Book Awards & Distinctions
for Don Tate
56 Total Book Awards
Whoosh!: Lonnie Johnson's Super-Soaking Stream of Inventions (11)
Best STEM Books, 2017-2024
Selection, 2017
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2017
Center for the Study of Multicultural Children's Literature Best Books, 2013-2023
Selection, 2016
Children’s Favorites Award, 2015-2024
Selection, 2017
Cook Prize, 2012-2024
Honor, 2017
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2024
Biography Selection, 2016
Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2024
Biography Selection, 2017
Outstanding Science Trade Books, 2005-2024
Commended, 2017
Poet: The Remarkable Story of George Moses Horton (10)
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2024
Commended, 2016
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2016
Carter G. Woodson Book Award, 1974-2024
Winner, 2016
Center for the Study of Multicultural Children's Literature Best Books, 2013-2023
Selection, 2015
Ezra Jack Keats Award, 1986-2024
Author Winner, 2016
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2024
Arts Selection, 2015
Notable Children’s Books in the Language Arts Award, 1997-2024
Selection, 2016
Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2024
Biography Selection, 2016
Carter Reads the Newspaper (5)
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2024
Commended, 2020
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2024
Biography Selection, 2019
Notable Children’s Books in the Language Arts Award, 1997-2024
Selection, 2020
Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2024
Biography Selection, 2020
William Still and His Freedom Stories: The Father of the Underground Railroad (5)
Carter G. Woodson Book Award, 1974-2024
Winner, 2021
Center for the Study of Multicultural Children's Literature Best Books, 2013-2023
Selection, 2020
Golden Kite Awards, 1974-2024
Nonfiction Text for Young Readers Winner, 2021
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2024
Biography Selection, 2021
It Jes' Happened: When Bill Traylor Started to Draw (4)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2013
Ezra Jack Keats Award, 1986-2024
Author Honor, 2013
Lasting Connections, 2000 - 2020
Selection, 2012
Jerry Changed the Game!: How Engineer Jerry Lawson Revolutionized Video Games Forever (4)
BCALA Children and Youth Literary Awards, 2021-2024
Nonfiction Winner, 2024
Best STEM Books, 2017-2024
Selection, 2024
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2024
Biography Selection, 2023
Mathical Book Prize, 2015-2024
Honor, 2024
No Small Potatoes: Junius G. Groves and His Kingdom in Kansas (4)
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2024
Commended, 2019
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2019
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2024
Biography Selection, 2018
Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2024
Biography Selection, 2019
The Amazing Age of John Roy Lynch (3)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2016
Carter G. Woodson Book Award, 1974-2024
Winner, 2016
Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2024
Biography Selection, 2016
The Cart That Carried Martin (3)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2014
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2024
Elementary Selection, 2014
Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2024
History, Life, Culture in the Americas Selection, 2014
Swish!: The Slam-Dunking, Alley-Ooping, High-Flying Harlem Globetrotters (2)
¡Fushhh!: El chorro de inventos súper húmedos de Lonnie Johnson (1)
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2024
Spanish Selection, 2020
Duke Ellington's Nutcracker Suite (1)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2012
Hope's Gift (1)
Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2024
History, Life, Culture in the Americas Selection, 2014