Book Awards & Distinctions
for Juana Martinez-Neal
56 Total Book Awards
Fry Bread: A Native American Family Story (17)
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2025
Commended, 2020
American Indians in Children's Literature (AICL): Lists of Best Books, 2010-2024
Picture Book Selection, 2019
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2020
Center for the Study of Multicultural Children's Literature Best Books, 2013-2024
Selection, 2019
Charlotte Huck Award, 2015-2026
Commended, 2020
Charlotte Zolotow Award, 1998-2025
Honor, 2020
Lasting Connections, 2000 - 2020
Selection, 2019
Notable Books for a Global Society, 1996-2025
Selection, 2020
Notable Poetry Books and Verse Novels, 2011-2026
Selection, 2020
Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2025
History, Life, Culture in the Americas Selection, 2020
Publishers Weekly Best Books, 2010-2025
Picture Book Selection, 2019
SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2025
Selection, 2019
Alma and How She Got Her Name (10)
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2025
Commended, 2019
Charlotte Huck Award, 2015-2026
Commended, 2019
Ezra Jack Keats Award, 1986-2025
Author Honor, 2019
Notable Books for a Global Society, 1996-2025
Selection, 2019
Notable Children’s Books in the Language Arts Award, 1997-2025
Selection, 2019
Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2025
Self-Identity Selection, 2019
Randolph Caldecott Medal, 1938-2025
Honor, 2019
SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2025
Selection, 2018
La Princesa and the Pea (4)
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2025
Commended, 2018
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Read Aloud Selection, 2017
Notable Children’s Books in the Language Arts Award, 1997-2025
Selection, 2018
Pura Belpré Awards, 1996-2025
Illustrator Winner, 2018
Swashby and the Sea (4)
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2025
Commended, 2021
Lasting Connections, 2000 - 2020
Selection, 2020
Zonia's Rain Forest (4)
Américas Award, 1993-2025
Commended, 2022
Alberto Salas Plays Paka Paka Con La Papa: Join the Quest with Peru's Famed Scientist and Potato Expert (3)
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Science Selection, 2025
Orbis Pictus Award, 2000-2026
Honor, 2026
Publishers Weekly Best Books, 2010-2025
Picture Book Selection, 2025
Alma y cómo obtuvo su nombre (3)
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Spanish Selection, 2018
Notable Books for a Global Society, 1996-2025
Selection, 2019
Tomatoes for Neela (3)
Center for the Study of Multicultural Children's Literature Best Books, 2013-2024
Selection, 2021
Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2025
Social Interactions & Relationships Selection, 2022
La Madre Goose: Nursery Rhymes for Los Ninos (2)
Alberto Salas juega a la paka paka con la papa: Únete a la búsqueda con el célebre científico y experto en papas peruano (1)
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Spanish Selection, 2025
Alma and Her Family / Alma y su familia (1)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2024
Alma, Head to Toe / Alma, de pies a cabeza (1)
Alma, Where Is Pajarito? / Alma, ¿Dónde está Pajarito? (1)
El día de los niños / El día de los libros, 2013-2025
Birth-PreK Selection, 2025
Babymoon (1)
A Gift of Dust: How Saharan Plumes Feed the Planet (1)
SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2025
Selection, 2025






