Book Awards & Distinctions
for Jacqueline Woodson
10 Lifetime Achievement Awards 164 Total Book Awards
Brown Girl Dreaming (19)
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2024
Commended, 2015
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2015
Center for the Study of Multicultural Children's Literature Best Books, 2013-2023
Selection, 2014
Claudia Lewis Award for Poetry, 1998-2024
Older Readers Winner, 2015
Coretta Scott King Book Awards, 1970-2024
Author Winner, 2015
E.B. White Read-Aloud Award, 2012 - 2019
Winner, 2015
Horn Book Fanfare, 2001-2023
Selection, 2014
John Newbery Medal, 1922-2024
Honor, 2015
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2024
Middle Selection, 2014
Lasting Connections, 2000 - 2020
Selection, 2014
Notable Books for a Global Society, 1996-2024
Selection, 2015
Notable Children’s Books in the Language Arts Award, 1997-2024
Selection, 2015
Publishers Weekly Best Books, 2010-2024
Middle Grade Selection, 2014
SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2024
Selection, 2014
The Day You Begin (13)
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2024
Commended, 2019
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2019
Charlotte Huck Award, 2015-2025
Commended, 2019
Charlotte Zolotow Award, 1998-2024
Commended, 2019
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2024
Nonfiction Selection, 2018
Notable Books for a Global Society, 1996-2024
Selection, 2019
Notable Children’s Books in the Language Arts Award, 1997-2024
Selection, 2019
Publishers Weekly Best Books, 2010-2024
Picture Book Selection, 2018
SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2024
Selection, 2018
Teacher Favorites Award, 2015-2024
Selection, 2019
Remember Us (11)
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2024
Commended, 2024
Boston Globe-Horn Book Awards, 1967-2024
Winner, 2024
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2024
Center for the Study of Multicultural Children's Literature Best Books, 2013-2023
Selection, 2023
Children’s Favorites Award, 2015-2024
Selection, 2024
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2024
Middle Selection, 2024
Librarian Favorites Award, 2023-2024
Selection, 2024
Notable Books for a Global Society, 1996-2024
Selection, 2024
Publishers Weekly Best Books, 2010-2024
Middle Grade Selection, 2023
Teacher Favorites Award, 2015-2024
Selection, 2024
Each Kindness (10)
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2024
Commended, 2013
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2013
Charlotte Zolotow Award, 1998-2024
Winner, 2013
Coretta Scott King Book Awards, 1970-2024
Author Honor, 2013
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2024
Emergent Selection, 2013
Notable Books for a Global Society, 1996-2024
Selection, 2013
Notable Children’s Books in the Language Arts Award, 1997-2024
Selection, 2013
SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2024
Selection, 2012
Harbor Me (10)
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2024
Commended, 2019
Best Fiction for Young Adults, 2011-2024
Selection, 2019
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2019
Center for the Study of Multicultural Children's Literature Best Books, 2013-2023
Selection, 2018
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2024
Middle Selection, 2018
Lasting Connections, 2000 - 2020
Selection, 2018
SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2024
Selection, 2018
Teacher Favorites Award, 2015-2024
Selection, 2019
The World Belonged to Us (10)
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2024
Commended, 2023
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2023
Center for the Study of Multicultural Children's Literature Best Books, 2013-2023
Selection, 2022
Horn Book Fanfare, 2001-2023
Selection, 2022
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2024
Read Aloud Selection, 2022
Librarian Favorites Award, 2023-2024
Selection, 2023
Original Art Medal, 2002-2024
Gold Winner, 2022
Publishers Weekly Best Books, 2010-2024
Picture Book Selection, 2022
SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2024
Selection, 2022
Before the Ever After (8)
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2024
Commended, 2021
Best Fiction for Young Adults, 2011-2024
Selection, 2021
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2021
Center for the Study of Multicultural Children's Literature Best Books, 2013-2023
Selection, 2020
Coretta Scott King Book Awards, 1970-2024
