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
Commended, 2004
Best Illustrated Children’s Books, 1952-2024
Selection, 2003
Boston Globe-Horn Book Awards, 1967-2024
Winner, 2004
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2004
Horn Book Fanfare, 2001-2023
Selection, 2003
Randolph Caldecott Medal, 1938-2024
Winner, 2004
What Charlie Heard (4)
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2024
Commended, 2003
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2003
Horn Book Fanfare, 2001-2023
Selection, 2002
Phoenix Award, 1986-2024
Honor, 2022
The Boy and the Whale (3)
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2024
Commended, 2018
Horace Mann Upstanders Children's Book Award, 2008-2024
Author Winner, 2018
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2024
Character Building Selection, 2018
I Am Pan (3)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2017
Horn Book Fanfare, 2001-2023
Selection, 2016
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2024
Graphic Novels Selection, 2016
Dear Hot Dog: Poems about Everyday Stuff (2)
The First Drawing (2)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2014
Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2024
World History & Culture Selection, 2014
Albert and the Angels (1)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2001
A Book (1)
The Camping Trip That Changed America (1)
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2024
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, 2012-2024
Elementary Selection, 2013
How to Paint the Portrait of a Bird (1)
Leaving the Nest (1)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2008
Moose, Goose, and Mouse (1)
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2024
Read Aloud Selection, 2021
The Mountains of Tibet (1)
Best Illustrated Children’s Books, 1952-2024
Selection, 1987
The Night World (1)
Publishers Weekly Best Books, 2010-2024
Picture Book Selection, 2015
The Old Country (1)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2006
Sholom's Treasure: How Sholom Aleichem Became a Writer (1)
Sydney Taylor Book Award, 2001-2024
Winner, 2006
The Sleeping Gypsy (1)
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2024
Arts Selection, 2016
The White Ram: A Story of Abraham and Isaac (1)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2007
You Can't Have Too Many Friends! (1)
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2024
Elementary Selection, 2014