Book Awards & Distinctions
for Patricia MacLachlan
47 Total Book Awards
The Iridescence of Birds: A Book about Henri Matisse (4)

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

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2015

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

SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2024
Selection, 2014
Once I Ate a Pie (4)

ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2025
Commended, 2007

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2007
The Poet's Dog (4)

Children's Favorites Award, 2015-2025
Selection, 2017

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

Lasting Connections, 2000 - 2020
Selection, 2016

Publishers Weekly Best Books, 2010-2024
Middle Grade Selection, 2016
Sarah, Plain and Tall (4)

CCBC Choices
Selection, 1985

Golden Kite Awards, 1974-2025
Fiction Winner, 1986

John Newbery Medal, 1922-2025
Winner, 1986

Scott O'Dell Award, 1984-2025
Winner, 1986
Fly Away (3)

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2015

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

Teacher Favorites Award, 2015-2025
Selection, 2015
Dream Within a Dream (2)

Notable Children’s Books in the Language Arts Award, 1997-2025
Selection, 2020

Publishers Weekly Best Books, 2010-2024
Middle Grade Selection, 2019
Just Dance (2)

Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Elementary Selection, 2017
Lala Salama: A Tanzanian Lullaby (2)
Nora's Chicks (2)

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2014

Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Emergent Selection, 2013
Snow Horses: A First Night Story (2)

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2023

Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Elementary Selection, 2023
The Truth of Me: About a Boy, His Grandmother, and a Very Good Dog (2)

Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Elementary Selection, 2013

Publishers Weekly Best Books, 2010-2024
Fiction Selection, 2013
Arthur, for the Very First Time (1)

Golden Kite Awards, 1974-2025
Fiction Winner, 1981
Barkus (1)

Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Emergent Selection, 2017
Caleb's Story (1)

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2002
Dog Dreams (1)

Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Emergent Selection, 2018
Grandfather's Dance (1)

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2007
The Hundred-Year Barn (1)

Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Emergent Selection, 2019
Kindred Souls (1)

Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Elementary Selection, 2012
My Father's Words (1)

Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Elementary Selection, 2019
My Friend Earth (1)
Painting the Game (1)

Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Elementary Selection, 2024
Prairie Days (1)
Unclaimed Treasures (1)
Waiting for the Magic (1)
White Fur Flying (1)

Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Elementary Selection, 2013
Wondrous Rex (1)

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2021