Book Awards & Distinctions
for Baba Wagué Diakité
18 Total Book Awards
I Lost My Tooth in Africa (5)
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2025
Commended, 2007
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2007
Notable Books for a Global Society, 1996-2025
Selection, 2007
The Hatseller and the Monkeys: A West African Folktale (4)
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2025
Commended, 2000
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2000
Charlotte Zolotow Award, 1998-2025
Commended, 2000
Notable Books for a Global Society, 1996-2025
Selection, 2000
The Hunterman and the Crocodile (3)
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2025
Commended, 1998
CCBC Choices
Selection, 1997
Coretta Scott King Book Awards, 1970-2025
Illustrator Honor, 1998
The Magic Gourd (3)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2004
A Gift from Childhood: Memories of an African Boyhood (2)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2011
Outstanding International Books, 2006-2024
Grades 6-8 Selection, 2011
Mee-An and the Magic Serpent (1)
Outstanding International Books, 2006-2024
Grades 3-5 Selection, 2008
