Book Awards & Distinctions
for James Rumford
23 Total Book Awards
Sequoyah: The Cherokee Man Who Gave His People Writing (7)
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2024
Commended, 2005
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2005
Horn Book Fanfare, 2001-2023
Selection, 2004
Silent Music: A Story of Baghdad (7)
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2024
Commended, 2009
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2009
Charlotte Zolotow Award, 1998-2024
Honor, 2009
Middle East Book Award, 2000-2023
Winner, 2008
Notable Books for a Global Society, 1996-2024
Selection, 2009
Traveling Man: The Journey of Ibn Battuta, 1325-1354 (3)
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2024
Commended, 2002
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2002
Middle East Book Award, 2000-2023
Winner, 2001
Calabash Cat and His Amazing Journey (2)
Rain School (2)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2011
Lasting Connections, 2000 - 2020
Selection, 2010
Beowulf: A Hero's Tale Retold (1)
From the Good Mountain: How Gutenberg Changed the World (1)
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2024
Nonfiction Selection, 2012
