Book Awards & Distinctions
for Bryan Collier
115 Total Book Awards
Trombone Shorty (10)

ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2025
Commended, 2016

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2016

Coretta Scott King Book Awards, 1970-2025
Illustrator Winner, 2016

Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
City Selection, 2015

Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2025
Biography Selection, 2016

Odyssey Award, 2008-2025
Honor, 2018

Orbis Pictus Award, 2000-2025
Commended, 2016

Randolph Caldecott Medal, 1938-2025
Honor, 2016
Knock Knock: My Dad's Dream for Me (9)

ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2025
Commended, 2014

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2014

Center for the Study of Multicultural Children's Literature Best Books, 2013-2024
Selection, 2013

Coretta Scott King Book Awards, 1970-2025
Illustrator Winner, 2014

Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
City Selection, 2014

Notable Children’s Books in the Language Arts Award, 1997-2025
Selection, 2014

Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2025
Contemporary Concerns Selection, 2014
All Because You Matter (8)

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

Golden Kite Awards, 1974-2025
Picture Book Text Winner, 2021

Notable Books for a Global Society, 1996-2025
Selection, 2021

Notable Children’s Books in the Language Arts Award, 1997-2025
Selection, 2021

SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2024
Selection, 2020
Between the Lines: How Ernie Barnes Went from the Football Field to the Art Gallery (7)

ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2025
Commended, 2019

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2019

Center for the Study of Multicultural Children's Literature Best Books, 2013-2024
Selection, 2018

Golden Kite Awards, 1974-2025
Nonfiction Text for Young Readers Honor, 2019

Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Sports Selection, 2018

Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2025
Biography Selection, 2019

Orbis Pictus Award, 2000-2025
Winner, 2019
Dave the Potter: Artist, Poet, Slave (7)

ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2025
Commended, 2011

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2011

Coretta Scott King Book Awards, 1970-2025
Illustrator Winner, 2011

Orbis Pictus Award, 2000-2025
Commended, 2011

Randolph Caldecott Medal, 1938-2025
Honor, 2011
Maya's Song (7)

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2023

Center for the Study of Multicultural Children's Literature Best Books, 2013-2024
Selection, 2022

Notable Children’s Books in the Language Arts Award, 1997-2025
Selection, 2023

Notable Poetry and Verse Novels, 2011-2025
Selection, 2023

Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2025
Biography Selection, 2023

Publishers Weekly Best Books, 2010-2024
Picture Book Selection, 2022

SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2024
Selection, 2022
Martin's Big Words: The Life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. (6)

ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2025
Commended, 2002

Coretta Scott King Book Awards, 1970-2025
Illustrator Honor, 2002

Jane Addams Children's Book Awards, 1953-2025
Books for Younger Children Winner, 2002

NYT Best Illustrated Children’s Books, 1952-2024
Selection, 2001

Orbis Pictus Award, 2000-2025
Honor, 2002

Randolph Caldecott Medal, 1938-2025
Honor, 2002
Rosa (6)

ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2025
Commended, 2006

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2006

Coretta Scott King Book Awards, 1970-2025
Illustrator Winner, 2006

Lasting Connections, 2000 - 2020
Selection, 2005

Notable Books for a Global Society, 1996-2025
Selection, 2006

Randolph Caldecott Medal, 1938-2025
Honor, 2006
City Shapes (5)

Center for the Study of Multicultural Children's Literature Best Books, 2013-2024
Selection, 2016

Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
City Selection, 2016
Uptown (5)

Coretta Scott King Book Awards, 1970-2025
Illustrator Winner, 2001

Ezra Jack Keats Award, 1986-2025
Illustrator Winner, 2001

Marion Vannett Ridgway Award, 2000-2023
Winner, 2001

Notable Books for a Global Society, 1996-2025
Selection, 2001
Thurgood (4)

Center for the Study of Multicultural Children's Literature Best Books, 2013-2024
Selection, 2019

Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Biography Selection, 2020

Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2025
Biography Selection, 2020

Teacher Favorites Award, 2015-2025
Selection, 2020
Fifty Cents and a Dream: Young Booker T. Washington (3)
Hey Black Child (3)

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2018

Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2025
Social Interactions & Relationships Selection, 2018

SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2024
Selection, 2017
I, Too, Am America (3)

Coretta Scott King Book Awards, 1970-2025
Illustrator Winner, 2013

Notable Poetry and Verse Novels, 2011-2025
Selection, 2012

Publishers Weekly Best Books, 2010-2024
Picture Book Selection, 2012
My Country, 'Tis of Thee: How One Song Reveals the History of Civil Rights (3)

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2015

Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Nonfiction Selection, 2014

Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2025
History, Life, Culture in the Americas Selection, 2015
Ode to Grapefruit: How James Earl Jones Found His Voice (3)

Center for the Study of Multicultural Children's Literature Best Books, 2013-2024
Selection, 2024

Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Biography Selection, 2024

Orbis Pictus Award, 2000-2025
Honor, 2025
We Shall Overcome (3)

Center for the Study of Multicultural Children's Literature Best Books, 2013-2024
Selection, 2021

Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Character Building Selection, 2022

Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2025
Geography, People, Places Selection, 2022
By and By: Charles Albert Tindley, the Father of Gospel Music (2)

Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Religious Selection, 2020

Notable Poetry and Verse Novels, 2011-2025
Selection, 2021
Freedom River (2)

ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2025
Commended, 2001

Coretta Scott King Book Awards, 1970-2025
Illustrator Honor, 2001
Lift Your Light a Little Higher: The Story of Stephen Bishop: Slave-Explorer (2)

Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Emergent Selection, 2016

Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2025
Environment, Energy, Ecology Selection, 2017
Love Is Loud: How Diane Nash Led the Civil Rights Movement (2)
Twelve Rounds to Glory: The Story of Muhammad Ali (2)
Visiting Langston (2)

Coretta Scott King Book Awards, 1970-2025
Illustrator Honor, 2003

Notable Books for a Global Society, 1996-2025
Selection, 2003
The Watcher (2)

Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Religious Selection, 2018

Notable Poetry and Verse Novels, 2011-2025
Selection, 2018
We Are Here (2)

Horn Book Fanfare, 2001-2024
Selection, 2023

SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2024
Selection, 2023
Clemente! (1)
Freedom on the Sea: The True Story of the Civil War Hero Robert Smalls and His Daring Escape to Freedom (1)
It's Shoe Time! (1)

Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Emergent Selection, 2018
John's Secret Dreams: The Life of John Lennon (1)

Phoenix Award, 1986-2024
Honor, 2024
Lift Every Voice and Sing (1)

CCBC Choices
Selection, 1995
Lincoln and Douglass: An American Friendship (1)

Carter G. Woodson Book Award, 1974-2024
Winner, 2009
Music Is a Rainbow (1)

Children's Favorites Award, 2015-2025
Selection, 2023