Book Awards & Distinctions
for Frank Morrison
77 Total Book Awards
How Do You Spell Unfair?: MacNolia Cox and the National Spelling Bee (14)
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2024
Commended, 2024
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2024
Center for the Study of Multicultural Children's Literature Best Books, 2013-2023
Selection, 2023
Children’s Favorites Award, 2015-2024
Selection, 2024
Coretta Scott King Book Awards, 1970-2024
Author Honor, 2024
Jane Addams Children's Book Awards, 1953-2024
Finalist, 2024
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2024
Biography Selection, 2023
Librarian Favorites Award, 2023-2024
Selection, 2024
Notable Books for a Global Society, 1996-2024
Selection, 2024
Notable Children’s Books in the Language Arts Award, 1997-2024
Selection, 2024
Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2024
History, Life, Culture in the Americas Selection, 2024
SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2024
Selection, 2023
Teacher Favorites Award, 2015-2024
Selection, 2024
Clayton Byrd Goes Underground (10)
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
Children’s Favorites Award, 2015-2024
Selection, 2018
Horn Book Fanfare, 2001-2023
Selection, 2017
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2024
City Selection, 2017
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2024
City Selection, 2017
Publishers Weekly Best Books, 2010-2024
Middle Grade Selection, 2017
SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2024
Selection, 2017
Little Melba and Her Big Trombone (7)
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2024
Commended, 2015
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2015
Center for the Study of Multicultural Children's Literature Best Books, 2013-2023
Selection, 2014
Coretta Scott King Book Awards, 1970-2024
Illustrator Honor, 2015
Notable Books for a Global Society, 1996-2024
Selection, 2015
Orbis Pictus Award, 2000-2025
Commended, 2015
SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2024
Selection, 2014
Standing in the Need of Prayer (7)
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 Winner, 2023
Horn Book Fanfare, 2001-2023
Selection, 2022
Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2024
History, Life, Culture in the Americas Selection, 2023
Teacher Favorites Award, 2015-2024
Selection, 2023
Above the Rim: How Elgin Baylor Changed Basketball (6)
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2024
Commended, 2021
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2021
Center for the Study of Multicultural Children's Literature Best Books, 2013-2023
Selection, 2020
Lasting Connections, 2000 - 2020
Selection, 2020
Notable Children’s Books in the Language Arts Award, 1997-2024
Selection, 2021
Orbis Pictus Award, 2000-2025
Winner, 2021
R-E-S-P-E-C-T: Aretha Franklin, the Queen of Soul (5)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2021
Coretta Scott King Book Awards, 1970-2024
Illustrator Winner, 2021
Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2024
Biography Selection, 2021
Original Art Medal, 2002-2024
Silver Winner, 2020
SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2024
Selection, 2020
The Roots of Rap: 16 Bars on the 4 Pillars of Hip-Hop (5)
Golden Kite Awards, 1974-2024
Picture Book Illustration Honor, 2020
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2024
City Selection, 2019
Lasting Connections, 2000 - 2020
Selection, 2019
Original Art Medal, 2002-2024
Silver Winner, 2019
Let the Children March (3)
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2024
Commended, 2019
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2019
Coretta Scott King Book Awards, 1970-2024
Illustrator Honor, 2019
March Forward, Girl: From Young Warrior to Little Rock Nine (3)
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2024
Commended, 2019
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2019
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2024
Biography Selection, 2018
The Quickest Kid in Clarksville (3)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2017
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2024
Sports Selection, 2016
Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2024
Social Interactions & Relationships Selection, 2017
Starstruck: The Cosmic Journey of Neil Degrasse Tyson (3)
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2024
Science Selection, 2018
Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2024
Biography Selection, 2019
Outstanding Science Trade Books, 2005-2024
Commended, 2019
Jazzy Miz Mozetta (2)
Coretta Scott King Book Awards, 1970-2024
New Talent Winner, 2005
Phoenix Award, 1986-2024
Winner, 2024
My Feet Are Laughing (2)
Américas Award, 1993-2024
Commended, 2006
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2007
Breaking to the Beat! (1)
Notable Books for a Global Society, 1996-2024
Selection, 2024
Harlem at Four (1)
How Sweet the Sound: The Story of Amazing Grace (1)
My Block Looks Like (1)
The Secret Garden of George Washington Carver (1)
Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2024
History, Life, Culture in the Americas Selection, 2021
Sweet Music in Harlem (1)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2005