Book Awards & Distinctions
for Vashti Harrison
26 Total Book Awards
Big (16)

ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2025
Commended, 2024

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2024

Center for the Study of Multicultural Children's Literature Best Books, 2013-2024
Selection, 2023

Coretta Scott King Book Awards, 1970-2025
Author Honor, 2024

Coretta Scott King Book Awards, 1970-2025
Author Honor, 2024

Golden Kite Awards, 1974-2025
Picture Book Illustration Winner, 2024

Horn Book Fanfare, 2001-2024
Selection, 2023

Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Character Building Selection, 2024

Notable Children’s Books in the Language Arts Award, 1997-2025
Selection, 2024

Publishers Weekly Best Books, 2010-2024
Picture Book Selection, 2023

Randolph Caldecott Medal, 1938-2025
Winner, 2024

Rise: A Feminist Book Project Top Ten, 2011-2025
Commended, 2024

SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2024
Selection, 2023
Sulwe (5)

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

Coretta Scott King Book Awards, 1970-2025
Illustrator Honor, 2020

Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2025
Social Interactions & Relationships Selection, 2020
Hair Love (3)

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2020
Amor de pelo (1)

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