Book Awards & Distinctions
for George Ancona
33 Total Book Awards
¡Ole! Flamenco (5)
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2024
Commended, 2011
Américas Award, 1993-2024
Commended, 2011
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2011
Pura Belpré Awards, 1996-2024
Author Honor, 2011
Barrio: Jose's Neighborhood (3)
Américas Award, 1993-2024
Winner, 1998
CCBC Choices
Selection, 1998
Pura Belpré Awards, 1996-2024
Illustrator Honor, 2000
Capoeira: Game! Dance! Martial Art! (2)
Américas Award, 1993-2024
Commended, 2008
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2008
Cuban Kids (2)
Américas Award, 1993-2024
Commended, 2000
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2001
Fiesta Fireworks (2)
Américas Award, 1993-2024
Commended, 1998
CCBC Choices
Selection, 1998
Harvest (2)
Américas Award, 1993-2024
Commended, 2001
It's Our Garden: From Seeds to Harvest in a School Garden (2)
International Latino Book Awards, 2000-2024
First Place Winner, 2014
Mayeros: A Yucatec Maya Family (2)
Américas Award, 1993-2024
Honor, 1997
CCBC Choices
Selection, 1997
Pablo Remembers: The Fiesta of the Day of the Dead (2)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 1993
Pura Belpré Awards, 1996-2024
Illustrator Honor, 1996
Can We Help?: Kids Volunteering to Help Their Communities (1)
Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2024
Contemporary Concerns Selection, 2016
Carnaval (1)
Américas Award, 1993-2024
Commended, 1999
Cutters, Carvers & the Cathedral (1)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 1995
Fiesta U.S.A. (1)
Américas Award, 1993-2024
Commended, 1995
The Golden Lion Tamarin Comes Home (1)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 1994
Mi escuela / My School (1)
Mom Can't See Me (1)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 1990
Murals: Walls That Sing (1)
Américas Award, 1993-2024
Commended, 2003
Over Here It's Different: Carolina's Story (1)
Américas Award, 1993-2024
Commended, 1994
The Piñata Maker / El piñatero (1)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 1994
Powwow (1)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 1993