Book Awards & Distinctions
for David Diaz
58 Total Book Awards
The Pot That Juan Built (8)
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2024
Commended, 2003
Américas Award, 1993-2024
Commended, 2002
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2003
Charlotte Zolotow Award, 1998-2024
Commended, 2003
Lasting Connections, 2000 - 2020
Selection, 2002
Notable Books for a Global Society, 1996-2024
Selection, 2003
Notable Children’s Books in the Language Arts Award, 1997-2024
Selection, 2003
Pura Belpré Awards, 1996-2024
Illustrator Honor, 2004
Diego: Bigger Than Life (5)
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2024
Commended, 2010
Américas Award, 1993-2024
Commended, 2010
International Latino Book Awards, 2000-2024
Second Place Winner, 2010
Pura Belpré Awards, 1996-2024
Illustrator Honor, 2010
Pura Belpré Awards, 1996-2024
Illustrator Honor, 2010
Martin de Porres: The Rose in the Desert (5)
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2024
Commended, 2013
Américas Award, 1993-2024
Honor, 2013
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2013
Pura Belpré Awards, 1996-2024
Illustrator Winner, 2013
Maya's Blanket / La manta de Maya (5)
Américas Award, 1993-2024
Commended, 2016
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2016
Charlotte Zolotow Award, 1998-2024
Commended, 2016
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2024
Spanish Selection, 2015
Notable Books for a Global Society, 1996-2024
Selection, 2016
Me, Frida (5)
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2024
Commended, 2011
Américas Award, 1993-2024
Commended, 2011
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2011
International Latino Book Awards, 2000-2024
First Place Winner, 2011
Pura Belpré Awards, 1996-2024
Illustrator Honor, 2011
César: ¡Sí, se puede! Yes, We Can! (4)
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2024
Commended, 2005
Notable Books for a Global Society, 1996-2024
Selection, 2005
Pura Belpré Awards, 1996-2024
Illustrator Honor, 2006
Pura Belpré Awards, 1996-2024
Illustrator Honor, 2006
Yes! We Are Latinos! (4)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2014
International Latino Book Awards, 2000-2024
First Place Winner, 2014
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2024
City Selection, 2013
Notable Poetry and Verse Novels, 2011-2025
Selection, 2014
Smoky Night (3)
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2024
Commended, 1995
CCBC Choices
Selection, 1994
Randolph Caldecott Medal, 1938-2024
Winner, 1995
Wilma Unlimited: How Wilma Rudolph Became the World's Fastest Woman (3)
December (2)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 1997
Golden Kite Awards, 1974-2024
Picture Book Text Honor, 1998
Going Home (2)
Américas Award, 1993-2024
Commended, 1996
CCBC Choices
Selection, 1996
The Little Scarecrow Boy (2)
Best Illustrated Children’s Books, 1952-2024
Selection, 1998
CCBC Choices
Selection, 1998
Neighborhood Odes (2)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 1992
Baby Be-Bop (1)
The Castle Corona (1)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2008
The Disappearing Alphabet (1)
El Barrio (1)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2010
Rin, Rin, Rin / Do, re, mi (1)
Rite of Passage (1)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 1994
Roadrunner's Dance (1)
Américas Award, 1993-2024
Commended, 2000