Book Awards & Distinctions
for Alma Flor Ada
2 Lifetime Achievement Awards 43 Total Book Awards
Gathering the Sun: An Alphabet in Spanish and English (5)
Américas Award, 1993-2024
Commended, 1997
CCBC Choices
Selection, 1997
Notable Children’s Books in the Language Arts Award, 1997-2024
Selection, 1998
Pura Belpré Awards, 1996-2024
Illustrator Honor, 1998
Island Treasures: Growing Up in Cuba (4)
Américas Award, 1993-2024
Commended, 2016
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2016
International Latino Book Awards, 2000-2024
First Place Winner, 2016
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2024
Nonfiction Selection, 2015
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
I Love Saturdays y Domingos (3)
Américas Award, 1993-2024
Commended, 2002
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2003
Notable Books for a Global Society, 1996-2024
Selection, 2003
Ten Little Puppies / Diez perritos (3)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2012
Con cariño, Amalia (2)
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2024
Spanish Selection, 2012
Dancing Home (2)
Muu, Moo!: Rimas de Animales / Animal Nursery Rhymes (2)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2011
Tales Our Abuelitas Told: A Hispanic Folktale Collection (2)
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2024
Commended, 2007
Notable Books for a Global Society, 1996-2024
Selection, 2007
Under the Royal Palms: A Childhood in Cuba (2)
Américas Award, 1993-2024
Commended, 1998
Pura Belpré Awards, 1996-2024
Author Winner, 2000
Where the Flame Trees Bloom (2)
Américas Award, 1993-2024
Commended, 1994
CCBC Choices
Selection, 1994
¡Pío Peep! (1)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2004
¡Quiero Ayudar! / Let Me Help! (1)
Arenas y Trinos: Abecedario del Río / Sand and Song: The ABCs of the River (1)
Skipping Stones Honor Awards, 1994-2024
Ecology & Nature Honor, 2021
Arrullos de La Sirena (1)
International Latino Book Awards, 2000-2024
First Place Winner, 2016
Christmas Tree, The / El arbol de Navidad (1)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 1997
Daniel's Pet / Daniel y su mascota (1)
The Lizard and the Sun / La lagartija y el sol (1)
Américas Award, 1993-2024
Commended, 1997
Love, Amalia (1)
International Latino Book Awards, 2000-2024
First Place Winner, 2013
Mediopollito / Half-Chicken (1)
Américas Award, 1993-2024
Commended, 1995
Mi escuela / My School (1)
My Name Is Maria Isabel (1)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 1993