Book Awards & Distinctions
for Marilyn Nelson
2 Lifetime Achievement Awards 56 Total Book Awards
My Seneca Village (10)
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2024
Commended, 2016
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2016
Center for the Study of Multicultural Children's Literature Best Books, 2013-2023
Selection, 2015
Horn Book Fanfare, 2001-2023
Selection, 2015
Lee Bennett Hopkins Award, 1993-2024
Honor, 2016
Notable Children’s Books in the Language Arts Award, 1997-2024
Selection, 2016
Notable Poetry and Verse Novels, 2011-2025
Selection, 2016
SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2024
Selection, 2015
Skipping Stones Honor Awards, 1994-2024
Multicultural and International Honor, 2016
Carver: A Life in Poems (9)
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2024
Commended, 2002
Boston Globe-Horn Book Awards, 1967-2024
Winner, 2001
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2002
Coretta Scott King Book Awards, 1970-2024
Author Honor, 2002
Horn Book Fanfare, 2001-2023
Selection, 2001
John Newbery Medal, 1922-2024
Honor, 2002
Notable Books for a Global Society, 1996-2024
Selection, 2002
A Wreath for Emmett Till (8)
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2024
Commended, 2006
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2006
Coretta Scott King Book Awards, 1970-2024
Author Honor, 2006
Lee Bennett Hopkins Award, 1993-2024
Honor, 2006
Michael L. Printz Award, 2000-2024
Honor, 2006
Notable Books for a Global Society, 1996-2024
Selection, 2006
Augusta Savage: The Shape of a Sculptor's Life (6)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2023
Horn Book Fanfare, 2001-2023
Selection, 2022
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2024
Biography Selection, 2022
SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2024
Selection, 2022
Teacher Favorites Award, 2015-2024
Selection, 2023
How I Discovered Poetry (6)
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2024
Commended, 2015
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2015
Coretta Scott King Book Awards, 1970-2024
Author Honor, 2015
Horn Book Fanfare, 2001-2023
Selection, 2014
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2024
Middle Selection, 2014
Notable Poetry and Verse Novels, 2011-2025
Selection, 2015
Fortune's Bones: The Manumission Requiem (3)
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2024
Commended, 2005
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2005
Coretta Scott King Book Awards, 1970-2024
Author Honor, 2005
Sweethearts of Rhythm: The Story of the Greatest All-Girl Swing Band in the World (3)
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2024
Commended, 2010
Notable Books for a Global Society, 1996-2024
Selection, 2010
Miss Crandall's School for Young Ladies and Little Misses of Color: Poems (2)
Papa's Free Day Party (2)
Center for the Study of Multicultural Children's Literature Best Books, 2013-2023
Selection, 2021
Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2024
History, Life, Culture in the Americas Selection, 2022
Snook Alone (2)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2011
SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2024
Selection, 2010
American Ace (1)
Beautiful Ballerina (1)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2010
The Freedom Business (1)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2009
Mrs. Nelson's Class (1)
Notable Poetry and Verse Novels, 2011-2025
Selection, 2018