Book Awards & Distinctions
for Erin Entrada Kelly
56 Total Book Awards
Lalani of the Distant Sea (9)

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

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

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2020

Horn Book Fanfare, 2001-2024
Selection, 2019

Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Fantasy/Science Fiction Selection, 2019

Lasting Connections, 2000 - 2020
Selection, 2019

Mythopoeic Fantasy Award, 1971-2024
Finalist, 2020

SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2024
Selection, 2019
Blackbird Fly (8)

ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2025
Commended, 2016

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2016

Center for the Study of Multicultural Children's Literature Best Books, 2013-2024
Selection, 2015

Children’s Favorites Award, 2015-2024
Selection, 2016

Golden Kite Awards, 1974-2025
Young Reader and Middle Grade Fiction Winner, 2016

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

SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2024
Selection, 2015
Hello, Universe (7)

ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2025
Commended, 2018

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2018

Center for the Study of Multicultural Children's Literature Best Books, 2013-2024
Selection, 2017

John Newbery Medal, 1922-2025
Winner, 2018

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

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

SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2024
Selection, 2017
The First State of Being (5)

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

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

John Newbery Medal, 1922-2025
Winner, 2025

Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Elementary Selection, 2024
We Dream of Space (5)

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

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2021

Horn Book Fanfare, 2001-2024
Selection, 2020

John Newbery Medal, 1922-2025
Honor, 2021

SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2024
Selection, 2020
You Go First (5)

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2019

Children’s Favorites Award, 2015-2024
Selection, 2019

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

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

SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2024
Selection, 2018
The Land of Forgotten Girls (4)

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2017

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

SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2024
Selection, 2016
Those Kids from Fawn Creek (4)

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

Horn Book Fanfare, 2001-2024
Selection, 2022

Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Elementary Selection, 2022

SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2024
Selection, 2022
Surely Surely Marisol Rainey (3)

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2023

Horn Book Fanfare, 2001-2024
Selection, 2022
Felix Powell, Boy Dog (2)

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

Publishers Weekly Best Books, 2010-2024
Middle Grade Selection, 2024
Maybe Maybe Marisol Rainey (2)

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2022

Horn Book Fanfare, 2001-2024
Selection, 2021
Only Only Marisol Rainey (2)

Horn Book Fanfare, 2001-2024
Selection, 2023

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