Book Awards & Distinctions
for Uri Shulevitz
1 Lifetime Achievement Award 24 Total Book Awards
Chance: Escape from the Holocaust (7)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2021
Center for the Study of Multicultural Children's Literature Best Books, 2013-2024
Selection, 2020
Golden Kite Awards, 1974-2025
Illustration for Older Readers Winner, 2021
Horn Book Fanfare, 2001-2024
Selection, 2020
National Jewish Book Awards, 1952-2024
Middle Grade Finalist, 2020
Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2025
World History & Culture Selection, 2021
Publishers Weekly Best Books, 2010-2024
Middle Grade Selection, 2020
Snow (5)
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2025
Commended, 1999
CCBC Choices
Selection, 1998
Charlotte Zolotow Award, 1998-2025
Winner, 1999
Golden Kite Awards, 1974-2025
Picture Book Illustration Winner, 1999
Randolph Caldecott Medal, 1938-2025
Honor, 1999
How I Learned Geography (4)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2009
Charlotte Zolotow Award, 1998-2025
Honor, 2009
Lasting Connections, 2000 - 2020
Selection, 2008
Randolph Caldecott Medal, 1938-2025
Honor, 2009
The Treasure (2)
The Diamond Tree: Jewish Tales from Around the World (1)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 1991
Dusk (1)
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Pre-Kindergarten Selection, 2013
The Fool of the World and the Flying Ship: A Russian Tale (1)
Randolph Caldecott Medal, 1938-2025
Winner, 1969
Hanukah Money (1)
NYT Best Illustrated Children’s Books, 1952-2024
Selection, 1978
So Sleepy Story (1)
NYT Best Illustrated Children’s Books, 1952-2024
Selection, 2006
The Travels of Benjamin of Tudela: Through Three Continents in the Twelfth Century (1)
Middle East Book Award, 2000-2023
Picture Book Honor, 2005
