Book Awards & Distinctions
for Yuyi Morales
2 Lifetime Achievement Awards 111 Total Book Awards
Dreamers (20)
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2024
Commended, 2019
American Indians in Children's Literature (AICL): Lists of Best Books, 2010-2023
Picture Book Selection, 2018
Best Illustrated Children’s Books, 1952-2023
Selection, 2018
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2019
Charlotte Zolotow Award, 1998-2024
Commended, 2019
Flora Stieglitz Straus Award for Nonfiction, 1993-2024
Younger Readers Winner, 2019
Horn Book Fanfare, 2001-2023
Selection, 2018
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2024
Nonfiction Selection, 2019
Lasting Connections, 2000 - 2020
Selection, 2018
Notable Books for a Global Society, 1996-2024
Selection, 2019
Notable Children’s Books in the Language Arts Award, 1997-2024
Selection, 2019
Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2024
Contemporary Concerns Selection, 2019
Publishers Weekly Best Books, 2010-2024
Picture Book Selection, 2018
Pura Belpré Awards, 1996-2024
Illustrator Winner, 2019
SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2023
Selection, 2018
Tomás Rivera Book Award, 1996-2024
Winner, 2019
Just a Minute!: A Trickster Tale and Counting Book (10)
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2024
Commended, 2004
Américas Award, 1993-2024
Winner, 2003
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2004
Golden Kite Awards, 1974-2024
Picture Book Illustration Honor, 2004
Notable Books for a Global Society, 1996-2024
Selection, 2004
Phoenix Award, 1986-2024
Honor, 2023
Pura Belpré Awards, 1996-2024
Illustrator Winner, 2004
Tomás Rivera Book Award, 1996-2024
Winner, 2004
Thunder Boy Jr. (10)
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2024
Commended, 2017
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2017
Center for the Study of Multicultural Children's Literature Best Books, 2013-2023
Selection, 2016
Charlotte Zolotow Award, 1998-2024
Honor, 2017
Horn Book Fanfare, 2001-2023
Selection, 2016
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2024
Elementary Selection, 2016
Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2024
Social Interactions & Relationships Selection, 2017
Publishers Weekly Best Books, 2010-2024
Picture Book Selection, 2016
Harvesting Hope: The Story of Cesar Chavez (9)
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2024
Commended, 2004
Américas Award, 1993-2024
Honor, 2003
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2004
Lasting Connections, 2000 - 2020
Selection, 2003
Notable Children’s Books in the Language Arts Award, 1997-2024
Selection, 2004
Pura Belpré Awards, 1996-2024
Illustrator Honor, 2004
Viva Frida (9)
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2024
Commended, 2015
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2015
Center for the Study of Multicultural Children's Literature Best Books, 2013-2023
Selection, 2014
Horn Book Fanfare, 2001-2023
Selection, 2014
Publishers Weekly Best Books, 2010-2024
Picture Book Selection, 2014
Pura Belpré Awards, 1996-2024
Illustrator Winner, 2015
Randolph Caldecott Medal, 1938-2024
Honor, 2015
SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2023
Selection, 2014
Bright Star (8)
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2024
Commended, 2022
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2022
Center for the Study of Multicultural Children's Literature Best Books, 2013-2023
Selection, 2021
I’m Your Neighbor Book Awards, 2022-2023
Readers Choice Winner, 2023
Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2024
Contemporary Concerns Selection, 2022
Pura Belpré Awards, 1996-2024
Illustrator Honor, 2022
Tomás Rivera Book Award, 1996-2024
Winner, 2022
Niño Wrestles the World (7)
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2024
Commended, 2014
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2014
Center for the Study of Multicultural Children's Literature Best Books, 2013-2023
Selection, 2013
Charlotte Zolotow Award, 1998-2024
Commended, 2014
Golden Kite Awards, 1974-2024
Picture Book Illustration Honor, 2014
Horn Book Fanfare, 2001-2023
Selection, 2013
Pura Belpré Awards, 1996-2024
Illustrator Winner, 2014
Soñadores (7)
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2024
Spanish Selection, 2019
Lasting Connections, 2000 - 2020
Selection, 2018
Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2024
Contemporary Concerns Selection, 2019
SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2023
Selection, 2018
Just in Case: A Trickster Tale and Spanish Alphabet Book (6)
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2024
Commended, 2009
Américas Award, 1993-2024
Winner, 2009
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2009
Notable Children’s Books in the Language Arts Award, 1997-2024
Selection, 2009
Pura Belpré Awards, 1996-2024
Illustrator Winner, 2009
Pura Belpré Awards, 1996-2024
Illustrator Winner, 2009
Los Gatos Black on Halloween (6)
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2024
Commended, 2007
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2024
Commended, 2007
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2007
Pura Belpré Awards, 1996-2024
Illustrator Winner, 2008
Pura Belpré Awards, 1996-2024
Illustrator Winner, 2008
Tomás Rivera Book Award, 1996-2024
Winner, 2008
My Abuelita (4)
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2024
Commended, 2010
Américas Award, 1993-2024
Commended, 2010
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2010
Pura Belpré Awards, 1996-2024
Illustrator Honor, 2010
Rudas: Niño's Horrendous Hermanitas (4)
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2024
Commended, 2017
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2017
Center for the Study of Multicultural Children's Literature Best Books, 2013-2023
Selection, 2016
SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2023
Selection, 2016
Georgia in Hawaii: When Georgia O'Keeffe Painted What She Pleased (3)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2013
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2024
Elementary Selection, 2012
Little Night (3)
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2024
Commended, 2008
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2008
Golden Kite Awards, 1974-2024
Picture Book Illustration Winner, 2008
Ladder to the Moon (2)
Floating on Mama's Song / Flotando en la cancion de mama (1)
Lucero (1)
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2024
Spanish Selection, 2022
Nochecita (1)
Américas Award, 1993-2024
Honor, 2008