Book Awards & Distinctions
for Barbara McClintock
1 Lifetime Achievement Award 45 Total Book Awards
Nothing Stopped Sophie: The Story of Unshakable Mathematician Sophie Germain (11)

Best STEM Books, 2017-2025
Selection, 2019

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2019

Cook Prize, 2012-2025
Honor, 2019

Golden Kite Awards, 1974-2025
Picture Book Illustration Honor, 2019

Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Biography Selection, 2018

Lasting Connections, 2000 - 2020
Selection, 2018

Mathical Book Prize, 2015-2025
Winner, 2019

Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2025
Biography Selection, 2019

Orbis Pictus Award, 2000-2025
Commended, 2019

Outstanding Science Trade Books, 2005-2025
Commended, 2019
Tomfoolery!: Randolph Caldecott and the Rambunctious Coming-Of-Age of Children's Books (7)

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

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2024

Golden Kite Awards, 1974-2025
Nonfiction Text for Young Readers Winner, 2024

Horn Book Fanfare, 2001-2024
Selection, 2023

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

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

Publishers Weekly Best Books, 2010-2024
Picture Book Selection, 2023
My Grandfather's Coat (4)

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2015

Publishers Weekly Best Books, 2010-2024
Picture Book Selection, 2014

SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2024
Selection, 2014

Sydney Taylor Book Award, 2001-2025
Winner, 2015
Dahlia (3)

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2003

Horn Book Fanfare, 2001-2024
Selection, 2002
Twelve Kinds of Ice (3)

ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2025
Commended, 2013

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2013

Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Elementary Selection, 2012
Vroom! (3)

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2020

Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Pre-Kindergarten Selection, 2020

Publishers Weekly Best Books, 2010-2024
Picture Book Selection, 2019
Adèle & Simon (2)
The Gingerbread Man (2)

CCBC Choices
Selection, 1998

NYT Best Illustrated Children’s Books, 1952-2024
Selection, 1998
The Mitten (2)

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2010

Horn Book Fanfare, 2001-2024
Selection, 2009
Where's Mommy? (2)

Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Elementary Selection, 2014

NYT Best Illustrated Children’s Books, 1952-2024
Selection, 2014
Adele & Simon in China (1)

Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2025
Geography, People, Places Selection, 2017
Cinderella (1)

Golden Kite Awards, 1974-2025
Picture Book Illustration Honor, 2006
Emma and Julia Love Ballet (1)

Children's Favorites Award, 2015-2025
Selection, 2017
The Five Forms (1)

Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Sports Selection, 2018
Goldilocks and the Three Bears (1)

Lasting Connections, 2000 - 2020
Selection, 2003
The Prog Frince: A Ribbeting Mixed-Up Tale (1)

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2000