Book Awards & Distinctions
for Doreen Rappaport
53 Total Book Awards
Beyond Courage: The Untold Story of Jewish Resistance During the Holocaust (7)

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

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2013

Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
History Selection, 2012

Lasting Connections, 2000 - 2020
Selection, 2012

Orbis Pictus Award, 2000-2025
Commended, 2013

Publishers Weekly Best Books, 2010-2024
Nonfiction Selection, 2012
Martin's Big Words: The Life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. (6)

ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2025
Commended, 2002

Coretta Scott King Book Awards, 1970-2025
Illustrator Honor, 2002

Jane Addams Children's Book Awards, 1953-2025
Books for Younger Children Winner, 2002

NYT Best Illustrated Children’s Books, 1952-2024
Selection, 2001

Orbis Pictus Award, 2000-2025
Honor, 2002

Randolph Caldecott Medal, 1938-2025
Honor, 2002
Ellen Takes Flight: The Life of Astronaut Ellen Ochoa (5)

Best STEM Books, 2017-2025
Selection, 2024

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

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

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

Teacher Favorites Award, 2015-2024
Selection, 2024
The Flight of Red Bird: The Life of Zitkala-Sa (3)

CCBC Choices
Selection, 1997

Notable Books for a Global Society, 1996-2025
Selection, 1998
Frederick's Journey: The Life of Frederick Douglass (3)

ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2025
Commended, 2016

Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Biography Selection, 2015

Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2025
Biography Selection, 2016
Helen's Big World: The Life of Helen Keller (3)

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

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2013

Charlotte Zolotow Award, 1998-2025
Commended, 2013
42 Is Not Just a Number: The Odyssey of Jackie Robinson, American Hero (2)
Eleanor, Quiet No More (2)

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2010

Orbis Pictus Award, 2000-2025
Commended, 2010
Elizabeth Started All the Trouble (2)

Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Nonfiction Selection, 2016

Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2025
Biography Selection, 2017
Freedom River (2)

ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2025
Commended, 2001

Coretta Scott King Book Awards, 1970-2025
Illustrator Honor, 2001
Lady Liberty: A Biography (2)

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2009

Lasting Connections, 2000 - 2020
Selection, 2008
The New King (2)
Ruth Objects: The Life of Ruth Bader Ginsburg (2)

ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2025
Commended, 2021

Rise: A Feminist Book Project Top Ten, 2011-2025
Commended, 2021
Wilma's Way Home: The Life of Wilma Mankiller (2)

Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Biography Selection, 2019

Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2025
Women's History Selection, 2020
Abe's Honest Words: The Life of Abraham Lincoln (1)
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Story of the Young Women Who Won the World Championship (1)

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2001
Free at Last!: Stories and Songs of Emancipation (1)

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2005
Freedom Ship (1)

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2007
John's Secret Dreams: The Life of John Lennon (1)

Phoenix Award, 1986-2024
Honor, 2024
No More!: Stories and Songs of Slave Resistance (1)
The School is Not White!: A True Story of the Civil Rights Movement (1)

Notable Books for a Global Society, 1996-2025
Selection, 2006
To Dare Mighty Things: The Life of Theodore Roosevelt (1)
Trouble at the Mines (1)
Walt's Imagination: The Life of Walt Disney (1)

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