Book Awards & Distinctions
for Cindy Trumbore
27 Total Book Awards
Parrots Over Puerto Rico (14)
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2025
Commended, 2014
Américas Award, 1993-2025
Winner, 2014
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2014
Center for the Study of Multicultural Children's Literature Best Books, 2013-2024
Selection, 2013
Green Earth Book Award, 2005-2025
Honor, 2014
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Nonfiction Selection, 2014
Lasting Connections, 2000 - 2020
Selection, 2013
Orbis Pictus Award, 2000-2026
Honor, 2014
Publishers Weekly Best Books, 2010-2025
Nonfiction Selection, 2013
SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2025
Selection, 2013
The Mangrove Tree: Planting Trees to Feed Families (6)
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2025
Commended, 2012
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2012
Green Earth Book Award, 2005-2025
Winner, 2012
Jane Addams Children's Book Awards, 1953-2025
Books for Younger Children Winner, 2012
Notable Books for a Global Society, 1996-2025
Selection, 2012
Orbis Pictus Award, 2000-2026
Honor, 2012
Butterfly for a King: Saving Hawaiʻi's Kamehameha Butterflies (5)
Cook Prize, 2012-2025
Silver Honor, 2022
Green Earth Book Award, 2005-2025
Honor, 2022
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Nonfiction Selection, 2021
Orbis Pictus Award, 2000-2026
Commended, 2022
Cotorras Sobre Puerto Rico (1)
Prairie Dog Song: The Key to Saving North America's Grasslands (1)
