Book Awards & Distinctions
for Candace Fleming
1 Lifetime Achievement Award 144 Total Book Awards
The Family Romanov: Murder, Rebellion, and the Fall of Imperial Russia (15)

ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2025
Commended, 2015

Boston Globe-Horn Book Awards, 1967-2024
Winner, 2015

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2015

Golden Kite Awards, 1974-2025
Nonfiction Winner, 2015

Horn Book Fanfare, 2001-2024
Selection, 2014

Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
History Selection, 2014

Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
History Selection, 2014

Lasting Connections, 2000 - 2020
Selection, 2014

Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2025
Geography, People, Places Selection, 2015

Orbis Pictus Award, 2000-2025
Winner, 2015

Publishers Weekly Best Books, 2010-2024
Young Adult Selection, 2014

SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2024
Selection, 2014

Teacher Favorites Award, 2015-2024
Selection, 2015

YALSA Nonfiction Award, 2010-2025
Finalist, 2015
Honeybee: The Busy Life of Apis Mellifera (11)

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

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2021

Cook Prize, 2012-2025
Honor, 2021

Horn Book Fanfare, 2001-2024
Selection, 2020

Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Nonfiction Selection, 2020

Lasting Connections, 2000 - 2020
Selection, 2020

Orbis Pictus Award, 2000-2025
Honor, 2021

Publishers Weekly Best Books, 2010-2024
Picture Book Selection, 2020

SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2024
Selection, 2020
Amelia Lost: The Life and Disappearance of Amelia Earhart (9)

ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2025
Commended, 2012

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2012

Golden Kite Awards, 1974-2025
Nonfiction Winner, 2012

Horn Book Fanfare, 2001-2024
Selection, 2011

Notable Children’s Books in the Language Arts Award, 1997-2025
Selection, 2012

Orbis Pictus Award, 2000-2025
Honor, 2012

SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2024
Selection, 2011
The Enigma Girls: How Ten Teenagers Broke Ciphers, Kept Secrets, and Helped Win World War II (9)

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

Best STEM Books, 2017-2025
Selection, 2025

Horn Book Fanfare, 2001-2024
Selection, 2024

Mathical Book Prize, 2015-2025
Grades 9-12 Honor, 2025

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

Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2025
Selection, 2025

SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2024
Selection, 2024
Giant Squid (9)

ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2025
Commended, 2017

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2017

Charlotte Zolotow Award, 1998-2025
Honor, 2017

Horn Book Fanfare, 2001-2024
Selection, 2016

Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Nonfiction Selection, 2017

Orbis Pictus Award, 2000-2025
Honor, 2017

Outstanding Science Trade Books, 2005-2025
Commended, 2017
The Lincolns: A Scrapbook Look at Abraham and Mary (8)

ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2025
Commended, 2009

Boston Globe-Horn Book Awards, 1967-2024
Winner, 2009

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2009

Horn Book Fanfare, 2001-2024
Selection, 2008

Lasting Connections, 2000 - 2020
Selection, 2008

Orbis Pictus Award, 2000-2025
Honor, 2009
Mine! (7)

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2024

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

Horn Book Fanfare, 2001-2024
Selection, 2023

Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Read Aloud Selection, 2023

Librarian Favorites Award, 2023-2024
Selection, 2024

Notable Children’s Books in the Language Arts Award, 1997-2025
Selection, 2024

Teacher Favorites Award, 2015-2024
Selection, 2024
The Rise and Fall of Charles Lindbergh (7)

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2021

Golden Kite Awards, 1974-2025
Nonfiction Text for Older Readers Finalist, 2021

Horn Book Fanfare, 2001-2024
Selection, 2020

Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Audiobooks Selection, 2021

Publishers Weekly Best Books, 2010-2024
Young Adult Selection, 2020

SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2024
Selection, 2020

YALSA Nonfiction Award, 2010-2025
Winner, 2021
Papa's Mechanical Fish (6)

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2014

Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Emergent Selection, 2013

Outstanding Science Trade Books, 2005-2025
Commended, 2014

SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2024
Selection, 2013
Murder Among Friends: How Leopold and Loeb Tried to Commit the Perfect Crime (4)

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2023

Horn Book Fanfare, 2001-2024
Selection, 2022

Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Nonfiction Selection, 2022

SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2024
Selection, 2022
Oh, No! (4)

ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2025
Commended, 2013

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2013

Charlotte Zolotow Award, 1998-2025
Commended, 2013

SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2024
Selection, 2012
Presenting Buffalo Bill: The Man Who Invented the Wild West (4)

ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2025
Commended, 2017

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2017

Horn Book Fanfare, 2001-2024
Selection, 2016

Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Nonfiction Selection, 2016
Ben Franklin's Almanac: Being a True Account of the Good Gentleman's Life (3)
Boxes for Katje (3)

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2004

Notable Books for a Global Society, 1996-2025
Selection, 2004
Gabriella's Song (3)

ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2025
Commended, 1998

CCBC Choices
Selection, 1997
The Great and Only Barnum: The Tremendous, Stupendous Life of Showman P.T. Barnum (3)

ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2025
Commended, 2010

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2010

YALSA Nonfiction Award, 2010-2025
Finalist, 2010
Narwhal: Unicorn of the Arctic (3)

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

Horn Book Fanfare, 2001-2024
Selection, 2024

Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Nonfiction Selection, 2025
Polar Bear (3)

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2023

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

Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Nonfiction Selection, 2023
Ben Franklin's in My Bathroom! (2)

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

Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Audiobooks Selection, 2018
Clever Jack Takes the Cake (2)
Crash from Outer Space: Unraveling the Mystery of Flying Saucers, Alien Beings, and Roswell (2)
The Curse of the Mummy: Uncovering Tutankhamun's Tomb (2)

Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Nonfiction Selection, 2021

Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2025
World History & Culture Selection, 2022
Eleanor Roosevelt's in My Garage! (2)

Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Audiobooks Selection, 2020

Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Audiobooks Selection, 2020
Go Sleep in Your Own Bed (2)

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2018

Children’s Favorites Award, 2015-2024
Selection, 2018
The Hatmaker's Sign: A Story by Benjamin Franklin (2)

CCBC Choices
Selection, 1998
Our Eleanor: A Scrapbook Look at Eleanor Roosevelt's Remarkable Life (2)

ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2025
Commended, 2006

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2006
Strongheart: Wonder Dog of the Silver Screen (2)

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2019

Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Elementary Selection, 2018
The Tide Pool Waits (2)

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2023

Charlotte Zolotow Award, 1998-2025
Commended, 2023
What Isabella Wanted (2)

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2022

Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Arts Selection, 2022
The Amazing Collection of Joey Cornell: Based on the Childhood of a Great American Artist (1)

Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Nonfiction Selection, 2018
A Big Cheese for the White House: The True Tale of a Tremendous Cheddar (1)

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2000
Bulldozer Helps Out (1)

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2018
Bulldozer's Big Day (1)

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2016
The Fabled Fourth Graders of Aesop Elementary School (1)
Fatal Throne: The Wives of Henry VIII Tell All (1)
Imogene's Last Stand (1)

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2010
Muncha! Muncha! Muncha! (1)
On the Day I Died: Stories from the Grave (1)
Penny & Pip (1)

Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Elementary Selection, 2023
When Agnes Caws (1)

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2000