Book Awards & Distinctions
for Alison McGhee
21 Total Book Awards
Bink & Gollie (5)
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2025
Commended, 2011
Gryphon Award, 2004-2021
Honor, 2011
NYT Best Illustrated Children’s Books, 1952-2025
Selection, 2010
Publishers Weekly Best Books, 2010-2025
Fiction Selection, 2010
Theodor Seuss Geisel Award, 2006-2025
Winner, 2011
Firefly Hollow (3)
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Elementary Selection, 2016
Teacher Favorites Award, 2015-2025
Selection, 2016
Maybe a Fox (2)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2017
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Middle Selection, 2016
Only a Witch Can Fly (2)
Ezra Jack Keats Award, 1986-2025
Illustrator Winner, 2010
NYT Best Illustrated Children’s Books, 1952-2025
Selection, 2009
Two for One (2)
Gryphon Award, 2004-2021
Honor, 2013
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Emergent Selection, 2012
All Rivers Flow to the Sea (1)
Phoenix Award, 1986-2026
Children's Honor, 2025
Dear Brother (1)
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Elementary Selection, 2024
Dear Sister (1)
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Hi-Lo Selection, 2019
Mrs. Watson Wants Your Teeth (1)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2005
Pablo and Birdy (1)
Publishers Weekly Best Books, 2010-2025
Middle Grade Selection, 2017
Telephone of the Tree (1)
Weird Sad and Silent (1)
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Elementary Selection, 2025
