Book Awards & Distinctions
for Dean Robbins
18 Total Book Awards
¡Mambo Mucho Mambo!: The Dance That Crossed Color Lines (5)
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2024
Commended, 2022
Jane Addams Children's Book Awards, 1953-2024
Finalist, 2023
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2024
Spanish Selection, 2022
Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2024
History, Life, Culture in the Americas Selection, 2022
The Astronaut Who Painted the Moon: The True Story of Alan Bean (4)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2020
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2024
Nonfiction Selection, 2020
Lasting Connections, 2000 - 2020
Selection, 2019
Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2024
Biography Selection, 2020
Margaret and the Moon: How Margaret Hamilton Saved the First Lunar Landing (3)
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2024
Science Selection, 2017
Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2024
Women's History Selection, 2018
Outstanding Science Trade Books, 2005-2024
Commended, 2018
Thank You, Dr. Salk!: The Scientist Who Beat Polio and Healed the World (2)
Best STEM Books, 2017-2024
Selection, 2022
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2024
Character Building Selection, 2021
Two Friends: Susan B. Anthony and Frederick Douglass (2)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2017
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2024
Nonfiction Selection, 2016
The Fastest Drummer: Clap Your Hands for Viola Smith! (1)
Miss Paul and the President: The Creative Campaign for Women's Right to Vote (1)
Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2024
History, Life, Culture in the Americas Selection, 2017