Book Awards & Distinctions
for Uma Krishnaswami
29 Total Book Awards
Step Up to the Plate, Maria Singh (5)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2018
Geoffrey Bilson Award, 1988-2025
Finalist, 2018
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Sports Selection, 2017
Book Uncle and Me (4)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2017
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
City Selection, 2016
Outstanding International Books, 2006-2024
Grades 3-5 Selection, 2017
Birds on the Brain (3)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2025
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
City Selection, 2025
Outstanding International Books, 2006-2024
Grades 3-5 Selection, 2025
The Grand Plan to Fix Everything (3)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2012
Out of the Way! Out of the Way! (3)
Outstanding International Books, 2006-2024
Grades K-2 Selection, 2013
Naming Maya (2)
Notable Books for a Global Society, 1996-2025
Selection, 2005
Phoenix Award, 1986-2026
Children's Winner, 2024
The Problem with Being Slightly Heroic (2)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2014
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
City Selection, 2013
Bright Sky, Starry City (1)
Bringing Asha Home (1)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2007
Chachaji's Cup (1)
Skipping Stones Honor Awards, 1994-2025
Multicultural and International Honor, 2004
The Happiest Tree: A Yoga Story (1)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2006
Look! Look! (1)
Outstanding International Books, 2006-2024
Grades K-2 Selection, 2025




Monsoon (1)

Threads of Peace: How Mohandas Gandhi and Martin Luther King Jr. Changed the World (1)