Book Awards & Distinctions
for Matthew Forsythe
27 Total Book Awards
The Brilliant Deep: Rebuilding the World's Coral Reefs (8)
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2025
Commended, 2019
Best STEM Books, 2017-2025
Selection, 2019
Green Earth Book Award, 2005-2024
Winner, 2019
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Nonfiction Selection, 2018
Notable Children’s Books in the Language Arts Award, 1997-2025
Selection, 2019
Outstanding Science Trade Books, 2005-2025
Commended, 2019
Teacher Favorites Award, 2015-2024
Selection, 2019
Pokko and the Drum (7)
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2025
Commended, 2020
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2020
Charlotte Zolotow Award, 1998-2025
Honor, 2020
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Read Aloud Selection, 2020
Publishers Weekly Best Books, 2010-2024
Picture Book Selection, 2019
Mina (6)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2023
Charlotte Zolotow Award, 1998-2025
Commended, 2023
Governor General's Awards for Young People’s Literature, 2000-2024
Illustrator Finalist, 2022
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Elementary Selection, 2022
My Name Is Elizabeth! (2)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2012
The Bad Mood and the Stick (1)
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Elementary Selection, 2018
Pokko et le tambour (1)
TD Canadian Children's Literature Award, 2005-2024
French Finalist, 2021
Pokko y el tambor (1)
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Spanish Selection, 2021
Warning: Do Not Open This Book! (1)
