Book Awards & Distinctions
for Francisco Jiménez
23 Total Book Awards
Reaching Out (5)
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2025
Commended, 2009
Américas Award, 1993-2024
Commended, 2009
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2009
Carter G. Woodson Book Award, 1974-2025
Winner, 2009
Pura Belpré Awards, 1996-2025
Author Honor, 2009
Breaking Through (4)
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2025
Commended, 2002
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2002
Pura Belpré Awards, 1996-2025
Author Honor, 2002
Tomás Rivera Book Award, 1996-2025
Winner, 2002
The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child (4)
Américas Award, 1993-2024
Winner, 1997
Boston Globe-Horn Book Awards, 1967-2024
Winner, 1998
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2000
Jane Addams Children's Book Awards, 1953-2025
Books for Older Children Honor, 1998
The Christmas Gift / El Regalo de Navidad (3)
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2025
Commended, 2001
Américas Award, 1993-2024
Commended, 2000
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2001
The Circuit: Graphic Novel Edition (3)
Best Graphic Novels for Children Reading List, 2021-2024
Top 10 Selection, 2024
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Graphic Novels Selection, 2024
Original Art Medal, 2002-2024
New Talent Winner, 2024
La Mariposa (2)
Américas Award, 1993-2024
Commended, 1998
CCBC Choices
Selection, 1998
Senderos fronterizos (1)
Américas Award, 1993-2024
Winner, 2001
Taking Hold: From Migrant Childhood to Columbia University (1)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2016
