Book Awards & Distinctions
for Allen Say
2 Lifetime Achievement Awards 38 Total Book Awards
Drawing from Memory (6)
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2024
Commended, 2012
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2012
Horn Book Fanfare, 2001-2023
Selection, 2011
Notable Books for a Global Society, 1996-2024
Selection, 2012
SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2024
Selection, 2011
Grandfather's Journey (5)
Best Illustrated Children’s Books, 1952-2024
Selection, 1993
Boston Globe-Horn Book Awards, 1967-2024
Winner, 1994
CCBC Choices
Selection, 1993
Indies Choice Book Awards, 2009-2019
Picture Book Hall of Fame Selection, 2019
Randolph Caldecott Medal, 1938-2024
Winner, 1994
The Favorite Daughter (4)
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2024
City Selection, 2013
Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2024
Biography Selection, 2014
Kamishibai Man (4)
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2024
Commended, 2006
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2006
Notable Books for a Global Society, 1996-2024
Selection, 2006
Silent Days, Silent Dreams (4)
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2024
Commended, 2018
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2024
Arts Selection, 2018
Notable Books for a Global Society, 1996-2024
Selection, 2018
Schneider Family Book Award, 2004-2024
Winner, 2018
The Boy of the Three-Year Nap (3)
Boston Globe-Horn Book Awards, 1967-2024
Winner, 1988
CCBC Choices
Selection, 1988
Randolph Caldecott Medal, 1938-2024
Honor, 1989
The Inker's Shadow (3)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2016
Center for the Study of Multicultural Children's Literature Best Books, 2013-2023
Selection, 2015
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2024
Nonfiction Selection, 2015
Kozo the Sparrow (2)
Freeman Book Awards, 2016-2023
Commended, 2023
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2024
Character Building Selection, 2024
Tea with Milk (2)
El Chino (1)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 1990
Home of the Brave (1)
Phoenix Award, 1986-2024
Winner, 2022
The Lost Lake (1)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 1989
A River Dream (1)
Best Illustrated Children’s Books, 1952-2024
Selection, 1988
Tree of Cranes (1)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 1991