Book Awards & Distinctions
for Sean Qualls
47 Total Book Awards
Emmanuel's Dream: The True Story of Emmanuel Ofosu Yeboah (6)
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2024
Commended, 2016
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2016
Children's Africana Book Awards, 1992-2024
Commended, 2016
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2024
Biography Selection, 2015
Odyssey Award, 2008-2024
Honor, 2022
Schneider Family Book Award, 2004-2024
Winner, 2016
The Case for Loving: The Fight for Interracial Marriage (5)
Center for the Study of Multicultural Children's Literature Best Books, 2013-2024
Selection, 2015
Children’s Favorites Award, 2015-2024
Selection, 2016
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2024
Nonfiction Selection, 2015
Lasting Connections, 2000 - 2020
Selection, 2015
Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2024
Social Interactions & Relationships Selection, 2016
The Poet Slave of Cuba: A Biography of Juan Francisco Manzano (5)
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2024
Commended, 2008
Américas Award, 1993-2024
Winner, 2006
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2007
Notable Children’s Books in the Language Arts Award, 1997-2024
Selection, 2007
Pura Belpré Awards, 1996-2024
Author Winner, 2008
Before John Was a Jazz Giant: A Song of John Coltrane (4)
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2024
Commended, 2009
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2009
Coretta Scott King Book Awards, 1970-2024
Illustrator Honor, 2009
Golden Kite Awards, 1974-2024
Picture Book Text Honor, 2009
Dizzy (4)
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2024
Commended, 2007
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2007
Horn Book Fanfare, 2001-2024
Selection, 2006
Why Am I Me? (4)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2018
Notable Books for a Global Society, 1996-2024
Selection, 2018
Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2024
Social Interactions & Relationships Selection, 2018
Publishers Weekly Best Books, 2010-2024
Picture Book Selection, 2017
Can I Touch Your Hair?: Poems of Race, Mistakes, and Friendship (3)
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2024
Commended, 2019
Charlotte Huck Award, 2015-2025
Honor, 2019
Notable Poetry and Verse Novels, 2011-2025
Selection, 2019
Jump Back, Paul: The Life and Poems of Paul Laurence Dunbar (3)
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2024
Nonfiction Selection, 2015
Lasting Connections, 2000 - 2020
Selection, 2015
Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2024
Biography Selection, 2016
Lullaby (for a Black Mother) (2)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2014
Notable Poetry and Verse Novels, 2011-2025
Selection, 2013
Skit-Scat Raggedy Cat: Ella Fitzgerald (2)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2011
Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2024
History, Life, Culture in the Americas Selection, 2014
Two Friends: Susan B. Anthony and Frederick Douglass (2)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2017
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2024
Nonfiction Selection, 2016
Who Will I Be, Lord? (2)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2010
Charlotte Zolotow Award, 1998-2024
Commended, 2010
Bird in a Box (1)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2012
Goodnight Songs: A Celebration of the Seasons (1)
Grandad Mandela (1)
How We Are Smart (1)
Phillis's Big Test (1)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2009