Book Awards & Distinctions
for Yuyi Morales
2 Lifetime Achievement Awards 110 Total Book Awards
Dreamers (20)

ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2023
Commended, 2019

American Indians in Children's Literature (AICL): Lists of Best Books, 2010-2023
Picture Book Selection, 2018

Best Illustrated Children’s Books, 1952-2023
Selection, 2018

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2019

Charlotte Zolotow Award, 1998-2023
Commended, 2019

Horn Book Fanfare, 2001 - 2022
Selection, 2018

Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2023
Nonfiction Selection, 2019

Lasting Connections, 2000 - 2020
Selection, 2018

Notable Books for a Global Society, 1996-2023
Selection, 2019

Notable Children’s Books in the Language Arts Award, 1997-2023
Selection, 2019

Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2023
Contemporary Concerns Selection, 2019

Publishers Weekly Best Books, 2010-2023
Picture Book Selection, 2018

Pura Belpré Awards, 1996-2023
Illustrator Winner, 2019

SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2023
Selection, 2018

Tomás Rivera Book Award, 1996-2023
Winner, 2019
Just a Minute!: A Trickster Tale and Counting Book (10)

ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2023
Commended, 2004

Américas Award, 1993-2023
Winner, 2003

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2004

Golden Kite Awards, 1974-2023
Picture Book Illustration Honor, 2004

Notable Books for a Global Society, 1996-2023
Selection, 2004

Phoenix Award, 1986-2023
Honor, 2023

Pura Belpré Awards, 1996-2023
Illustrator Winner, 2004

Tomás Rivera Book Award, 1996-2023
Winner, 2004
Thunder Boy Jr. (10)

ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2023
Commended, 2017

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2017

Center for the Study of Multicultural Children's Literature Best Books, 2013-2023
Selection, 2016

Charlotte Zolotow Award, 1998-2023
Honor, 2017

Horn Book Fanfare, 2001 - 2022
Selection, 2016

Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2023
Elementary Selection, 2016

Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2023
Social Interactions & Relationships Selection, 2017

Publishers Weekly Best Books, 2010-2023
Picture Book Selection, 2016
Harvesting Hope: The Story of Cesar Chavez (9)

ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2023
Commended, 2004

Américas Award, 1993-2023
Honor, 2003

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2004

Lasting Connections, 2000 - 2020
Selection, 2003

Notable Children’s Books in the Language Arts Award, 1997-2023
Selection, 2004

Pura Belpré Awards, 1996-2023
Illustrator Honor, 2004
Viva Frida (9)

ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2023
Commended, 2015

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2015

Center for the Study of Multicultural Children's Literature Best Books, 2013-2023
Selection, 2014

Horn Book Fanfare, 2001 - 2022
Selection, 2014

Publishers Weekly Best Books, 2010-2023
Picture Book Selection, 2014

Pura Belpré Awards, 1996-2023
Illustrator Winner, 2015

Randolph Caldecott Medal, 1938-2023
Honor, 2015

SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2023
Selection, 2014
Bright Star (7)

ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2023
Commended, 2022

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2022

Center for the Study of Multicultural Children's Literature Best Books, 2013-2023
Selection, 2021

Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2023
Contemporary Concerns Selection, 2022

Pura Belpré Awards, 1996-2023
Illustrator Honor, 2022

Tomás Rivera Book Award, 1996-2023
Winner, 2022
Niño Wrestles the World (7)

ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2023
Commended, 2014

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2014

Center for the Study of Multicultural Children's Literature Best Books, 2013-2023
Selection, 2013

Charlotte Zolotow Award, 1998-2023
Commended, 2014

Golden Kite Awards, 1974-2023
Picture Book Illustration Honor, 2014

Horn Book Fanfare, 2001 - 2022
Selection, 2013

Pura Belpré Awards, 1996-2023
Illustrator Winner, 2014
Soñadores (7)

Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2023
Spanish Selection, 2019

Lasting Connections, 2000 - 2020
Selection, 2018

Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2023
Contemporary Concerns Selection, 2019

SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2023
Selection, 2018
Just in Case: A Trickster Tale and Spanish Alphabet Book (6)

ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2023
Commended, 2009

Américas Award, 1993-2023
Winner, 2009

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2009

Notable Children’s Books in the Language Arts Award, 1997-2023
Selection, 2009

Pura Belpré Awards, 1996-2023
Illustrator Winner, 2009

Pura Belpré Awards, 1996-2023
Illustrator Winner, 2009
Los Gatos Black on Halloween (6)

ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2023
Commended, 2007

ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2023
Commended, 2007

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2007

Pura Belpré Awards, 1996-2023
Illustrator Winner, 2008

Pura Belpré Awards, 1996-2023
Illustrator Winner, 2008

Tomás Rivera Book Award, 1996-2023
Winner, 2008
My Abuelita (4)

ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2023
Commended, 2010

Américas Award, 1993-2023
Commended, 2010

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2010

Pura Belpré Awards, 1996-2023
Illustrator Honor, 2010
Rudas: Niño's Horrendous Hermanitas (4)

ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2023
Commended, 2017

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2017

Center for the Study of Multicultural Children's Literature Best Books, 2013-2023
Selection, 2016

SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2023
Selection, 2016
Georgia in Hawaii: When Georgia O'Keeffe Painted What She Pleased (3)

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2013

Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2023
Elementary Selection, 2012
Little Night (3)

ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2023
Commended, 2008

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2008

Golden Kite Awards, 1974-2023
Picture Book Illustration Winner, 2008
Ladder to the Moon (2)
Floating on Mama's Song / Flotando en la cancion de mama (1)
Lucero (1)

Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2023
Spanish Selection, 2022
Nochecita (1)

Américas Award, 1993-2023
Honor, 2008