Book Awards & Distinctions
for Vaunda Micheaux Nelson
36 Total Book Awards
No Crystal Stair: A Documentary Novel of the Life and Work of Lewis Michaux, Harlem Bookseller (11)

Best Fiction for Young Adults, 2011-2025
Selection, 2013

Boston Globe-Horn Book Awards, 1967-2024
Winner, 2012

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2013

Coretta Scott King Book Awards, 1970-2025
Author Honor, 2013

Horn Book Fanfare, 2001-2024
Selection, 2012

Notable Children’s Books in the Language Arts Award, 1997-2025
Selection, 2013

Publishers Weekly Best Books, 2010-2024
Fiction Selection, 2012

SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2024
Selection, 2012
Bad News for Outlaws: The Remarkable Life of Bass Reeves, Deputy U.S. Marshal (7)

ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2025
Commended, 2010

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2010

Coretta Scott King Book Awards, 1970-2025
Author Winner, 2010

Golden Kite Awards, 1974-2025
Picture Book Illustration Honor, 2010

Notable Books for a Global Society, 1996-2025
Selection, 2010
The Book Itch: Freedom, Truth, and Harlem's Greatest Bookstore (6)

ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2025
Commended, 2016

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2016

Coretta Scott King Book Awards, 1970-2025
Illustrator Honor, 2016

Jane Addams Children's Book Awards, 1953-2025
Books for Younger Children Honor, 2016

Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
City Selection, 2016
Let 'er Buck!: George Fletcher, the People's Champion (5)

ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2025
Commended, 2020

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2020

Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2025
Biography Selection, 2020

Orbis Pictus Award, 2000-2025
Commended, 2020
Small Shoes, Great Strides: How Three Brave Girls Opened Doors to School Equality (2)

Jane Addams Children's Book Awards, 1953-2025
Picture Book Honor, 2025

Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Nonfiction Selection, 2024
Who Will I Be, Lord? (2)

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2010

Charlotte Zolotow Award, 1998-2025
Commended, 2010
Almost to Freedom (1)

Coretta Scott King Book Awards, 1970-2025
Illustrator Honor, 2004
Don't Call Me Grandma (1)

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2017