Book Awards & Distinctions
for David Shannon
26 Total Book Awards
Hiawatha and the Peacemaker (5)

ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2025
Commended, 2016

American Indians in Children's Literature (AICL): Lists of Best Books, 2010-2024
Picture Book Selection, 2015

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2016
Duck on a Bike (4)

ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2025
Commended, 2003

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2003

Charlotte Zolotow Award, 1998-2025
Commended, 2003
Good Boy, Fergus! (3)

ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2025
Commended, 2007

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2007

Gryphon Award, 2004-2021
Honor, 2007
How I Became a Pirate (3)
No, David! (3)
The Ballad of the Pirate Queens (1)

ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2025
Commended, 1996
Bugs in My Hair! (1)
Duck on a Tractor (1)
Gold! (1)
Grow Up, David! (1)

Children’s Favorites Award, 2015-2024
Selection, 2019
How Georgie Radbourn Saved Baseball (1)

NYT Best Illustrated Children’s Books, 1952-2024
Selection, 1994
The Rain Came Down (1)

Golden Kite Awards, 1974-2025
Picture Book Illustration Winner, 2001