Awards in your library

Summary: 67 Awards. Page: [1] 2

1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die

• Gulliver's Travels (Gift books) by Jonathan Swift (2006/2008 Edition)

1001 Children's Books You Must Read Before You Grow Up

• D'Aulaires' Book of Norse Myths by Ingri D'Aulaire (2009, No 577, Age 8 and over)
• The Story of the Root-Children by Sibylle Von Olfers (2009, Ages 3↑)
• Children of the Forest by Elsa Maartman Beskow (2009, Ages 3↑)
• The Bears on Hemlock Mountain by Alice Dalgliesh (2009, Ages 5↑)
• Where the Sidewalk Ends the Poems and Drawings of Shel Silverstein by Silverstein Shel (2009, Ages 5↑)
• Linnea in Monet's garden by Christina Björk (2009, Ages 5↑)
• The Swiss Family Robinson (Illustrated Junior Library) by Johann D. Wyss (2009, Ages 8↑)
• The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (Illustrated Junior Library) by Mark Twain (2009, Ages 8↑)
• Black Beauty Dlx (Delx) by Anna Sewell (2009, Ages 8↑)
• The Good Master (Puffin Newbery Library) by Kate Seredy (2009, Ages 8↑)

ABA ABBY Winner

• Brother eagle, sister sky : a message from Chief Seattle by Chief Seattle (1992)
• Old Turtle by Douglas Wood (Children's, 1993)

ALA 100 Most Frequently Challenged Books of 1990-1999

• The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (Illustrated Junior Library) by Mark Twain (83)

ALA 100 Most Frequently Challenged Books of 1990-2000

• The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (Illustrated Junior Library) by Mark Twain (84)

ALA Best Books for Young Adults

• The Sign of the Beaver (1983)
• Many Waters by Madeleine L'Engle (1987)
• Catherine, Called Birdy (rpkg) (Trophy Newbery) by Karen Cushman (1995)
• From slave ship to freedom road by Julius Lester (1999)

ALA Notable Book

• The double life of Pocahontas by Jean Fritz

ALA Notable Children's Book

• Starry Messenger: Galileo Galilei by Peter Sis (1997)
• Joan of Arc by Diane Stanley (1999)

ALA Notable Children's Book (1998) [Zelinsky Edition]

• Rapunzel (Caldecott Medal Book) by Brothers Grimm

ALA Popular Paperbacks for Young Adults

• Catherine, Called Birdy (rpkg) (Trophy Newbery) by Karen Cushman (Teens from Other Times, 1998)

ALA Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers

• I Have A Dream by Martin Luther King Jr. (1998)
• Secrets of the Mummies: Uncovering the Bodies of Ancient Egyptians (I Was There) by Shelley Tanaka (2000)
• The Periodic Table: Elements with Style! by Adrian Dingle (2008)

Amelia Bloomer List

• Thank You, Sarah: The Woman Who Saved Thanksgiving by Laurie Halse Anderson (2004)

American Library Association Notable Children's Book

• Noah's ark by Jerry Pinkney (2003)
• George Washington's Teeth by Deborah Chandra (2004)
• Vote! by Eileen Christelow (2004)
• Sequoyah: The Cherokee Man Who Gave His People Writing (Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Honor (Awards)) by James Rumford (2005)
• George vs. George: The American Revolution As Seen from Both Sides by Rosalyn Schanzer (2005)

Anne Izard Storytellers' Award

• The tale of the mandarin ducks by Katherine Paterson (1992)

BBC's Big Read

• Black Beauty Dlx (Delx) by Anna Sewell (Best loved novel, 2003, No 58)

BCCB Blue Ribbon Book

• The tale of the mandarin ducks by Katherine Paterson (1990)
• A New Treasury of Poetry by Neil Philip (1990)
• Diego: In English and Spanish by Jonah Winter (1991)
• Gilgamesh the King (The Gilgamesh Trilogy) by Ludmila Zeman (1992)
• I Saw Esau: The Schoolchild's Pocket Book by Iona Opie (1992)
• Grandfather's journey by Allen Say (1993)
• Joan of Arc by Diane Stanley (1998)
• It's Disgusting and We Ate It! True Food Facts from Around the World and Throughout History by James Solheim (1998)
• Good masters! Sweet Ladies! : voices from a medieval village by Laura Amy Schlitz (2007)

