AAAS Science Books & Films’ Best Children’s Book List
An American Safari, 1995
Susan Butcher and the Iditarod Trail, 1993

ALA Best Books for
Young Adults
An American Safari, 1996
Caught in the Crossfire, 1996
The Last Algonquin, 1982
Red-Tail Angels, 1996
To the Top of the World, 1994

ALA Mildred L. Batchelder Award
The Baboon King, 2000
Star of Fear, Star of Hope
(Honor Book), 1996

ALA Notable Books
The Signers, 2002
The Baboon King, 2000
A Caldecott Celebration, 1999
A Long Hard Journey, 1990
Star of Fear, Star of Hope, 1996

ALA Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers
Things Change, 2005
An American Safari, 1996
Caught in the Crossfire, 1996
Ethan Between Us, 1999
5 Ways to Know About You, 2002
The Harvey Girls, 1996
Sand and Fog, 1994
Susan Butcher and
the Iditarod Trail, 1993
To the Top of the World, 1994

ALA Best Books For Young Adults
An American Safari, 1996
Caught in the Crossfire, 1996
The Last Algonquin, 1982
Red-Tail Angels, 1996
To the Top of the World, 1994

ALA Popular Paperbacks For Young Adults
All's Fair in Love, War, and High School, 2006

American Bookseller’s
“Pick of the Lists”
Bad Dog, 2000
Chúcaro, 1995
Did You Hear Wind Sing Your Name?, 1995
Graveyard Girl, 1995
The Great Wheel, 1993
How Smudge Came, 1996
How the Hibernators Came
to Bethlehem, 1994
Iditarod Dream, 1997
Kente Colors, 1996
Look What I Did with a Leaf!, 1993
The Milkman’s Boy, 1997
One Bean, 1998
One Foot Ashore, 1994
The Period Book, 1996
Sam the Sea Cow, 1992
Sand and Fog, 1994
Testing Miss Malarkey, 2000
This Place Is Crowded, 1992
This Place Is Dry, 1994
This Place Is High, 1989
Trapped by the Ice, 1997
Two Lands, One Heart, 1995

Arizona Young Readers Award
Dear Mrs. Ryan, You’re Ruining My Life, Masterlist, 2002-03

Association of Booksellers for Children Choices Award
The Signers, 2002

The Baker's Dozen: The Best Children's Books for Family Literacy, 2003
Straight to the Pole, 2003
Oh Brother, 2003

Bank Street College, Children’s Books of the Year
The Baboon King, 2000
Bear Dogs, 2001
A Caldecott Celebration, 1999
Desert Trek, 2001
Disappearing Lake, 1997
Flashy, Fantastic Rain Forest Frogs, 1998
Grandma' Records, 2001
The Heart Calls Home, 2000
Hello, Lulu, 2000
Lift Every Voice and Sing, 1993
The Keeping Room, 1998
101 Questions and Answers About Backyard Wildlife, 1997
Take A Look, It’s in a Book, 1997
Will Rogers, 2000

Beginning with Books
Best Books For Babies
Hello, Lulu, 1999
Lulu’s Busy Day, 2000

Bill Martin Jr.
Picture Book Award
Scruffy, 1999

Bologna Ragazzi Non-Fiction-Young Adult Prize
Caught in the Crossfire, 1996

Booklist Editor’s Choice
How Smudge Came, 1996
Lift Every Voice and Sing, 1993

Book Sense Children’s ’76 List
Enchantress from the Stars, 2001
Trouble on the Tracks, 2001

Boston Globe Quick Pick
The Spooky Book, 1999

Bulletin Blue Ribbon
(Bulletin of the Center
for Children’s Books)
To the Top of the World, 1994

Carter G. Woodson Book Award
A Long Hard Journey (Merit Book), 1990
Red-Tail Angels (Merit Book), 1996
The Sound That Jazz Makes, 2001

NCSS-CBC Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People
Let it Begin Here!, Selector's Choice
Houdini, Selector's Choice
Sled Dogs Run, Selector's Choice
Mahjong All Day Long, Selector's Choice

