Book Awards & Distinctions
for Shawn Harris
25 Total Book Awards
Her Right Foot (9)

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

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2018

Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
City Selection, 2018

Notable Books for a Global Society, 1996-2025
Selection, 2018

Orbis Pictus Award, 2000-2025
Honor, 2018

Publishers Weekly Best Books, 2010-2024
Picture Book Selection, 2017

SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2024
Selection, 2017

Teacher Favorites Award, 2015-2024
Selection, 2018
The Eyes & the Impossible (5)

ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2025
Commended, 2024

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2024

John Newbery Medal, 1922-2025
Winner, 2024

Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Elementary Selection, 2024

Publishers Weekly Best Books, 2010-2024
Middle Grade Selection, 2023
The First Cat in Space Ate Pizza (3)

Children’s Favorites Award, 2015-2024
Selection, 2023

SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2024
Selection, 2022
A Polar Bear in the Snow (3)

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

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2021

Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Pre-Kindergarten Selection, 2021
The First Cat in Space and the Soup of Doom (2)
Have You Ever Seen a Flower? (2)
The Teeny-Weeny Unicorn (1)

Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Elementary Selection, 2024