Book Awards & Distinctions
for Brian Selznick
2 Lifetime Achievement Awards 57 Total Book Awards
The Marvels (8)

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

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2016

Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Graphic Novels Selection, 2015

Lambda Literary Award, 1992-2024
Finalist, 2016

Lasting Connections, 2000 - 2020
Selection, 2015

Notable Children’s Books in the Language Arts Award, 1997-2025
Selection, 2016

Publishers Weekly Best Books, 2010-2024
Middle Grade Selection, 2015
The Invention of Hugo Cabret (7)

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

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2008

Horn Book Fanfare, 2001-2024
Selection, 2007

NYT Best Illustrated Children’s Books, 1952-2024
Selection, 2007

Notable Children’s Books in the Language Arts Award, 1997-2025
Selection, 2008

Randolph Caldecott Medal, 1938-2025
Winner, 2008
When Marian Sang: The True Recital of Marian Anderson (7)

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

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2003

Notable Children’s Books in the Language Arts Award, 1997-2025
Selection, 2003

Orbis Pictus Award, 2000-2025
Winner, 2003
Wonderstruck (7)

ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2025
Commended, 2012

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

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2012

Kids’ Book Choice Awards, 2008-2022
Illustrator Winner, 2012

Publishers Weekly Best Books, 2010-2024
Fiction Selection, 2011

SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2024
Selection, 2011

Schneider Family Book Award, 2004-2025
Winner, 2012
Big Tree (5)

Horn Book Fanfare, 2001-2024
Selection, 2023

Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Fantasy/Science Fiction Selection, 2023

Librarian Favorites Award, 2023-2025
Selection, 2024

Notable Children’s Books in the Language Arts Award, 1997-2025
Selection, 2024

Teacher Favorites Award, 2015-2025
Selection, 2024
The Dinosaurs of Waterhouse Hawkins (5)

ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2025
Commended, 2002

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2002

Lasting Connections, 2000 - 2020
Selection, 2001

Orbis Pictus Award, 2000-2025
Honor, 2002

Randolph Caldecott Medal, 1938-2025
Honor, 2002
Walt Whitman: Words for America (5)

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

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2005

NYT Best Illustrated Children’s Books, 1952-2024
Selection, 2004
Baby Monkey, Private Eye (4)

ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2025
Commended, 2019

Gryphon Award, 2004-2021
Winner, 2019

Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Emergent Selection, 2018
Kaleidoscope (2)

Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Young Adult Selection, 2021

SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2024
Selection, 2021
Amelia and Eleanor Go for a Ride (1)
The Doll People (1)

ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2025
Commended, 2001
Frindle (1)
The Frindle Files (1)

Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Elementary Selection, 2024
The Landry News (1)
Our House: The Stories of Levittown (1)

CCBC Choices
Selection, 1995
Riding Freedom (1)

CCBC Choices
Selection, 1998