Book Awards & Distinctions
for Andrea Davis Pinkney
1 Lifetime Achievement Award 80 Total Book Awards
The Red Pencil (9)

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

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2015

Center for the Study of Multicultural Children's Literature Best Books, 2013-2024
Selection, 2014

Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Middle Selection, 2014

Lasting Connections, 2000 - 2020
Selection, 2014

Notable Books for a Global Society, 1996-2025
Selection, 2015

Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2025
Geography, People, Places Selection, 2015

SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2024
Selection, 2014
A Poem for Peter: The Story of Ezra Jack Keats and the Creation of the Snowy Day (8)

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

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2017

Center for the Study of Multicultural Children's Literature Best Books, 2013-2024
Selection, 2016

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

Notable Books for a Global Society, 1996-2025
Selection, 2017

Notable Children’s Books in the Language Arts Award, 1997-2025
Selection, 2017

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

Publishers Weekly Best Books, 2010-2024
Picture Book Selection, 2016
Loretta Little Looks Back: Three Voices Go Tell It (7)

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2021

Center for the Study of Multicultural Children's Literature Best Books, 2013-2024
Selection, 2020

Horn Book Fanfare, 2001-2024
Selection, 2020

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

Lasting Connections, 2000 - 2020
Selection, 2020

Notable Books for a Global Society, 1996-2025
Selection, 2021

SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2024
Selection, 2020
Martin Rising: Requiem for a King (7)

ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2025
Commended, 2019

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2019

Center for the Study of Multicultural Children's Literature Best Books, 2013-2024
Selection, 2018

Lee Bennett Hopkins Award, 1993-2025
Winner, 2019

Notable Poetry and Verse Novels, 2011-2025
Selection, 2019

Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2025
Biography Selection, 2019

SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2024
Selection, 2018
Because of You, John Lewis (6)

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

Jane Addams Children's Book Awards, 1953-2025
Finalist, 2023

Notable Books for a Global Society, 1996-2025
Selection, 2023

Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2025
History, Life, Culture in the Americas Selection, 2023

Teacher Favorites Award, 2015-2025
Selection, 2023
Martin & Mahalia: His Words, Her Song (6)

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

Center for the Study of Multicultural Children's Literature Best Books, 2013-2024
Selection, 2013

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

Lasting Connections, 2000 - 2020
Selection, 2013

Notable Children’s Books in the Language Arts Award, 1997-2025
Selection, 2014

SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2024
Selection, 2013
Rhythm Ride: A Road Trip Through the Motown Sound (6)

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

Center for the Study of Multicultural Children's Literature Best Books, 2013-2024
Selection, 2015

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

SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2024
Selection, 2015
Duke Ellington: The Piano Prince and His Orchestra (4)

ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2025
Commended, 1999

CCBC Choices
Selection, 1998

Coretta Scott King Book Awards, 1970-2025
Illustrator Honor, 1999

Randolph Caldecott Medal, 1938-2025
Honor, 1999
Let It Shine: Stories of Black Women Freedom Fighters (4)

ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2025
Commended, 2001

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2001

Carter G. Woodson Book Award, 1974-2024
Winner, 2001

Coretta Scott King Book Awards, 1970-2025
Author Honor, 2001
Sit-In: How Four Friends Stood Up by Sitting Down (4)

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2011

Carter G. Woodson Book Award, 1974-2024
Winner, 2011

Jane Addams Children's Book Awards, 1953-2025
Books for Younger Children Honor, 2011
Bill Pickett: Rodeo-Ridin' Cowboy (2)

ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2025
Commended, 1997

CCBC Choices
Selection, 1996
Dear Benjamin Banneker (2)

CCBC Choices
Selection, 1994
Ella Fitzgerald: The Tale of a Vocal Virtuosa (2)

ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2025
Commended, 2003

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2003
Hand in Hand: Ten Black Men Who Changed America (2)
Sojourner Truth's Step-Stomp Stride (2)

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2010

Jane Addams Children's Book Awards, 1953-2025
Books for Younger Children Honor, 2010
Bird in a Box (1)

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2012
Fishing Day (1)

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2004
I Smell Honey (1)

CCBC Choices
Selection, 1997
Mim's Christmas Jam (1)

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2002
Pretty Brown Face (1)

CCBC Choices
Selection, 1997
Roadrunner's Dance (1)

Américas Award, 1993-2024
Commended, 2000
Seven Candles for Kwanzaa (1)

CCBC Choices
Selection, 1993
Solo Girl (1)

CCBC Choices
Selection, 1997
Someplace Else (1)

NYT Best Illustrated Children’s Books, 1952-2024
Selection, 1995