selection, 2017

Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Science Selection, 2017

Lasting Connections, 2000 - 2020
Selection, 2017

Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2025
Geography, People, Places Selection, 2018

Orbis Pictus Award, 2000-2025
Winner, 2018

Outstanding Science Trade Books, 2005-2025
Commended, 2018

Publishers Weekly Best Books, 2010-2024
Picture Book Selection, 2017

Publishers Weekly Best Books, 2010-2024
Picture Book Selection, 2017

Randolph Caldecott Medal, 1938-2025
Honor, 2018

SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2024
Selection, 2017

Teacher Favorites Award, 2015-2025
Selection, 2018
Watercress (15)

ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2025
Commended, 2022

CALA Annual Best Book Award, 2008-2024
Winner, 2022

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2022

Center for the Study of Multicultural Children's Literature Best Books, 2013-2024
Selection, 2021

Horn Book Fanfare, 2001-2024
Selection, 2021

I’m Your Neighbor Book Awards, 2022-2023
New Generation Winner, 2022

John Newbery Medal, 1922-2025
Honor, 2022

Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2025
History, Life, Culture in the Americas Selection, 2022

Publishers Weekly Best Books, 2010-2024
Picture Book Selection, 2021

Randolph Caldecott Medal, 1938-2025
Winner, 2022

SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2024
Selection, 2021
Life After Whale: The Amazing Ecosystem of a Whale Fall (10)

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

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2025

Cook Prize, 2012-2025
Finalist, 2025

Flora Stieglitz Straus Award for Nonfiction, 1993-2025
Older Readers Winner, 2025

Horn Book Fanfare, 2001-2024
Selection, 2024

Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Nonfiction Selection, 2024

Notable Children’s Books in the Language Arts Award, 1997-2025
Selection, 2025

Orbis Pictus Award, 2000-2025
Honor, 2025

Publishers Weekly Best Books, 2010-2024
Picture Book Selection, 2024
Your Place in the Universe (8)

ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2025
Commended, 2021

CALA Annual Best Book Award, 2008-2024
Winner, 2021

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2021

Cook Prize, 2012-2025
Winner, 2021

Horn Book Fanfare, 2001-2024
Selection, 2020

Notable Children’s Books in the Language Arts Award, 1997-2025
Selection, 2021

SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2024
Selection, 2020
Gravity (6)

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2015

Gryphon Award, 2004-2021
Honor, 2015

Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Nonfiction Selection, 2014
Island: A Story of the Galapagos (6)

ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2025
Commended, 2013

Gryphon Award, 2004-2021
Winner, 2013

Horn Book Fanfare, 2001-2024
Selection, 2012

Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Science Selection, 2012

SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2024
Selection, 2012
Redwoods (6)

ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2025
Commended, 2010

Giverny Book Award, 1998-2025
Winner, 2010

Green Earth Book Award, 2005-2025
Honor, 2010

Horn Book Fanfare, 2001-2024
Selection, 2009

Outstanding Science Trade Books, 2005-2025
Commended, 2010
The Universe in You: A Microscopic Journey (6)

ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2025
Commended, 2023

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2023

Horn Book Fanfare, 2001-2024
Selection, 2022

Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Science Selection, 2023

SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2024
Selection, 2022
Water Is Water: A Book about the Water Cycle (6)

ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2025
Commended, 2016

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2016

Charlotte Zolotow Award, 1998-2025
Commended, 2016

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

SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2024
Selection, 2015
Nine Months: Before a Baby Is Born (5)

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2020

Horn Book Fanfare, 2001-2024
Selection, 2019

Outstanding Science Trade Books, 2005-2025
Commended, 2020