Book Awards & Distinctions
for Margaret Mahy
2 Lifetime Achievement Awards 25 Total Book Awards
Bubble Trouble (4)
Boston Globe-Horn Book Awards, 1967-2026
Winner, 2009
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2010
Horn Book Fanfare, 2001-2025
Selection, 2009
Outstanding International Books, 2006-2026
Grades K-2 Selection, 2010
The Changeover: A Supernatural Romance (3)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 1984
Carnegie Medal for Writing, 1936-2026
Winner, 1984
Memory (3)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 1988
Phoenix Award, 1986-2026
Winner, 2007
17 Kings and 42 Elephants (2)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 1987
NYT Best Illustrated Children’s Books, 1952-2025
Selection, 1987
The Haunting (2)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 1982
Carnegie Medal for Writing, 1936-2026
Winner, 1982
Alchemy (1)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2004
Dangerous Spaces (1)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 1991
Down the Back of the Chair (1)
Outstanding International Books, 2006-2026
Grades K-2 Selection, 2007
The Dragon of an Ordinary Family (1)
The Great White Man-Eating Shark (1)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 1990
The Magician of Hoad (1)
Outstanding International Books, 2006-2026
Grades 9-12 Selection, 2010
The Man from the Land of Fandango (1)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2013
The Seven Chinese Brothers (1)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 1990
A Summery Saturday Morning (1)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 1998
The Tricksters (1)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 1987
The Underrunners (1)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 1992
