Book Awards & Distinctions
for Michael Rosen
1 Lifetime Achievement Award 26 Total Book Awards
Michael Rosen's Sad Book (6)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2006
Horn Book Fanfare, 2001-2025
Selection, 2005
Original Art Medal, 2002-2025
Silver Winner, 2005
Outstanding International Books, 2006-2026
Grades 3-5 Selection, 2006
Phoenix Award, 1986-2026
Picture Book Honor, 2024
One Day: A True Story of Survival in the Holocaust (3)
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2026
Commended, 2026
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2026
Nonfiction Selection, 2025
Read for Empathy Collections, 2017-2026
Young Adult Selection, 2026
Shakespeare: His Work and His World (3)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2002
Lasting Connections, 2000 - 2020
Selection, 2001
The Missing: The True Story of My Family in World War II (2)
Oh Dear, Look What I Got! (2)
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2026
Commended, 2026
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2026
On the Move: Home Is Where You Find It (2)
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2026
Commended, 2023
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2023
Bananas in My Ears: A Collection of Nonsense Stories, Poems, Riddles, and Rhymes (1)
Outstanding International Books, 2006-2026
Grades 3-5 Selection, 2013
Find Peace in a Poem: Poetry About Mindfulness (1)
Read for Empathy Collections, 2017-2026
Children's Selection, 2025
A Great Big Cuddle: Poems for the Very Young (1)
Read for Empathy Collections, 2017-2026
Selection, 2019
Honey for You, Honey for Me: A First Book of Nursery Rhymes (1)
Notable Poetry Books and Verse Novels, 2011-2026
Selection, 2022
The Maine Coon's Haiku: And Other Poems for Cat Lovers (1)
Notable Poetry Books and Verse Novels, 2011-2026
Selection, 2016
Out of This World: Poems to Make You Laugh, Smile and Think (1)
Read for Empathy Collections, 2017-2026
Children's Selection, 2026
Red Ted and the Lost Things (1)
We're Going on a Bear Hunt (1)
Indies Choice Book Awards, 2009-2019
Picture Book Hall of Fame Selection, 2018


