Book Awards & Distinctions
for Heather Smith
22 Total Book Awards
Ebb & Flow (6)
Governor General's Awards for Young People’s Literature, 2000-2025
Author Finalist, 2018
Notable Children’s Books in the Language Arts Award, 1997-2025
Selection, 2019
Outstanding International Books, 2006-2024
Grades 6-8 Selection, 2019
TD Canadian Children's Literature Award, 2005-2024
English Winner, 2019
Teacher Favorites Award, 2015-2025
Selection, 2019
Young Adult Favorites Award, 2015-2025
Selection, 2019
The Phone Booth in Mr. Hirota's Garden (6)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2020
Freeman Book Awards, 2016-2024
Winner, 2019
Marilyn Baillie Picture Book Award, 2006-2025
Finalist, 2020
Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2025
Geography, People, Places Selection, 2020
Outstanding International Books, 2006-2024
Grades 3-5 Selection, 2020
SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2025
Selection, 2019
The Agony of Bun O'Keefe (4)
Amy Mathers Teen Book Award, 2015-2025
Finalist, 2018
Best Fiction for Young Adults, 2011-2025
Selection, 2019
Geoffrey Bilson Award, 1988-2025
Finalist, 2018
Outstanding International Books, 2006-2024
Grades 9-12 Selection, 2018
A Plan for Pops (2)
Tig (2)
Governor General's Awards for Young People’s Literature, 2000-2025
Author Winner, 2025
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Middle Selection, 2024
Barry Squires, Full Tilt (1)
The Boy, the Cloud and the Very Tall Tale (1)
