Book Awards & Distinctions
for Matt de la Peña
63 Total Book Awards
Last Stop on Market Street (16)
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2024
Commended, 2016
Anna Dewdney Read Together Award, 2017-2024
Finalist, 2017
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2016
Center for the Study of Multicultural Children's Literature Best Books, 2013-2023
Selection, 2015
Charlotte Huck Award, 2015-2024
Commended, 2016
Charlotte Zolotow Award, 1998-2024
Honor, 2016
Coretta Scott King Book Awards, 1970-2024
Illustrator Honor, 2016
Horn Book Fanfare, 2001-2023
Selection, 2015
John Newbery Medal, 1922-2024
Winner, 2016
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2024
City Selection, 2015
Notable Books for a Global Society, 1996-2024
Selection, 2016
Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2024
Contemporary Concerns Selection, 2016
Publishers Weekly Best Books, 2010-2024
Picture Book Selection, 2015
Randolph Caldecott Medal, 1938-2024
Honor, 2016
Teacher Favorites Award, 2015-2024
Selection, 2016
Milo Imagines the World (10)
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2024
Commended, 2022
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2022
Center for the Study of Multicultural Children's Literature Best Books, 2013-2023
Selection, 2021
Horn Book Fanfare, 2001-2023
Selection, 2021
In the Margins Book Awards, 2014-2024
Fiction Winner, 2022
Notable Children’s Books in the Language Arts Award, 1997-2024
Selection, 2022
Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2024
Contemporary Concerns Selection, 2022
Publishers Weekly Best Books, 2010-2024
Picture Book Selection, 2021
The Josette Frank Award, 1943-2024
Younger Readers Winner, 2022
Carmela Full of Wishes (7)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2019
Charlotte Zolotow Award, 1998-2024
Commended, 2019
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2024
Elementary Selection, 2019
Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2024
Social Interactions & Relationships Selection, 2019
Publishers Weekly Best Books, 2010-2024
Picture Book Selection, 2018
The Living (6)
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2024
Commended, 2014
Best Fiction for Young Adults, 2011-2024
Selection, 2014
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2024
High Interest Selection, 2014
Pura Belpré Awards, 1996-2024
Author Honor, 2014
A Nation's Hope: The Story of Boxing Legend Joe Louis (5)
Best Illustrated Children’s Books, 1952-2024
Selection, 2011
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2012
SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2023
Selection, 2011
The Hunted (2)
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2024
High Interest Selection, 2015
I Will Save You (2)
Los deseos de Carmela (2)
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2024
Spanish Selection, 2019
Love (2)
Notable Books for a Global Society, 1996-2024
Selection, 2019
Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2024
Social Interactions & Relationships Selection, 2019
Patchwork (2)
Superman: Dawnbreaker (2)
International Latino Book Awards, 2000-2023
Second Place Winner, 2020
Young Adult Favorites Award, 2015-2024
Selection, 2020
Amor (1)
Ball Don't Lie (1)
El Lugar Perfecto (1)
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2024
Spanish Selection, 2024
Mexican WhiteBoy (1)
Miguel and the Grand Harmony (1)
The Perfect Place (1)
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2024
Character Building Selection, 2024