Book Awards & Distinctions
for Eric Velasquez

60 Total Book Awards

Schomburg: The Man Who Built a Library
Schomburg: The Man Who Built a Library is on 2 State Lists

¡Mambo Mucho Mambo!: The Dance That Crossed Color Lines
¡Mambo Mucho Mambo!: The Dance That Crossed Color Lines is on 2 State Lists

Grandma's Gift
Grandma's Gift is on 1 State List

New Shoes
New Shoes is on 7 State Lists

Beautiful Moon: A Child's Prayer

Going Places: Victor Hugo Green and His Glorious Book
Going Places: Victor Hugo Green and His Glorious Book is on 5 State Lists

Journey to Jo'burg: A South African Story
Journey to Jo'burg: A South African Story is on 1 State List

The Price of Freedom: How One Town Stood Up to Slavery
The Price of Freedom: How One Town Stood Up to Slavery is on 2 State Lists

Pulpo guisado

Ruth Objects: The Life of Ruth Bader Ginsburg

Touch the Sky: Alice Coachman, Olympic High Jumper
Touch the Sky: Alice Coachman, Olympic High Jumper is on 2 State Lists

As Fast as Words Could Fly
As Fast as Words Could Fly is on 4 State Lists

Chain of Fire

Grandma's Records
Grandma's Records is on 2 State Lists

Looking for Bongo
Looking for Bongo is on 2 State Lists

My Uncle Martin's Words for America: Martin Luther King Jr.'s Niece Tells How He Made a Difference
My Uncle Martin's Words for America: Martin Luther King Jr.'s Niece Tells How He Made a Difference is on 1 State List

Octopus Stew
Octopus Stew is on 2 State Lists

Outspoken: Paul Robeson, Ahead of His Time: A One-Man Show

The Piano Man

Schomburg: El Hombre Que Creó Una Biblioteca

A Season for Mangoes

She Was the First!: The Trailblazing Life of Shirley Chisholm
She Was the First!: The Trailblazing Life of Shirley Chisholm is on 2 State Lists

The Skirt

Some Kind of Love: A Family Reunion in Poems

The Sound That Jazz Makes

Strong Voices: Fifteen American Speeches Worth Knowing
Strong Voices: Fifteen American Speeches Worth Knowing is on 2 State Lists

A Sweet Smell of Roses

A Thirst for Home: A Story of Water Across the World