Book Awards & Distinctions
for Ilene Cooper
12 Total Book Awards
Jack: The Early Years of John F. Kennedy (4)

ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2025
Commended, 2004

Lasting Connections, 2000 - 2020
Selection, 2003

Orbis Pictus Award, 2000-2025
Commended, 2004
A Woman in the House (and Senate): How Women Came to the United States Congress, Broke Down Barriers, and Changed the Country (4)

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

Lasting Connections, 2000 - 2020
Selection, 2014

Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2025
Geography, People, Places Selection, 2015

Rise: A Feminist Book Project Top Ten, 2011-2025
Commended, 2015
Eleanor Roosevelt, Fighter for Justice: Her Impact on the Civil Rights Movement, the White House, and the World (2)

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

Lasting Connections, 2000 - 2020
Selection, 2018
Jewish Holidays All Year Round: A Family Treasury (1)

National Jewish Book Awards, 1952-2024
Children's Winner, 2002
This Boy: The Early Lives of John Lennon & Paul McCartney (1)

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