Author Winner, 2021
Notable Children’s Books in the Language Arts Award, 1997-2024
Selection, 2021
Notable Poetry and Verse Novels, 2011-2025
Selection, 2021
Locomotion (8)
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2024
Commended, 2004
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2004
Coretta Scott King Book Awards, 1970-2024
Author Honor, 2004
Horn Book Fanfare, 2001-2023
Selection, 2003
Lasting Connections, 2000 - 2020
Selection, 2003
From the Notebooks of Melanin Sun (6)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 1995
Coretta Scott King Book Awards, 1970-2024
Author Honor, 1996
Lambda Literary Award, 1992-2024
Winner, 1996
Notable Books for a Global Society, 1996-2024
Selection, 1996
Show Way (6)
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2024
Commended, 2006
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2006
John Newbery Medal, 1922-2024
Honor, 2006
Lasting Connections, 2000 - 2020
Selection, 2005
Notable Books for a Global Society, 1996-2024
Selection, 2006
After Tupac and D Foster (5)
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2024
Commended, 2009
Amelia Elizabeth Walden Award, 2009-2024
Finalist, 2009
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2009
John Newbery Medal, 1922-2024
Honor, 2009
The Josette Frank Award, 1943-2024
Winner, 2009
Coming on Home Soon (5)
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2024
Commended, 2005
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2005
Charlotte Zolotow Award, 1998-2024
Honor, 2005
Notable Books for a Global Society, 1996-2024
Selection, 2005
Randolph Caldecott Medal, 1938-2024
Honor, 2005
Feathers (5)
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2024
Commended, 2008
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2008
John Newbery Medal, 1922-2024
Honor, 2008
I Hadn't Meant to Tell You This (5)
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2024
Commended, 1995
CCBC Choices
Selection, 1994
Coretta Scott King Book Awards, 1970-2024
Author Honor, 1995
Beneath a Meth Moon (4)
Best Fiction for Young Adults, 2011-2024
Selection, 2013
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2013
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2024
Young Adult Selection, 2012
The Other Side (4)
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2024
Commended, 2002
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2002
Lasting Connections, 2000 - 2020
Selection, 2001
Pecan Pie Baby (4)
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2024
Commended, 2011
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2011
This Is the Rope: A Story from the Great Migration (4)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2014
Charlotte Zolotow Award, 1998-2024
Honor, 2014
Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2024
History, Life, Culture in the Americas Selection, 2014
Publishers Weekly Best Books, 2010-2024
Picture Book Selection, 2013
El día en que descubres quién eres (3)
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2024
Spanish Selection, 2019
Notable Books for a Global Society, 1996-2024
Selection, 2019
Hush (3)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2003
Lasting Connections, 2000 - 2020
Selection, 2002
If You Come Softly (3)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 1998
Notable Books for a Global Society, 1996-2024
Selection, 1999
Miracle's Boys (3)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2001
Coretta Scott King Book Awards, 1970-2024
Author Winner, 2001
The Year We Learned to Fly (3)
Center for the Study of Multicultural Children's Literature Best Books, 2013-2023
Selection, 2022
Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2024
Social Interactions & Relationships Selection, 2023
Behind You (2)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2005
Phoenix Award, 1986-2024
Honor, 2024
The House You Pass on the Way (2)
Lambda Literary Award, 1992-2024
Winner, 1998
Peace, Locomotion (2)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2010
Odyssey Award, 2008-2024
Honor, 2010
Visiting Day (2)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2003
Skipping Stones Honor Awards, 1994-2024
Multicultural and International Honor, 2003
El año en que aprendimos a volar (1)
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2024
Spanish Selection, 2022
Lena (1)
Maizon at Blue Hill (1)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 1992
Red at the Bone (1)
Bisexual Book Award, 2012-2021
Fiction Finalist, 2019