The Founders: The 39 Stories Behind the U.S. Constitution, Selector's Choice
City of Snow, 2005
Woman for President, 2005
Where Washington Walked, 2005
Remember the Lusitania, 2004
Conjure Times, 2002
Desert Trek, 2002
Did You Hear Wind Sing Your Name?, 1995
From Abenaki to Zuni, 1988
Lift Every Voice and Sing, 1994
Miss Malarkey Doesn't’t Live in Room 10, 1995
Off the Map, 1994
The Piano Man, 1998
Pilgrim Voices, 1995
Red-Tail Angels, 1995
Shin’s Tricycle, 1995
The Sound That Jazz Makes, 2001
Spirit of the Maya, 1995

CBC Not Just For
Children Anymore
An American Safari, 1995
The Baboon King, 2000
A Caldecott Celebration, 1999
Ghosts of the Southwest, 1998
Living with Asthma, 1995
One Bean, 1998
A North American Rain Forest
Scrapbook, 2000
Sand and Fog, 1995
Testing Miss Malarkey, 2001
Velcome, 1997

CBC-NSTA Outstanding Science Trade Books for Children
An American Safari, 1995
A Handful of Dirt, 2001
Living with Asthma, 1995
One Bean, 1998
Sand and Fog, 1995
Slinky, Scaly, Slithery Snakes, 2001

CCBC Choices
Look What I Did with a Leaf!, 1993
A North American Rain Forest
Scrapbook, 2000
Whale Brother, 1988

Chicago Public Library's Best of the Best
Mount Olympus Basketball, 2003 Straight to the Pole, 2003


Chicago Reading Roundtable
Whale Brother (Honor Book), 1988

Coretta Scott King Award
A Long Hard Journey, 1990

Coretta Scott King/John Steptoe New Talent Award
Eric Velasquez for The Piano Man, 1999

CRAYOLA KIDS 10 Best Books
Miss Malarkey Doesn't’t Live in
Room 10, 1995

Delaware Diamond Award
Dear Mrs. Ryan, You're Ruining My Life, Masterlist,2001-02, 2003


Dorothy Canfield Fisher Award
The Harvey Girls, Masterlist, 1996-97
Iditarod Dream, Masterlist, 1997-98


Francis and Wesley Bock Award
In the Blink of an Eye, 2003

Gamma State Author's Award
Ethan Between Us, 2000
Graveyard Girl, 1997

Garden State Children’s Book Award
Iditarod Dream, Masterlist, 1998-99
Scruffy, Masterlist, 1998-99


The Garden State Teen Book Award
5 Ways to Know About You, Masterlist, 2004

The Giverny Award
Lonesome George

Georgia Children’s Book Award
The Harvey Girls, Masterlist, 1996-97
Kente Colors, 1999

IRA-CBC Children’s Choices
Shin’s Tricycle 1995 ,

IRA-CBC Teachers’ Choices
Rre Trees Alive?, 2003
The Signers, 2003
Disappearing Lake, 1998
From Abenaki to Zuni, 1989
Henry and Amy, 2000
Iditarod Dream, 1997
Red-Tail Angels, 1996
Star of Fear, Star of Hope, 1996

IRA-CBC Young
Adults’ Choices
Navajo Code Talkers, 1994

Jane Addams Children’s Book Award
A Long Hard Journey, 1990

John Burroughs List of Nature Books for Young Readers
Arctic Lights, Arctic Nights, 2003
A Handful of Dirt, 2000
A North American Rain Forest
Scrapbook, 1999
Sand and Fog, 1994

