Book Awards & Distinctions
for David Almond
50 Total Book Awards
Skellig (5)

ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2025
Commended, 2000

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2000

Michael L. Printz Award, 2000-2025
Honor, 2000

Mythopoeic Fantasy Award, 1971-2024
Finalist, 2000
Clay (4)

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2007

Horn Book Fanfare, 2001-2024
Selection, 2006

Lasting Connections, 2000 - 2020
Selection, 2006

Outstanding International Books, 2006-2024
Grades 9-12 Selection, 2007
The Fire-Eaters (4)

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

Boston Globe-Horn Book Awards, 1967-2024
Winner, 2004

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2005

Horn Book Fanfare, 2001-2024
Selection, 2004
The Great War: Stories Inspired by Items from the First World War (4)

Best Fiction for Young Adults, 2011-2025
Selection, 2016

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2016

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

Outstanding International Books, 2006-2024
Grades 6-8 Selection, 2016
Kit's Wilderness (4)

ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2025
Commended, 2001

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2001

Lasting Connections, 2000 - 2020
Selection, 2000

Michael L. Printz Award, 2000-2025
Winner, 2001
The Dam (3)

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2019

Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Arts Selection, 2019

Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2025
Environment, Energy, Ecology Selection, 2019
My Name Is Mina (3)

Best Fiction for Young Adults, 2011-2025
Selection, 2012

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2012

Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Elementary Selection, 2012
The Tale of Angelino Brown (3)

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

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

Read for Empathy Collections, 2017-2025
Selection, 2019
Mouse Bird Snake Wolf (2)

Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
High Interest Selection, 2013

Outstanding International Books, 2006-2024
Grades 3-5 Selection, 2014
The Savage (2)

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2009
A Song for Ella Grey (2)

Best Fiction for Young Adults, 2011-2025
Selection, 2016

Publishers Weekly Best Books, 2010-2024
Young Adult Selection, 2015
The Tightrope Walkers (2)

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2016

SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2024
Selection, 2015
War Is Over (2)

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2021

Outstanding International Books, 2006-2024
Grades 3-5 Selection, 2021
The Boy Who Climbed Into the Moon (1)

Outstanding International Books, 2006-2024
Grades 3-5 Selection, 2011
The Boy Who Swam with Piranhas (1)

Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Elementary Selection, 2013
Half a Creature from the Sea: A Life in Stories (1)

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2016
Harry Miller's Run (1)

Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Elementary Selection, 2017
Heaven Eyes (1)

ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2025
Commended, 2002
Joe Quinn's Poltergeist (1)

Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Graphic Novels Selection, 2020
My Dad's a Birdman (1)

Outstanding International Books, 2006-2024
Grades 3-5 Selection, 2009
Puppet (1)

Horn Book Fanfare, 2001-2024
Selection, 2024
Raven Summer (1)

Outstanding International Books, 2006-2024
Grades 9-12 Selection, 2010
The True Tale of the Monster Billy Dean (1)

Publishers Weekly Best Books, 2010-2024
Young Adult Selection, 2014