Book Awards & Distinctions
for Sydney Smith
76 Total Book Awards
Small in the City (15)

ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2025
Commended, 2020

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2020

Charlotte Zolotow Award, 1998-2025
Commended, 2020

Ezra Jack Keats Award, 1986-2025
Author Winner, 2020

Governor General's Awards for Young People’s Literature, 2000-2024
Illustrator Winner, 2019

Horn Book Fanfare, 2001-2024
Selection, 2019

Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
City Selection, 2020

NYT Best Illustrated Children’s Books, 1952-2024
Selection, 2019

Original Art Medal, 2002-2024
Silver Winner, 2019

Publishers Weekly Best Books, 2010-2024
Picture Book Selection, 2019

SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2024
Selection, 2019

TD Canadian Children's Literature Award, 2005-2024
English Finalist, 2020
I Talk Like a River (12)

ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2025
Commended, 2021

Boston Globe-Horn Book Awards, 1967-2024
Winner, 2021

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2021

Charlotte Zolotow Award, 1998-2025
Honor, 2022

Governor General's Awards for Young People’s Literature, 2000-2024
Illustrator Finalist, 2020

Horn Book Fanfare, 2001-2024
Selection, 2020

Notable Children’s Books in the Language Arts Award, 1997-2025
Selection, 2021

Odyssey Award, 2008-2025
Honor, 2022

Publishers Weekly Best Books, 2010-2024
Picture Book Selection, 2020

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

Schneider Family Book Award, 2004-2025
Winner, 2021
Sidewalk Flowers (11)

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

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2016

Charlotte Huck Award, 2015-2025
Commended, 2016

Governor General's Awards for Young People’s Literature, 2000-2024
Illustrator Winner, 2015

Horn Book Fanfare, 2001-2024
Selection, 2015

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

Marilyn Baillie Picture Book Award, 2006-2024
Finalist, 2016

NYT Best Illustrated Children’s Books, 1952-2024
Selection, 2015

Outstanding International Books, 2006-2024
Grades K-2 Selection, 2016

Publishers Weekly Best Books, 2010-2024
Picture Book Selection, 2015

SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2024
Selection, 2015
Town Is by the Sea (11)

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

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2018

Governor General's Awards for Young People’s Literature, 2000-2024
Illustrator Finalist, 2017

Horn Book Fanfare, 2001-2024
Selection, 2017

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

NYT Best Illustrated Children’s Books, 1952-2024
Selection, 2017

Outstanding International Books, 2006-2024
Grades K-2 Selection, 2018

SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2024
Selection, 2017

TD Canadian Children's Literature Award, 2005-2024
English Winner, 2018
Do You Remember? (8)

Boston Globe-Horn Book Awards, 1967-2024
Winner, 2024

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2024

Charlotte Zolotow Award, 1998-2025
Commended, 2024

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

Horn Book Fanfare, 2001-2024
Selection, 2023

Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Elementary Selection, 2024

Publishers Weekly Best Books, 2010-2024
Picture Book Selection, 2023

TD Canadian Children's Literature Award, 2005-2024
English Finalist, 2024
My Baba's Garden (7)

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2024

Charlotte Zolotow Award, 1998-2025
Honor, 2024

Horn Book Fanfare, 2001-2024
Selection, 2023

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

Read for Empathy Collections, 2017-2025
Selection, 2024

SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2024
Selection, 2023
The White Cat and the Monk: A Retelling of the Poem (7)

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2017

Governor General's Awards for Young People’s Literature, 2000-2024
Illustrator Finalist, 2016

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

NYT Best Illustrated Children’s Books, 1952-2024
Selection, 2016

Notable Poetry and Verse Novels, 2011-2025
Selection, 2017

Outstanding International Books, 2006-2024
Grades 6-8 Selection, 2017

SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2024
Selection, 2016
Inkling (2)

Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Audiobooks Selection, 2020

Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Audiobooks Selection, 2020
Canada Year by Year (1)

Norma Fleck Award, 1999-2023
Winner, 2017
Knock about with the Fitzgerald-Trouts (1)

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