Book Awards & Distinctions
for R. Gregory Christie
122 Total Book Awards
Freedom in Congo Square (13)
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2025
Commended, 2017
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2017
Center for the Study of Multicultural Children's Literature Best Books, 2013-2024
Selection, 2016
Charlotte Zolotow Award, 1998-2025
Winner, 2017
Coretta Scott King Book Awards, 1970-2025
Illustrator Honor, 2017
Horn Book Fanfare, 2001-2024
Selection, 2016
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Nonfiction Selection, 2016
NYT Best Illustrated Children’s Books, 1952-2025
Selection, 2016
Notable Books for a Global Society, 1996-2025
Selection, 2017
Notable Poetry Books and Verse Novels, 2011-2026
Selection, 2017
Randolph Caldecott Medal, 1938-2025
Honor, 2017
SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2025
Selection, 2016
No Crystal Stair: A Documentary Novel of the Life and Work of Lewis Michaux, Harlem Bookseller (11)
Best Fiction for Young Adults, 2011-2025
Selection, 2013
Boston Globe-Horn Book Awards, 1967-2025
Winner, 2012
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2013
Coretta Scott King Book Awards, 1970-2025
Author Honor, 2013
Horn Book Fanfare, 2001-2024
Selection, 2012
Notable Children’s Books in the Language Arts Award, 1997-2025
Selection, 2013
Publishers Weekly Best Books, 2010-2025
Fiction Selection, 2012
SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2025
Selection, 2012
Bad News for Outlaws: The Remarkable Life of Bass Reeves, Deputy U.S. Marshal (7)
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2025
Commended, 2010
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2010
Coretta Scott King Book Awards, 1970-2025
Author Winner, 2010
Golden Kite Awards, 1974-2025
Picture Book Illustration Honor, 2010
Notable Books for a Global Society, 1996-2025
Selection, 2010
Memphis, Martin, and the Mountaintop: The Sanitation Strike of 1968 (7)
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2025
Commended, 2019
Center for the Study of Multicultural Children's Literature Best Books, 2013-2024
Selection, 2018
Coretta Scott King Book Awards, 1970-2025
Illustrator Honor, 2019
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Nonfiction Selection, 2018
Lasting Connections, 2000 - 2020
Selection, 2018
Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2025
History, Life, Culture in the Americas Selection, 2019
SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2025
Selection, 2018
The Book Itch: Freedom, Truth, and Harlem's Greatest Bookstore (6)
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2025
Commended, 2016
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2016
Coretta Scott King Book Awards, 1970-2025
Illustrator Honor, 2016
Jane Addams Children's Book Awards, 1953-2025
Books for Younger Children Honor, 2016
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
City Selection, 2016
Roots and Blues: A Celebration (6)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2012
Notable Books for a Global Society, 1996-2025
Selection, 2012
Notable Poetry Books and Verse Novels, 2011-2026
Selection, 2011
SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2025
Selection, 2011
Sweet Justice: Georgia Gilmore and the Montgomery Bus Boycott (6)
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2025
Commended, 2023
Center for the Study of Multicultural Children's Literature Best Books, 2013-2024
Selection, 2022
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Nonfiction Selection, 2022
Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2025
Biography Selection, 2023
Only Passing Through: The Story of Sojourner Truth (5)
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2025
Commended, 2001
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2001
Coretta Scott King Book Awards, 1970-2025
Illustrator Honor, 2001
NYT Best Illustrated Children’s Books, 1952-2025
Selection, 2000
Orbis Pictus Award, 2000-2026
Commended, 2001
When Thunder Comes: Poems for Civil Rights Leaders (5)
Lasting Connections, 2000 - 2020
Selection, 2013
Notable Books for a Global Society, 1996-2025
Selection, 2014
Notable Children’s Books in the Language Arts Award, 1997-2025
Selection, 2014
Notable Poetry Books and Verse Novels, 2011-2026
Selection, 2013
Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2025
World History & Culture Selection, 2014
It Jes' Happened: When Bill Traylor Started to Draw (4)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2013
Ezra Jack Keats Award, 1986-2025
Author Honor, 2013
Lasting Connections, 2000 - 2020
Selection, 2012
Jazz Baby (4)
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2025
Commended, 2008
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2008
Charlotte Zolotow Award, 1998-2025
Commended, 2008
A Long Time Coming (4)
El día de los niños / El día de los libros, 2013-2025
Grades 6-8 Selection, 2025
Golden Kite Awards, 1974-2025
Nonfiction Text for Older Readers Finalist, 2024
Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2025
History, Life, Culture in the Americas Selection, 2024
SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2025
Selection, 2023
Thirteen Ways of Looking at a Black Boy (4)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2019
Lee Bennett Hopkins Award, 1993-2025
Honor, 2019
SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2025
Selection, 2018
The United States v. Jackie Robinson (4)
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2025
Commended, 2019
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2019
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Character Building Selection, 2018
Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2025
Biography Selection, 2019
Brothers in Hope: The Story of the Lost Boys of Sudan (3)
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2025
Commended, 2006
Coretta Scott King Book Awards, 1970-2025
Illustrator Honor, 2006
Notable Books for a Global Society, 1996-2025
Selection, 2006
Dear Mr. Rosenwald (3)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2007
Golden Kite Awards, 1974-2025
Picture Book Text Honor, 2007
Notable Books for a Global Society, 1996-2025
Selection, 2007
Rock, Rosetta, Rock! Roll, Rosetta, Roll!: Presenting Sister Rosetta Tharpe, the Godmother of Rock & Roll (3)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2024
Center for the Study of Multicultural Children's Literature Best Books, 2013-2024
Selection, 2023
NYT Best Illustrated Children’s Books, 1952-2025
Selection, 2023
Yesterday I Had the Blues (3)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2004
Ezra Jack Keats Award, 1986-2025
Author Winner, 2004
Almost Zero (2)
Answering the Cry for Freedom: Stories of African Americans and the American Revolution (2)
Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2025
History, Life, Culture in the Americas Selection, 2017
Coretta's Journey: The Life and Times of Coretta Scott King (2)
The Palm of My Heart, The: Poetry by African American Children (2)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 1996
Coretta Scott King Book Awards, 1970-2025
Illustrator Honor, 1997
Rich (2)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2010
Stars in the Darkness (2)
Golden Kite Awards, 1974-2025
Picture Book Text Honor, 2003
NYT Best Illustrated Children’s Books, 1952-2025
Selection, 2002
A Time to Act: John F. Kennedy's Big Speech (2)
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Character Building Selection, 2017
SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2025
Selection, 2017
The Champ (1)
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2025
Commended, 2005
The Deaf Musicians (1)
Schneider Family Book Award, 2004-2025
Winner, 2007
Deshawn Days (1)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2002
Flying Free: How Bessie Coleman's Dreams Took Flight (1)
Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2025
Biography Selection, 2021
Hot City (1)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2005








Love to Langston (1)
Make Way for Dyamonde Daniel (1)
Philip Reid Saves the Statue of Freedom (1)
Saving the Day: Garrett Morgan's Life-Changing Invention of the Traffic Signal (1)
Sugar Hill: Harlem's Historic Neighborhood (1)