Book Awards & Distinctions
for Baba Wagué Diakité
18 Total Book Awards
I Lost My Tooth in Africa (5)
![ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2024](/images/list_sponsor_image/6747.png.pagespeed.ce.rqZg92-sK4.png)
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2024
Commended, 2007
![CCBC Choices](/images/list_sponsor_image/Sponsor_1715.jpg.pagespeed.ce.77DXE3ZgYP.jpg)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2007
![Notable Books for a Global Society, 1996-2024](/images/awards/104.png.pagespeed.ce.Wz2wwEQz-V.png)
Notable Books for a Global Society, 1996-2024
Selection, 2007
The Hatseller and the Monkeys: A West African Folktale (4)
![ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2024](/images/list_sponsor_image/6747.png.pagespeed.ce.rqZg92-sK4.png)
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2024
Commended, 2000
![CCBC Choices](/images/list_sponsor_image/Sponsor_1715.jpg.pagespeed.ce.77DXE3ZgYP.jpg)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2000
![Charlotte Zolotow Award, 1998-2024](/images/list_image/2397.jpg.pagespeed.ce.GDruCDOq2B.jpg)
Charlotte Zolotow Award, 1998-2024
Commended, 2000
![Notable Books for a Global Society, 1996-2024](/images/awards/104.png.pagespeed.ce.Wz2wwEQz-V.png)
Notable Books for a Global Society, 1996-2024
Selection, 2000
The Hunterman and the Crocodile (3)
![ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2024](/images/list_sponsor_image/6747.png.pagespeed.ce.rqZg92-sK4.png)
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2024
Commended, 1998
![CCBC Choices](/images/list_sponsor_image/Sponsor_1715.jpg.pagespeed.ce.77DXE3ZgYP.jpg)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 1997
![Coretta Scott King Book Awards, 1970-2024](/images/CSKlogoWatermark.jpg.pagespeed.ce.bq9TNNYPQn.jpg)
Coretta Scott King Book Awards, 1970-2024
Illustrator Honor, 1998
The Magic Gourd (3)
![CCBC Choices](/images/list_sponsor_image/Sponsor_1715.jpg.pagespeed.ce.77DXE3ZgYP.jpg)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2004
A Gift from Childhood: Memories of an African Boyhood (2)
![CCBC Choices](/images/list_sponsor_image/Sponsor_1715.jpg.pagespeed.ce.77DXE3ZgYP.jpg)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2011
![Outstanding International Books, 2006-2024](/images/awards/112.jpg.pagespeed.ce.4nC3WnD-0s.jpg)
Outstanding International Books, 2006-2024
Grades 6-8 Selection, 2011
Mee-An and the Magic Serpent (1)
![Outstanding International Books, 2006-2024](/images/awards/112.jpg.pagespeed.ce.4nC3WnD-0s.jpg)
Outstanding International Books, 2006-2024
Grades 3-5 Selection, 2008