Book Awards & Distinctions
for Peter Sís
4 Lifetime Achievement Awards 73 Total Book Awards
The Wall: Growing Up Behind the Iron Curtain (11)
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2024
Commended, 2008
Best Illustrated Children’s Books, 1952-2023
Selection, 2007
Boston Globe-Horn Book Awards, 1967-2024
Winner, 2008
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2008
Great Graphic Novels for Teens, 2007-2024
Commended, 2008
Horn Book Fanfare, 2001-2023
Selection, 2007
Notable Books for a Global Society, 1996-2024
Selection, 2008
Notable Children’s Books in the Language Arts Award, 1997-2024
Selection, 2008
Orbis Pictus Award, 2000-2024
Commended, 2008
Randolph Caldecott Medal, 1938-2024
Honor, 2008
The Dreamer (10)
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2024
Commended, 2011
Américas Award, 1993-2024
Winner, 2011
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2011
Horn Book Fanfare, 2001-2023
Selection, 2010
International Latino Book Awards, 2000-2023
First Place Winner, 2012
Lasting Connections, 2000 - 2020
Selection, 2010
Notable Children’s Books in the Language Arts Award, 1997-2024
Selection, 2011
Pura Belpré Awards, 1996-2024
Author Winner, 2011
The Pilot and the Little Prince: The Life of Antoine de Saint-Exupery (6)
Best Illustrated Children’s Books, 1952-2023
Selection, 2014
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2024
Biography Selection, 2014
Lasting Connections, 2000 - 2020
Selection, 2014
Notable Children’s Books in the Language Arts Award, 1997-2024
Selection, 2015
Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2024
Biography Selection, 2015
SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2023
Selection, 2014
Nicky & Vera: A Quiet Hero of the Holocaust and the Children He Rescued (4)
Center for the Study of Multicultural Children's Literature Best Books, 2013-2023
Selection, 2021
Horn Book Fanfare, 2001-2023
Selection, 2021
Jane Addams Children's Book Awards, 1953-2024
Finalist, 2022
Sydney Taylor Book Award, 2001-2024
Honor, 2022
Starry Messenger: Galileo Galilei (4)
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2024
Commended, 1997
CCBC Choices
Selection, 1996
Notable Children’s Books in the Language Arts Award, 1997-2024
Selection, 1997
Randolph Caldecott Medal, 1938-2024
Honor, 1997
Tibet: Through the Red Box (4)
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2024
Commended, 1999
Boston Globe-Horn Book Awards, 1967-2024
Commended, 1999
CCBC Choices
Selection, 1998
Randolph Caldecott Medal, 1938-2024
Honor, 1999
The Train of States (3)
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2024
Commended, 2005
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2005
Lasting Connections, 2000 - 2020
Selection, 2004
The Tree of Life: A Book Depicting the Life of Charles Darwin, Naturalist, Geologist and Thinker (3)
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2024
Commended, 2004
Best Illustrated Children’s Books, 1952-2023
Selection, 2003
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2004
Fire Truck (2)
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2024
Commended, 1999
CCBC Choices
Selection, 1998
It's Up to Us: Building a Brighter Future for Nature, People & Planet (2)
Green Earth Book Award, 2005-2024
Honor, 2023
Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2024
Environment, Energy, Ecology Selection, 2023
Madlenka (2)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2001
Lasting Connections, 2000 - 2020
Selection, 2000
Madlenka's Dog (2)
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2024
Commended, 2003
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2003
A Small Tall Tale from the Far Far North (2)
Best Illustrated Children’s Books, 1952-2023
Selection, 1993
The Three Golden Keys (2)
Best Illustrated Children’s Books, 1952-2023
Selection, 1994
CCBC Choices
Selection, 1994
The Whipping Boy (2)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 1986
John Newbery Medal, 1922-2024
Winner, 1987
Animal Sense (1)
Lee Bennett Hopkins Award, 1993-2024
Honor, 2004
Ballerina! (1)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2002
Dinosaur! (1)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2001
The Dragons Are Singing Tonight (1)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 1993
The Dream Stealer (1)
El soñador (1)
In Praise of Mystery (1)
Publishers Weekly Best Books, 2010-2024
Picture Book Selection, 2024
Komodo! (1)
Play, Mozart, Play! (1)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2007
Rainbow Rhino (1)
Best Illustrated Children’s Books, 1952-2023
Selection, 1987
Robinson (1)
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2024
Elementary Selection, 2018
Scranimals (1)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2003
Stories to Solve: Folktales from Around the World (1)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 1985
The Wind Singer (1)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2001