BCCB Blue Ribbon Book (1997) [Zelinsky Edition]

• Rapunzel (Caldecott Medal Book) by Brothers Grimm

Benjamin Franklin Award

• the Story of Painting by Beckett wendy Sister (Arts (Art/Music/Photography), 2001)

Book Sense Book of the Year

• Stranger in the Woods: A Photographic Fantasy (Nature) by Carl R. Sams ( Children's Illustrated Honor Book, 2001)

Borges' A Personal Library

• Gulliver's Travels (Gift books) by Jonathan Swift

Boston Globe - Horn Book Award

• The double life of Pocahontas by Jean Fritz

Boston Globe–Horn Book Award

• The Dark Is Rising by Susan Cooper (Fiction, 1973)
• The tale of the mandarin ducks by Katherine Paterson (Picture Book, 1991)
• Grandfather's journey by Allen Say (Picture Book, 1994)

Caldecott Honor

• Paddle-to-the-Sea by Holling Clancy Holling (1942)
• The Thanksgiving Story by Alice Dalgliesh (1955)
• Thy Friend, Obadiah (Picture Puffins) by Brinton Turkle (1970)
• Little Red Riding Hood by Trina Schart (RTL) Hyman (1984)
• Starry Messenger: Galileo Galilei by Peter Sis (1997)
• Noah's ark by Jerry Pinkney (2003)

Caldecott Medal

• Mei Li by Thomas Handforth (1939)
• The Big Snow by Berta Hader (1949)
• Arrow to the Sun: A Pueblo Indian Tale by Gerald McDermott (1975)
• Saint George and the dragon : a golden legend by Margaret Hodges (1985)
• Grandfather's journey by Allen Say (1994)

Caldecott Medal (1998) [Zelinsky Edition]

• Rapunzel (Caldecott Medal Book) by Brothers Grimm

Christopher Award

• Pocahontas and the Strangers (Scholastic Biography) by Clyde Robert Bulla (Books for Young People, 1972)
• Homesick (Puffin Modern Classics) by Jean Fritz (Books for Young People, 1983)
• The Sign of the Beaver (Books for Young People, 1984)
• When Jessie came across the sea by Amy Hest (Books for Young People, 1998)

Commonwealth Club of California Book Awards

• Grandfather's journey by Allen Say (Juvenile, Silver, 1993)
• Catherine, Called Birdy (rpkg) (Trophy Newbery) by Karen Cushman (Juvenile, Silver, 1994)

Cybils Finalist

• The Periodic Table: Elements with Style! by Adrian Dingle (Nonfiction Middle Grade and Young Adult Books, 2007)
• Good masters! Sweet Ladies! : voices from a medieval village by Laura Amy Schlitz (Poetry, 2007)

Golden Kite Award

• Catherine, Called Birdy (rpkg) (Trophy Newbery) by Karen Cushman (Fiction, 1994)
• Little Red Riding Hood by Trina Schart (RTL) Hyman (Picture Book Illustration, 1983)

Golden Kite Honor (Picture Book Illustration, 1988) [Illus: Trina Schart Hyman]

• Canterbury Tales by Barbara Cohen

Great Lakes Book Award

• Boxes for Katje by Candace Fleming (Children's Picture Book, 2004)

Guardian 1000

• The Swiss Family Robinson (Illustrated Junior Library) by Johann D. Wyss (Family and self)
• The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (Illustrated Junior Library) by Mark Twain (State of the nation)
• Black Beauty Dlx (Delx) by Anna Sewell (War and travel)
• Gulliver's Travels (Gift books) by Jonathan Swift (War and travel)

HarperCollins 100 Best Spiritual Books of the Century

• I Have A Dream by Martin Luther King Jr.

