Book Awards & Distinctions
for Katherine Paterson
7 Lifetime Achievement Awards 33 Total Book Awards
Jip: His Story (3)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 1996
Notable Children’s Books in the Language Arts Award, 1997-2024
Selection, 1997
Scott O'Dell Award, 1984-2024
Winner, 1997
My Brigadista Year (3)
International Latino Book Awards, 2000-2023
First Place Winner, 2018
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2024
Middle Selection, 2018
Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2024
World History & Culture Selection, 2018
Brother Sun, Sister Moon: Saint Francis of Assisi's Canticle of the Creatures (2)
Best Illustrated Children’s Books, 1952-2023
Selection, 2011
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2012
Flip-Flop Girl (2)
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2024
Commended, 1995
CCBC Choices
Selection, 1994
The Great Gilly Hopkins (2)
Jacob Have I Loved (2)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 1980
John Newbery Medal, 1922-2024
Winner, 1981
The Same Stuff as Stars (2)
The Tale of the Mandarin Ducks (2)
Best Illustrated Children’s Books, 1952-2023
Selection, 1990
Boston Globe-Horn Book Awards, 1967-2024
Winner, 1991
Blueberries for the Queen (1)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2005
Bread and Roses, Too (1)
Bridge to Terabithia (1)
Come Sing, Jimmy Jo (1)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 1985
The Day of the Pelican (1)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2010
The Flint Heart (1)
Publishers Weekly Best Books, 2010-2024
Fiction Selection, 2011
Lyddie (1)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 1991
Marvin's Best Christmas Present Ever (1)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 1997
A Midnight Clear: Stories for the Christmas Season (1)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 1995
The Night of His Birth (1)
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2024
Religious Selection, 2019
Of Nightingales That Weep (1)
Phoenix Award, 1986-2024
Winner, 1994
Preacher's Boy (1)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2000
Rebels of the Heavenly Kingdom (1)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 1983
The Smallest Cow in the World (1)
Stories of My Life (1)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2015