Book Awards & Distinctions
for Dave McKean
23 Total Book Awards
The Graveyard Book (11)
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2025
Commended, 2009
Amelia Elizabeth Walden Award, 2009-2024
Finalist, 2009
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2009
Horn Book Fanfare, 2001-2024
Selection, 2008
Indies Choice Book Awards, 2009-2019
Winner, 2009
John Newbery Medal, 1922-2025
Winner, 2009
Mythopoeic Fantasy Award, 1971-2024
Finalist, 2009
Outstanding International Books, 2006-2024
Grades 6-8 Selection, 2009
YALSA Teens' Top Ten, 2003-2023
Winner, 2009
Coraline (3)
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2025
Commended, 2003
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2003
Mythopoeic Fantasy Award, 1971-2024
Finalist, 2003
Mouse Bird Snake Wolf (2)
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
High Interest Selection, 2013
Outstanding International Books, 2006-2024
Grades 3-5 Selection, 2014
The Savage (2)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2009
The Wolves in the Walls (2)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2004
NYT Best Illustrated Children’s Books, 1952-2024
Selection, 2003
The Day I Swapped My Dad for Two Goldfish (1)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2005
Joe Quinn's Poltergeist (1)
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Graphic Novels Selection, 2020
Tyger (1)
Read for Empathy Collections, 2017-2025
Selection, 2023
