Book Awards & Distinctions
for Yuko Shimizu
30 Total Book Awards
Up, Up, Ever Up!: Junko Tabei: A Life in the Mountains (9)
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2025
Commended, 2025
Center for the Study of Multicultural Children's Literature Best Books, 2013-2024
Selection, 2024
Freeman Book Awards, 2016-2024
Children's Commended, 2024
Horn Book Fanfare, 2001-2024
Selection, 2024
Jane Addams Children's Book Awards, 1953-2025
Picture Book Finalist, 2025
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Biography Selection, 2025
NYT Best Illustrated Children’s Books, 1952-2024
Selection, 2024
Randolph Caldecott Medal, 1938-2025
Honor, 2025
SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2024
Selection, 2024
Barbed Wire Baseball (7)
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2025
Commended, 2014
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Sports Selection, 2013
Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2025
History, Life, Culture in the Americas Selection, 2014
Original Art Medal, 2002-2024
New Talent Winner, 2013
Skipping Stones Honor Awards, 1994-2024
Multicultural and International Honor, 2014
The Cat Man of Aleppo (7)
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2025
Commended, 2021
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2021
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Multicultural Selection, 2020
Middle East Book Award, 2000-2023
Picture Book Winner, 2020
Notable Books for a Global Society, 1996-2025
Selection, 2021
Randolph Caldecott Medal, 1938-2025
Honor, 2021
Guardian of the Darkness (4)
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2025
Commended, 2010
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2010
Outstanding International Books, 2006-2024
Grades 6-8 Selection, 2010
Moribito: Guardian of the Spirit (3)
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2025
Commended, 2009
Mildred L. Batchelder Award, 1997-2025
Winner, 2009
Outstanding International Books, 2006-2024
Grades 6-8 Selection, 2009
