Book Awards & Distinctions
for G. Brian Karas
60 Total Book Awards
Ivan: The Remarkable True Story of the Shopping Mall Gorilla (6)

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2015

Charlotte Zolotow Award, 1998-2025
Honor, 2015

Green Earth Book Award, 2005-2024
Honor, 2015

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

Outstanding Science Trade Books, 2005-2025
Commended, 2015

Teacher Favorites Award, 2015-2024
Selection, 2015
Night Job (5)

ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2025
Commended, 2019

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2019

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

Lasting Connections, 2000 - 2020
Selection, 2018

Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2025
Social Interactions & Relationships Selection, 2019
Lemonade in Winter: A Book about Two Kids Counting Money (4)

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2013

Lasting Connections, 2000 - 2020
Selection, 2012

Mathical Book Prize, 2015-2025
Honor, 2023

Publishers Weekly Best Books, 2010-2024
Picture Book Selection, 2012
More-Igami (4)

Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Elementary Selection, 2016
Tap Tap Boom Boom (4)

ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2025
Commended, 2015

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2015

Charlotte Zolotow Award, 1998-2025
Honor, 2015
Atlantic (3)

ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2025
Commended, 2003

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2003

Lasting Connections, 2000 - 2020
Selection, 2002
Whale Trails: Before and Now (3)

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2016

Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2025
Environment, Energy, Ecology Selection, 2016
Almost Time (2)

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2021

Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Elementary Selection, 2020
Clever Jack Takes the Cake (2)
The Dinosaur Expert (2)

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2019

Lasting Connections, 2000 - 2020
Selection, 2018
A Hat for Mrs. Goldman: A Story about Knitting and Love (2)

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2017

Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Emergent Selection, 2017
How Many Seeds in a Pumpkin? (2)
Peter Easter Frog (2)

Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Emergent Selection, 2021

Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Emergent Selection, 2021
A Poem in Your Pocket (2)

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2016

Charlotte Zolotow Award, 1998-2025
Commended, 2016
Today and Today (2)

ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2025
Commended, 2008

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2008
Young Zeus (2)

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2011

Lasting Connections, 2000 - 2020
Selection, 2010
7 X 9 = Trouble! (1)
Ant and Honey Bee: A Pair of Friends in Winter (1)

Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Emergent Selection, 2014
The Apple Orchard Riddle (1)

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2014
As an Oak Tree Grows (1)

Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Nonfiction Selection, 2014
Big Bad Bunny (1)

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2009
Daniel's Pet / Daniel y su mascota (1)
Home on the Bayou: A Cowboy's Story (1)
Muncha! Muncha! Muncha! (1)
On Earth (1)

ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2025
Commended, 2006
Raising Sweetness (1)

ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2025
Commended, 2000
Saving Sweetness (1)

Golden Kite Awards, 1974-2025
Picture Book Text Winner, 1997