Book Awards & Distinctions
for Jen Bryant
50 Total Book Awards
The Right Word: Roget and His Thesaurus (15)
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2025
Commended, 2015
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2015
Golden Kite Awards, 1974-2025
Picture Book Illustration Winner, 2015
Horn Book Fanfare, 2001-2024
Selection, 2014
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Biography Selection, 2014
Lasting Connections, 2000 - 2020
Selection, 2014
Notable Children’s Books in the Language Arts Award, 1997-2025
Selection, 2015
Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2025
Biography Selection, 2015
Orbis Pictus Award, 2000-2025
Honor, 2015
Publishers Weekly Best Books, 2010-2024
Picture Book Selection, 2014
Randolph Caldecott Medal, 1938-2025
Honor, 2015
SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2024
Selection, 2014
Teacher Favorites Award, 2015-2025
Selection, 2015
A Splash of Red: The Life and Art of Horace Pippin (9)
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2025
Commended, 2014
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2014
Orbis Pictus Award, 2000-2025
Winner, 2014
SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2024
Selection, 2013
Schneider Family Book Award, 2004-2025
Winner, 2014
A River of Words: The Story of William Carlos Williams (8)
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2025
Commended, 2009
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2009
Charlotte Zolotow Award, 1998-2025
Honor, 2009
Lasting Connections, 2000 - 2020
Selection, 2008
NYT Best Illustrated Children’s Books, 1952-2024
Selection, 2008
Notable Children’s Books in the Language Arts Award, 1997-2025
Selection, 2009
Orbis Pictus Award, 2000-2025
Commended, 2009
Randolph Caldecott Medal, 1938-2025
Honor, 2009
Above the Rim: How Elgin Baylor Changed Basketball (6)
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2025
Commended, 2021
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2021
Center for the Study of Multicultural Children's Literature Best Books, 2013-2024
Selection, 2020
Lasting Connections, 2000 - 2020
Selection, 2020
Notable Children’s Books in the Language Arts Award, 1997-2025
Selection, 2021
Orbis Pictus Award, 2000-2025
Winner, 2021
Feed Your Mind: A Story of August Wilson (5)
Center for the Study of Multicultural Children's Literature Best Books, 2013-2024
Selection, 2019
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Arts Selection, 2020
Notable Books for a Global Society, 1996-2025
Selection, 2020
Six Dots: A Story of Young Louis Braille (5)
Best STEM Books, 2017-2025
Selection, 2017
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Biography Selection, 2016
Mathical Book Prize, 2015-2025
Grades 3-5 Honor, 2025
Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2025
Biography Selection, 2017
Schneider Family Book Award, 2004-2025
Winner, 2017
Music for the End of Time (1)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2006
Ringside 1925: Views from the Scopes Trial (1)