Kansas State Reading Circle
Big Friends (recommended), 2004-05 Absolutely Not (recommended), 2004-05
Four Seasons Make a Year (recommended), 2004-05
Stella the Star (recommended), 2004-05
Outside/Inside Killer Bees (recommended), 2004-05
Woman for President (recommended), 2004-05
The Right Dog for the Job (recommended), 2004-05
Hoggee (recommended), 2004-05
The (Short) Story of My Life (recommended), 2004-05
Life, Love, Free Throws (recommended), 2004-05
Anna the Bookbinder (starred), 2003-04
The Giant, 2003-04
IQ Goes to the Library (starred), 2003-04
Straight to the Pole, 2003-04
Two Blue Jays, 2003-04
In the Blink of an Eye, 2003-04
Arctic Lights,Artic Nights, 2003-04
Duel of the Ironclads, 2003-04
Fantastic Flights, 2003-04
Fabulous Fluttering Tropical Butterflies, 2003-04
The Seven Seas, 2003-04
Middle School Survival Guide, 2003-04
Flying Blind (starred), 2003-04
All's Fair in Love, War, and High School, 2003-04
Remember the Lusitania, 2003-04
The Signers,Top 10, 2003-2004
Tulsa Burning,Top 10, 2003-2004
Ugh A Bug, 2003-2004
You're a Good Sport, Miss Malarkey, 2003-2004
Zooflakes, 2003-2004
Just Ducky, 2003-2004
Becoming Butterflies, 2003-2004
The Great Serum Race, 2003-2004
Caddie The Golf Dog, 2003-2004
Peaceful Protest, 2003-2004
Walk Away Home, 2003-2004
I.Q. Goes to School, 2003-2004
Champion, 2003-2004
Saxophone Sam and His Snazzy Jazz Band, 2003-2004
Jinx, 2003-2004
Bud, Masterlist, 2001-02
Desert Trek, 2001
A Handful of Dirt, Masterlist,
2001-02
The Harvey Girls, Masterlist,
2001-02
My Life, Take Two, Masterlist, 2001-02
Slinky, Scaly, Slithery Snakes, Masterlist, 2001-02
Testing Miss Malarkey, Masterlist,
2001-02

Kentucky Bluegrass Award
A Caldecott Celebration, Masterlist, 1999-2000
Did You Hear Wind Sing Your Name?, Masterlist, 1996-97
Grand Canyon, Masterlist, 1999-2000
My Life, Take Two, Masterlist, 2000-01
Naming the Cat, Masterlist, 1998-99
The Piano Man, Masterlist, 1998-99

Maine Lupine Award
Just Ducky, Honor Book, 2002|

Maine Student Book Award
The Keeping Room, Masterlist, 1998-99

The Marion Vannett Ridgway Award
Mahjong All Day Long, 2006 First Prize



Michigan Library Association's Mitten Award
Grandma' Records, 2001

Michigan Reading Association Reader’s Choice Award
Slinky, Scaly, Slithery Snakes, Masterlist, 2002

Minnesota Book Award
To the Top of the World, 1994

Missouri Reading Circle
Oh Brother, 2004
The Baboon King, 2000
The Best Friends' Handbook, 2003
Bud, 2001
Champion, 2003
A Handful of Dirt, 2001
The Heart Calls Home, 2000
I.Q. Goes to School, 2003
Jinx, 2003
Look What I Did with a Shell!, 2001
My Life, Take Two, 2001
Parts, 2002
Peaceful Protest, 2003
The Signers, 2003
Slinky, Scaly, Slithery Snakes, 2001
Testing Miss Malarkey, 2001
Tulsa Burning, 2003
Walk Away Home, 2003

NAACP Image Award
The Sound that Jazz Makes
Nominee, 2001 ,

National Parenting
Publications Award
Lift Every Voice and Sing
(Silver Medal), 1993

Nevada Young Readers Award
Dear Mrs. Ryan, You’re Ruining My Life, Masterlist, 2003


Newbery Honor Books
Chúcaro, 1959
The Defender, 1952
Enchantress from the Stars, 1971
The Great Wheel, 1958
Kildee House, 1950
Li Lun, 1948
Mountain Born, 1944
The Moved-Outers, 1946
Old Ramon, 1961
Swift Rivers, 1933

New Jersey Public Library/Garden State Teen Award’s
Books for the Teen Age
Five Ways To Know About You, 2004

