Book Awards & Distinctions
for Monica Brown
69 Total Book Awards
Sharuko: El arqueólogo Peruano Julio C. Tello / Peruvian Archaeologist Julio C. Tello (10)

ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2025
Commended, 2021

Américas Award, 1993-2024
Commended, 2021

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2021

Center for the Study of Multicultural Children's Literature Best Books, 2013-2024
Selection, 2020

Horn Book Fanfare, 2001-2024
Selection, 2020

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

Pura Belpré Awards, 1996-2025
Illustrator Honor, 2021

SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2024
Selection, 2020
Frida Kahlo and Her Animalitos (7)

ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2025
Commended, 2018

Américas Award, 1993-2024
Commended, 2018

Center for the Study of Multicultural Children's Literature Best Books, 2013-2024
Selection, 2017

NYT Best Illustrated Children’s Books, 1952-2024
Selection, 2017

Pura Belpré Awards, 1996-2025
Illustrator Honor, 2018
Pablo Neruda: Poet of the People (7)

Américas Award, 1993-2024
Winner, 2012

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2012

Notable Children’s Books in the Language Arts Award, 1997-2025
Selection, 2012

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

Orbis Pictus Award, 2000-2025
Honor, 2012
Marisol McDonald Doesn't Match / Marisol McDonald no combina (6)

ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2025
Commended, 2012

International Latino Book Awards, 2000-2024
First Place Winner, 2012

Pura Belpré Awards, 1996-2025
Illustrator Honor, 2012

Skipping Stones Honor Awards, 1994-2024
Multicultural and International Honor, 2012
Maya's Blanket / La manta de Maya (5)

Américas Award, 1993-2024
Commended, 2016

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2016

Charlotte Zolotow Award, 1998-2025
Commended, 2016

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

Notable Books for a Global Society, 1996-2025
Selection, 2016
My Name Is Gabito / Me llamo Gabito: The Life of Gabriel García Márquez / La vida de Gabriel García Márquez (5)

ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2025
Commended, 2008

Américas Award, 1993-2024
Commended, 2008

Pura Belpré Awards, 1996-2025
Illustrator Honor, 2008
Waiting for the Biblioburro (5)
Tito Puente, Mambo King / Tito Puente, rey del mambo (4)

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

Américas Award, 1993-2024
Commended, 2014

Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Spanish Selection, 2013

Pura Belpré Awards, 1996-2025
Illustrator Honor, 2014
Frida Kahlo y sus animalitos (3)

Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Spanish Selection, 2017
Chavela and the Magic Bubble (2)

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2011

Charlotte Zolotow Award, 1998-2025
Commended, 2011
El cuarto turquesa / The Turquoise Room (2)

Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Spanish Selection, 2023

Rise: A Feminist Book Project Top Ten, 2011-2025
Commended, 2023
Marisol McDonald and the Clash Bash / Marisol McDonald y la fiesta sin igual (2)

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

International Latino Book Awards, 2000-2024
First Place Winner, 2014
Marisol McDonald and the Monster / Marisol McDonald y El Monstruo (2)

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2017

Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Spanish Selection, 2016
My Name Is Celia: The Life of Celia Cruz / Me llamo Celia: La vida de Celia Cruz (2)
Conoce a Pablo Picasso (1)

International Latino Book Awards, 2000-2024
Second Place Winner, 2015
Doña Fela's Dream: The Story of Puerto Rico's First Female Mayor (1)

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