Book Awards & Distinctions
for Eric Velasquez
61 Total Book Awards
Schomburg: The Man Who Built a Library (12)

ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2025
Commended, 2018

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2018

Center for the Study of Multicultural Children's Literature Best Books, 2013-2024
Selection, 2017

Golden Kite Awards, 1974-2025
Nonfiction Text for Young Readers Winner, 2018

Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Biography Selection, 2017

Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2025
Biography Selection, 2018

SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2024
Selection, 2017
¡Mambo Mucho Mambo!: The Dance That Crossed Color Lines (5)

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

Jane Addams Children's Book Awards, 1953-2025
Finalist, 2023

Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Spanish Selection, 2022

Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2025
History, Life, Culture in the Americas Selection, 2022
Grandma's Gift (5)

ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2025
Commended, 2011

Américas Award, 1993-2024
Commended, 2011

Pura Belpré Awards, 1996-2025
Illustrator Winner, 2011
New Shoes (5)

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2016

Center for the Study of Multicultural Children's Literature Best Books, 2013-2024
Selection, 2015

Charlotte Huck Award, 2015-2025
Honor, 2016

Jane Addams Children's Book Awards, 1953-2025
Books for Younger Children Winner, 2016

Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2025
History, Life, Culture in the Americas Selection, 2016
Beautiful Moon: A Child's Prayer (3)

ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2025
Commended, 2015

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2015

Charlotte Zolotow Award, 1998-2025
Honor, 2015
Going Places: Victor Hugo Green and His Glorious Book (3)
Journey to Jo'burg: A South African Story (2)
Outspoken: Paul Robeson, Ahead of His Time: A One-Man Show (2)

Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Biography Selection, 2024
The Price of Freedom: How One Town Stood Up to Slavery (2)

Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Nonfiction Selection, 2013

Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2025
History, Life, Culture in the Americas Selection, 2014
Pulpo guisado (2)

Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Spanish Selection, 2021
Ruth Objects: The Life of Ruth Bader Ginsburg (2)

ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2025
Commended, 2021

Rise: A Feminist Book Project Top Ten, 2011-2025
Commended, 2021
Touch the Sky: Alice Coachman, Olympic High Jumper (2)

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2013

Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Sports Selection, 2012
As Fast as Words Could Fly (1)

Skipping Stones Honor Awards, 1994-2024
Multicultural and International Honor, 2014
Chain of Fire (1)

CCBC Choices
Selection, 1990
Grandma's Records (1)
Looking for Bongo (1)

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2017
My Uncle Martin's Words for America: Martin Luther King Jr.'s Niece Tells How He Made a Difference (1)
Octopus Stew (1)
The Piano Man (1)

Coretta Scott King Book Awards, 1970-2025
New Talent Winner, 1999
Schomburg: El Hombre Que Creó Una Biblioteca (1)
A Season for Mangoes (1)

Américas Award, 1993-2024
Honor, 2005
She Was the First!: The Trailblazing Life of Shirley Chisholm (1)
The Skirt (1)

CCBC Choices
Selection, 1992
Some Kind of Love: A Family Reunion in Poems (1)
The Sound That Jazz Makes (1)

Carter G. Woodson Book Award, 1974-2024
Winner, 2001
Strong Voices: Fifteen American Speeches Worth Knowing (1)
A Sweet Smell of Roses (1)

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2006
A Thirst for Home: A Story of Water Across the World (1)

Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2025
Environment, Energy, Ecology Selection, 2015