Book Awards & Distinctions
for Yas Imamura
21 Total Book Awards
A World Without Summer: A Volcano Erupts, a Creature Awakens, and the Sun Goes Out (7)
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2026
Commended, 2026
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2026
Golden Kite Awards, 1974-2026
Nonfiction Text for Older Readers Honor, 2026
Horn Book Fanfare, 2001-2025
Selection, 2025
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2026
Nonfiction Selection, 2025
YALSA Nonfiction Award, 2010-2026
Finalist, 2026
Love in the Library (6)
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2026
Commended, 2023
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2023
Center for the Study of Multicultural Children's Literature Best Books, 2013-2025
Selection, 2022
Publishers Weekly Best Books, 2010-2025
Picture Book Selection, 2022
SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2025
Selection, 2022
Winged Wonders: Solving the Monarch Migration Mystery (3)
Golden Kite Awards, 1974-2026
Nonfiction Text for Young Readers Honor, 2021
The Bicycle: How an Act of Kindness Changed a Young Refugee's Life (1)
Read for Empathy Collections, 2017-2026
Children's Selection, 2026
The Big Book of Mysteries (1)
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2026
Series Nonfiction Selection, 2024
Can You Imagine?: The Art and Life of Yoko Ono (1)
Original Art Medal, 2002-2025
Silver Winner, 2025
The Elevator on 74th Street (1)
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2026
City Selection, 2025





Evelyn the Adventurous Entomologist: The True Story of a World-Traveling Bug Hunter (1)
