Book Awards for SaintFrancisLibrary

American Society of Journalists and Authors Outstanding Book Award

• Stalking the Divine: Contemplating Faith with the Poor Clares by Kristin Ohlson (General Nonfiction – 2004)

Audie Award

• Brother Francis: The Barefoot Saint of Assisi by Augustine Institute of Radio Theatre (Winner – Audio Drama – 2018)

Besides the Bible: 100 Books That Have, Should, or Will Create Christian Culture

• The Little Flowers of Saint Francis of Assisi by Saint Francis of Assisi
• The Little Flowers of Saint Francis of Assisi by Henry Edward Manning
• The Little Flowers of St. Francis of Assisi
• Fioretti Di San Francesco by Saint Francis
• I Fioretti Di San Francesco. by Ugolino Brunforte
• The Little Flowers of St. Francis by Francis of Assisi
• The Little Flowers of Saint Francis (Dover Thrift Editions) by Francis of Assisi
• The Little Flowers of Saint Francis by Thomas Okey
• The Little Flowers of St. Francis by E. M. Blaiklock
• The Little Flowers of Saint Francis of Assisi by Saint Francis of Assisi
• The Little Flowers of St. Francis of Assisi: Newly Revised and Corrected from the English Translation by OFM Rev. Valentine Long
• The Little Flowers of Saint Francis of Assisi by Louise Bachelder
• I Fioretti by Francesco D'Assisi
• The Little Flowers of St. Francis of Assisi by Valentine Long

The Best Children's Books of the Year

• Brother Sun, Sister Moon by Katherine Paterson (Five to Nine – 2012)
• Brother Sun, Sister Moon : Saint Francis of Assisi's Canticle of the creatures by Katherine Paterson (Five to Nine – 2012)

Booklist Editors' Choice: Books for Youth

• Brother Sun, Sister Moon by Katherine Paterson (2011)
• Brother Sun, Sister Moon : Saint Francis of Assisi's Canticle of the creatures by Katherine Paterson (2011)

Capitol Choices Noteworthy Book for Children and Teens

• Brother Sun, Sister Moon: The Life and Stories of St. Francis by Margaret Mayo (2000)
• Brother Sun, Sister Moon by Margaret Mayo (2000)

A Catholic Lifetime Reading Plan

• Saint Francis of Assisi by G. K. Chesterton (Holy Men and Women)
• St. Francis of Assisi by G. K. Chesterton (Holy Men and Women)
• Saint Francis of Assisi (Paraclete Heritage Edition) by G. K. Chesterton (Holy Men and Women)
• St. Francis of Assisi (Dover Philosophical Classics) by G. K. Chesterton (Holy Men and Women)
• Saint Francis of Assisi (Paraclete Heritage Edition) by G. K. Chesterton (Holy Men and Women)
• Saint Francis of Assisi (Paraclete Heritage Edition) by G. K. Chesterton (Holy Men and Women)
• St. Francis of Assisi by G. K. Chesterton (Holy Men and Women)
• Saint Francis of Assisi by G. K. Chesterton (Holy Men and Women)

CCBC Choices

• Brother Sun, Sister Moon by Katherine Paterson (2012)
• Brother Sun, Sister Moon : Saint Francis of Assisi's Canticle of the creatures by Katherine Paterson (2012)
• A Gift from Saint Francis: The First Creche by Joanna Cole (1989)

Christianity Today Book Awards

• Jesus Under Fire: Modern Scholarship Reinvents the Historical Jesus by Michael J. Wilkins (No. 10, tie – 1996)

Grand prix catholique de littérature

• The Secret of Francis of Assisi: A Meditation by Christian Bobin by Christian Bobin (1993)
• The Very Lowly: A Meditation on Francis of Assisi by Christian Bobin (1993)
• The Secret of Francis of Assisi: A Meditation by Christian Bobin (1993)

Helen & Howard R. Marraro Prize in Italian History (ACHA)

• The Spiritual Franciscans: From Protest to Persecution in the Century After Saint Francis by David Burr

Independent Press Award

• Eager to Love: The Alternative Way of Francis of Assisi by Richard Rohr O.F.M. (Christian Non-Fiction – 2017)
• Eager to Love: The Alternative Way of Francis of Assisi by Richard Rohr (Christian Non-Fiction – 2017)

John Gilmary Shea Prize

• The Spiritual Franciscans: From Protest to Persecution in the Century After Saint Francis by David Burr (2002)

Minnesota Book Awards

• Clare of Assisi: A Biographical Study by Ingrid Peterson (Finalist – History – 1994)

National Jewish Book Award

• The Friars and the Jews: The Evolution of Medieval Anti-Judaism by Jeremy Cohen (Winner – Scholarship – 1983)

NCTE Adventuring with Books: A Booklist for Pre-K—Grade 6

• A Gift from Saint Francis: The First Creche by Joanna Cole (10th Edition: 1988-1992)

New York Times / New York Public Library Best Illustrated Children's Books

• Brother Sun, Sister Moon by Katherine Paterson (2011)
• Brother Sun, Sister Moon : Saint Francis of Assisi's Canticle of the creatures by Katherine Paterson (2011)

Otto Gründler Book Prize

• The Spiritual Franciscans: From Protest to Persecution in the Century After Saint Francis by David Burr (2003)

Pacific Northwest Booksellers Association Award

• A City for St. Francis by Evelyn Wells (Winner – 1968)

Prix Chateaubriand

• Francis of Assisi: The Life and Afterlife of a Medieval Saint by André Vauchez (2010)
• Francis of Assisi: The Life and Afterlife of a Medieval Saint by Andre Vauchez (2010)

Prix Constant Dauguet

• Our Lady's Fool: Father Maximilian Kolbe, Friar Minor Conventual by Maria Winowska (1952)

Prix des Deux Magots

• The Secret of Francis of Assisi: A Meditation by Christian Bobin by Christian Bobin (1993)
• The Very Lowly: A Meditation on Francis of Assisi by Christian Bobin (1993)
• The Secret of Francis of Assisi: A Meditation by Christian Bobin (1993)

Prix national du livre médiéval

• Francis of Assisi: The Life and Afterlife of a Medieval Saint by André Vauchez (2009)
• Francis of Assisi: The Life and Afterlife of a Medieval Saint by Andre Vauchez (2009)

L'un et l'autre Deux Magots

• The Secret of Francis of Assisi: A Meditation by Christian Bobin by Christian Bobin (1993)
• The Very Lowly: A Meditation on Francis of Assisi by Christian Bobin (1993)
• The Secret of Francis of Assisi: A Meditation by Christian Bobin (1993)

Writers' Prize

• Francis: A Life in Songs by Ann Wroe (author) (Longlist – 2019)