Book Awards & Distinctions
for Matt James
23 Total Book Awards
I Know Here (7)
Boston Globe-Horn Book Awards, 1967-2024
Winner, 2010
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2011
Ezra Jack Keats Award, 1986-2024
Author Winner, 2011
Horn Book Fanfare, 2001-2023
Selection, 2010
Outstanding International Books, 2006-2024
Grades K-2 Selection, 2011
The Funeral (4)
Best Illustrated Children’s Books, 1952-2023
Selection, 2018
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2019
Ezra Jack Keats Award, 1986-2024
Author Honor, 2019
Marilyn Baillie Picture Book Award, 2006-2024
Finalist, 2019
When the Moon Comes (4)
Governor General's Awards for Young People’s Literature, 2000-2024
Illustrator Finalist, 2017
Outstanding International Books, 2006-2024
Grades 3-5 Selection, 2018
TD Canadian Children's Literature Award, 2005-2024
English Finalist, 2018
From There to Here (2)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2015
Marilyn Baillie Picture Book Award, 2006-2024
Finalist, 2015
The Stone Thrower (2)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2017
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2024
Sports Selection, 2016
Tadpoles (2)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2024
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2024
Elementary Selection, 2023
I'm Afraid, Said the Leaf (1)
Governor General's Awards for Young People’s Literature, 2000-2024
Illustrator Finalist, 2024
Northwest Passage (1)
Governor General's Awards for Young People’s Literature, 2000-2024
Illustrator Winner, 2013
