Book Awards & Distinctions
for Laura Purdie Salas
20 Total Book Awards
Lion of the Sky: Haiku for All Seasons (4)

ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2025
Commended, 2020

Gryphon Award, 2004-2021
Honor, 2020

Notable Children’s Books in the Language Arts Award, 1997-2025
Selection, 2020

Notable Poetry and Verse Novels, 2011-2025
Selection, 2020
Water Can Be... (4)

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2015

Charlotte Zolotow Award, 1998-2025
Commended, 2015
Bookspeak!: Poems about Books (3)
Finding Family: The Duckling Raised by Loons (3)

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2024

Charlotte Zolotow Award, 1998-2025
Honor, 2024

Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Nonfiction Selection, 2023
Snowman - Cold = Puddle: Spring Equations (3)

Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Nonfiction Selection, 2019

Notable Poetry and Verse Novels, 2011-2025
Selection, 2020

Teacher Favorites Award, 2015-2025
Selection, 2020
A Leaf Can Be... (2)

Golden Kite Awards, 1974-2025
Picture Book Text Honor, 2013
In the Middle of the Night: Poems from a Wide-Awake House (1)

Notable Poetry and Verse Novels, 2011-2025
Selection, 2020