Book Awards & Distinctions
for Jan Spivey Gilchrist
25 Total Book Awards
The Great Migration: Journey to the North (4)

ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2025
Commended, 2012

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2012

Coretta Scott King Book Awards, 1970-2025
Author Honor, 2012

Lasting Connections, 2000 - 2020
Selection, 2011
Nathaniel Talking (3)

CCBC Choices
Selection, 1989

Coretta Scott King Book Awards, 1970-2025
Author Honor, 1990

Coretta Scott King Book Awards, 1970-2025
Author Honor, 1990
Night on Neighborhood Street (3)

CCBC Choices
Selection, 1991

Coretta Scott King Book Awards, 1970-2025
Illustrator Honor, 1992

Coretta Scott King Book Awards, 1970-2025
Illustrator Honor, 1992
In the Land of Words: New and Selected Poems (2)

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2005
When the Horses Ride by: Children in the Times of War (2)

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2007

Notable Books for a Global Society, 1996-2025
Selection, 2007
Children of Long Ago (1)

CCBC Choices
Selection, 1988
First Pink Light (1)

CCBC Choices
Selection, 1991
The Friendly Four (1)

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2007
The Girl Who Buried Her Dreams in a Can (1)

Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2025
World History & Culture Selection, 2016
Honey, I Love (1)

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2004
My America (1)

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2008
My Daddy and I ... (1)

CCBC Choices
Selection, 1991
My Doll, Keshia (1)

CCBC Choices
Selection, 1991
Sweet Baby Coming (1)

CCBC Choices
Selection, 1994
We Are Shining (1)

Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2025
Social Interactions & Relationships Selection, 2018
Yafi's Family: An Ethiopian Boy's Journey of Love, Loss, and Adoption (1)

Skipping Stones Honor Awards, 1994-2024
Multicultural and International Honor, 2011