Book Awards & Distinctions
for Donna Barba Higuera
25 Total Book Awards
The Last Cuentista (10)
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2024
Commended, 2022
Américas Award, 1993-2024
Honor, 2022
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2022
John Newbery Medal, 1922-2024
Winner, 2022
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2024
Fantasy/Science Fiction Selection, 2022
Notable Books for a Global Society, 1996-2024
Selection, 2022
Publishers Weekly Best Books, 2010-2024
Middle Grade Selection, 2021
Pura Belpré Awards, 1996-2024
Author Winner, 2022
SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2023
Selection, 2021
Lupe Wong Won't Dance (5)
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2024
Commended, 2021
Pura Belpré Awards, 1996-2024
Author Honor, 2021
Sid Fleischman Humor Award, 2004-2024
Winner, 2021
Alebrijes (4)
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2024
Commended, 2024
Center for the Study of Multicultural Children's Literature Best Books, 2013-2023
Selection, 2023
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2024
Fantasy/Science Fiction Selection, 2024
Pura Belpré Awards, 1996-2024
Author Honor, 2024
El Cucuy Is Scared, Too! (3)
International Latino Book Awards, 2000-2023
Third Place Winner, 2021
La Última Cuentista (2)
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2024
Spanish Selection, 2023
Lupe Wong no baila (1)
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2024
Spanish Selection, 2021
