Book Awards & Distinctions
for Felicita Sala
24 Total Book Awards
Joan Procter, Dragon Doctor: The Woman Who Loved Reptiles (4)

Best STEM Books, 2017-2025
Selection, 2019

Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2025
Biography Selection, 2019

Orbis Pictus Award, 2000-2025
Commended, 2019
As Night Falls: Creatures That Go Wild After Dark (2)

NYT Best Illustrated Children’s Books, 1952-2024
Selection, 2023

Original Art Medal, 2002-2024
Gold Winner, 2023
Green on Green (2)

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2021

Notable Poetry and Verse Novels, 2011-2025
Selection, 2021
On Our Way to Oyster Bay: Mother Jones and Her March for Children's Rights (2)

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2017

Skipping Stones Honor Awards, 1994-2024
Multicultural and International Honor, 2017
She Made a Monster: How Mary Shelley Created Frankenstein (2)

Children's Favorites Award, 2015-2025
Selection, 2019

NYT Best Illustrated Children’s Books, 1952-2024
Selection, 2018
Your Birthday Was the Best! (2)

Children’s Book Council of Australia Book of the Year Awards, 2007-2025
Picture Book Honor, 2021

Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Read Aloud Selection, 2022
Big Foot and Little Foot (1)

Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Elementary Selection, 2018
Dark on Light (1)

Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Read Aloud Selection, 2023
El pulpo se escapa (1)

Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Spanish Selection, 2023
The Hideout (1)

Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Emergent Selection, 2020
If You Run Out of Words (1)

ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2025
Commended, 2025
The Monster Detector (1)

Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Elementary Selection, 2018
Mr. Crum's Potato Predicament (1)

Joan Betty Stuchner Award, 2017-2025
Picture Book Finalist, 2019
Ode to an Onion: Pablo Neruda & His Muse (1)

Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Arts Selection, 2019
The Squatchicorns (1)

Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Elementary Selection, 2019
Your School Is the Best! (1)

Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Read Aloud Selection, 2023