Book Awards & Distinctions
for Brian Floca
52 Total Book Awards
Locomotive (11)
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2025
Commended, 2014
Horn Book Fanfare, 2001-2024
Selection, 2013
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Nonfiction Selection, 2013
Lasting Connections, 2000 - 2020
Selection, 2013
NYT Best Illustrated Children’s Books, 1952-2025
Selection, 2013
Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2025
History, Life, Culture in the Americas Selection, 2014
Orbis Pictus Award, 2000-2026
Honor, 2014
Publishers Weekly Best Books, 2010-2025
Nonfiction Selection, 2013
Randolph Caldecott Medal, 1938-2025
Winner, 2014
SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2025
Selection, 2013
Moonshot: The Flight of Apollo 11 (11)
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2025
Commended, 2010
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2010
Horn Book Fanfare, 2001-2024
Selection, 2009
Indies Choice Book Awards, 2009-2019
Honor, 2010
Lasting Connections, 2000 - 2020
Selection, 2009
NYT Best Illustrated Children’s Books, 1952-2025
Selection, 2009
Original Art Medal, 2002-2025
Silver Winner, 2009
Ballet for Martha: Making Appalachian Spring (7)
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2025
Commended, 2011
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2011
Horn Book Fanfare, 2001-2024
Selection, 2010
Orbis Pictus Award, 2000-2026
Winner, 2011
Publishers Weekly Best Books, 2010-2025
Picture Book Selection, 2010
SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2025
Selection, 2010
Keeping the City Going (4)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2022
NYT Best Illustrated Children’s Books, 1952-2025
Selection, 2021
Publishers Weekly Best Books, 2010-2025
Picture Book Selection, 2021
Elizabeth, Queen of the Seas (3)
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Elementary Selection, 2014
SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2025
Selection, 2014
Princess Cora and the Crocodile (3)
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2025
Commended, 2018
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Elementary Selection, 2017
Publishers Weekly Best Books, 2010-2025
Middle Grade Selection, 2017
Hawk Rising (2)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2019
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Nonfiction Selection, 2018
Island Storm (2)
Publishers Weekly Best Books, 2010-2025
Picture Book Selection, 2025
Lightship (2)
Poppy (2)
With Dad (2)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2025
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Elementary Selection, 2024
Old Wolf: A Fable (1)
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
High Interest Selection, 2016
The Racecar Alphabet (1)
Sports! Sports! Sports!: A Poetry Collection (1)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2000








