Book Awards & Distinctions
for Gary Golio
24 Total Book Awards
Bird & Diz (5)
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2025
Commended, 2016
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2016
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Emergent Selection, 2015
Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2024
History, Life, Culture in the Americas Selection, 2016
SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2024
Selection, 2015
Everywhere Beauty Is Harlem (3)
Center for the Study of Multicultural Children's Literature Best Books, 2013-2024
Selection, 2024
Coretta Scott King Book Awards, 1970-2025
Illustrator Honor, 2025
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Arts Selection, 2024
Strange Fruit: Billie Holiday and the Power of a Protest Song (3)
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2025
Commended, 2018
Notable Children’s Books in the Language Arts Award, 1997-2024
Selection, 2018
Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2024
Women's History Selection, 2018
Carlos Santana: Sound of the Heart, Song of the World (2)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2019
Dark Was the Night: Blind Willie Johnson's Journey to the Stars (2)
Center for the Study of Multicultural Children's Literature Best Books, 2013-2024
Selection, 2020
Golden Kite Awards, 1974-2024
Nonfiction Text for Young Readers Finalist, 2021
Jimi Sounds Like a Rainbow: A Story of the Young Jimi Hendrix (2)
Smile: How Young Charlie Chaplin Taught the World to Laugh (and Cry) (2)
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Arts Selection, 2019
Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2024
Biography Selection, 2020
Sonny Rollins Plays the Bridge (2)
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
City Selection, 2022
Notable Poetry and Verse Novels, 2011-2025
Selection, 2022
Spirit Seeker: John Coltrane's Musical Journey (2)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2013
When Bob Met Woody: The Story of the Young Bob Dylan (1)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2012