Book Awards & Distinctions
for Angela Joy
27 Total Book Awards
Choosing Brave: How Mamie Till-Mobley and Emmett Till Sparked the Civil Rights Movement (15)
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2025
Commended, 2023
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2023
Center for the Study of Multicultural Children's Literature Best Books, 2013-2024
Selection, 2022
Coretta Scott King Book Awards, 1970-2025
New Talent Winner, 2023
Horn Book Fanfare, 2001-2024
Selection, 2022
Jane Addams Children's Book Awards, 1953-2025
Books for Younger Children Winner, 2023
Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2025
History, Life, Culture in the Americas Selection, 2023
Orbis Pictus Award, 2000-2025
Honor, 2023
Publishers Weekly Best Books, 2010-2024
Picture Book Selection, 2022
Randolph Caldecott Medal, 1938-2025
Honor, 2023
Black Is a Rainbow Color (10)
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2025
Commended, 2021
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2021
Center for the Study of Multicultural Children's Literature Best Books, 2013-2024
Selection, 2020
Horn Book Fanfare, 2001-2024
Selection, 2020
Jane Addams Children's Book Awards, 1953-2025
Books for Younger Children Honor, 2021
Lasting Connections, 2000 - 2020
Selection, 2020
Notable Poetry and Verse Novels, 2011-2025
Selection, 2021
Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2025
Social Interactions & Relationships Selection, 2021
A Hero Like Me (2)
Jane Addams Children's Book Awards, 1953-2025
Finalist, 2024
Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2025
Contemporary Concerns Selection, 2024
