Book Awards & Distinctions
for Atinuke
56 Total Book Awards
Too Small Tola (11)
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2024
Commended, 2022
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2022
Children's Africana Book Awards, 1992-2024
Commended, 2022
Horn Book Fanfare, 2001-2024
Selection, 2021
Jhalak Children’s & YA Prize, 2021-2024
Longlist, 2021
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2024
Elementary Selection, 2021
Outstanding International Books, 2006-2024
Grades K-2 Selection, 2022
Publishers Weekly Best Books, 2010-2024
Middle Grade Selection, 2022
Read for Empathy Collections, 2017-2024
Selection, 2021
SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2024
Selection, 2021
Baby Goes to Market (7)
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2024
Commended, 2018
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2018
Charlotte Zolotow Award, 1998-2024
Honor, 2018
Mathical Book Prize, 2015-2024
Winner, 2018
Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2024
Social Interactions & Relationships Selection, 2018
Too Small Tola and the Three Fine Girls (5)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2023
Horn Book Fanfare, 2001-2024
Selection, 2022
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2024
Elementary Selection, 2023
Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2024
Social Interactions & Relationships Selection, 2023
Outstanding International Books, 2006-2024
Grades 3-5 Selection, 2023
The No. 1 Car Spotter (4)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2012
Gryphon Award, 2004-2021
Honor, 2012
Notable Books for a Global Society, 1996-2024
Selection, 2012
Too Small Tola Gets Tough (4)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2024
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2024
Elementary Selection, 2023
Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2024
Contemporary Concerns Selection, 2024
B Is for Baby (3)
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2024
Commended, 2020
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2020
Catch That Chicken! (3)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2021
Charlotte Zolotow Award, 1998-2024
Honor, 2022
Outstanding International Books, 2006-2024
Grades K-2 Selection, 2021
Anna Hibiscus (2)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2011
Beti and the Little Round House (2)
Center for the Study of Multicultural Children's Literature Best Books, 2013-2024
Selection, 2024
Publishers Weekly Best Books, 2010-2024
Middle Grade Selection, 2024
Double Trouble for Anna Hibiscus! (2)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2016
Good Luck, Anna Hibiscus! (2)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2012
Horn Book Fanfare, 2001-2024
Selection, 2011
Love from Anna Hibiscus (2)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2018
Read for Empathy Collections, 2017-2024
Selection, 2019
You're Amazing, Anna Hibiscus! (2)
Outstanding International Books, 2006-2024
Grades K-2 Selection, 2018
Read for Empathy Collections, 2017-2024
Selection, 2017
Africa, Amazing Africa: Country by Country (1)
Anna Hibiscus' Song (1)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2012
Go Well, Anna Hibiscus! (1)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2018
Have Fun, Anna Hibiscus! (1)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2012
Hooray for Anna Hibiscus! (1)
The No. 1 Car Spotter and the Firebird (1)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2013
Welcome Home, Anna Hibiscus! (1)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2018