Book Awards & Distinctions
for J. Patrick Lewis
2 Lifetime Achievement Awards 32 Total Book Awards
Harlem Hellfighters (6)
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2024
Commended, 2015
Best Illustrated Children’s Books, 1952-2024
Selection, 2014
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2024
Middle Selection, 2015
Notable Books for a Global Society, 1996-2024
Selection, 2015
Notable Poetry and Verse Novels, 2011-2025
Selection, 2015
Original Art Medal, 2002-2024
Silver Winner, 2014
When Thunder Comes: Poems for Civil Rights Leaders (5)
Lasting Connections, 2000 - 2020
Selection, 2013
Notable Books for a Global Society, 1996-2024
Selection, 2014
Notable Children’s Books in the Language Arts Award, 1997-2024
Selection, 2014
Notable Poetry and Verse Novels, 2011-2025
Selection, 2013
Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2024
World History & Culture Selection, 2014
Book of Animal Poetry: 200 Poems with Photographs That Squeak, Soar, and Roar! (4)
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2024
Commended, 2013
Notable Children’s Books in the Language Arts Award, 1997-2024
Selection, 2013
Notable Poetry and Verse Novels, 2011-2025
Selection, 2012
Edgar Allan Poe's Pie: Math Puzzlers in Classic Poems (4)
Mathical Book Prize, 2015-2024
Honor, 2015
Notable Poetry and Verse Novels, 2011-2025
Selection, 2012
Voices from the March on Washington (3)
Notable Books for a Global Society, 1996-2024
Selection, 2015
Notable Children’s Books in the Language Arts Award, 1997-2024
Selection, 2015
Notable Poetry and Verse Novels, 2011-2025
Selection, 2015
National Geographic Book of Nature Poetry: More Than 200 Poems with Photographs That Float, Zoom, and Bloom! (2)
And the Soldiers Sang (1)
Bigfoot Is Missing! (1)
Everything Is a Poem: The Best of J. Patrick Lewis (1)
Notable Poetry and Verse Novels, 2011-2025
Selection, 2015
Face Bug (1)
Freedom Like Sunlight (1)
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2024
Commended, 2001
Last Laughs: Animal Epitaphs (1)
The Shoe Tree of Chagrin (1)
Golden Kite Awards, 1974-2024
Picture Book Text Winner, 2002
World Rat Day: Poems about Real Holidays You've Never Heard of (1)
Notable Poetry and Verse Novels, 2011-2025
Selection, 2014