Book Awards & Distinctions
for Maira Kalman
14 Total Book Awards
Fireboat: The Heroic Adventures of the John J. Harvey (5)

ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2025
Commended, 2003

Boston Globe-Horn Book Awards, 1967-2024
Winner, 2003

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2003

Horn Book Fanfare, 2001-2024
Selection, 2002

Lasting Connections, 2000 - 2020
Selection, 2002
Why We Broke Up (4)

Best Fiction for Young Adults, 2011-2025
Selection, 2012

Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Young Adult Selection, 2012

Michael L. Printz Award, 2000-2025
Honor, 2012

SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2024
Selection, 2011
Looking at Lincoln (3)

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2013

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

SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2024
Selection, 2012
Chicken Soup, Boots (1)

CCBC Choices
Selection, 1993