Book Awards & Distinctions
for Traci N. Todd
24 Total Book Awards
Nina: A Story of Nina Simone (13)
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2025
Commended, 2022
BCALA Children and Youth Literary Awards, 2021-2025
Nonfiction Winner, 2022
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2022
Center for the Study of Multicultural Children's Literature Best Books, 2013-2024
Selection, 2021
Coretta Scott King Book Awards, 1970-2025
Illustrator Honor, 2022
Jane Addams Children's Book Awards, 1953-2025
Finalist, 2022
Notable Books for a Global Society, 1996-2025
Selection, 2022
Notable Children’s Books in the Language Arts Award, 1997-2025
Selection, 2022
Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2025
Biography Selection, 2022
Orbis Pictus Award, 2000-2026
Winner, 2022
Publishers Weekly Best Books, 2010-2025
Picture Book Selection, 2021
SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2025
Selection, 2021
Holding Her Own: The Exceptional Life of Jackie Ormes (7)
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2025
Commended, 2024
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2024
Center for the Study of Multicultural Children's Literature Best Books, 2013-2024
Selection, 2023
Coretta Scott King Book Awards, 1970-2025
Illustrator Honor, 2024
El día de los niños / El día de los libros, 2013-2025
Grades 3-5 Selection, 2025
Librarian Favorites Award, 2023-2025
Selection, 2024
Make a Pretty Sound: A Story of Ella Jenkins--The First Lady of Children's Music (2)
Stacey Abrams and the Fight to Vote (1)
Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2025
Biography Selection, 2023
This Is Not a Small Voice: Poems by Black Poets (1)
SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2025
Selection, 2025
