Book Awards & Distinctions
for Phil Bildner
17 Total Book Awards
Marvelous Cornelius: Hurricane Katrina and the Spirit of New Orleans (4)

Golden Kite Awards, 1974-2025
Picture Book Illustration Winner, 2016

Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
City Selection, 2015

Teacher Favorites Award, 2015-2025
Selection, 2016
A High Five for Glenn Burke (3)

Charlotte Huck Award, 2015-2025
Honor, 2021

Golden Kite Awards, 1974-2025
Young Reader and Middle Grade Fiction Finalist, 2021

Lambda Literary Award, 1992-2024
Finalist, 2021
Glenn Burke, Game Changer: The Man Who Invented the High Five (2)
Rookie of the Year (2)

Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Sports Selection, 2016

Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2025
Social Interactions & Relationships Selection, 2017
The Hallelujah Flight (1)

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2011
Martina & Chrissie: The Greatest Rivalry in the History of Sports (1)

Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Sports Selection, 2017
Most Valuable Players (1)

Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Sports Selection, 2018
The Soccer Fence: A Story of Friendship, Hope, and Apartheid in South Africa (1)
Tournament of Champions (1)

Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Sports Selection, 2017
A Whole New Ballgame (1)

Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Sports Selection, 2015