Book Awards & Distinctions
for Loren Long
31 Total Book Awards
Change Sings: A Children's Anthem (6)
Center for the Study of Multicultural Children's Literature Best Books, 2013-2024
Selection, 2021
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Character Building Selection, 2022
Notable Books for a Global Society, 1996-2025
Selection, 2022
Notable Children’s Books in the Language Arts Award, 1997-2025
Selection, 2022
Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2025
Social Interactions & Relationships Selection, 2022
Someone Builds the Dream (6)
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2025
Commended, 2022
Best STEM Books, 2017-2025
Selection, 2022
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2022
Charlotte Huck Award, 2015-2026
Commended, 2022
Horn Book Fanfare, 2001-2024
Selection, 2021
Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2025
Social Interactions & Relationships Selection, 2022
The Yellow Bus (6)
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2025
Commended, 2025
Children's Favorites Award, 2015-2025
Grades K-2 Selection, 2025
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Elementary Selection, 2024
Librarian Favorites Award, 2023-2025
Grades K-2 Selection, 2025
SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2025
Selection, 2024
Teacher Favorites Award, 2015-2025
Grades K-2 Selection, 2025
I Dream of Trains (2)
Golden Kite Awards, 1974-2025
Picture Book Illustration Winner, 2004
If I Was the Sunshine (2)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2020
Notable Poetry Books and Verse Novels, 2011-2026
Selection, 2020
Love (2)
Notable Books for a Global Society, 1996-2025
Selection, 2019
Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2025
Social Interactions & Relationships Selection, 2019
Amor (1)
Little Tree (1)
Otis (1)
Otis and the Scarecrow (1)
Otis and the Tornado (1)
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Elementary Selection, 2012
There's a Hole in the Log on the Bottom of the Lake (1)
When I Heard the Learn'd Astronomer (1)
Golden Kite Awards, 1974-2025
Picture Book Illustration Honor, 2005


