Book Awards & Distinctions
for Kelly Starling Lyons
38 Total Book Awards
Going Down Home with Daddy (7)
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2024
Commended, 2020
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2020
Notable Children’s Books in the Language Arts Award, 1997-2024
Selection, 2020
Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2024
Social Interactions & Relationships Selection, 2020
Randolph Caldecott Medal, 1938-2024
Honor, 2020
SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2024
Selection, 2019
Dream Builder: The Story of Architect Philip Freelon (5)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2021
Jane Addams Children's Book Awards, 1953-2024
Finalist, 2020
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2024
Biography Selection, 2020
Orbis Pictus Award, 2000-2025
Commended, 2021
All Aboard! (3)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2021
Sing a Song: How Lift Every Voice and Sing Inspired Generations (3)
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2024
Commended, 2020
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2020
Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2024
History, Life, Culture in the Americas Selection, 2020
Tea Cakes for Tosh (3)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2013
Charlotte Zolotow Award, 1998-2024
Commended, 2013
Skipping Stones Honor Awards, 1994-2024
Multicultural and International Honor, 2013
Zip, Zoom! (3)
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2024
Commended, 2021
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2024
Commended, 2021
Camp-Out (2)
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2024
Emergent Selection, 2023
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2024
Emergent Selection, 2023
Ellen's Broom (2)
Coretta Scott King Book Awards, 1970-2024
Illustrator Honor, 2013
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2024
Emergent Selection, 2012
My Hands Tell a Story (2)
Coretta Scott King (1)
Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2024
Biography Selection, 2023
Dancing Queen (1)
A Girl Named Misty: The True Story of Misty Copeland (1)
Hope's Gift (1)
Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2024
History, Life, Culture in the Americas Selection, 2014
King of the Ice (1)
One Million Men and Me (1)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2008