Book Awards & Distinctions
for Alma Flor Ada
2 Lifetime Achievement Awards 43 Total Book Awards
Gathering the Sun: An Alphabet in Spanish and English (5)
![Américas Award, 1993-2024](/images/list_image/3388.jpg.pagespeed.ce.KHiuYrRHQh.jpg)
Américas Award, 1993-2024
Commended, 1997
![CCBC Choices](/images/list_sponsor_image/Sponsor_1715.jpg.pagespeed.ce.77DXE3ZgYP.jpg)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 1997
![Notable Children’s Books in the Language Arts Award, 1997-2024](/images/awards/124.jpg.pagespeed.ce.0M_BRl6cWE.jpg)
Notable Children’s Books in the Language Arts Award, 1997-2024
Selection, 1998
![Pura Belpré Awards, 1996-2024](/images/awards/4.jpg.pagespeed.ce.Y0zxzF3nD9.jpg)
Pura Belpré Awards, 1996-2024
Illustrator Honor, 1998
Island Treasures: Growing Up in Cuba (4)
![Américas Award, 1993-2024](/images/list_image/3388.jpg.pagespeed.ce.KHiuYrRHQh.jpg)
Américas Award, 1993-2024
Commended, 2016
![CCBC Choices](/images/list_sponsor_image/Sponsor_1715.jpg.pagespeed.ce.77DXE3ZgYP.jpg)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2016
![International Latino Book Awards, 2000-2023](/images/awards/121.png)
International Latino Book Awards, 2000-2023
First Place Winner, 2016
![Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2024](/images/awards/77.jpg.pagespeed.ce.DTa29SPag8.jpg)
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2024
Nonfiction Selection, 2015
Yes! We Are Latinos! (4)
![CCBC Choices](/images/list_sponsor_image/Sponsor_1715.jpg.pagespeed.ce.77DXE3ZgYP.jpg)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2014
![International Latino Book Awards, 2000-2023](/images/awards/121.png)
International Latino Book Awards, 2000-2023
First Place Winner, 2014
![Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2024](/images/awards/77.jpg.pagespeed.ce.DTa29SPag8.jpg)
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2024
City Selection, 2013
![Notable Poetry and Verse Novels, 2011-2024](/images/awards/130.jpg)
Notable Poetry and Verse Novels, 2011-2024
Selection, 2014
I Love Saturdays y Domingos (3)
![Américas Award, 1993-2024](/images/list_image/3388.jpg.pagespeed.ce.KHiuYrRHQh.jpg)
Américas Award, 1993-2024
Commended, 2002
![CCBC Choices](/images/list_sponsor_image/Sponsor_1715.jpg.pagespeed.ce.77DXE3ZgYP.jpg)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2003
![Notable Books for a Global Society, 1996-2024](/images/awards/104.png)
Notable Books for a Global Society, 1996-2024
Selection, 2003
Ten Little Puppies / Diez perritos (3)
![CCBC Choices](/images/list_sponsor_image/Sponsor_1715.jpg.pagespeed.ce.77DXE3ZgYP.jpg)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2012
Con cariño, Amalia (2)
![Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2024](/images/awards/77.jpg.pagespeed.ce.DTa29SPag8.jpg)
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2024
Spanish Selection, 2012
Dancing Home (2)
Muu, Moo!: Rimas de Animales / Animal Nursery Rhymes (2)
![CCBC Choices](/images/list_sponsor_image/Sponsor_1715.jpg.pagespeed.ce.77DXE3ZgYP.jpg)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2011
Tales Our Abuelitas Told: A Hispanic Folktale Collection (2)
![ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2024](/images/list_sponsor_image/6747.png.pagespeed.ce.rqZg92-sK4.png)
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2024
Commended, 2007
![Notable Books for a Global Society, 1996-2024](/images/awards/104.png)
Notable Books for a Global Society, 1996-2024
Selection, 2007
Under the Royal Palms: A Childhood in Cuba (2)
![Américas Award, 1993-2024](/images/list_image/3388.jpg.pagespeed.ce.KHiuYrRHQh.jpg)
Américas Award, 1993-2024
Commended, 1998
![Pura Belpré Awards, 1996-2024](/images/awards/4.jpg.pagespeed.ce.Y0zxzF3nD9.jpg)
Pura Belpré Awards, 1996-2024
Author Winner, 2000
Where the Flame Trees Bloom (2)
![Américas Award, 1993-2024](/images/list_image/3388.jpg.pagespeed.ce.KHiuYrRHQh.jpg)
Américas Award, 1993-2024
Commended, 1994
![CCBC Choices](/images/list_sponsor_image/Sponsor_1715.jpg.pagespeed.ce.77DXE3ZgYP.jpg)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 1994
¡Pío Peep! (1)
![CCBC Choices](/images/list_sponsor_image/Sponsor_1715.jpg.pagespeed.ce.77DXE3ZgYP.jpg)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2004
¡Quiero Ayudar! / Let Me Help! (1)
Arenas y Trinos: Abecedario del Río / Sand and Song: The ABCs of the River (1)
![Skipping Stones Honor Awards, 1994-2024](/images/awards/87.jpeg)
Skipping Stones Honor Awards, 1994-2024
Ecology & Nature Honor, 2021
Arrullos de La Sirena (1)
![International Latino Book Awards, 2000-2023](/images/awards/121.png)
International Latino Book Awards, 2000-2023
First Place Winner, 2016
Christmas Tree, The / El arbol de Navidad (1)
![CCBC Choices](/images/list_sponsor_image/Sponsor_1715.jpg.pagespeed.ce.77DXE3ZgYP.jpg)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 1997
Daniel's Pet / Daniel y su mascota (1)
The Lizard and the Sun / La lagartija y el sol (1)
![Américas Award, 1993-2024](/images/list_image/3388.jpg.pagespeed.ce.KHiuYrRHQh.jpg)
Américas Award, 1993-2024
Commended, 1997
Love, Amalia (1)
![International Latino Book Awards, 2000-2023](/images/awards/121.png)
International Latino Book Awards, 2000-2023
First Place Winner, 2013
Mediopollito / Half-Chicken (1)
![Américas Award, 1993-2024](/images/list_image/3388.jpg.pagespeed.ce.KHiuYrRHQh.jpg)
Américas Award, 1993-2024
Commended, 1995
Mi escuela / My School (1)
My Name Is Maria Isabel (1)
![CCBC Choices](/images/list_sponsor_image/Sponsor_1715.jpg.pagespeed.ce.77DXE3ZgYP.jpg)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 1993