Book Awards & Distinctions
for Joyce Sidman
1 Lifetime Achievement Award 83 Total Book Awards
Winter Bees & Other Poems of the Cold (10)
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2024
Commended, 2015
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2015
Claudia Lewis Award for Poetry, 1998-2024
Younger Readers Winner, 2015
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2024
Elementary Selection, 2015
Lasting Connections, 2000 - 2020
Selection, 2014
Notable Children’s Books in the Language Arts Award, 1997-2024
Selection, 2015
Notable Poetry and Verse Novels, 2011-2025
Selection, 2015
SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2024
Selection, 2014
Teacher Favorites Award, 2015-2024
Selection, 2015
Before Morning (9)
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2024
Commended, 2017
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2017
Horn Book Fanfare, 2001-2023
Selection, 2016
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2024
Elementary Selection, 2017
Notable Children’s Books in the Language Arts Award, 1997-2024
Selection, 2017
Notable Poetry and Verse Novels, 2011-2025
Selection, 2017
Original Art Medal, 2002-2024
Silver Winner, 2016
Publishers Weekly Best Books, 2010-2024
Picture Book Selection, 2016
SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2024
Selection, 2016
Dark Emperor and Other Poems of the Night (8)
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2024
Commended, 2011
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2011
Horn Book Fanfare, 2001-2023
Selection, 2010
John Newbery Medal, 1922-2024
Honor, 2011
Lee Bennett Hopkins Award, 1993-2024
Honor, 2011
Notable Children’s Books in the Language Arts Award, 1997-2024
Selection, 2011
Outstanding Science Trade Books, 2005-2024
Commended, 2011
Song of the Water Boatman and Other Pond Poems (8)
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2024
Commended, 2006
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2006
Horn Book Fanfare, 2001-2023
Selection, 2005
Lasting Connections, 2000 - 2020
Selection, 2005
Lee Bennett Hopkins Award, 1993-2024
Winner, 2006
Notable Children’s Books in the Language Arts Award, 1997-2024
Selection, 2006
Outstanding Science Trade Books, 2005-2024
Commended, 2006
Randolph Caldecott Medal, 1938-2024
Honor, 2006
Swirl by Swirl: Spirals in Nature (7)
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2024
Commended, 2012
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2012
Charlotte Zolotow Award, 1998-2024
Commended, 2012
Horn Book Fanfare, 2001-2023
Selection, 2011
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2024
Elementary Selection, 2012
Lasting Connections, 2000 - 2020
Selection, 2011
SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2024
Selection, 2011
Ubiquitous: Celebrating Nature's Survivors (7)
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2024
Commended, 2011
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2011
Lasting Connections, 2000 - 2020
Selection, 2010
Notable Children’s Books in the Language Arts Award, 1997-2024
Selection, 2011
Outstanding Science Trade Books, 2005-2024
Commended, 2011
Publishers Weekly Best Books, 2010-2024
Picture Book Selection, 2010
SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2024
Selection, 2010
Red Sings from Treetops: A Year in Colors (6)
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2024
Commended, 2010
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2010
Horn Book Fanfare, 2001-2023
Selection, 2009
Notable Children’s Books in the Language Arts Award, 1997-2024
Selection, 2010
Randolph Caldecott Medal, 1938-2024
Honor, 2010
Round (6)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2018
Charlotte Zolotow Award, 1998-2024
Commended, 2018
Mathical Book Prize, 2015-2024
Honor, 2020
SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2024
Selection, 2017
The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science (5)
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2024
Commended, 2019
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2024
Biography Selection, 2018
Lasting Connections, 2000 - 2020
Selection, 2018
Hello, Earth!: Poems to Our Planet (3)
Horn Book Fanfare, 2001-2023
Selection, 2021
Outstanding Science Trade Books, 2005-2024
Commended, 2022
SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2024
Selection, 2021
Meow Ruff: A Story in Concrete Poetry (3)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2007
Lasting Connections, 2000 - 2020
Selection, 2006
We Are Branches (3)
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2024
Elementary Selection, 2023
Mathical Book Prize, 2015-2024
Honor, 2024
Outstanding Science Trade Books, 2005-2024
Selection, 2024
What the Heart Knows: Chants, Charms & Blessings (3)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2014
Notable Poetry and Verse Novels, 2011-2025
Selection, 2013
Dear Treefrog (2)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2022
Notable Poetry and Verse Novels, 2011-2025
Selection, 2022