Book Awards & Distinctions
for Mac Barnett
101 Total Book Awards
The Three Billy Goats Gruff (9)
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2024
Commended, 2023
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2023
Charlotte Zolotow Award, 1998-2024
Commended, 2023
Children’s Favorites Award, 2015-2024
Selection, 2023
Horn Book Fanfare, 2001-2023
Selection, 2022
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2024
Elementary Selection, 2023
Librarian Favorites Award, 2023-2024
Selection, 2023
Odyssey Award, 2008-2024
Honor, 2023
Teacher Favorites Award, 2015-2024
Selection, 2023
Extra Yarn (8)
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2024
Commended, 2013
Boston Globe-Horn Book Awards, 1967-2024
Winner, 2012
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2013
E.B. White Read-Aloud Award, 2012 - 2019
Winner, 2013
Horn Book Fanfare, 2001-2023
Selection, 2012
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2024
Elementary Selection, 2012
Randolph Caldecott Medal, 1938-2024
Honor, 2013
SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2024
Selection, 2012
Sam & Dave Dig a Hole (8)
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2024
Commended, 2015
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2015
E.B. White Read-Aloud Award, 2012 - 2019
Winner, 2015
Horn Book Fanfare, 2001-2023
Selection, 2014
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2024
Elementary Selection, 2015
Publishers Weekly Best Books, 2010-2024
Picture Book Selection, 2014
Randolph Caldecott Medal, 1938-2024
Honor, 2015
John's Turn (6)
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2024
Commended, 2023
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2023
Horn Book Fanfare, 2001-2023
Selection, 2022
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2024
Elementary Selection, 2022
Publishers Weekly Best Books, 2010-2024
Picture Book Selection, 2022
The Wolf, the Duck, and the Mouse (6)
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2024
Commended, 2018
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2018
E.B. White Read-Aloud Award, 2012 - 2019
Winner, 2018
Horn Book Fanfare, 2001-2023
Selection, 2017
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2024
Emergent Selection, 2018
Publishers Weekly Best Books, 2010-2024
Picture Book Selection, 2017
The Important Thing about Margaret Wise Brown (5)
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2024
Biography Selection, 2020
Lasting Connections, 2000 - 2020
Selection, 2019
Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2024
Women's History Selection, 2020
Publishers Weekly Best Books, 2010-2024
Picture Book Selection, 2019
SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2024
Selection, 2019
Leo: A Ghost Story (5)
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2024
Commended, 2016
Best Illustrated Children’s Books, 1952-2024
Selection, 2015
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2024
Elementary Selection, 2015
Publishers Weekly Best Books, 2010-2024
Picture Book Selection, 2015
Read for Empathy Collections, 2017-2024
Selection, 2018
Battle Bunny (4)
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2024
Commended, 2014
Gryphon Award, 2004-2021
Winner, 2014
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2024
Elementary Selection, 2014
Publishers Weekly Best Books, 2010-2024
Picture Book Selection, 2013
The First Cat in Space Ate Pizza (3)
Children’s Favorites Award, 2015-2024
Selection, 2023
SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2024
Selection, 2022
A Polar Bear in the Snow (3)
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2024
Commended, 2021
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2021
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2024
Pre-Kindergarten Selection, 2021
The Skunk (3)
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2024
Commended, 2016
Best Illustrated Children’s Books, 1952-2024
Selection, 2015
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2024
Emergent Selection, 2015
The Terrible Two Get Worse (3)
Children’s Favorites Award, 2015-2024
Selection, 2017
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2024
Elementary Selection, 2016
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2024
Elementary Selection, 2016
Triangle (3)
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2024
Commended, 2018
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2018
Children’s Favorites Award, 2015-2024
Selection, 2018
Count the Monkeys (2)
The First Cat in Space and the Soup of Doom (2)
How Does Santa Go Down the Chimney? (2)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2024
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2024
Elementary Selection, 2023
Rules of the House (2)
Children’s Favorites Award, 2015-2024
Selection, 2017
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2024
Elementary Selection, 2016
The Terrible Two Go Wild (2)
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2024
Elementary Selection, 2018
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2024
Elementary Selection, 2018
The Terrible Two (2)
Children’s Favorites Award, 2015-2024
Selection, 2016
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2024
Audiobooks Selection, 2015
Twenty Questions (2)
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2024
Elementary Selection, 2023
Billy Twitters and His Blue Whale Problem (1)
Chloe and the Lion (1)
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2024
Elementary Selection, 2012
Circle (1)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2020
Danger Goes Berserk (1)
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2024
Mystery / Adventure Selection, 2013
The Great Zapfino (1)
Original Art Medal, 2002-2024
Silver Winner, 2023
Hi, Jack! (1)
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2024
Emergent Selection, 2020
How This Book Was Made (1)
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2024
Elementary Selection, 2017
The Impossible Crime (1)
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2024
Mystery / Adventure Selection, 2019
It Happened on a Train (1)
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2024
Mystery / Adventure Selection, 2012
Jack Blasts Off! (1)
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2024
Emergent Selection, 2020
Jack Gets Zapped! (1)
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2024
Emergent Selection, 2021
Just Because (1)
Best Illustrated Children’s Books, 1952-2024
Selection, 2019
Mac Undercover (1)
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2024
Elementary Selection, 2019
The Magic Word (1)
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2024
Elementary Selection, 2016
Mustache! (1)
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2024
Elementary Selection, 2012
Oh No!, or How My Science Project Destroyed the World (1)
Original Art Medal, 2002-2024
Silver Winner, 2010
President Taft Is Stuck in the Bath (1)
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2024
Elementary Selection, 2014
Square (1)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2019
Telephone (1)
The Terrible Two's Last Laugh (1)
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2024
Elementary Selection, 2019
Top Secret Smackdown (1)
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2024
Elementary Selection, 2020