Book Awards & Distinctions
for Jorge Argueta
44 Total Book Awards
Somos Como Las Nubes / We Are Like the Clouds (8)
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2024
Commended, 2017
Américas Award, 1993-2024
Commended, 2017
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2017
Center for the Study of Multicultural Children's Literature Best Books, 2013-2023
Selection, 2016
International Latino Book Awards, 2000-2023
First Place Winner, 2017
Lee Bennett Hopkins Award, 1993-2024
Winner, 2017
Notable Poetry and Verse Novels, 2011-2024
Selection, 2017
Outstanding International Books, 2006-2024
Grades 3-5 Selection, 2017
Caravan to the North: Misael's Long Walk (5)
Américas Award, 1993-2024
Commended, 2020
Lasting Connections, 2000 - 2020
Selection, 2019
Notable Poetry and Verse Novels, 2011-2024
Selection, 2020
Outstanding International Books, 2006-2024
Grades 6-8 Selection, 2020
Agua, Agüita / Water, Little Water (4)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2018
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2024
Spanish Selection, 2018
Skipping Stones Honor Awards, 1994-2024
Ecology & Nature Honor, 2018
Tamalitos: A Cooking Poem / Un poema para cocinar (4)
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2024
Spanish Selection, 2013
Notable Poetry and Verse Novels, 2011-2024
Selection, 2014
Rice Pudding: A Cooking Poem / Arroz con leche: un poema para cocinar (3)
Américas Award, 1993-2024
Commended, 2011
Outstanding International Books, 2006-2024
Grades K-2 Selection, 2011
Salsa: Un poema para cocinar / A Cooking Poem (3)
Américas Award, 1993-2024
Commended, 2016
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2024
Spanish Selection, 2015
Bean Soup: A Cooking Poem / Sopa de frijoles: un poema para cocinar (2)
Fuego, Fuegito / Fire, Little Fire / Tit, Titchin (2)
Américas Award, 1993-2024
Commended, 2020
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2024
Spanish Selection, 2020
Guacamole: A Cooking Poem / Un poema para cocinar (2)
A Movie in My Pillow / Una película en mi almohada (2)
Américas Award, 1993-2024
Winner, 2001
Skipping Stones Honor Awards, 1994-2024
Multicultural and International Honor, 2002
Talking with Mother Earth / Hablando con madre tierra (2)
Américas Award, 1993-2024
Commended, 2006
Viento, Vientito / Wind, Little Wind (2)
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2024
Spanish Selection, 2022
Alfredito Flies Home / Alfredito regresa volando a su casa (1)
Américas Award, 1993-2024
Commended, 2008
The Fiesta of the Tortillas / La fiesta de las tortillas (1)
Américas Award, 1993-2024
Commended, 2006
Jimena Pérez Puede Volar / Jimena Pérez Can Fly (1)
Skipping Stones Honor Awards, 1994-2024
Multicultural and International Honor, 2020
Olita y Manyula: El gran cumpleaños / Olita and Manyula: The Big Birthday (1)
Xochitl and the Flowers / Xochitl, la nina de las flores (1)
Américas Award, 1993-2024
Commended, 2003