Book Awards & Distinctions
for Mildred D. Taylor
4 Lifetime Achievement Awards 32 Total Book Awards
The Land (7)
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2025
Commended, 2002
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2002
Coretta Scott King Book Awards, 1970-2025
Author Winner, 2002
Lasting Connections, 2000 - 2020
Selection, 2001
Notable Books for a Global Society, 1996-2025
Selection, 2002
Notable Children’s Books in the Language Arts Award, 1997-2025
Selection, 2002
Scott O'Dell Award, 1984-2025
Winner, 2002
Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry (5)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2002
Coretta Scott King Book Awards, 1970-2025
Author Honor, 1977
John Newbery Medal, 1922-2025
Winner, 1977
All the Days Past, All the Days to Come (4)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2021
Center for the Study of Multicultural Children's Literature Best Books, 2013-2024
Selection, 2020
Coretta Scott King Book Awards, 1970-2025
Author Honor, 2021
Publishers Weekly Best Books, 2010-2024
Young Adult Selection, 2020
The Friendship (3)
Boston Globe-Horn Book Awards, 1967-2024
Winner, 1988
CCBC Choices
Selection, 1987
Coretta Scott King Book Awards, 1970-2025
Author Winner, 1988
Let the Circle Be Unbroken (3)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 1981
Coretta Scott King Book Awards, 1970-2025
Author Winner, 1982
The Well (3)
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2025
Commended, 1996
CCBC Choices
Selection, 1995
Jane Addams Children's Book Awards, 1953-2025
Books for Older Children Winner, 1996
The Gold Cadillac (2)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 1987
The Road to Memphis (2)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 1990
Coretta Scott King Book Awards, 1970-2025
Author Winner, 1991
Song of the Trees (2)
Coretta Scott King Book Awards, 1970-2025
Author Honor, 1976
Mississippi Bridge (1)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 1990
