Book Awards & Distinctions
for Juana Martinez-Neal
50 Total Book Awards
Fry Bread: A Native American Family Story (17)
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2024
Commended, 2020
American Indians in Children's Literature (AICL): Lists of Best Books, 2010-2023
Picture Book Selection, 2019
Anna Dewdney Read Together Award, 2017-2024
Finalist, 2024
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2020
Center for the Study of Multicultural Children's Literature Best Books, 2013-2023
Selection, 2019
Charlotte Huck Award, 2015-2025
Commended, 2020
Charlotte Zolotow Award, 1998-2024
Honor, 2020
Lasting Connections, 2000 - 2020
Selection, 2019
Notable Books for a Global Society, 1996-2024
Selection, 2020
Notable Poetry and Verse Novels, 2011-2025
Selection, 2020
Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2024
History, Life, Culture in the Americas Selection, 2020
Publishers Weekly Best Books, 2010-2024
Picture Book Selection, 2019
SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2024
Selection, 2019
Alma and How She Got Her Name (10)
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2024
Commended, 2019
Charlotte Huck Award, 2015-2025
Commended, 2019
Ezra Jack Keats Award, 1986-2024
Author Honor, 2019
Notable Books for a Global Society, 1996-2024
Selection, 2019
Notable Children’s Books in the Language Arts Award, 1997-2024
Selection, 2019
Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2024
Self-Identity Selection, 2019
Randolph Caldecott Medal, 1938-2024
Honor, 2019
SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2024
Selection, 2018
La Princesa and the Pea (4)
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2024
Commended, 2018
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2024
Read Aloud Selection, 2017
Notable Children’s Books in the Language Arts Award, 1997-2024
Selection, 2018
Pura Belpré Awards, 1996-2024
Illustrator Winner, 2018
Swashby and the Sea (4)
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2024
Commended, 2021
Lasting Connections, 2000 - 2020
Selection, 2020
Zonia's Rain Forest (4)
Américas Award, 1993-2024
Commended, 2022
Alma y cómo obtuvo su nombre (3)
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2024
Spanish Selection, 2018
Notable Books for a Global Society, 1996-2024
Selection, 2019
Tomatoes for Neela (3)
Center for the Study of Multicultural Children's Literature Best Books, 2013-2023
Selection, 2021
Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2024
Social Interactions & Relationships Selection, 2022
La Madre Goose: Nursery Rhymes for Los Ninos (2)
Alma and Her Family / Alma y su familia (1)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2024