Book Awards & Distinctions
for Hope Anita Smith
15 Total Book Awards
The Way a Door Closes (5)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2004
Coretta Scott King Book Awards, 1970-2025
New Talent Winner, 2004
Lee Bennett Hopkins Award, 1993-2025
Honor, 2004
It Rained Warm Bread: Moishe Moskowitz's Story of Hope (4)
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2025
Commended, 2020
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2020
Center for the Study of Multicultural Children's Literature Best Books, 2013-2024
Selection, 2019
Notable Poetry and Verse Novels, 2011-2025
Selection, 2020
Keeping the Night Watch (4)
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2025
Commended, 2009
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2009
Coretta Scott King Book Awards, 1970-2025
Author Honor, 2009
Lasting Connections, 2000 - 2020
Selection, 2008
Mother Poems (2)
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2025
Commended, 2010
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2010