New York Public Library’s
Books for the Teen Age
All's Fair in Love, War. and High School, 2004
The Middle School Survival Guide, 2004
Fifteen Love, 2004
Walk Away Home, 2003
Jinx, 2003
Tulsa Burning, 2003
What About Anna?, 2003
American Islam, 1995
The Baboon King, 2000
Caught in the Crossfire, 1996
From Abenaki to Zuni, 1989
From Afar to Zulu, 1998
The Heart Calls Home, 1999
The Joy of Pi, 1997
Lift Every Voice and Sing, 1994
A Long Hard Journey, 1990
My Friends’ Beliefs, 1989
My Life, Take Two, 2001
Navajo Code Talkers, 1993
Out of Many Waters, 1990
The Period Book, 1997
Sand and Fog, 1995
To the Top of the World, 1994
What’s Going on Down There?, 1999
When the Bough Breaks, 2001

New York Public Library’s
One Hundred Titles for
Reading and Sharing
A Woman For President: The Story of Victoria Woodhull, 2004
A Caldecott Celebration, 1999
A North American Rain Forest Scrapbook, 1999
Side by Side, 2001
To the Top of the World, 1994

The New York State
Reading Association
Charlotte Award
The Great Serum Race, Masterlist, 2004
Ugh! A Bug, Masterlist, 2004

Nick Jr. Magazine’s Thirty Best Books of the Year, 2001
Grandma's Records, 2001

Ohio Farm Bureau Award
A Handful of Dirt (Recommended Book), 2001

Ohio Reading Circle
Bear Dogs, Masterlist, 2002
A North American Rain Forest
Scrapbook, 2000

Oklahoma Book Award
Flying Blind, Finalist, 2004
Ethan Between Us, Finalist, 1999
Fire in the Hills, Finalist, 1997
Graveyard Girl, 1995
The Keeping Room, Finalist, 1998
Spotting the Leopard, 1998
Stolen by the Sea, Finalist, 2002
When the Bough Breaks, Finalist, 2001

Oppenheim Toy Portfolio Book Award
Becoming Butterflies, (Gold), 2002
Champion (Gold), 2003
The Great Ships (Gold, “Late but Great”), 2002
Welcome to Kindergarten (Gold), 2002

Orbis Pictus Award
The Roman Army, (Recommended Book), 2005
The Signers, (Recommended Book), 2003
The Great Serum Race (Recommended Book), 2003
A Handful of Dirt (Recommended Book), 2001
To the Top of the World (Honor Book), 1994

Parenting Magazine
Reading Magic Award
An American Safari, 1995
Brave Bear, 1999
Happy Birthday, Lulu, 2000
Kente Colors, 1996
To & Fro, Fast & Slow, 2001

Parents’ Guide To Children's Media Award
Mud Pies and Other Recipes, 2001

Parents’ Choice Award
Anna the Bookbinder, 2003
The Baboon King, 1999
Down, Down, Down in the Ocean, 2000
Fire in the Hills, 1996
Sand and Fog, 1995

Parents Guide to Children's Media Award
Mud Pies and Other Recipes, 2001

Patricia Gallagher Picture
Book Award
Heat Wave!, Winner, 2000-01
The Piano Man, Masterlist, 2000-01

Pennsylvania School Librarians Association Young Adult Top Forty List
Tulsa Burning, 2002
Jinx, 2002
5 Ways to Know About You, 2002
When the Bough Breaks, 2001

Pennsylvania Young Reader's Choice Award
The Roman Army, Masterlist, 2005-06
The Great Serum Race, Masterlist, 2005-06
Duel Of The Ironclads, Masterlist, 2005-06
Two Blue Jays, Masterlist, 2004-05
Tulsa Burning, Masterlist, 2004-05
Mount Olympus Basketball, Masterlist, 2004-05
Becoming Butterflies, Masterlist, 2003-04
Stolen by the Sea, Masterlist, 2003-04
Grandma's Record, Masterlist, 2002-03
Humpty Dumpty Egg-splodes, Masterlist, 2002-03

Reading Rainbow
Feature Selections
Sam the Sea Cow, 1992

School Library Journal
Best Books of the Year
The Baboon King, 1999
To the Top of the World, 1994

Scientific American Young Readers
Book Award
Sand and Fog, 1994
Racing A Ghost Ship, 1997

