Book Awards & Distinctions
for Mordicai Gerstein
1 Lifetime Achievement Award 35 Total Book Awards
The Man Who Walked Between the Towers (6)
![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, 2004
![Best Illustrated Children’s Books, 1952-2023](/images/awards/93.jpg.pagespeed.ce.CHDJuLPvVY.jpg)
Best Illustrated Children’s Books, 1952-2023
Selection, 2003
![Boston Globe-Horn Book Awards, 1967-2024](/images/list_image/2882.jpg.pagespeed.ce.HDGxFssvr7.jpg)
Boston Globe-Horn Book Awards, 1967-2024
Winner, 2004
![CCBC Choices](/images/list_sponsor_image/Sponsor_1715.jpg.pagespeed.ce.77DXE3ZgYP.jpg)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2004
![Horn Book Fanfare, 2001-2023](/images/awards/90.jpg)
Horn Book Fanfare, 2001-2023
Selection, 2003
![Randolph Caldecott Medal, 1938-2024](/images/list_sponsor_image/3251.jpg)
Randolph Caldecott Medal, 1938-2024
Winner, 2004
What Charlie Heard (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, 2003
![CCBC Choices](/images/list_sponsor_image/Sponsor_1715.jpg.pagespeed.ce.77DXE3ZgYP.jpg)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2003
![Horn Book Fanfare, 2001-2023](/images/awards/90.jpg)
Horn Book Fanfare, 2001-2023
Selection, 2002
![Phoenix Award, 1986-2024](/images/awards/84.jpeg)
Phoenix Award, 1986-2024
Honor, 2022
The Boy and the Whale (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, 2018
![Horace Mann Upstanders Children's Book Award, 2008-2024](/images/awards/66.jpg)
Horace Mann Upstanders Children's Book Award, 2008-2024
Author Winner, 2018
![Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2023](/images/awards/77.jpg.pagespeed.ce.DTa29SPag8.jpg)
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2023
Character Building Selection, 2018
I Am Pan (3)
![CCBC Choices](/images/list_sponsor_image/Sponsor_1715.jpg.pagespeed.ce.77DXE3ZgYP.jpg)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2017
![Horn Book Fanfare, 2001-2023](/images/awards/90.jpg)
Horn Book Fanfare, 2001-2023
Selection, 2016
![Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2023](/images/awards/77.jpg.pagespeed.ce.DTa29SPag8.jpg)
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2023
Graphic Novels Selection, 2016
Dear Hot Dog: Poems about Everyday Stuff (2)
The First Drawing (2)
![CCBC Choices](/images/list_sponsor_image/Sponsor_1715.jpg.pagespeed.ce.77DXE3ZgYP.jpg)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2014
![Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2024](/images/awards/79.jpg.pagespeed.ce.Xpp4I88NBl.jpg)
Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2024
World History & Culture Selection, 2014
Albert and the Angels (1)
![CCBC Choices](/images/list_sponsor_image/Sponsor_1715.jpg.pagespeed.ce.77DXE3ZgYP.jpg)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2001
A Book (1)
The Camping Trip That Changed America (1)
![Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2023](/images/awards/77.jpg.pagespeed.ce.DTa29SPag8.jpg)
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2023
Elementary Selection, 2012
Carolinda Clatter! (1)
How to Bicycle to the Moon to Plant Sunflowers: A Simple But Brilliant Plan in 24 Easy Steps (1)
![Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2023](/images/awards/77.jpg.pagespeed.ce.DTa29SPag8.jpg)
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2023
Elementary Selection, 2013
How to Paint the Portrait of a Bird (1)
Leaving the Nest (1)
![CCBC Choices](/images/list_sponsor_image/Sponsor_1715.jpg.pagespeed.ce.77DXE3ZgYP.jpg)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2008
Moose, Goose, and Mouse (1)
![Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2023](/images/awards/77.jpg.pagespeed.ce.DTa29SPag8.jpg)
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2023
Read Aloud Selection, 2021
The Mountains of Tibet (1)
![Best Illustrated Children’s Books, 1952-2023](/images/awards/93.jpg.pagespeed.ce.CHDJuLPvVY.jpg)
Best Illustrated Children’s Books, 1952-2023
Selection, 1987
The Night World (1)
![Publishers Weekly Best Books, 2010-2023](/images/awards/147.png.pagespeed.ce.nDFd7JXV8J.png)
Publishers Weekly Best Books, 2010-2023
Picture Book Selection, 2015
The Old Country (1)
![CCBC Choices](/images/list_sponsor_image/Sponsor_1715.jpg.pagespeed.ce.77DXE3ZgYP.jpg)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2006
Sholom's Treasure: How Sholom Aleichem Became a Writer (1)
![Sydney Taylor Book Award, 2001-2024](/images/list_image/1108.jpg)
Sydney Taylor Book Award, 2001-2024
Winner, 2006
The Sleeping Gypsy (1)
![Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2023](/images/awards/77.jpg.pagespeed.ce.DTa29SPag8.jpg)
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2023
Arts Selection, 2016
The White Ram: A Story of Abraham and Isaac (1)
![CCBC Choices](/images/list_sponsor_image/Sponsor_1715.jpg.pagespeed.ce.77DXE3ZgYP.jpg)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2007
You Can't Have Too Many Friends! (1)
![Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2023](/images/awards/77.jpg.pagespeed.ce.DTa29SPag8.jpg)
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2023
Elementary Selection, 2014