Book Awards & Distinctions
for Nina Mata
20 Total Book Awards
Ways to Make Sunshine (9)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2021
Center for the Study of Multicultural Children's Literature Best Books, 2013-2023
Selection, 2020
Charlotte Huck Award, 2015-2024
Commended, 2021
Golden Kite Awards, 1974-2024
Young Reader and Middle Grade Fiction Winner, 2021
Kids’ Book Choice Awards, 2008-2022
Winner, 2021
Publishers Weekly Best Books, 2010-2024
Middle Grade Selection, 2020
SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2023
Selection, 2020
Sid Fleischman Humor Award, 2004-2024
Finalist, 2021
All Aboard! (3)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2021
Zip, Zoom! (3)
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2024
Commended, 2021
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2024
Commended, 2021
Camp-Out (2)
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2024
Emergent Selection, 2023
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2024
Emergent Selection, 2023
Ways to Grow Love (2)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2022
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2024
Elementary Selection, 2021
Ways to Build Dreams (1)
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2024
Elementary Selection, 2024
