Book Awards & Distinctions
for Mehrdokht Amini
19 Total Book Awards
Yo Soy Muslim: A Father's Letter to His Daughter (6)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2018
Notable Books for a Global Society, 1996-2025
Selection, 2018
Notable Children’s Books in the Language Arts Award, 1997-2025
Selection, 2018
Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2025
Contemporary Concerns Selection, 2018
Crescent Moons and Pointed Minarets: A Muslim Book of Shapes (4)
Center for the Study of Multicultural Children's Literature Best Books, 2013-2024
Selection, 2018
Middle East Book Award, 2000-2023
Picture Book Honor, 2018
Notable Children’s Books in the Language Arts Award, 1997-2025
Selection, 2019
Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2025
World History & Culture Selection, 2019
Golden Domes and Silver Lanterns: A Muslim Book of Colors (4)
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2025
Commended, 2013
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2013
Middle East Book Award, 2000-2023
Picture Book Honor, 2013
One Sun and Countless Stars: A Muslim Book of Numbers (2)
Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2025
World History & Culture Selection, 2023
Dictionary for a Better World: Poems, Quotes, and Anecdotes from A to Z (1)
Folktales for a Better World: Stories of Peace and Kindness (1)
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Multicultural Selection, 2023
A Moon for Moe and Mo (1)
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
City Selection, 2018
