Book Awards & Distinctions
for Pam Muñoz Ryan
5 Lifetime Achievement Awards 63 Total Book Awards
Echo (14)
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2024
Commended, 2016
Américas Award, 1993-2024
Winner, 2016
Center for the Study of Multicultural Children's Literature Best Books, 2013-2023
Selection, 2015
Children’s Favorites Award, 2015-2024
Selection, 2016
John Newbery Medal, 1922-2024
Honor, 2016
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2024
Audiobooks Selection, 2015
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2024
Audiobooks Selection, 2015
Notable Books for a Global Society, 1996-2024
Selection, 2016
Notable Children’s Books in the Language Arts Award, 1997-2024
Selection, 2016
Odyssey Award, 2008-2024
Honor, 2016
Publishers Weekly Best Books, 2010-2024
Middle Grade Selection, 2015
Teacher Favorites Award, 2015-2024
Selection, 2016
The Dreamer (10)
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2024
Commended, 2011
Américas Award, 1993-2024
Winner, 2011
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2011
Horn Book Fanfare, 2001-2023
Selection, 2010
International Latino Book Awards, 2000-2024
First Place Winner, 2012
Lasting Connections, 2000 - 2020
Selection, 2010
Notable Children’s Books in the Language Arts Award, 1997-2024
Selection, 2011
Pura Belpré Awards, 1996-2024
Author Winner, 2011
Mañanaland (10)
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
Golden Kite Awards, 1974-2024
Young Reader and Middle Grade Fiction Finalist, 2021
International Latino Book Awards, 2000-2024
First Place Winner, 2020
Notable Children’s Books in the Language Arts Award, 1997-2024
Selection, 2021
Publishers Weekly Best Books, 2010-2024
Middle Grade Selection, 2020
Becoming Naomi León (9)
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2024
Commended, 2005
Américas Award, 1993-2024
Commended, 2004
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2005
Notable Books for a Global Society, 1996-2024
Selection, 2005
Notable Children’s Books in the Language Arts Award, 1997-2024
Selection, 2005
Pura Belpré Awards, 1996-2024
Author Honor, 2006
Schneider Family Book Award, 2004-2024
Winner, 2005
Skipping Stones Honor Awards, 1994-2024
Multicultural and International Honor, 2005
Tomás Rivera Book Award, 1996-2024
Winner, 2005
Esperanza Rising (7)
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2024
Commended, 2002
Américas Award, 1993-2024
Honor, 2000
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2001
Notable Books for a Global Society, 1996-2024
Selection, 2001
Notable Children’s Books in the Language Arts Award, 1997-2024
Selection, 2001
Pura Belpré Awards, 1996-2024
Author Winner, 2002
When Marian Sang: The True Recital of Marian Anderson (7)
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2024
Commended, 2003
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2003
Notable Children’s Books in the Language Arts Award, 1997-2024
Selection, 2003
Orbis Pictus Award, 2000-2024
Winner, 2003
Mice and Beans (2)
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2024
Commended, 2002
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2002
Amelia and Eleanor Go for a Ride (1)
Eco (1)
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2024
Spanish Selection, 2017
El soñador (1)
Riding Freedom (1)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 1998