Book Awards & Distinctions
for Melissa Sweet
2 Lifetime Achievement Awards 113 Total Book Awards
The Right Word: Roget and His Thesaurus (15)
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2024
Commended, 2015
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2015
Golden Kite Awards, 1974-2024
Picture Book Illustration Winner, 2015
Horn Book Fanfare, 2001-2023
Selection, 2014
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2024
Biography Selection, 2014
Lasting Connections, 2000 - 2020
Selection, 2014
Notable Children’s Books in the Language Arts Award, 1997-2024
Selection, 2015
Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2024
Biography Selection, 2015
Orbis Pictus Award, 2000-2024
Honor, 2015
Publishers Weekly Best Books, 2010-2024
Picture Book Selection, 2014
Randolph Caldecott Medal, 1938-2024
Honor, 2015
SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2023
Selection, 2014
Teacher Favorites Award, 2015-2024
Selection, 2015
Balloons Over Broadway: The True Story of the Puppeteer of Macy's Parade (12)
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2024
Commended, 2012
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2012
Charlotte Zolotow Award, 1998-2024
Commended, 2012
Cook Prize, 2012-2024
Winner, 2012
Flora Stieglitz Straus Award for Nonfiction, 1993-2024
Younger Readers Winner, 2012
Golden Kite Awards, 1974-2024
Picture Book Illustration Winner, 2012
Horn Book Fanfare, 2001-2023
Selection, 2011
Lasting Connections, 2000 - 2020
Selection, 2011
Notable Children’s Books in the Language Arts Award, 1997-2024
Selection, 2012
Orbis Pictus Award, 2000-2024
Winner, 2012
Publishers Weekly Best Books, 2010-2024
Nonfiction Selection, 2011
Some Writer!: The Story of E.B. White (12)
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2024
Commended, 2017
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2017
Horn Book Fanfare, 2001-2023
Selection, 2016
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2024
Biography Selection, 2016
Lasting Connections, 2000 - 2020
Selection, 2016
Notable Children’s Books in the Language Arts Award, 1997-2024
Selection, 2017
Orbis Pictus Award, 2000-2024
Winner, 2017
Publishers Weekly Best Books, 2010-2024
Middle Grade Selection, 2016
SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2023
Selection, 2016
Teacher Favorites Award, 2015-2024
Selection, 2017
Firefly July: A Year of Very Short Poems (10)
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2024
Commended, 2015
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2015
Horn Book Fanfare, 2001-2023
Selection, 2014
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2024
Emergent Selection, 2014
Lasting Connections, 2000 - 2020
Selection, 2014
Lee Bennett Hopkins Award, 1993-2024
Honor, 2015
Notable Children’s Books in the Language Arts Award, 1997-2024
Selection, 2015
Notable Poetry and Verse Novels, 2011-2024
Selection, 2015
Publishers Weekly Best Books, 2010-2024
Picture Book Selection, 2014
SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2023
Selection, 2014
A Splash of Red: The Life and Art of Horace Pippin (9)
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2024
Commended, 2014
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2014
Orbis Pictus Award, 2000-2024
Winner, 2014
SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2023
Selection, 2013
Schneider Family Book Award, 2004-2024
Winner, 2014
Brave Girl: Clara and the Shirtwaist Makers' Strike of 1909 (8)
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2024
Nonfiction Selection, 2013
Lasting Connections, 2000 - 2020
Selection, 2013
Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2024
Biography Selection, 2014
Orbis Pictus Award, 2000-2024
Honor, 2014
Rise: A Feminist Book Project Top Ten, 2011-2024
Commended, 2014
SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2023
Selection, 2013
A River of Words: The Story of William Carlos Williams (8)
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2024
Commended, 2009
Best Illustrated Children’s Books, 1952-2023
Selection, 2008
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2009
Charlotte Zolotow Award, 1998-2024
Honor, 2009
Lasting Connections, 2000 - 2020
Selection, 2008
Notable Children’s Books in the Language Arts Award, 1997-2024
Selection, 2009
Orbis Pictus Award, 2000-2024
Commended, 2009
Randolph Caldecott Medal, 1938-2024
Honor, 2009
How to Read a Book (5)
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2024
Commended, 2020
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2020
Lee Bennett Hopkins Award, 1993-2024
Winner, 2020
Notable Poetry and Verse Novels, 2011-2024
Selection, 2020
SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2023
Selection, 2019
How to Write a Poem (5)
Best Illustrated Children’s Books, 1952-2023
Selection, 2023
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2024
Arts Selection, 2023
Notable Children’s Books in the Language Arts Award, 1997-2024
Selection, 2024
Notable Poetry and Verse Novels, 2011-2024
Selection, 2024
SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2023
Selection, 2023
Spike, the Mixed-Up Monster (4)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2013
Charlotte Zolotow Award, 1998-2024
Commended, 2013
International Latino Book Awards, 2000-2023
First Place Winner, 2013
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2024
Elementary Selection, 2013
Unbound: The Life and Art of Judith Scott (4)
CCBC Choices
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
Orbis Pictus Award, 2000-2024
Honor, 2022
Baabwaa and Wooliam: A Tale of Literacy, Dental Hygiene, and Friendship (3)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2018
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2024
Elementary Selection, 2017
Publishers Weekly Best Books, 2010-2024
Picture Book Selection, 2017
Little Red Writing (3)
Alphamaniacs: Builders of 26 Wonders of the Word (2)
Golden Kite Awards, 1974-2024
Nonfiction Text for Older Readers Honor, 2021
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2024
Biography Selection, 2020
Mrs. Harkness and the Panda (2)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2013
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2024
Biography Selection, 2012
Rubia and the Three Osos (2)
You Nest Here with Me (2)
Baby Bear's Chairs (1)
Golden Kite Awards, 1974-2024
Picture Book Illustration Winner, 2006
The Boy Who Drew Birds: A Story of John James Audubon (1)
Carmine: A Little More Red (1)
Christmas Tree (1)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2010
Cricket in the Thicket: Poems about Bugs (1)
Hanukkah Lights (1)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2010