Book Awards & Distinctions
for Evan Turk
40 Total Book Awards
The People's Painter: How Ben Shahn Fought for Justice with Art (11)
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2025
Commended, 2022
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2022
Golden Kite Awards, 1974-2025
Nonfiction Text for Young Readers Finalist, 2022
Horn Book Fanfare, 2001-2024
Selection, 2021
Jane Addams Children's Book Awards, 1953-2025
Finalist, 2022
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Arts Selection, 2021
National Jewish Book Awards, 1952-2024
Picture Book Finalist, 2021
Notable Books for a Global Society, 1996-2025
Selection, 2022
Original Art Medal, 2002-2025
Silver Winner, 2021
Publishers Weekly Best Books, 2010-2025
Picture Book Selection, 2021
Muddy: The Story of Blues Legend Muddy Waters (7)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2018
Center for the Study of Multicultural Children's Literature Best Books, 2013-2024
Selection, 2017
Ezra Jack Keats Award, 1986-2025
Illustrator Winner, 2018
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Arts Selection, 2017
NYT Best Illustrated Children’s Books, 1952-2025
Selection, 2017
Notable Children’s Books in the Language Arts Award, 1997-2025
Selection, 2018
Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2025
Biography Selection, 2018
You Are Home: An Ode to the National Parks (6)
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2025
Commended, 2020
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2020
Lee Bennett Hopkins Award, 1993-2025
Honor, 2020
Notable Poetry Books and Verse Novels, 2011-2026
Selection, 2020
Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2025
Environment, Energy, Ecology Selection, 2020
Grandfather Gandhi (5)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2015
Ezra Jack Keats Award, 1986-2025
Illustrator Honor, 2015
Notable Books for a Global Society, 1996-2025
Selection, 2015
Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2025
World History & Culture Selection, 2015
The Storyteller (4)
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2025
Commended, 2017
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Elementary Selection, 2016
Be the Change: A Grandfather Gandhi Story (3)
Green Earth Book Award, 2005-2025
Honor, 2017
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Character Building Selection, 2016
Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2025
World History & Culture Selection, 2017
A Forest Song (2)
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Read Aloud Selection, 2025
Notable Poetry Books and Verse Novels, 2011-2026
Selection, 2026
Color the Sky (1)
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Pre-Kindergarten Selection, 2022





To See Clearly: A Portrait of David Hockney (1)