Book Awards & Distinctions
for Derrick Barnes
46 Total Book Awards
I Am Every Good Thing (15)
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2024
Commended, 2021
BCALA Children and Youth Literary Awards, 2021-2024
Fiction Honor, 2021
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2021
Center for the Study of Multicultural Children's Literature Best Books, 2013-2023
Selection, 2020
Charlotte Huck Award, 2015-2025
Winner, 2021
Claudia Lewis Award for Poetry, 1998-2024
Younger Readers Winner, 2021
Golden Kite Awards, 1974-2024
Picture Book Text Finalist, 2021
Horn Book Fanfare, 2001-2023
Selection, 2020
Notable Children’s Books in the Language Arts Award, 1997-2024
Selection, 2021
Publishers Weekly Best Books, 2010-2024
Picture Book Selection, 2020
SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2024
Selection, 2020
Crown: An Ode to the Fresh Cut (13)
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2024
Commended, 2018
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2018
Center for the Study of Multicultural Children's Literature Best Books, 2013-2023
Selection, 2017
Charlotte Huck Award, 2015-2025
Commended, 2018
Coretta Scott King Book Awards, 1970-2024
Author Honor, 2018
Coretta Scott King Book Awards, 1970-2024
Author Honor, 2018
Ezra Jack Keats Award, 1986-2024
Author Winner, 2018
Ezra Jack Keats Award, 1986-2024
Author Winner, 2018
Horn Book Fanfare, 2001-2023
Selection, 2017
John Newbery Medal, 1922-2024
Honor, 2018
Publishers Weekly Best Books, 2010-2024
Picture Book Selection, 2017
Randolph Caldecott Medal, 1938-2024
Honor, 2018
Victory. Stand!: Raising My Fist for Justice (12)
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2024
Commended, 2023
Center for the Study of Multicultural Children's Literature Best Books, 2013-2023
Selection, 2022
Coretta Scott King Book Awards, 1970-2024
Illustrator Honor, 2023
Coretta Scott King Book Awards, 1970-2024
Illustrator Honor, 2023
Great Graphic Novels for Teens, 2007-2024
Commended, 2024
Horn Book Fanfare, 2001-2023
Selection, 2022
Publishers Weekly Best Books, 2010-2024
Young Adult Selection, 2022
SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2024
Selection, 2022
YALSA Nonfiction Award, 2010-2024
Winner, 2023
The King of Kindergarten (2)
Like Lava in My Veins (2)
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2024
Hi-Lo Selection, 2023
The Low-Down Bad-Day Blues (1)
Who Got Game?: Baseball: Amazing But True Stories! (1)
Skipping Stones Honor Awards, 1994-2024
Multicultural and International Honor, 2020