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