Book Awards & Distinctions
for Cynthia Y. Levinson
37 Total Book Awards
The People's Painter: How Ben Shahn Fought for Justice with Art (11)
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2025
Commended, 2022
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2022
Golden Kite Awards, 1974-2025
Nonfiction Text for Young Readers Finalist, 2022
Horn Book Fanfare, 2001-2024
Selection, 2021
Jane Addams Children's Book Awards, 1953-2025
Finalist, 2022
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Arts Selection, 2021
National Jewish Book Awards, 1952-2024
Picture Book Finalist, 2021
Notable Books for a Global Society, 1996-2025
Selection, 2022
Original Art Medal, 2002-2025
Silver Winner, 2021
Publishers Weekly Best Books, 2010-2025
Picture Book Selection, 2021
We've Got a Job: The 1963 Birmingham Children's March (11)
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2025
Commended, 2013
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2013
Golden Kite Awards, 1974-2025
Nonfiction Honor, 2013
Jane Addams Children's Book Awards, 1953-2025
Books for Older Children Winner, 2013
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Nonfiction Selection, 2012
Lasting Connections, 2000 - 2020
Selection, 2012
Notable Books for a Global Society, 1996-2025
Selection, 2013
Orbis Pictus Award, 2000-2026
Honor, 2013
Publishers Weekly Best Books, 2010-2025
Nonfiction Selection, 2012
SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2025
Selection, 2012
YALSA Nonfiction Award, 2010-2025
Finalist, 2013
Fault Lines in the Constitution: The Framers, Their Fights, and the Flaws That Affect Us Today (8)
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2025
Commended, 2018
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Nonfiction Selection, 2018
Lasting Connections, 2000 - 2020
Selection, 2017
Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2025
Contemporary Concerns Selection, 2018
Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2025
Contemporary Concerns Selection, 2018
Orbis Pictus Award, 2000-2026
Commended, 2018
Publishers Weekly Best Books, 2010-2025
Middle Grade Selection, 2017
SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2025
Selection, 2017
The Youngest Marcher: The Story of Audrey Faye Hendricks, a Young Civil Rights Activist (4)
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2025
Commended, 2018
Carter G. Woodson Book Award, 1974-2025
Winner, 2018
Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2025
Women's History Selection, 2018
Teacher Favorites Award, 2015-2025
Selection, 2018
Free to Learn: How Alfredo Lopez Fought for the Right to Go to School (2)
International Latino Book Awards, 2000-2025
Gold Winner, 2025
Who Owns the Moon? (1)
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Nonfiction Selection, 2025

