Book Awards & Distinctions
for Frané Lessac
34 Total Book Awards
We Are Grateful: Otsaliheliga (14)
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2025
Commended, 2019
American Indians in Children's Literature (AICL): Lists of Best Books, 2010-2024
Picture Book Selection, 2018
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2019
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Character Building Selection, 2018
Notable Books for a Global Society, 1996-2025
Selection, 2019
Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2025
History, Life, Culture in the Americas Selection, 2019
Odyssey Award, 2008-2025
Honor, 2020
Orbis Pictus Award, 2000-2025
Honor, 2019
SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2024
Selection, 2018
We Are Still Here!: Native American Truths Everyone Should Know (9)
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2025
Commended, 2022
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2022
Jane Addams Children's Book Awards, 1953-2025
Finalist, 2022
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Nonfiction Selection, 2021
Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2025
History, Life, Culture in the Americas Selection, 2022
SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2024
Selection, 2021
Drummer Boy of John John (3)
Américas Award, 1993-2024
Commended, 2013
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2013
A is for Australian Animals (1)
Outstanding Science Trade Books, 2005-2025
Commended, 2019
Caribbean Alphabet (1)
Américas Award, 1993-2024
Commended, 1994
The Donkey of Gallipoli: A True Story of Courage in World War I (1)
Outstanding International Books, 2006-2024
Grades 3-5 Selection, 2009
The Mayflower (1)
Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2025
History, Life, Culture in the Americas Selection, 2015
Not a Copper Penny in Me House: Poems from the Caribbean (1)
Américas Award, 1993-2024
Commended, 1994
Pattan's Pumpkin: An Indian Flood Story (1)
Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2025
Folktales Selection, 2018
We Are Grateful Otsaliheliga: Seasons (1)
American Indians in Children's Literature (AICL): Lists of Best Books, 2010-2024
Board Book Selection, 2024
Where History Happened (1)
