Book Awards & Distinctions
for Paul O. Zelinsky
2 Lifetime Achievement Awards 41 Total Book Awards
Z Is for Moose (6)
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2024
Commended, 2013
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2013
Horn Book Fanfare, 2001-2023
Selection, 2012
Lasting Connections, 2000 - 2020
Selection, 2012
Notable Children’s Books in the Language Arts Award, 1997-2024
Selection, 2013
SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2023
Selection, 2012
All-Of-A-Kind Family Hanukkah (5)
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2024
Commended, 2019
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2019
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2024
Elementary Selection, 2018
National Jewish Book Awards, 1952-2023
Children's Finalist, 2018
Sydney Taylor Book Award, 2001-2024
Winner, 2019
Swamp Angel (5)
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2024
Commended, 1995
Best Illustrated Children’s Books, 1952-2024
Selection, 1994
CCBC Choices
Selection, 1994
Randolph Caldecott Medal, 1938-2024
Honor, 1995
Rapunzel (3)
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2024
Commended, 1998
CCBC Choices
Selection, 1997
Randolph Caldecott Medal, 1938-2024
Winner, 1998
Toys Meet Snow: Being the Wintertime Adventures of a Curious Stuffed Buffalo, a… (3)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2016
Publishers Weekly Best Books, 2010-2024
Picture Book Selection, 2015
SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2023
Selection, 2015
Doodler Doodling (2)
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2024
Commended, 2005
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2005
Dust Devil (2)
Knick-Knack, Paddywhack! (2)
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2024
Commended, 2003
Best Illustrated Children’s Books, 1952-2024
Selection, 2002
Rumpelstiltskin (2)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 1986
Randolph Caldecott Medal, 1938-2024
Honor, 1987
Toys Go Out: Being the Adventures of a Knowledgeable Stingray, a Toughy Little Buffalo… (2)
Awful Ogre's Awful Day (1)
Best Illustrated Children’s Books, 1952-2024
Selection, 2001
Dear Mr. Henshaw (1)
Earwig and the Witch (1)
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2024
Elementary Selection, 2012
Hansel and Gretel (1)
Red and Green and Blue and White (1)
Horn Book Fanfare, 2001-2023
Selection, 2021
The Shivers in the Fridge (1)
Toy Dance Party: Being the Further Adventures of a Bossyboots Stingray, a Courageous Buffalo, and a ... (1)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2009
Toys Come Home: Being the Early Experiences of an Intelligent Stingray, a Brave Buffalo, and… (1)
The Wheels on the Bus (1)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 1990