Book Awards & Distinctions
for G. Brian Karas
60 Total Book Awards
Ivan: The Remarkable True Story of the Shopping Mall Gorilla (6)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2015
Charlotte Zolotow Award, 1998-2024
Honor, 2015
Green Earth Book Award, 2005-2024
Honor, 2015
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2024
Nonfiction Selection, 2014
Outstanding Science Trade Books, 2005-2025
Commended, 2015
Teacher Favorites Award, 2015-2024
Selection, 2015
Night Job (5)
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2024
Commended, 2019
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2019
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2024
Elementary Selection, 2018
Lasting Connections, 2000 - 2020
Selection, 2018
Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2024
Social Interactions & Relationships Selection, 2019
Lemonade in Winter: A Book about Two Kids Counting Money (4)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2013
Lasting Connections, 2000 - 2020
Selection, 2012
Mathical Book Prize, 2015-2024
Honor, 2023
Publishers Weekly Best Books, 2010-2024
Picture Book Selection, 2012
More-Igami (4)
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2024
Elementary Selection, 2016
Tap Tap Boom Boom (4)
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2024
Commended, 2015
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2015
Charlotte Zolotow Award, 1998-2024
Honor, 2015
Atlantic (3)
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2024
Commended, 2003
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2003
Lasting Connections, 2000 - 2020
Selection, 2002
Whale Trails: Before and Now (3)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2016
Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2024
Environment, Energy, Ecology Selection, 2016
Almost Time (2)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2021
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2024
Elementary Selection, 2020
Clever Jack Takes the Cake (2)
The Dinosaur Expert (2)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2019
Lasting Connections, 2000 - 2020
Selection, 2018
A Hat for Mrs. Goldman: A Story about Knitting and Love (2)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2017
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2024
Emergent Selection, 2017
How Many Seeds in a Pumpkin? (2)
Peter Easter Frog (2)
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2024
Emergent Selection, 2021
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2024
Emergent Selection, 2021
A Poem in Your Pocket (2)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2016
Charlotte Zolotow Award, 1998-2024
Commended, 2016
Today and Today (2)
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2024
Commended, 2008
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2008
Young Zeus (2)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2011
Lasting Connections, 2000 - 2020
Selection, 2010
7 X 9 = Trouble! (1)
Ant and Honey Bee: A Pair of Friends in Winter (1)
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2024
Emergent Selection, 2014
The Apple Orchard Riddle (1)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2014
As an Oak Tree Grows (1)
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2024
Nonfiction Selection, 2014
Big Bad Bunny (1)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2009
Daniel's Pet / Daniel y su mascota (1)
Home on the Bayou: A Cowboy's Story (1)
Muncha! Muncha! Muncha! (1)
On Earth (1)
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2024
Commended, 2006
Raising Sweetness (1)
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2024
Commended, 2000
Saving Sweetness (1)
Golden Kite Awards, 1974-2024
Picture Book Text Winner, 1997