Sequoyah Children’s Book Award
Captain’s Command, Masterlist, 2001-02
Graveyard Girl, Masterlist, 1997-98
Iditarod Dream, Masterlist, 1998-99
The Keeping Room, Masterlist,
1999-2000
Spotting the Leopard, Masterlist,
1998-99
To the Top of the World, Masterlist, 1995-96

Smithsonian Notable
Books For Children
Hello, Lulu, 1999
The Milkman’s Boy, 1998
Two Lands, One Heart, 1995

Society of Midland Authors
To the Top of the World, 1994

Society of Children's Book
Writers and Illustrators
The Mysterious Collection of Dr. David Harleyson, 2005

Society of School Librarians
International Book Award
In the Blink of an Eye, Best Book, 2003
Arctic Lights, Arctic Nights, (Honor Book), 2003
IQ Goes to School, (Honor Book), 2003
Jinx, (Honor Book), 2003
The Signers, (Honor Book), 2003
Playing The Field (Honor Book), 2002
Becoming Butterflies (Honor Book), 2002
Side by Side, (Honor Book), 2002
Brave Bear (Honor Book), 2000-01
Conjure Times (Honor Book), 2001-02
Country Mouse Cottage (Honor Book), 2002-02
Desert Trek, 2001
Ethan Between Us (Honor Book), 1999-2000
Grand Canyon
(Honor Book),1998-99
Grandma's Records (Honor Book), 2001-02
The Heart Calls Home (Honor Book), 2000-01
A North American Rain Forest Scrapbook
(Honor Book), 1999-2000
One Bean (Honor Book), 1998-99
The Period Book
(Honor Book), 1997-98
Seashore Babies
(Honor Book), 1997-98
Testing Miss Malarkey (Honor Book), 2001-02
Town Mouse House (Honor Book), 2000-01
When the Bough Breaks, Finalist, 2001
Where Lincoln Walked (Honor Book), 1998-99

South Carolina Children's
Book Award
Captain’s Command, Masterlist, 2001-02
Spotting the Leopard, Masterlist, 1998-99
The Keeping Room, Masterlist, 1998-99

South Carolina Young Adult Book Award
Rosey in the Present Tense, Masterlist, 2001-02

South Dakota Prairie Pasque Children's Book Award
Dear Mrs. Ryan, You’re Ruining My Life, Masterlist, 2002-03
Humpty Dumpty Egg-splodes, Masterlist, 2002-03

Sydney Taylor Book Award
One Foot Ashore (Honor Book), 1995
Out of Many Waters (Honor Book), 1989
Star of Fear, Star of Hope, 1996

Texas Bluebonnet Award
Outside and Inside Mummies, Masterlist 2007-2008
Hubert Invents the Wheel, Masterlist 2007-2008
Artic Lights, Artic Nights, Masterlist 2004-2005
Sand and Fog, Masterlist, 1996-97

Utah Informational Book Award
After the Spill, Masterlist, 2001-02
Look What I Did with a Leaf!,
Masterlist 1994-95

Utah Picture Book Awards
The Milkman's Boy

Vermont Center for the Book
Champion, 2003

Virginia Readers' Choice
Absolutely Not, Masterlist, 2006-07
The Promise Quilt, Masterlist, 2001-02



Volunteer State Book Award
Martin MacGregor's Snowman, Masterlist, 2005-06

VOYA’s Outstanding Books for
the Middle School Reader
The Baboon King, 2000
The Joy of Pi, 1998
To the Top of the World, 1994

VOYA’s Top Shelf Fiction for
Middle School Readers
Falling from Grace, 2000
Remember The Lusitania, 2004

Wisconsin Library Association Outstanding Achievement in Children’s Literature
Off the Map, 1994

YALSA Popular Paperbacks for Young Adults List
Navajo Code Talkers, 2002
Rosey in the Present Tense, 2002
To the Top of the World, 1998

Young Hoosier Book Award
Dear Mrs. Ryan, You’re Ruining My Life, Masterlist, 2002-03
Graveyard Girl, Masterlist, 1998-99
Navajo Code Talkers, Masterlist, 1994-95