Book Awards & Distinctions
for Barbara Kerley
31 Total Book Awards
The Dinosaurs of Waterhouse Hawkins (5)

ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2025
Commended, 2002

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2002

Lasting Connections, 2000 - 2020
Selection, 2001

Orbis Pictus Award, 2000-2025
Honor, 2002

Randolph Caldecott Medal, 1938-2025
Honor, 2002
The Extraordinary Mark Twain (According to Susy) (5)

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2011

Notable Children’s Books in the Language Arts Award, 1997-2025
Selection, 2011

Orbis Pictus Award, 2000-2025
Commended, 2011

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

SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2024
Selection, 2010
Walt Whitman: Words for America (5)

ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2025
Commended, 2005

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2005

NYT Best Illustrated Children’s Books, 1952-2024
Selection, 2004
Those Rebels, John & Tom (4)

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2013

Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Biography Selection, 2012

Lasting Connections, 2000 - 2020
Selection, 2012

Orbis Pictus Award, 2000-2025
Honor, 2013
What to Do about Alice? (4)

ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2025
Commended, 2009
A Home for Mr. Emerson (3)

Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Biography Selection, 2014

Orbis Pictus Award, 2000-2025
Honor, 2015

Teacher Favorites Award, 2015-2024
Selection, 2015
Songs of Papa's Island (1)

ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2025
Commended, 1996
Tigers and Tea with Toppy (1)

Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
City Selection, 2019
With a Friend by Your Side (1)

Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2025
Social Interactions & Relationships Selection, 2016
The World Is Waiting for You (1)

Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2025
Geography, People, Places Selection, 2014
You and Me Together: Moms, Dads, and Kids Around the World (1)

ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2025
Commended, 2006