Book Awards & Distinctions
for Rudy Gutierrez
21 Total Book Awards
Jazz Owls: A Novel of the Zoot Suit Riots (6)
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2024
Commended, 2019
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2019
Center for the Study of Multicultural Children's Literature Best Books, 2013-2023
Selection, 2018
International Latino Book Awards, 2000-2024
First Place Winner, 2019
Notable Poetry and Verse Novels, 2011-2025
Selection, 2019
Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2024
History, Life, Culture in the Americas Selection, 2019
Double Bass Blues (3)
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2024
Commended, 2020
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2024
Emergent Selection, 2020
Randolph Caldecott Medal, 1938-2024
Honor, 2020
Carlos Santana: Sound of the Heart, Song of the World (2)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2019
Papá and Me (2)
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2024
Commended, 2009
Pura Belpré Awards, 1996-2024
Illustrator Honor, 2009
Spirit Seeker: John Coltrane's Musical Journey (2)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2013
When I Get Older: The Story Behind 'Wavin' Flag' (2)
Mamá and Me (1)
Old Letivia and the Mountain of Sorrows (1)
Américas Award, 1993-2024
Commended, 1996