Book Awards & Distinctions
for Andrea Wang
30 Total Book Awards
Watercress (15)

ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2025
Commended, 2022

CALA Annual Best Book Award, 2008-2024
Winner, 2022

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2022

Center for the Study of Multicultural Children's Literature Best Books, 2013-2024
Selection, 2021

Horn Book Fanfare, 2001-2024
Selection, 2021

I’m Your Neighbor Book Awards, 2022-2023
New Generation Winner, 2022

John Newbery Medal, 1922-2025
Honor, 2022

Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2025
History, Life, Culture in the Americas Selection, 2022

Publishers Weekly Best Books, 2010-2024
Picture Book Selection, 2021

Randolph Caldecott Medal, 1938-2025
Winner, 2022

SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2024
Selection, 2021
The Many Meanings of Meilan (5)

Center for the Study of Multicultural Children's Literature Best Books, 2013-2024
Selection, 2021

Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Middle Selection, 2021

Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2025
Contemporary Concerns Selection, 2022

SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2024
Selection, 2021
Luli and the Language of Tea (4)

ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2025
Commended, 2023

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2023
Magic Ramen: The Story of Momofuku Ando (3)

Center for the Study of Multicultural Children's Literature Best Books, 2013-2024
Selection, 2019

Freeman Book Awards, 2016-2024
Honor, 2019

Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Character Building Selection, 2019
Summer at Squee (2)

Charlotte Huck Award, 2015-2025
Honor, 2025

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