Book Awards & Distinctions
for Michael Rosen
1 Lifetime Achievement Award 20 Total Book Awards
Michael Rosen's Sad Book (6)

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2006

Horn Book Fanfare, 2001-2024
Selection, 2005

Original Art Medal, 2002-2024
Silver Winner, 2005

Outstanding International Books, 2006-2024
Grades 3-5 Selection, 2006

Phoenix Award, 1986-2024
Honor, 2024
Shakespeare: His Work and His World (3)

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2002

Lasting Connections, 2000 - 2020
Selection, 2001
The Missing: The True Story of My Family in World War II (2)
On the Move: Home Is Where You Find It (2)

ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2025
Commended, 2023

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2023
Bananas in My Ears: A Collection of Nonsense Stories, Poems, Riddles, and Rhymes (1)

Outstanding International Books, 2006-2024
Grades 3-5 Selection, 2013
Find Peace in a Poem: Poetry About Mindfulness (1)

Read for Empathy Collections, 2017-2025
Children's Selection, 2025
A Great Big Cuddle: Poems for the Very Young (1)

Read for Empathy Collections, 2017-2025
Selection, 2019
Honey for You, Honey for Me: A First Book of Nursery Rhymes (1)

Notable Poetry and Verse Novels, 2011-2025
Selection, 2022
The Maine Coon's Haiku: And Other Poems for Cat Lovers (1)

Notable Poetry and Verse Novels, 2011-2025
Selection, 2016
Red Ted and the Lost Things (1)
We're Going on a Bear Hunt (1)

Indies Choice Book Awards, 2009-2019
Picture Book Hall of Fame Selection, 2018