Herald Award

• Roots, Shoots, Buckets & Boots: Gardening Together with Children by Sharon Lovejoy (American Nursery & Landscape Association, co-runner up 2000)

A Horn Book Fanfare Best Book

• Thimble Summer by Enright (1938)
• Mei Li by Thomas Handforth (1938)
• Ben and Me: An Astonishing Life of Benjamin Franklin by His Good Mouse Amos by Robert Lawson (1939)
• The Skippack School by Marguerite de Angeli (1939)
• The Big Snow by Berta Hader (1949)
• The Door in the Wall by Marguerite de Angeli (1950)
• Secret of the Andes (Puffin Book) by Ann Nolan Clark (1953)
• The Bears on Hemlock Mountain by Alice Dalgliesh (1953)
• The Witch of Blackbird Pond (Laurel Leaf Books) by Elizabeth George Speare (1959)
• The Golden Goblet (Newbery Library, Puffin) by Eloise Jarvis McGraw (1962)
• Thy Friend, Obadiah (Picture Puffins) by Brinton Turkle (1970)
• And Then What Happened, Paul Revere? (Paperstar) by Jean Fritz (1974)
• The Dark Is Rising by Susan Cooper (1974)
• Arrow to the Sun: A Pueblo Indian Tale by Gerald McDermott (1975)
• City: A Story of Roman Planning and Construction by David Macaulay (1975)
• The Clown of God by Tomie dePaola (1979)
• Homesick (Puffin Modern Classics) by Jean Fritz (1983)
• The Sign of the Beaver (1984)
• Saint George and the dragon : a golden legend by Margaret Hodges (1985)
• The tale of the mandarin ducks by Katherine Paterson (1991)
• Follow the Dream: The Story of Christopher Columbus by Peter Sis (1992)
• Grandfather's journey by Allen Say (1994)
• Catherine, Called Birdy (rpkg) (Trophy Newbery) by Karen Cushman (1995)
• Rapunzel (Caldecott Medal Book) by Brothers Grimm (1998)
• 26 Fairmont Avenue Par Tomie Depaola by TOMIE DEPAOLA (2000)
• Sequoyah: The Cherokee Man Who Gave His People Writing (Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Honor (Awards)) by James Rumford (2004)

Iowa Teen Award Nominee

• Matilda Bone by Karen Cushman (2002-2003)

Irma Simonton Black and James H. Black Award for Excellence in Children's Literature

• The King's Equal (Trophy Chapter Books) by Katherine Paterson (1992)

Kate Greenaway Medal

• When Jessie came across the sea by Amy Hest (1997)

Lewis Carroll Shelf Award

• The Courage of Sarah Noble by Alice Dalgliesh (1959)
• The Matchlock Gun by Walter D. Edmonds (1960)
• The Door in the Wall by Marguerite de Angeli (1961)
• Paddle-to-the-Sea by Holling Clancy Holling (1962)
• Moccasin Trail (Puffin Newberry Library) by Eloise Jarvis McGraw (1963)

Mildred L. Batchelder Award

• The Apprentice by Pilar Molina Llorente (1994)

Minnesota Book Awards

• The Sun, the Wind and the Rain (An Owlet Book) by Lisa Westberg Peters ( Younger Children, 1989)
• Old Turtle by Douglas Wood ( Younger Children, 1992)

Mythopoeic Fantasy Award Nominee

• The Dark Is Rising by Susan Cooper

National Book Award

• A Gathering of Days: A New England Girl's Journal, 1830-32 by Joan W. Blos (Children's Books (Hardcover), 1980)
• Homesick (Puffin Modern Classics) by Jean Fritz (Children's Books, Fiction (Hardcover), 1983)

National Book Award finalist

• Where do you think you're going, Christopher Columbus? by Jean Fritz (Children's Books, Nonfiction (Hardcover), 1981)
• A Peaceable Kingdom: The Shaker Abecedarius (Picture Puffin) by Alice Provensen (Children's Books, Picture Books (Paperback), 1982)

