Book Awards & Distinctions
for Catia Chien
23 Total Book Awards
A Boy and a Jaguar (7)
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2024
Commended, 2015
Ezra Jack Keats Award, 1986-2024
Author Honor, 2015
Green Earth Book Award, 2005-2024
Honor, 2015
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2024
Emergent Selection, 2014
Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2024
Environment, Energy, Ecology Selection, 2015
Publishers Weekly Best Books, 2010-2024
Picture Book Selection, 2014
Schneider Family Book Award, 2004-2024
Winner, 2015
On the Tip of a Wave: How Ai Weiwei's Art Is Changing the Tide (4)
CALA Annual Best Book Award, 2008-2024
Winner, 2024
Center for the Study of Multicultural Children's Literature Best Books, 2013-2023
Selection, 2023
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2024
Arts Selection, 2024
Orbis Pictus Award, 2000-2025
Commended, 2024
My Blue Is Happy (3)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2014
Charlotte Zolotow Award, 1998-2024
Commended, 2014
Marion Vannett Ridgway Award, 2000-2023
Winner, 2014
Things to Do (3)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2018
Ezra Jack Keats Award, 1986-2024
Author Honor, 2018
The Bear and the Moon (2)
Golden Kite Awards, 1974-2024
Picture Book Illustration Winner, 2021
Original Art Medal, 2002-2024
Gold Winner, 2020
The Longest Night (2)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2014
Sydney Taylor Book Award, 2001-2024
Winner, 2014
All the Beating Hearts (1)
Notable Poetry and Verse Novels, 2011-2025
Selection, 2024