Book Awards & Distinctions
for Derrick Barnes
45 Total Book Awards
I Am Every Good Thing (15)
![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, 2021
![BCALA Children and Youth Literary Awards, 2021-2024](/images/awards/128.png)
BCALA Children and Youth Literary Awards, 2021-2024
Fiction Honor, 2021
![CCBC Choices](/images/list_sponsor_image/Sponsor_1715.jpg.pagespeed.ce.77DXE3ZgYP.jpg)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2021
![Center for the Study of Multicultural Children's Literature Best Books, 2013-2023](/images/awards/82.jpg)
Center for the Study of Multicultural Children's Literature Best Books, 2013-2023
Selection, 2020
![Charlotte Huck Award, 2015-2024](/images/list_image/4462.jpg)
Charlotte Huck Award, 2015-2024
Winner, 2021
![Claudia Lewis Award for Poetry, 1998-2024](/images/awards/110.jpg)
Claudia Lewis Award for Poetry, 1998-2024
Younger Readers Winner, 2021
![Golden Kite Awards, 1974-2024](/images/awards/118.jpg.pagespeed.ce.5A8Vu4Dq87.jpg)
Golden Kite Awards, 1974-2024
Picture Book Text Finalist, 2021
![Horn Book Fanfare, 2001-2023](/images/awards/90.jpg.pagespeed.ce.zRj_kxiuui.jpg)
Horn Book Fanfare, 2001-2023
Selection, 2020
![Notable Children’s Books in the Language Arts Award, 1997-2024](/images/awards/124.jpg.pagespeed.ce.0M_BRl6cWE.jpg)
Notable Children’s Books in the Language Arts Award, 1997-2024
Selection, 2021
![Publishers Weekly Best Books, 2010-2023](/images/awards/147.png)
Publishers Weekly Best Books, 2010-2023
Picture Book Selection, 2020
![SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2023](/images/awards/89.jpg.pagespeed.ce.B9zziK7vbV.jpg)
SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2023
Selection, 2020
Crown: An Ode to the Fresh Cut (13)
![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
![CCBC Choices](/images/list_sponsor_image/Sponsor_1715.jpg.pagespeed.ce.77DXE3ZgYP.jpg)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2018
![Center for the Study of Multicultural Children's Literature Best Books, 2013-2023](/images/awards/82.jpg)
Center for the Study of Multicultural Children's Literature Best Books, 2013-2023
Selection, 2017
![Charlotte Huck Award, 2015-2024](/images/list_image/4462.jpg)
Charlotte Huck Award, 2015-2024
Commended, 2018
![Coretta Scott King Book Awards, 1970-2024](/images/CSKlogoWatermark.jpg)
Coretta Scott King Book Awards, 1970-2024
Author Honor, 2018
![Coretta Scott King Book Awards, 1970-2024](/images/CSKlogoWatermark.jpg)
Coretta Scott King Book Awards, 1970-2024
Author Honor, 2018
![Ezra Jack Keats Award, 1986-2024](/images/list_image/2665.jpg.pagespeed.ce.YttoxRZ6mp.jpg)
Ezra Jack Keats Award, 1986-2024
Author Winner, 2018
![Ezra Jack Keats Award, 1986-2024](/images/list_image/2665.jpg.pagespeed.ce.YttoxRZ6mp.jpg)
Ezra Jack Keats Award, 1986-2024
Author Winner, 2018
![Horn Book Fanfare, 2001-2023](/images/awards/90.jpg.pagespeed.ce.zRj_kxiuui.jpg)
Horn Book Fanfare, 2001-2023
Selection, 2017
![John Newbery Medal, 1922-2024](/images/list_image/107.jpg)
John Newbery Medal, 1922-2024
Honor, 2018
![Publishers Weekly Best Books, 2010-2023](/images/awards/147.png)
Publishers Weekly Best Books, 2010-2023
Picture Book Selection, 2017
![Randolph Caldecott Medal, 1938-2024](/images/list_sponsor_image/3251.jpg.pagespeed.ce.-Epi9OshCd.jpg)
Randolph Caldecott Medal, 1938-2024
Honor, 2018
Victory. Stand!: Raising My Fist for Justice (11)
![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, 2023
![Center for the Study of Multicultural Children's Literature Best Books, 2013-2023](/images/awards/82.jpg)
Center for the Study of Multicultural Children's Literature Best Books, 2013-2023
Selection, 2022
![Coretta Scott King Book Awards, 1970-2024](/images/CSKlogoWatermark.jpg)
Coretta Scott King Book Awards, 1970-2024
Illustrator Honor, 2023
![Coretta Scott King Book Awards, 1970-2024](/images/CSKlogoWatermark.jpg)
Coretta Scott King Book Awards, 1970-2024
Illustrator Honor, 2023
![Great Graphic Novels for Teens, 2007-2024](/images/awards/86.jpg)
Great Graphic Novels for Teens, 2007-2024
Commended, 2024
![Horn Book Fanfare, 2001-2023](/images/awards/90.jpg.pagespeed.ce.zRj_kxiuui.jpg)
Horn Book Fanfare, 2001-2023
Selection, 2022
![Publishers Weekly Best Books, 2010-2023](/images/awards/147.png)
Publishers Weekly Best Books, 2010-2023
Young Adult Selection, 2022
![SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2023](/images/awards/89.jpg.pagespeed.ce.B9zziK7vbV.jpg)
SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2023
Selection, 2022
![YALSA Nonfiction Award, 2010-2024](/images/list_image/4350.jpg)
YALSA Nonfiction Award, 2010-2024
Winner, 2023
The King of Kindergarten (2)
Like Lava in My Veins (2)
![Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2024](/images/awards/77.jpg.pagespeed.ce.DTa29SPag8.jpg)
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2024
Hi-Lo Selection, 2023
The Low-Down Bad-Day Blues (1)
Who Got Game?: Baseball: Amazing But True Stories! (1)
![Skipping Stones Honor Awards, 1994-2024](/images/awards/87.jpeg)
Skipping Stones Honor Awards, 1994-2024
Multicultural and International Honor, 2020