Book Awards & Distinctions
for Amy June Bates
30 Total Book Awards
Hidden Hope: How a Toy and a Hero Saved Lives During the Holocaust (7)

Golden Kite Awards, 1974-2025
Nonfiction Text for Young Readers Finalist, 2024

Jane Addams Children's Book Awards, 1953-2025
Finalist, 2024

Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Nonfiction Selection, 2023

Notable Books for a Global Society, 1996-2025
Selection, 2024

Notable Children’s Books in the Language Arts Award, 1997-2025
Selection, 2024

Septima Clark Book Award, 2019-2025
Honor, 2024

Sydney Taylor Book Award, 2001-2025
Honor, 2024
Gittel's Journey: An Ellis Island Story (3)
Ketzel, the Cat Who Composed (3)

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2016

Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Arts Selection, 2015

Sydney Taylor Book Award, 2001-2025
Winner, 2016
Red Butterfly (2)
Sam the Man & the Chicken Plan (2)

Gryphon Award, 2004-2021
Honor, 2017

Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Elementary Selection, 2016
Sam the Man & the Rutabaga Plan (2)

Gryphon Award, 2004-2021
Honor, 2018

Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Elementary Selection, 2017
Speak to Me: And I Will Listen Between the Lines (2)

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2005
The Boy and the Sea (1)

Golden Kite Awards, 1974-2025
Picture Book Text Finalist, 2022
Christian, the Hugging Lion (1)
Hair for Mama (1)

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2008
The Leadership Journey: How Four Kids Became President (1)

Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Biography Selection, 2024
Minette's Feast: The Delicious Story of Julia Child and Her Cat (1)

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2013
Sam the Man & the Cell Phone Plan (1)

Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Elementary Selection, 2020
Sam the Man & the Dragon Van Plan (1)

Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Elementary Selection, 2018
Sam the Man & the Secret Detective Club Plan (1)

Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Elementary Selection, 2018