Book Awards & Distinctions
for Gennady Spirin
13 Total Book Awards
Frog Song (3)
Green Earth Book Award, 2005-2024
Honor, 2014
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Nonfiction Selection, 2013
Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2025
Environment, Energy, Ecology Selection, 2014
The Sea King's Daughter: A Russian Legend (3)
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2025
Commended, 1998
CCBC Choices
Selection, 1997
NYT Best Illustrated Children’s Books, 1952-2024
Selection, 1997
Life in the Boreal Forest (2)
Lasting Connections, 2000 - 2020
Selection, 2009
Orbis Pictus Award, 2000-2025
Commended, 2010
The Most Amazing Creature in the Sea (2)
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2025
Commended, 2016
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2016
The Deadliest Creature in the World (1)
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Nonfiction Selection, 2016
Once There Was a Tree (1)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 1985
The Story of Noah and the Ark: According to the Book of Genesis (1)
Original Art Medal, 2002-2024
Gold Winner, 2004
