Book Awards & Distinctions
for Nina Mata
23 Total Book Awards
Ways to Make Sunshine (9)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2021
Center for the Study of Multicultural Children's Literature Best Books, 2013-2024
Selection, 2020
Charlotte Huck Award, 2015-2026
Commended, 2021
Golden Kite Awards, 1974-2025
Young Reader and Middle Grade Fiction Winner, 2021
Kids’ Book Choice Awards, 2008-2022
Winner, 2021
Publishers Weekly Best Books, 2010-2025
Middle Grade Selection, 2020
SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2025
Selection, 2020
Sid Fleischman Humor Award, 2004-2025
Finalist, 2021
All Aboard! (3)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2021
Zip, Zoom! (3)
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2025
Commended, 2021
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2025
Commended, 2021
Camp-Out (2)
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Emergent Selection, 2024
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Emergent Selection, 2024
Ways to Grow Love (2)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2022
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Elementary Selection, 2021
I Absolutely, Positively Love My Spots (1)
New (1)
SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2025
Selection, 2025
Super Ty! (1)
SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2025
Selection, 2025
Ways to Build Dreams (1)
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Elementary Selection, 2024
