Book Awards & Distinctions
for Chris Barton
44 Total Book Awards
Whoosh!: Lonnie Johnson's Super-Soaking Stream of Inventions (11)

Best STEM Books, 2017-2025
Selection, 2017

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2017

Center for the Study of Multicultural Children's Literature Best Books, 2013-2024
Selection, 2016

Children’s Favorites Award, 2015-2024
Selection, 2017

Cook Prize, 2012-2025
Honor, 2017

Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Biography Selection, 2016

Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2025
Biography Selection, 2017

Outstanding Science Trade Books, 2005-2025
Commended, 2017
Dazzle Ships: World War I and the Art of Confusion (7)

ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2025
Commended, 2018

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2018

Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Nonfiction Selection, 2017

Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2025
World History & Culture Selection, 2018

Orbis Pictus Award, 2000-2025
Honor, 2018

Original Art Medal, 2002-2024
New Talent Winner, 2017
What Do You Do with a Voice Like That?: The Story of Extraordinary Congresswoman Barbara Jordan (7)

ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2025
Commended, 2019

Lasting Connections, 2000 - 2020
Selection, 2018

Notable Books for a Global Society, 1996-2025
Selection, 2019

Notable Children’s Books in the Language Arts Award, 1997-2025
Selection, 2019

Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2025
Biography Selection, 2019

Orbis Pictus Award, 2000-2025
Commended, 2019

Rise: A Feminist Book Project Top Ten, 2011-2025
Commended, 2020
All of a Sudden and Forever: Help and Healing After the Oklahoma City Bombing (4)

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2021

Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Character Building Selection, 2020

Orbis Pictus Award, 2000-2025
Commended, 2021

SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2024
Selection, 2020
Glitter Everywhere!: Where It Came From, Where It's Found & Where It's Going (4)

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2024

Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Series Nonfiction Selection, 2023

Librarian Favorites Award, 2023-2024
Selection, 2024

Teacher Favorites Award, 2015-2024
Selection, 2024
The Amazing Age of John Roy Lynch (3)

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2016

Carter G. Woodson Book Award, 1974-2024
Winner, 2016

Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2025
Biography Selection, 2016
Shark vs. Train (3)

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2011

Publishers Weekly Best Books, 2010-2024
Picture Book Selection, 2010

SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2024
Selection, 2010
The Day-Glo Brothers: The True Story of Bob and Joe Switzer's Bright Ideas and Brand-New Colors (2)
Moving Forward: From Space-Age Rides to Civil Rights Sit-Ins with Airman Alton Yates (2)

SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2024
Selection, 2022
¡Fushhh!: El chorro de inventos súper húmedos de Lonnie Johnson (1)

Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Spanish Selection, 2020