Book Awards & Distinctions
for Grace Lin
1 Lifetime Achievement Award 108 Total Book Awards
A Big Mooncake for Little Star (9)

ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2025
Commended, 2019

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2019

Center for the Study of Multicultural Children's Literature Best Books, 2013-2024
Selection, 2018

Charlotte Zolotow Award, 1998-2025
Commended, 2019

Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Elementary Selection, 2018

Notable Children’s Books in the Language Arts Award, 1997-2025
Selection, 2019

Publishers Weekly Best Books, 2010-2024
Picture Book Selection, 2018

Randolph Caldecott Medal, 1938-2025
Honor, 2019

SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2024
Selection, 2018
When the Sea Turned to Silver (9)

ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2025
Commended, 2017

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2017

Center for the Study of Multicultural Children's Literature Best Books, 2013-2024
Selection, 2016

Horn Book Fanfare, 2001-2024
Selection, 2016

Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Elementary Selection, 2017

Mythopoeic Fantasy Award, 1971-2024
Finalist, 2017

Notable Children’s Books in the Language Arts Award, 1997-2025
Selection, 2017

SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2024
Selection, 2016
Chinese Menu (8)

ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2025
Commended, 2024

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2024

Center for the Study of Multicultural Children's Literature Best Books, 2013-2024
Selection, 2023

Freeman Book Awards, 2016-2024
Honor, 2023

Horn Book Fanfare, 2001-2024
Selection, 2023

Odyssey Award, 2008-2025
Honor, 2024

Publishers Weekly Best Books, 2010-2024
Middle Grade Selection, 2023
I Am an American: The Wong Kim Ark Story (8)

ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2025
Commended, 2022

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2022

Carter G. Woodson Book Award, 1974-2024
Winner, 2022

Golden Kite Awards, 1974-2025
Nonfiction Text for Young Readers Finalist, 2022

Jane Addams Children's Book Awards, 1953-2025
Finalist, 2023

Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Nonfiction Selection, 2022

Notable Books for a Global Society, 1996-2025
Selection, 2022

Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2025
Biography Selection, 2022
Where the Mountain Meets the Moon (8)

ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2025
Commended, 2010

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2010

Indies Choice Book Awards, 2009-2019
Honor, 2010

John Newbery Medal, 1922-2025
Honor, 2010

Lasting Connections, 2000 - 2020
Selection, 2009

Mythopoeic Fantasy Award, 1971-2024
Winner, 2010

Notable Books for a Global Society, 1996-2025
Selection, 2010
Once Upon a Book (7)

ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2025
Commended, 2024

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2024

Children’s Favorites Award, 2015-2024
Selection, 2024

Horn Book Fanfare, 2001-2024
Selection, 2023

Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Elementary Selection, 2023

Librarian Favorites Award, 2023-2024
Selection, 2024

Teacher Favorites Award, 2015-2024
Selection, 2024
Not Exactly the Same! (6)

ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2025
Commended, 2011

CALA Annual Best Book Award, 2008-2024
Winner, 2010

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2011

Horn Book Fanfare, 2001-2024
Selection, 2010

Publishers Weekly Best Books, 2010-2024
Fiction Selection, 2010
Starry River of the Sky (6)

ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2025
Commended, 2013

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2013

Lasting Connections, 2000 - 2020
Selection, 2012

Notable Books for a Global Society, 1996-2025
Selection, 2013

Publishers Weekly Best Books, 2010-2024
Fiction Selection, 2012
A Big Bed for Little Snow (5)

ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2025
Commended, 2020

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2020

Center for the Study of Multicultural Children's Literature Best Books, 2013-2024
Selection, 2019

Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Elementary Selection, 2020
The Year of the Dog (5)

ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2025
Commended, 2007

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2007

Lasting Connections, 2000 - 2020
Selection, 2006
You Are Here: Connecting Flights (4)

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2024

Charlotte Huck Award, 2015-2025
Honor, 2024

Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Middle Selection, 2023

Librarian Favorites Award, 2023-2024
Selection, 2024
Thanking the Moon: Celebrating the Mid-Autumn Moon Festival (3)

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2011
Dim Sum for Everyone! (2)

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2002

Phoenix Award, 1986-2024
Winner, 2021
Ling & Ting Share a Birthday (2)

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2014

Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Emergent Selection, 2013
Our Food: A Healthy Serving of Science and Poems (2)
Together in All Weather (2)

Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Emergent Selection, 2016
Twice as Silly (2)

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2015

Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Emergent Selection, 2015
Up to My Knees! (2)

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2021

Mathical Book Prize, 2015-2025
Honor, 2024
What Will Fit? (2)

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2021

Mathical Book Prize, 2015-2025
Honor, 2022
A Beautiful House for Birds (1)

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2024
Bringing in the New Year (1)

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2009
Circle! Sphere! (1)

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2021
Dumpling Days (1)

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2013
The Last Marshmallow (1)

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2021
Maya Lin (1)

CALA Annual Best Book Award, 2008-2024
Winner, 2023
Mulan: Before the Sword (1)

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2021
Our Favorite Apples (1)

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2024
Our Seasons (1)

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2007
Red is a Dragon: A Book of Colors (1)

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2002
Round Is a Mooncake: A Book of Shapes (1)

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2001
The Ugly Vegetables (1)

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2000
Una hermosa casa para pájaros / A Beautiful House for Birds (1)

El día de los niños / El día de los libros, 2013-2025
Birth-PreK Selection, 2025
Where Are the Eggs? (1)

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2024
Who Jumps More? (1)

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2024
The Year of the Rat (1)

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2008