Book Awards & Distinctions
for Jane Yolen
3 Lifetime Achievement Awards 58 Total Book Awards
Body Music: Poems about the Noises Your Body Makes (3)
Children’s Favorites Award, 2015-2024
Selection, 2024
Librarian Favorites Award, 2023-2024
Selection, 2024
Teacher Favorites Award, 2015-2024
Selection, 2024
Here's a Little Poem: A Very First Book of Poetry (3)
How Do Dinosaurs Say Good Night? (3)
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2025
Commended, 2001
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2001
Mapping the Bones (3)
Golden Kite Awards, 1974-2024
Young Adult Winner, 2019
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Young Adult Selection, 2018
Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2024
World History & Culture Selection, 2019
The Devil's Arithmetic (2)
National Jewish Book Awards, 1952-2024
Children's Winner, 1989
Phoenix Award, 1986-2024
Honor, 2008
The Girl Who Cried Flowers, and Other Tales (2)
Golden Kite Awards, 1974-2024
Winner, 1975
NYT Best Illustrated Children’s Books, 1952-2024
Selection, 1974
Owl Moon (2)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 1987
Randolph Caldecott Medal, 1938-2025
Winner, 1988
Stone Angel (2)
Notable Books for a Global Society, 1996-2024
Selection, 2016
Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2024
World History & Culture Selection, 2016
The Stranded Whale (2)
Green Earth Book Award, 2005-2024
Winner, 2016
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Emergent Selection, 2015
Wee Rhymes: Baby's First Poetry Book (2)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2014
Notable Poetry and Verse Novels, 2011-2025
Selection, 2014
What to Do with a Box (2)
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Pre-Kindergarten Selection, 2016
Lasting Connections, 2000 - 2020
Selection, 2016
You Nest Here with Me (2)
Animal Stories: Heartwarming True Tales from the Animal Kingdom (1)
Teacher Favorites Award, 2015-2024
Selection, 2015
Baby Bear's Chairs (1)
Golden Kite Awards, 1974-2024
Picture Book Illustration Winner, 2006
The Ballad of the Pirate Queens (1)
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2025
Commended, 1996
Big Bold Beautiful Me: A Story That's Loud and Proud and Celebrates You! (1)
Librarian Favorites Award, 2023-2024
Selection, 2023
Boots and the Seven Leaguers: A Rock-And-Troll Novel (1)
Mythopoeic Fantasy Award, 1971-2024
Finalist, 2001
Briar Rose (1)
Mythopoeic Fantasy Award, 1971-2024
Winner, 1993
Curses! Foiled Again (1)
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Graphic Novels Selection, 2013
The Emperor and the Kite (1)
Randolph Caldecott Medal, 1938-2025
Honor, 1968
Foiled (1)
Good Griselle (1)
Mythopoeic Fantasy Award, 1971-2024
Finalist, 1995
Grumbles from the Forest: Fairy-Tale Voices with a Twist (1)
Hobby (1)
Mythopoeic Fantasy Award, 1971-2024
Winner, 1998
The Hostage Prince (1)
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Fantasy/Science Fiction Selection, 2013
How Do Dinosaurs Choose Their Pets? (1)
Children’s Favorites Award, 2015-2024
Selection, 2018
La Aritmética del Diablo (1)
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Spanish Selection, 2021
The Last Changeling (1)
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Fantasy/Science Fiction Selection, 2015
Last Laughs: Animal Epitaphs (1)
The Many Problems of Rochel-Leah (1)
National Jewish Book Awards, 1952-2024
Picture Book Finalist, 2024
Merlin (1)
Mythopoeic Fantasy Award, 1971-2024
Winner, 1998
Miriam at the River (1)
Sydney Taylor Book Award, 2001-2025
Honor, 2021
Mrs. Noah's Doves (1)
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Religious Selection, 2022
Passager (1)
Mythopoeic Fantasy Award, 1971-2024
Winner, 1998
The Perfect Wizard: Hans Christian Andersen (1)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2006
Rebecca's Prayer for President Lincoln (1)
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Religious Selection, 2025
Switching on the Moon: A Very First Book of Bedtime Poems (1)
Sword of the Rightful King: A Novel of King Arthur (1)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2004
This Little Piggy: Lap Songs, Finger Plays, Clapping Games, and Pantomime Rhymes (1)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2007
Thunder Underground (1)
We Celebrate the Light (1)
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Religious Selection, 2024