Book Awards & Distinctions
for Kathleen Benson
11 Total Book Awards
Draw What You See: The Life and Art of Benny Andrews (4)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2016
Center for the Study of Multicultural Children's Literature Best Books, 2013-2024
Selection, 2015
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
City Selection, 2015
Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2025
Biography Selection, 2016
John Lewis in the Lead: A Story of the Civil Rights Movement (2)
Carter G. Woodson Book Award, 1974-2025
Winner, 2007
Skipping Stones Honor Awards, 1994-2024
Multicultural and International Honor, 2007
African Beginnings (1)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 1998
Bound for America: The Forced Migration of Africans to the New World (1)
Orbis Pictus Award, 2000-2025
Commended, 2000
Carter G. Woodson: The Man Who Put “Black” in American History (1)
Count Your Way Through Iran (1)
Middle East Book Award, 2000-2023
Picture Book Honor, 2007
The Rise of Jim Crow (1)
Carter G. Woodson Book Award, 1974-2025
Winner, 2009
