Book Awards & Distinctions
for Loveis Wise
13 Total Book Awards
The People Remember (6)
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2025
Commended, 2022
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2022
Center for the Study of Multicultural Children's Literature Best Books, 2013-2025
Selection, 2021
Coretta Scott King Book Awards, 1970-2026
Author Honor, 2022
Horn Book Fanfare, 2001-2025
Selection, 2021
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2026
Multicultural Selection, 2022
Ablaze with Color: A Story of Painter Alma Thomas (4)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2023
Jane Addams Children's Book Awards, 1953-2026
Finalist, 2023
SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2025
Selection, 2022
Girls on the Rise (1)
Rise: A Feminist Book Project Top Ten, 2011-2026
Commended, 2026
Say Her Name (1)
What I Must Tell the World: How Lorraine Hansberry Found Her Voice (1)
