Book Awards & Distinctions
for Oliver Jeffers
26 Total Book Awards
Once Upon an Alphabet (6)
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2025
Commended, 2015
Horn Book Fanfare, 2001-2024
Selection, 2014
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Elementary Selection, 2015
Publishers Weekly Best Books, 2010-2024
Picture Book Selection, 2014
SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2024
Selection, 2014
The Day the Crayons Quit (5)
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2025
Commended, 2014
E.B. White Read-Aloud Award, 2012 - 2019
Winner, 2014
Kids’ Book Choice Awards, 2008-2022
Winner, 2014
Notable Children’s Books in the Language Arts Award, 1997-2025
Selection, 2014
SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2024
Selection, 2013
The Dictionary Story (4)
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2025
Commended, 2025
Children's Favorites Award, 2015-2025
Grades K-2 Selection, 2025
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Elementary Selection, 2024
Libby Book Awards, 2024-2025
Picture Book Finalist, 2025
A Child of Books (3)
Children's Favorites Award, 2015-2025
Selection, 2017
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Arts Selection, 2016
Stay Where You Are and Then Leave (2)
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Elementary Selection, 2014
Outstanding International Books, 2006-2024
Grades 6-8 Selection, 2015
This Moose Belongs to Me (2)
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2025
Commended, 2013
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2013
The Boy Who Swam with Piranhas (1)
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Elementary Selection, 2013
The Day the Crayons Came Home (1)
Publishers Weekly Best Books, 2010-2024
Picture Book Selection, 2015
The New Sweater (1)
NYT Best Illustrated Children’s Books, 1952-2024
Selection, 2012
What's the Opposite? (1)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2017
