Book Awards & Distinctions
for Kate DiCamillo
4 Lifetime Achievement Awards 101 Total Book Awards
Flora and Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures (10)

ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2025
Commended, 2014

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2014

E.B. White Read-Aloud Award, 2012 - 2019
Winner, 2014

John Newbery Medal, 1922-2025
Winner, 2014

Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Elementary Selection, 2013

Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Elementary Selection, 2013

Publishers Weekly Best Books, 2010-2024
Fiction Selection, 2013

SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2024
Selection, 2013
Raymie Nightingale (10)

ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2025
Commended, 2017

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2017

Children's Favorites Award, 2015-2025
Selection, 2017

Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Audiobooks Selection, 2016

Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Audiobooks Selection, 2016

Notable Children’s Books in the Language Arts Award, 1997-2025
Selection, 2017

Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2025
Social Interactions & Relationships Selection, 2017

Publishers Weekly Best Books, 2010-2024
Middle Grade Selection, 2016

SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2024
Selection, 2016
The Beatryce Prophecy (8)

ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2025
Commended, 2022

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2022

Horn Book Fanfare, 2001-2024
Selection, 2021

Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Fantasy/Science Fiction Selection, 2022

Mythopoeic Fantasy Award, 1971-2024
Finalist, 2023

Notable Children’s Books in the Language Arts Award, 1997-2025
Selection, 2022

Publishers Weekly Best Books, 2010-2024
Middle Grade Selection, 2021

SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2024
Selection, 2021
Louisiana's Way Home (7)

ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2025
Commended, 2019

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2019

Horn Book Fanfare, 2001-2024
Selection, 2018

Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Elementary Selection, 2019

Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Elementary Selection, 2019

Notable Children’s Books in the Language Arts Award, 1997-2025
Selection, 2019

Young Adult Favorites Award, 2015-2025
Selection, 2019
Beverly, Right Here (5)

ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2025
Commended, 2020

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2020

Horn Book Fanfare, 2001-2024
Selection, 2019

Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Elementary Selection, 2020
Bink & Gollie (5)

ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2025
Commended, 2011

Gryphon Award, 2004-2021
Honor, 2011

NYT Best Illustrated Children’s Books, 1952-2024
Selection, 2010

Publishers Weekly Best Books, 2010-2024
Fiction Selection, 2010

Theodor Seuss Geisel Award, 2006-2025
Winner, 2011
The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane (5)

ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2025
Commended, 2007

Boston Globe-Horn Book Awards, 1967-2024
Winner, 2006

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2007
Read for Empathy Collections, 2017-2025
Selection, 2019
The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup, and a Spool of Thread (5)

ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2025
Commended, 2004

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2004

John Newbery Medal, 1922-2025
Winner, 2004

Mythopoeic Fantasy Award, 1971-2024
Finalist, 2004
Because of Winn-Dixie (4)

ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2025
Commended, 2001

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2001

John Newbery Medal, 1922-2025
Honor, 2001

The Josette Frank Award, 1943-2025
Winner, 2001
The Beginning (4)

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2025

Children's Favorites Award, 2015-2025
Grades 3-5 Selection, 2025

Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Emergent Selection, 2024

SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2024
Selection, 2024
Ferris (4)

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2025

Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Elementary Selection, 2024

Libby Book Awards, 2024-2025
Middle Grade Finalist, 2025

Librarian Favorites Award, 2023-2025
Grades 6-8 Selection, 2025
The Hotel Balzaar (4)

ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2025
Commended, 2025

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2025

Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Elementary Selection, 2025

Teacher Favorites Award, 2015-2025
Grades 3-5 Selection, 2025
Good Rosie! (3)

ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2025
Commended, 2019

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2019

Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Emergent Selection, 2018
Mercy Watson Goes for a Ride (3)

ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2025
Commended, 2007

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2007
The Puppets of Spelhorst (3)

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2024

Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Elementary Selection, 2023

Librarian Favorites Award, 2023-2025
Selection, 2024
Where Are You Going, Baby Lincoln? (3)

ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2025
Commended, 2017

Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Elementary Selection, 2016

Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Elementary Selection, 2016
Eugenia Lincoln and the Unexpected Package (2)

Children's Favorites Award, 2015-2025
Selection, 2018

Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Elementary Selection, 2018
Francine Poulet Meets the Ghost Raccoon (2)

Charlotte Huck Award, 2015-2025
Commended, 2016

Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Elementary Selection, 2015
Louise, the Adventures of a Chicken (2)
Two for One (2)

Gryphon Award, 2004-2021
Honor, 2013

Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Emergent Selection, 2012
A Very Mercy Christmas (2)

Librarian Favorites Award, 2023-2025
Selection, 2023

Teacher Favorites Award, 2015-2025
Selection, 2023
Great Joy (1)

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2008
La La La: A Story of Hope (1)
Leroy Ninker Saddles Up (1)

Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Audiobooks Selection, 2015
The Magician's Elephant (1)
Mercy Watson Is Missing! (1)

Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Elementary Selection, 2024
Mercy Watson to the Rescue (1)
A Piglet Named Mercy (1)

Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Elementary Selection, 2019