Book Awards & Distinctions
for Molly Mendoza
16 Total Book Awards
Jovita Wore Pants: The Story of a Mexican Freedom Fighter (10)
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2025
Commended, 2024
Center for the Study of Multicultural Children's Literature Best Books, 2013-2024
Selection, 2023
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Biography Selection, 2023
Notable Books for a Global Society, 1996-2025
Selection, 2024
Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2025
Biography Selection, 2024
Randolph Caldecott Medal, 1938-2025
Honor, 2024
SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2024
Selection, 2023
We Are Kid Lit Collective Summer Reading Lists, 2015-2025
Picture Book Selection, 2025
They Hold the Line: Wildfires, Wildlands, and the Firefighters Who Brave Them (4)
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2025
Commended, 2024
Horn Book Fanfare, 2001-2024
Selection, 2023
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Nonfiction Selection, 2023
Teacher Favorites Award, 2015-2025
Selection, 2024
Freedom, We Sing (1)
Life Is Beautiful (1)
