Book Awards & Distinctions
for Joyce Sidman
1 Lifetime Achievement Award 83 Total Book Awards
Winter Bees & Other Poems of the Cold (10)

ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2025
Commended, 2015

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2015

Claudia Lewis Award for Poetry, 1998-2025
Younger Readers Winner, 2015

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

Lasting Connections, 2000 - 2020
Selection, 2014

Notable Children’s Books in the Language Arts Award, 1997-2025
Selection, 2015

Notable Poetry and Verse Novels, 2011-2025
Selection, 2015

SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2024
Selection, 2014

Teacher Favorites Award, 2015-2024
Selection, 2015
Before Morning (9)

ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2025
Commended, 2017

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2017

Horn Book Fanfare, 2001-2024
Selection, 2016

Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Elementary Selection, 2017

Notable Children’s Books in the Language Arts Award, 1997-2025
Selection, 2017

Notable Poetry and Verse Novels, 2011-2025
Selection, 2017

Original Art Medal, 2002-2024
Silver Winner, 2016

Publishers Weekly Best Books, 2010-2024
Picture Book Selection, 2016

SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2024
Selection, 2016
Dark Emperor and Other Poems of the Night (8)

ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2025
Commended, 2011

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2011

Horn Book Fanfare, 2001-2024
Selection, 2010

John Newbery Medal, 1922-2025
Honor, 2011

Lee Bennett Hopkins Award, 1993-2025
Honor, 2011

Notable Children’s Books in the Language Arts Award, 1997-2025
Selection, 2011

Outstanding Science Trade Books, 2005-2025
Commended, 2011
Song of the Water Boatman and Other Pond Poems (8)

ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2025
Commended, 2006

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2006

Horn Book Fanfare, 2001-2024
Selection, 2005

Lasting Connections, 2000 - 2020
Selection, 2005

Lee Bennett Hopkins Award, 1993-2025
Winner, 2006

Notable Children’s Books in the Language Arts Award, 1997-2025
Selection, 2006

Outstanding Science Trade Books, 2005-2025
Commended, 2006

Randolph Caldecott Medal, 1938-2025
Honor, 2006
Swirl by Swirl: Spirals in Nature (7)

ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2025
Commended, 2012

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2012

Charlotte Zolotow Award, 1998-2025
Commended, 2012

Horn Book Fanfare, 2001-2024
Selection, 2011

Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Elementary Selection, 2012

Lasting Connections, 2000 - 2020
Selection, 2011

SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2024
Selection, 2011
Ubiquitous: Celebrating Nature's Survivors (7)

ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2025
Commended, 2011

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2011

Lasting Connections, 2000 - 2020
Selection, 2010

Notable Children’s Books in the Language Arts Award, 1997-2025
Selection, 2011

Outstanding Science Trade Books, 2005-2025
Commended, 2011

Publishers Weekly Best Books, 2010-2024
Picture Book Selection, 2010

SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2024
Selection, 2010
Red Sings from Treetops: A Year in Colors (6)

ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2025
Commended, 2010

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2010

Horn Book Fanfare, 2001-2024
Selection, 2009

Notable Children’s Books in the Language Arts Award, 1997-2025
Selection, 2010

Randolph Caldecott Medal, 1938-2025
Honor, 2010
Round (6)

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2018

Charlotte Zolotow Award, 1998-2025
Commended, 2018

Mathical Book Prize, 2015-2025
Honor, 2020

SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2024
Selection, 2017
The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science (5)

ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2025
Commended, 2019

Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Biography Selection, 2018

Lasting Connections, 2000 - 2020
Selection, 2018
Hello, Earth!: Poems to Our Planet (3)

Horn Book Fanfare, 2001-2024
Selection, 2021

Outstanding Science Trade Books, 2005-2025
Commended, 2022

SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2024
Selection, 2021
Meow Ruff: A Story in Concrete Poetry (3)

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2007

Lasting Connections, 2000 - 2020
Selection, 2006
We Are Branches (3)

Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Elementary Selection, 2023

Mathical Book Prize, 2015-2025
Honor, 2024

Outstanding Science Trade Books, 2005-2025
Selection, 2024
What the Heart Knows: Chants, Charms & Blessings (3)

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2014

Notable Poetry and Verse Novels, 2011-2025
Selection, 2013
Dear Treefrog (2)

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2022

Notable Poetry and Verse Novels, 2011-2025
Selection, 2022