Book Awards & Distinctions
for Phillip Hoose
52 Total Book Awards
Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice (11)
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2025
Commended, 2010
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2010
Carter G. Woodson Book Award, 1974-2025
Winner, 2010
Horn Book Fanfare, 2001-2024
Selection, 2009
Jane Addams Children's Book Awards, 1953-2025
Books for Older Children Honor, 2010
John Newbery Medal, 1922-2025
Honor, 2010
Notable Books for a Global Society, 1996-2025
Selection, 2010
Orbis Pictus Award, 2000-2026
Commended, 2010
YALSA Nonfiction Award, 2010-2025
Finalist, 2010
Moonbird: A Year on the Wind with the Great Survivor B95 (11)
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2025
Commended, 2013
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2013
Green Earth Book Award, 2005-2025
Winner, 2013
Horn Book Fanfare, 2001-2024
Selection, 2012
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Nonfiction Selection, 2012
Lasting Connections, 2000 - 2020
Selection, 2012
Notable Children’s Books in the Language Arts Award, 1997-2025
Selection, 2013
Outstanding Science Trade Books, 2005-2025
Commended, 2013
SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2025
Selection, 2012
YALSA Nonfiction Award, 2010-2025
Finalist, 2013
The Boys Who Challenged Hitler: Knud Pedersen and the Churchill Club (8)
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2025
Commended, 2016
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2016
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Middle Selection, 2015
Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2025
World History & Culture Selection, 2016
SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2025
Selection, 2015
Teacher Favorites Award, 2015-2025
Selection, 2016
The Race to Save the Lord God Bird (6)
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2025
Commended, 2005
Boston Globe-Horn Book Awards, 1967-2025
Winner, 2005
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2005
Orbis Pictus Award, 2000-2026
Honor, 2005
Outstanding Science Trade Books, 2005-2025
Commended, 2005
Attucks!: Oscar Robertson and the Basketball Team That Awakened a City (5)
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2025
Commended, 2019
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2019
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Sports Selection, 2019
Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2025
History, Life, Culture in the Americas Selection, 2019
Claudette Colvin: I Want Freedom Now! (4)
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Biography Selection, 2025
We Were There, Too!: Young People in U.S. History (4)
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2025
Commended, 2002
Horn Book Fanfare, 2001-2024
Selection, 2001
Lasting Connections, 2000 - 2020
Selection, 2001
Duet: Our Journey in Song with the Northern Mockingbird (1)
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Series Nonfiction Selection, 2023
Hey, Little Ant (1)
Jane Addams Children's Book Awards, 1953-2025
Books for Younger Children Honor, 1999
It's Our World, Too!: Young People Who Are Making a Difference (1)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 1993




