Book Awards & Distinctions
for Aida Salazar
2 Lifetime Achievement Awards 53 Total Book Awards
Land of the Cranes (13)

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

Américas Award, 1993-2024
Winner, 2021

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2021

Center for the Study of Multicultural Children's Literature Best Books, 2013-2024
Selection, 2020

Charlotte Huck Award, 2015-2025
Honor, 2021

International Latino Book Awards, 2000-2024
Second Place Winner, 2021

Jane Addams Children's Book Awards, 1953-2025
Books for Older Children Honor, 2021

Notable Books for a Global Society, 1996-2025
Selection, 2021

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

Notable Poetry and Verse Novels, 2011-2025
Selection, 2021

SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2024
Selection, 2020
Jovita Wore Pants: The Story of a Mexican Freedom Fighter (10)

ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2025
Commended, 2024

Center for the Study of Multicultural Children's Literature Best Books, 2013-2024
Selection, 2023

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

Notable Books for a Global Society, 1996-2025
Selection, 2024

Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2025
Biography Selection, 2024

Randolph Caldecott Medal, 1938-2025
Honor, 2024

SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2024
Selection, 2023

We Are Kid Lit Collective Summer Reading Lists, 2015-2025
Picture Book Selection, 2025
The Moon Within (8)

Américas Award, 1993-2024
Honor, 2020

Center for the Study of Multicultural Children's Literature Best Books, 2013-2024
Selection, 2019

Charlotte Huck Award, 2015-2025
Commended, 2020

International Latino Book Awards, 2000-2024
First Place Winner, 2019

Notable Books for a Global Society, 1996-2025
Selection, 2020

Notable Poetry and Verse Novels, 2011-2025
Selection, 2020

SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2024
Selection, 2019
Ultraviolet (8)

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

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

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

Middle-Grade Favorites Award, 2025
Selection, 2025

Notable Poetry and Verse Novels, 2011-2025
Selection, 2025

Pura Belpré Awards, 1996-2025
Author Honor, 2025

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

Tomás Rivera Book Award, 1996-2025
Winner, 2025
A Seed in the Sun (6)

Center for the Study of Multicultural Children's Literature Best Books, 2013-2024
Selection, 2022

Jane Addams Children's Book Awards, 1953-2025
Finalist, 2023

Notable Poetry and Verse Novels, 2011-2025
Selection, 2023

Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2025
History, Life, Culture in the Americas Selection, 2023

Rise: A Feminist Book Project Top Ten, 2011-2025
Commended, 2023

Tomás Rivera Book Award, 1996-2025
Winner, 2023
Calling the Moon (4)

ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2025
Commended, 2024

Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2025
Contemporary Concerns Selection, 2024

Teacher Favorites Award, 2015-2025
Selection, 2024
In the Spirit of a Dream: 13 Stories of American Immigrants of Color (3)

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

Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2025
Geography, People, Places Selection, 2023
La tierra de las grullas (1)

Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Spanish Selection, 2021