Book Awards & Distinctions
for Grace Lin
1 Lifetime Achievement Award 107 Total Book Awards
A Big Mooncake for Little Star (9)
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2024
Commended, 2019
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2019
Center for the Study of Multicultural Children's Literature Best Books, 2013-2024
Selection, 2018
Charlotte Zolotow Award, 1998-2024
Commended, 2019
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2024
Elementary Selection, 2018
Notable Children’s Books in the Language Arts Award, 1997-2024
Selection, 2019
Publishers Weekly Best Books, 2010-2024
Picture Book Selection, 2018
Randolph Caldecott Medal, 1938-2024
Honor, 2019
SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2024
Selection, 2018
When the Sea Turned to Silver (9)
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2024
Commended, 2017
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2017
Center for the Study of Multicultural Children's Literature Best Books, 2013-2024
Selection, 2016
Horn Book Fanfare, 2001-2024
Selection, 2016
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2024
Elementary Selection, 2017
Mythopoeic Fantasy Award, 1971-2024
Finalist, 2017
Notable Children’s Books in the Language Arts Award, 1997-2024
Selection, 2017
SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2024
Selection, 2016
Chinese Menu (8)
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2024
Commended, 2024
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2024
Center for the Study of Multicultural Children's Literature Best Books, 2013-2024
Selection, 2023
Freeman Book Awards, 2016-2023
Honor, 2023
Horn Book Fanfare, 2001-2024
Selection, 2023
Odyssey Award, 2008-2024
Honor, 2024
Publishers Weekly Best Books, 2010-2024
Middle Grade Selection, 2023
I Am an American: The Wong Kim Ark Story (8)
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2024
Commended, 2022
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2022
Carter G. Woodson Book Award, 1974-2024
Winner, 2022
Golden Kite Awards, 1974-2024
Nonfiction Text for Young Readers Finalist, 2022
Jane Addams Children's Book Awards, 1953-2024
Finalist, 2023
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2024
Nonfiction Selection, 2022
Notable Books for a Global Society, 1996-2024
Selection, 2022
Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2024
Biography Selection, 2022
Where the Mountain Meets the Moon (8)
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2024
Commended, 2010
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2010
Indies Choice Book Awards, 2009-2019
Honor, 2010
John Newbery Medal, 1922-2024
Honor, 2010
Lasting Connections, 2000 - 2020
Selection, 2009
Mythopoeic Fantasy Award, 1971-2024
Winner, 2010
Notable Books for a Global Society, 1996-2024
Selection, 2010
Once Upon a Book (7)
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2024
Commended, 2024
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2024
Children’s Favorites Award, 2015-2024
Selection, 2024
Horn Book Fanfare, 2001-2024
Selection, 2023
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2024
Elementary Selection, 2023
Librarian Favorites Award, 2023-2024
Selection, 2024
Teacher Favorites Award, 2015-2024
Selection, 2024
Not Exactly the Same! (6)
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2024
Commended, 2011
CALA Annual Best Book Award, 2008-2024
Winner, 2010
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2011
Horn Book Fanfare, 2001-2024
Selection, 2010
Publishers Weekly Best Books, 2010-2024
Fiction Selection, 2010
Starry River of the Sky (6)
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2024
Commended, 2013
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2013
Lasting Connections, 2000 - 2020
Selection, 2012
Notable Books for a Global Society, 1996-2024
Selection, 2013
Publishers Weekly Best Books, 2010-2024
Fiction Selection, 2012
A Big Bed for Little Snow (5)
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2024
Commended, 2020
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2020
Center for the Study of Multicultural Children's Literature Best Books, 2013-2024
Selection, 2019
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2024
Elementary Selection, 2020
The Year of the Dog (5)
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2024
Commended, 2007
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2007
Lasting Connections, 2000 - 2020
Selection, 2006
You Are Here: Connecting Flights (4)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2024
Charlotte Huck Award, 2015-2025
Honor, 2024
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2024
Middle Selection, 2023
Librarian Favorites Award, 2023-2024
Selection, 2024
Thanking the Moon: Celebrating the Mid-Autumn Moon Festival (3)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2011
Dim Sum for Everyone! (2)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2002
Phoenix Award, 1986-2024
Winner, 2021
Ling & Ting Share a Birthday (2)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2014
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2024
Emergent Selection, 2013
Our Food: A Healthy Serving of Science and Poems (2)
Together in All Weather (2)
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2024
Emergent Selection, 2016
Twice as Silly (2)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2015
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2024
Emergent Selection, 2015
Up to My Knees! (2)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2021
Mathical Book Prize, 2015-2024
Honor, 2024
What Will Fit? (2)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2021
Mathical Book Prize, 2015-2024
Honor, 2022
A Beautiful House for Birds (1)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2024
Bringing in the New Year (1)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2009
Circle! Sphere! (1)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2021
Dumpling Days (1)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2013
The Last Marshmallow (1)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2021
Maya Lin (1)
CALA Annual Best Book Award, 2008-2024
Winner, 2023
Mulan: Before the Sword (1)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2021
Our Favorite Apples (1)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2024
Our Seasons (1)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2007
Red is a Dragon: A Book of Colors (1)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2002
Round Is a Mooncake: A Book of Shapes (1)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2001
The Ugly Vegetables (1)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2000
Where Are the Eggs? (1)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2024
Who Jumps More? (1)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2024
The Year of the Rat (1)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2008