Book Awards & Distinctions
for Hyewon Yum
34 Total Book Awards
A Piece of Home (5)
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2024
Commended, 2017
Center for the Study of Multicultural Children's Literature Best Books, 2013-2023
Selection, 2016
Ezra Jack Keats Award, 1986-2024
Author Winner, 2017
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2024
Emergent Selection, 2016
Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2024
Geography, People, Places Selection, 2017
Luli and the Language of Tea (4)
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2024
Commended, 2023
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2023
The Twins' Blanket (4)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2012
Charlotte Zolotow Award, 1998-2024
Commended, 2012
SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2024
Selection, 2011
Saturday Is Swimming Day (3)
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2024
Commended, 2019
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2019
Charlotte Zolotow Award, 1998-2024
Honor, 2019
Grandpa Across the Ocean (2)
Puddle (2)
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2024
Commended, 2017
Where I Live: Poems about My Home, My Street, and My Town (2)
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2024
City Selection, 2023
Notable Poetry and Verse Novels, 2011-2025
Selection, 2024
Clever Little Witch (1)
Golden Kite Awards, 1974-2024
Picture Book Illustration Winner, 2020
The Fun Book of Scary Stuff (1)
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2024
Elementary Selection, 2015
The Happiness of a Dog with a Ball in Its Mouth (1)
I Am a Bird (1)
Last Night (1)
Golden Kite Awards, 1974-2024
Picture Book Illustration Winner, 2009
Mom, It's My First Day of Kindergarten! (1)
Ezra Jack Keats Award, 1986-2024
Illustrator Winner, 2013
Not Little (1)
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2024
Commended, 2022
Not Perfect (1)
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2024
Character Building Selection, 2024
Ode to a Bad Day (1)
Sometimes I Kaploom (1)
Librarian Favorites Award, 2023-2024
Selection, 2024
There Are No Scary Wolves (1)
Original Art Medal, 2002-2024
New Talent Winner, 2010
This Is Our House (1)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2014