NCSS Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People

• Secrets of the Mummies: Uncovering the Bodies of Ancient Egyptians (I Was There) by Shelley Tanaka (2000)
• The boy who loved to draw : Benjamin West by Barbara Brenner (2000)
• Molly Bannaky by Alice McGill (2000)
• Castle Diary: The Journal of Tobias Burgess by Richard Platt (2000)
• A picnic in October by Eve Bunting (2000)
• Matilda Bone by Karen Cushman (2001)
• Michelangelo by Diane Stanley (2001)
• Hannah's journal : the story of an immigrant girl by Marissa Moss (2001)
• How Chipmunk got his stripes : a tale of bragging and teasing by Joseph Bruchac (2002)
• Leonardo's horse by Jean Fritz (2002)
• Rose's journal : the story of a girl in the Great Depression by Marissa Moss (2002)
• Big Jimmy's Kum Kau Chinese Take Out by Ted Lewin (2003)
• Pearl's Passover: A Family Celebration through Stories, Recipes, Crafts, and Songs by Jane Breskin Zalben (2003)

NEA Big Read

• The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (Illustrated Junior Library) by Mark Twain (2009)

Nestlé Smarties Book Prize

• I, Coriander by Sally Gardner (Gold Award, 9-11 years category, 2005)

New York Times bestseller

• Grandfather's journey by Allen Say (Children's, 1994)
• The Country Diary of an Edwardian Lady: A Facsimile Reproduction of a Naturalist's Diary for the Year 1906 by Edith Holden (General, 1977)
• The Fall of Freddie the Leaf: A Story of Life for All Ages by Leo Buscaglia PhD (General, 1982)
• Brother eagle, sister sky : a message from Chief Seattle by Chief Seattle (Nonfiction, 1992)

Newbery Honor

• Calico Bush (1932)
• The Good Master (Puffin Newbery Library) by Kate Seredy (1936)
• Justin Morgan Had a Horse by Marguerite Henry (1946)
• The Apple and the Arrow by Conrad Buff (1952)
• Moccasin Trail (Puffin Newberry Library) by Eloise Jarvis McGraw (1953)
• The Bears on Hemlock Mountain by Alice Dalgliesh (1953)
• The Courage of Sarah Noble by Alice Dalgliesh (1955)
• The Corn Grows Ripe (Puffin Newbery Library) by Dorothy Rhoads (1957)
• The Golden Goblet (Newbery Library, Puffin) by Eloise Jarvis McGraw (1962)
• The Dark Is Rising by Susan Cooper (1974)
• Homesick (Puffin Modern Classics) by Jean Fritz (1983)
• The Sign of the Beaver (1984)
• Catherine, Called Birdy (rpkg) (Trophy Newbery) by Karen Cushman (1995)
• 26 Fairmont Avenue Par Tomie Depaola by TOMIE DEPAOLA (2000)

Newbery Medal

• The Cat Who Went to Heaven by Elizabeth Coatsworth (1931)
• Dobry by Monica Shannon (1935)
• Roller Skates (Newbery Library, Puffin) by Ruth Sawyer (1937)
• Thimble Summer by Enright (1939)
• The Matchlock Gun by Walter D. Edmonds (1942)
• Adam of the Road (Puffin Modern Classics) by Elizabeth Janet Gray (1943)
• Johnny Tremain by Esther Forbes (1944)
• The Door in the Wall by Marguerite de Angeli (1950)
• Secret of the Andes (Puffin Book) by Ann Nolan Clark (1953)
• Carry On, Mr. Bowditch by Jean Lee Latham (1956)
• Miracles on Maple Hill by Virginia Sorensen (1957)
• The Witch of Blackbird Pond (Laurel Leaf Books) by Elizabeth George Speare (1959)
• A Gathering of Days: A New England Girl's Journal, 1830-32 by Joan W. Blos (1980)
• Good masters! Sweet Ladies! : voices from a medieval village by Laura Amy Schlitz (2008)

Page: [1] 2