Book Awards & Distinctions
for Jon Klassen
115 Total Book Awards
The Dark (9)

ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2025
Commended, 2014

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2014

Charlotte Zolotow Award, 1998-2025
Winner, 2014

Horn Book Fanfare, 2001-2024
Selection, 2013

Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Elementary Selection, 2013

NYT Best Illustrated Children’s Books, 1952-2024
Selection, 2013

Original Art Medal, 2002-2024
Silver Winner, 2013

Publishers Weekly Best Books, 2010-2024
Picture Book Selection, 2013

SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2024
Selection, 2013
I Want My Hat Back (9)

ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2025
Commended, 2012

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2012

E.B. White Read-Aloud Award, 2012 - 2019
Winner, 2012

Horn Book Fanfare, 2001-2024
Selection, 2011

NYT Best Illustrated Children’s Books, 1952-2024
Selection, 2011

Original Art Medal, 2002-2024
Silver Winner, 2012

Publishers Weekly Best Books, 2010-2024
Picture Book Selection, 2011
The Three Billy Goats Gruff (9)

ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2025
Commended, 2023

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2023

Charlotte Zolotow Award, 1998-2025
Commended, 2023

Children’s Favorites Award, 2015-2024
Selection, 2023

Horn Book Fanfare, 2001-2024
Selection, 2022

Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Elementary Selection, 2023

Librarian Favorites Award, 2023-2024
Selection, 2023

Odyssey Award, 2008-2025
Honor, 2023

Teacher Favorites Award, 2015-2024
Selection, 2023
Extra Yarn (8)

ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2025
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, 2001-2024
Selection, 2012

Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Elementary Selection, 2012

Randolph Caldecott Medal, 1938-2025
Honor, 2013

SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2024
Selection, 2012
The Nest (8)

ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2025
Commended, 2016

Horn Book Fanfare, 2001-2024
Selection, 2015

Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Biography Selection, 2016

Monica Hughes Award, 2012-2016
Finalist, 2016

Publishers Weekly Best Books, 2010-2024
Middle Grade Selection, 2015

SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2024
Selection, 2015

TD Canadian Children's Literature Award, 2005-2024
English Finalist, 2016
Sam & Dave Dig a Hole (8)

ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2025
Commended, 2015

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2015

E.B. White Read-Aloud Award, 2012 - 2019
Winner, 2015

Horn Book Fanfare, 2001-2024
Selection, 2014

Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Elementary Selection, 2015

Publishers Weekly Best Books, 2010-2024
Picture Book Selection, 2014

Randolph Caldecott Medal, 1938-2025
Honor, 2015
The Skull: A Tyrolean Folktale (8)

ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2025
Commended, 2024

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2024

Children’s Favorites Award, 2015-2024
Selection, 2024

Governor General's Awards for Young People’s Literature, 2000-2024
Illustrator Finalist, 2023

Horn Book Fanfare, 2001-2024
Selection, 2023

Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Elementary Selection, 2023

Librarian Favorites Award, 2023-2024
Selection, 2024
This Is Not My Hat (8)

ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2025
Commended, 2013

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2013

Horn Book Fanfare, 2001-2024
Selection, 2012

Publishers Weekly Best Books, 2010-2024
Picture Book Selection, 2012

Randolph Caldecott Medal, 1938-2025
Winner, 2013

SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2024
Selection, 2012
Pax (7)

ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2025
Commended, 2017

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2017

Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Audiobooks Selection, 2016

Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Audiobooks Selection, 2016

Publishers Weekly Best Books, 2010-2024
Middle Grade Selection, 2016

SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2024
Selection, 2016
We Found a Hat (7)

ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2025
Commended, 2017

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2017

Horn Book Fanfare, 2001-2024
Selection, 2016

Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Elementary Selection, 2017

Marilyn Baillie Picture Book Award, 2006-2024
Finalist, 2017

Publishers Weekly Best Books, 2010-2024
Picture Book Selection, 2016

SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2024
Selection, 2016
The Wolf, the Duck, and the Mouse (6)

ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2025
Commended, 2018

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2018

E.B. White Read-Aloud Award, 2012 - 2019
Winner, 2018

Horn Book Fanfare, 2001-2024
Selection, 2017

Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Emergent Selection, 2018

Publishers Weekly Best Books, 2010-2024
Picture Book Selection, 2017
Skunk and Badger (5)

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2021

Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Elementary Selection, 2021

Publishers Weekly Best Books, 2010-2024
Middle Grade Selection, 2020

SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2024
Selection, 2020

Sid Fleischman Humor Award, 2004-2025
Finalist, 2021
The Rock from the Sky (3)

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2022

Horn Book Fanfare, 2001-2024
Selection, 2021

Publishers Weekly Best Books, 2010-2024
Picture Book Selection, 2021
Triangle (3)

ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2025
Commended, 2018

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2018

Children’s Favorites Award, 2015-2024
Selection, 2018
Egg Marks the Spot (2)

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2022

Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Elementary Selection, 2022
House Held Up by Trees (2)
How Does Santa Go Down the Chimney? (2)

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2024

Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Elementary Selection, 2023
Pax, Journey Home (2)

Charlotte Huck Award, 2015-2025
Commended, 2022

Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Middle Selection, 2021
Cats' Night Out (1)

Governor General's Awards for Young People’s Literature, 2000-2024
Illustrator Winner, 2010
Circle (1)

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2020
Dos Tortugas Y Un Sombrero (1)

Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Spanish Selection, 2022
El Ladrón del Sombrero (1)

Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Spanish Selection, 2021
Gema Es Una Yema (1)

Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Spanish Selection, 2023
The Mysterious Howling (1)

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2011
Square (1)

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2019
The Unseen Guest (1)

Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Mystery / Adventure Selection, 2012
Yo Quiero Mi Sombrero (1)

Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Spanish Selection, 2021