Book Awards & Distinctions
for Jordan Scott
21 Total Book Awards
I Talk Like a River (12)

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

Boston Globe-Horn Book Awards, 1967-2024
Winner, 2021

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2021

Charlotte Zolotow Award, 1998-2025
Honor, 2022

Governor General's Awards for Young People’s Literature, 2000-2024
Illustrator Finalist, 2020

Horn Book Fanfare, 2001-2024
Selection, 2020

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

Odyssey Award, 2008-2025
Honor, 2022

Publishers Weekly Best Books, 2010-2024
Picture Book Selection, 2020

SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2024
Selection, 2020

Schneider Family Book Award, 2004-2025
Winner, 2021
My Baba's Garden (7)

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2024

Charlotte Zolotow Award, 1998-2025
Honor, 2024

Horn Book Fanfare, 2001-2024
Selection, 2023

Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Elementary Selection, 2023
Read for Empathy Collections, 2017-2025
Selection, 2024

SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2024
Selection, 2023
Angela's Glacier (2)

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2025

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