Book Awards & Distinctions
for Maxine Beneba Clarke
14 Total Book Awards
The Patchwork Bike (10)
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2025
Commended, 2019
Boston Globe-Horn Book Awards, 1967-2025
Winner, 2019
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2019
Charlotte Zolotow Award, 1998-2025
Commended, 2019
Children’s Book Council of Australia Book of the Year Awards, 2007-2025
Picture Book Honor, 2017
Horn Book Fanfare, 2001-2024
Selection, 2018
Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2025
Social Interactions & Relationships Selection, 2019
Outstanding International Books, 2006-2024
Grades K-2 Selection, 2019
Publishers Weekly Best Books, 2010-2025
Picture Book Selection, 2018
SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2025
Selection, 2018
Eleven Words for Love: A Journey Through Arabic Expressions of Love (2)
Middle East Book Award, 2000-2025
Picture Book Honor, 2024
We Are Kid Lit Collective Summer Reading Lists, 2015-2025
Picture Book Selection, 2025
When We Say Black Lives Matter (2)
Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2025
Contemporary Concerns Selection, 2022
