Book Awards & Distinctions
for Reem Faruqi
20 Total Book Awards
Lailah's Lunchbox: A Ramadan Story (5)

ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2025
Commended, 2016

Children's Favorites Award, 2015-2025
Selection, 2016

Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2025
World History & Culture Selection, 2016

Skipping Stones Honor Awards, 1994-2024
Multicultural and International Honor, 2016
Amira's Picture Day (4)

ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2025
Commended, 2022

Center for the Study of Multicultural Children's Literature Best Books, 2013-2024
Selection, 2021

Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2025
Social Interactions & Relationships Selection, 2022
Call Me Adnan (3)

Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Sports Selection, 2023

Notable Poetry and Verse Novels, 2011-2025
Selection, 2024
Unsettled (3)
Swimming Toward a Dream: Yusra Mardini's Incredible Journey from Refugee to Olympic Swimmer (2)

Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Sports Selection, 2023

Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2025
Contemporary Concerns Selection, 2024
The House Without Lights: A Glowing Celebration of Joy, Warmth, and Home (1)

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2025