Book Awards & Distinctions
for Lawrence Schimel
15 Total Book Awards
9 Kilometers (7)
Américas Award, 1993-2025
Honor, 2024
Center for the Study of Multicultural Children's Literature Best Books, 2013-2025
Selection, 2023
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2026
Multicultural Selection, 2023
Librarian Favorites Award, 2023-2025
Selection, 2024
Mathical Book Prize, 2015-2026
Grades 3-5 Honor, 2026
Outstanding International Books, 2006-2026
Grades K-2 Selection, 2024
How to Reach the Moon (3)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2026
Horn Book Fanfare, 2001-2025
Selection, 2025
Outstanding International Books, 2006-2026
Grades K-2 Selection, 2026
Lucky Me (2)
Ezra Jack Keats Award, 1986-2026
Illustrator Finalist, 2024
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2026
Elementary Selection, 2024
HaiCuba / HaiKuba: Haikus about Cuba in Spanish and English (1)
Let's Go See Papá! (1)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2012
Loose Threads (1)
Outstanding International Books, 2006-2026
Grades 3-5 Selection, 2025
