Book Awards & Distinctions
for Laura Freeman
39 Total Book Awards
Hidden Figures: The True Story of Four Black Women and the Space Race (6)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2019
Children’s Favorites Award, 2015-2024
Selection, 2019
Coretta Scott King Book Awards, 1970-2024
Illustrator Honor, 2019
Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2024
Biography Selection, 2019
Outstanding Science Trade Books, 2005-2024
Commended, 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
Ida B. Wells, Voice of Truth: Educator, Feminist, and Anti-Lynching Civil Rights Leader (4)
The Highest Tribute: Thurgood Marshall's Life, Leadership, and Legacy (3)
Kamala Harris: Rooted in Justice (2)
Skateboard Party (2)
Gryphon Award, 2004-2021
Winner, 2015
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2024
Elementary Selection, 2015
This Is Tap: Savion Glover Finds His Funk (2)
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2024
Arts Selection, 2023
Orbis Pictus Award, 2000-2025
Commended, 2024
Birthday Blues (1)
Coretta Scott King (1)
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2024
Biography Selection, 2016
Do You Know Them?: Families Lost and Found After the Civil War (1)
Don't Feed the Geckos! (1)
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2024
Elementary Selection, 2016
The Faith of Elijah Cummings: The North Star of Equal Justice (1)
Follow Chester!: A College Football Team Fights Racism and Makes History (1)
I'm an American (1)
Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2024
Contemporary Concerns Selection, 2024
Ketanji: Justice Jackson's Journey to the U.S. Supreme Court (1)
Kwame Nkrumah Midnight Speech for Independence (1)
The New Kid (1)
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2024
Elementary Selection, 2018
Pizza Party (1)
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2024
Elementary Selection, 2019
Stacey Abrams and the Fight to Vote (1)
Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2024
Biography Selection, 2023
Substitute Trouble (1)
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2024
City Selection, 2013
Swinging Into History: Toni Stone: Big-League Baseball's First Woman Player (1)
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2024
Sports Selection, 2024
Trouble Next Door (1)
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2024
Elementary Selection, 2017