Book Awards & Distinctions
for Sonia Sánchez
27 Total Book Awards
Evelyn Del Rey Is Moving Away (10)

ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2025
Commended, 2021

Américas Award, 1993-2024
Commended, 2021

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2021

Charlotte Zolotow Award, 1998-2025
Winner, 2022

International Latino Book Awards, 2000-2024
Third Place Winner, 2021

Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2025
Social Interactions & Relationships Selection, 2021

Publishers Weekly Best Books, 2010-2024
Picture Book Selection, 2020

SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2024
Selection, 2020
Tamales for Christmas (5)

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2025

Center for the Study of Multicultural Children's Literature Best Books, 2013-2024
Selection, 2024

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

Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2025
Selection, 2025

Publishers Weekly Best Books, 2010-2024
Picture Book Selection, 2024
The Little Green Swing (3)

Best STEM Books, 2017-2025
Selection, 2025

Children's Favorites Award, 2015-2025
Grades K-2 Selection, 2025

Teacher Favorites Award, 2015-2025
Grades K-2 Selection, 2025
Evelyn del Rey se muda (2)

International Latino Book Awards, 2000-2024
Second Place Winner, 2021
Green Green: A Community Gardening Story (2)

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2018

Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2025
Environment, Energy, Ecology Selection, 2018
Here I Am (2)

Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
City Selection, 2014

Read for Empathy Collections, 2017-2025
Selection, 2018
Bubbles... Up! (1)

Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Read Aloud Selection, 2021
The Little Red Fort (1)

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2019
Tamales para navidad (1)

Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Spanish Selection, 2024