Book Awards & Distinctions
for Tracey Baptiste
23 Total Book Awards
Because Claudette (4)
Center for the Study of Multicultural Children's Literature Best Books, 2013-2024
Selection, 2022
Jane Addams Children's Book Awards, 1953-2025
Finalist, 2023
Teacher Favorites Award, 2015-2025
Selection, 2023
Boy 2.0 (4)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2025
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Middle Selection, 2024
Librarian Favorites Award, 2023-2025
Grades 6-8 Selection, 2025
Teacher Favorites Award, 2015-2025
Grades 6-8 Selection, 2025
Carnival Chaos (4)
El día de los niños / El día de los libros, 2013-2025
Grades 3-5 Selection, 2025
Librarian Favorites Award, 2023-2025
Grades 6-8 Selection, 2025
Publishers Weekly Best Books, 2010-2024
Middle Grade Selection, 2024
Teacher Favorites Award, 2015-2025
Grades 6-8 Selection, 2025
African Icons: Ten People Who Shaped History (3)
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Biography Selection, 2022
SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2024
Selection, 2021
The Jumbies (2)
Américas Award, 1993-2024
Commended, 2016
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Elementary Selection, 2015
Looking for a Jumbie (2)
Rise of the Jumbies (2)
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Elementary Selection, 2017
SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2024
Selection, 2017
Mermaid and Pirate (1)
Librarian Favorites Award, 2023-2025
Selection, 2024
Rosa Parks and Claudette Colvin: Civil Rights Heroes (1)
Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2025
Biography Selection, 2024
