Book Awards & Distinctions
for C.G. Esperanza
24 Total Book Awards
My Daddy Is a Cowboy (9)
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2025
Commended, 2025
Boston Globe-Horn Book Awards, 1967-2025
Picture Book Honor, 2025
Center for the Study of Multicultural Children's Literature Best Books, 2013-2024
Selection, 2024
Coretta Scott King Book Awards, 1970-2025
Illustrator Winner, 2025
El día de los niños / El día de los libros, 2013-2025
Grades K-2 Selection, 2025
Horn Book Fanfare, 2001-2024
Selection, 2024
Notable Children’s Books in the Language Arts Award, 1997-2025
Selection, 2025
Publishers Weekly Best Books, 2010-2025
Picture Book Selection, 2024
Randolph Caldecott Medal, 1938-2025
Honor, 2025
Soul Food Sunday (8)
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2025
Commended, 2022
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2022
Center for the Study of Multicultural Children's Literature Best Books, 2013-2024
Selection, 2021
Charlotte Zolotow Award, 1998-2025
Commended, 2022
Coretta Scott King Book Awards, 1970-2025
Illustrator Honor, 2022
Golden Kite Awards, 1974-2025
Picture Book Text Honor, 2022
Publishers Weekly Best Books, 2010-2025
Picture Book Selection, 2021
Boogie Boogie, Y'all (5)
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2025
Commended, 2022
Center for the Study of Multicultural Children's Literature Best Books, 2013-2024
Selection, 2021
Odyssey Award, 2008-2025
Winner, 2022
Pura Belpré Awards, 1996-2025
Illustrator Honor, 2022
Kicks in the Sky (1)
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
City Selection, 2024
Mi Papá es un cowboy (1)
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Spanish Selection, 2025
