Book Awards & Distinctions
for Onyinye Iwu
20 Total Book Awards
Too Small Tola (11)
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2024
Commended, 2022
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2022
Children's Africana Book Awards, 1992-2024
Commended, 2022
Horn Book Fanfare, 2001-2023
Selection, 2021
Jhalak Children’s & YA Prize, 2021-2024
Longlist, 2021
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2024
Elementary Selection, 2021
Outstanding International Books, 2006-2024
Grades K-2 Selection, 2022
Publishers Weekly Best Books, 2010-2024
Middle Grade Selection, 2022
Read for Empathy Collections, 2017-2024
Selection, 2021
SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2023
Selection, 2021
Too Small Tola and the Three Fine Girls (5)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2023
Horn Book Fanfare, 2001-2023
Selection, 2022
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2024
Elementary Selection, 2023
Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2024
Social Interactions & Relationships Selection, 2023
Outstanding International Books, 2006-2024
Grades 3-5 Selection, 2023
Too Small Tola Gets Tough (4)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2024
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2024
Elementary Selection, 2023
Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2024
Contemporary Concerns Selection, 2024
