Book Awards & Distinctions
for Shaun Tan
1 Lifetime Achievement Award 34 Total Book Awards
The Arrival (10)
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2024
Commended, 2008
Best Illustrated Children’s Books, 1952-2023
Selection, 2007
Boston Globe-Horn Book Awards, 1967-2023
Commended, 2008
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2008
Children’s Book Council of Australia Book of the Year Awards, 2007-2024
Picture Book Winner, 2007
Great Graphic Novels for Teens, 2007-2024
Commended, 2008
Horn Book Fanfare, 2001-2023
Selection, 2007
Notable Books for a Global Society, 1996-2024
Selection, 2008
Notable Children’s Books in the Language Arts Award, 1997-2023
Selection, 2008
Outstanding International Books, 2006-2024
Grades 6-8 Selection, 2008
Rules of Summer (7)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2015
Children’s Book Council of Australia Book of the Year Awards, 2007-2024
Picture Book Winner, 2014
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2023
City Selection, 2014
Outstanding International Books, 2006-2024
Grades 3-5 Selection, 2015
Publishers Weekly Best Books, 2010-2023
Picture Book Selection, 2014
SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2023
Selection, 2014
The Bird King: An Artist's Notebook (5)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2014
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2023
Graphic Novels Selection, 2013
Outstanding International Books, 2006-2024
Grades 9-12 Selection, 2014
Tales from Outer Suburbia (5)
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2024
Commended, 2010
Best Illustrated Children’s Books, 1952-2023
Selection, 2009
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2010
Children’s Book Council of Australia Book of the Year Awards, 2007-2024
Older Readers Winner, 2009
Outstanding International Books, 2006-2024
Grades 6-8 Selection, 2010
Lost & Found (3)
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2024
Commended, 2012
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2012
Outstanding International Books, 2006-2024
Grades 6-8 Selection, 2012
Cicada (2)
Children’s Book Council of Australia Book of the Year Awards, 2007-2024
Picture Book Winner, 2019
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2023
High Interest Selection, 2019
The Red Tree (1)
Phoenix Award, 1986-2023
Honor, 2021
Tales from the Inner City (1)
