Book Awards & Distinctions
for Kevin Henkes
4 Lifetime Achievement Awards 138 Total Book Awards
Waiting (8)
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2024
Commended, 2016
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2016
Charlotte Zolotow Award, 1998-2024
Commended, 2016
Horn Book Fanfare, 2001-2023
Selection, 2015
Publishers Weekly Best Books, 2010-2024
Picture Book Selection, 2015
Randolph Caldecott Medal, 1938-2024
Honor, 2016
SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2023
Selection, 2015
Kitten's First Full Moon (6)
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2024
Commended, 2005
Best Illustrated Children’s Books, 1952-2024
Selection, 2004
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2005
Charlotte Zolotow Award, 1998-2024
Winner, 2005
Indies Choice Book Awards, 2009-2019
Picture Book Hall of Fame Selection, 2017
Randolph Caldecott Medal, 1938-2024
Winner, 2005
Penny and Her Marble (6)
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2024
Commended, 2014
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2014
Horn Book Fanfare, 2001-2023
Selection, 2013
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2024
Emergent Selection, 2013
SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2023
Selection, 2013
The Year of Billy Miller (6)
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2024
Commended, 2014
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2014
Horn Book Fanfare, 2001-2023
Selection, 2013
John Newbery Medal, 1922-2024
Honor, 2014
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2024
Elementary Selection, 2013
SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2023
Selection, 2013
Old Bear (5)
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2024
Commended, 2009
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2009
Charlotte Zolotow Award, 1998-2024
Commended, 2009
Horn Book Fanfare, 2001-2023
Selection, 2008
Penny and Her Doll (5)
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2024
Commended, 2013
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2013
Horn Book Fanfare, 2001-2023
Selection, 2012
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2024
Emergent Selection, 2012
SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2023
Selection, 2012
A Good Day (4)
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2024
Commended, 2008
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2008
Charlotte Zolotow Award, 1998-2024
Commended, 2008
Horn Book Fanfare, 2001-2023
Selection, 2007
Olive's Ocean (4)
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2024
Commended, 2004
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2004
Horn Book Fanfare, 2001-2023
Selection, 2003
John Newbery Medal, 1922-2024
Honor, 2004
A Parade of Elephants (4)
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2024
Commended, 2019
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2019
Horn Book Fanfare, 2001-2023
Selection, 2018
SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2023
Selection, 2018
Billy Miller Makes a Wish (3)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2022
Horn Book Fanfare, 2001-2023
Selection, 2021
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2024
Elementary Selection, 2021
Birds (3)
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2024
Commended, 2010
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2010
Charlotte Zolotow Award, 1998-2024
Honor, 2010
Egg (3)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2018
Horn Book Fanfare, 2001-2023
Selection, 2017
SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2023
Selection, 2017
In the Middle of Fall (3)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2018
Charlotte Zolotow Award, 1998-2024
Commended, 2018
Lilly's Big Day (3)
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2024
Commended, 2007
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2007
Charlotte Zolotow Award, 1998-2024
Commended, 2007
Little White Rabbit (3)
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2024
Commended, 2012
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2012
SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2023
Selection, 2011
Oh, Sal (3)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2023
Horn Book Fanfare, 2001-2023
Selection, 2022
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2024
Elementary Selection, 2023
Owen (3)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 1993
Randolph Caldecott Medal, 1938-2024
Honor, 1994
Penny and Her Sled (3)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2020
Horn Book Fanfare, 2001-2023
Selection, 2019
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2024
Emergent Selection, 2020
Sun & Spoon (3)
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2024
Commended, 1998
CCBC Choices
Selection, 1997
Sweeping Up the Heart (3)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2020
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2024
Middle Selection, 2019
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2024
Middle Selection, 2019
When Spring Comes (3)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2017
Children’s Favorites Award, 2015-2024
Selection, 2017
Winter Is Here (3)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2019
Charlotte Zolotow Award, 1998-2024
Commended, 2019
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2024
Pre-Kindergarten Selection, 2019
Circle Dogs (2)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 1998
Charlotte Zolotow Award, 1998-2024
Commended, 1999
Junonia (2)
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2024
Commended, 2012
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2012
Lilly's Purple Plastic Purse (2)
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2024
Commended, 1997
CCBC Choices
Selection, 1996
Little Houses (2)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2023
Charlotte Zolotow Award, 1998-2024
Commended, 2023
My Garden (2)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2011
Charlotte Zolotow Award, 1998-2024
Commended, 2011
Owen's Marshmallow Chick (2)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2003
Charlotte Zolotow Award, 1998-2024
Commended, 2003
Penny and Her Song (2)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2013
Lasting Connections, 2000 - 2020
Selection, 2012
Sheila Rae's Peppermint Stick (2)
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2024
Commended, 2002
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2002
Sun Flower Lion (2)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2021
Charlotte Zolotow Award, 1998-2024
Commended, 2022
Wemberly Worried (2)
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2024
Commended, 2001
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2001
All Alone (1)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 1981
Bailey Goes Camping (1)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 1985
The Biggest Boy (1)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 1995
Bird Lake Moon (1)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2009
The Birthday Room (1)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2000
Chester's Way (1)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 1988
Chrysanthemum (1)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 1991
Clean Enough (1)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 1982
Finding Things (1)
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2024
Pre-Kindergarten Selection, 2024
Good-Bye, Curtis (1)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 1995
Grandpa and Bo (1)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 1986
A House (1)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2022
Jessica (1)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 1989
Julius's Candy Corn (1)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2004
Julius, the Baby of the World (1)
La primera luna llena de gatita (1)
Margaret & Taylor (1)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 1983
Oh! (1)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2000
Once Around the Block (1)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 1987
Protecting Marie (1)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 1995
Return to Sender (1)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 1984
Sheila Rae, the Brave (1)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 1987
Shhhh (1)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 1989
So Happy! (1)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2006
Summer Song (1)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2021
Two Under Par (1)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 1987
A Weekend with Wendell (1)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 1986
Wemberly's Ice-Cream Star (1)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2004
Words of Stone (1)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 1992
The World and Everything in It (1)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2024
The Zebra Wall (1)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 1988