Book Awards & Distinctions
for Duncan Tonatiuh
138 Total Book Awards
Funny Bones: Posada and His Day of the Dead Calaveras (20)
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2024
Commended, 2016
Américas Award, 1993-2024
Honor, 2016
Best Illustrated Children’s Books, 1952-2024
Selection, 2015
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2016
Center for the Study of Multicultural Children's Literature Best Books, 2013-2023
Selection, 2015
Children’s Favorites Award, 2015-2024
Selection, 2016
Horn Book Fanfare, 2001-2023
Selection, 2015
International Latino Book Awards, 2000-2024
Second Place Winner, 2016
Lasting Connections, 2000 - 2020
Selection, 2015
Notable Books for a Global Society, 1996-2024
Selection, 2016
Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2024
Biography Selection, 2016
Orbis Pictus Award, 2000-2025
Honor, 2016
Pura Belpré Awards, 1996-2024
Illustrator Honor, 2016
SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2023
Selection, 2015
Tomás Rivera Book Award, 1996-2024
Winner, 2016
Separate Is Never Equal: Sylvia Mendez and Her Family's Fight for Desegregation (16)
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2024
Commended, 2015
Américas Award, 1993-2024
Winner, 2015
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2015
Carter G. Woodson Book Award, 1974-2024
Winner, 2015
Center for the Study of Multicultural Children's Literature Best Books, 2013-2023
Selection, 2014
International Latino Book Awards, 2000-2024
First Place Winner, 2015
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2024
Nonfiction Selection, 2014
Notable Books for a Global Society, 1996-2024
Selection, 2015
Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2024
History, Life, Culture in the Americas Selection, 2015
Orbis Pictus Award, 2000-2025
Honor, 2015
Pura Belpré Awards, 1996-2024
Illustrator Honor, 2015
SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2023
Selection, 2014
Teacher Favorites Award, 2015-2024
Selection, 2015
Tomás Rivera Book Award, 1996-2024
Winner, 2015
Child of the Flower-Song People: Luz Jiménez, Daughter of the Nahua (12)
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2024
Commended, 2022
Américas Award, 1993-2024
Winner, 2022
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2022
Center for the Study of Multicultural Children's Literature Best Books, 2013-2023
Selection, 2021
Golden Kite Awards, 1974-2024
Nonfiction Text for Young Readers Finalist, 2022
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2024
Biography Selection, 2022
Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2024
History, Life, Culture in the Americas Selection, 2022
Pura Belpré Awards, 1996-2024
Author Honor, 2022
Rise: A Feminist Book Project Top Ten, 2011-2024
Commended, 2023
SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2023
Selection, 2021
Soldier for Equality: José de la Luz Sáenz and the Great War (11)
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2024
Commended, 2020
Américas Award, 1993-2024
Commended, 2020
Center for the Study of Multicultural Children's Literature Best Books, 2013-2023
Selection, 2019
International Latino Book Awards, 2000-2024
Second Place Winner, 2021
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2024
Biography Selection, 2020
Notable Books for a Global Society, 1996-2024
Selection, 2020
Notable Children’s Books in the Language Arts Award, 1997-2024
Selection, 2020
Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2024
Biography Selection, 2020
Orbis Pictus Award, 2000-2025
Honor, 2020
Pura Belpré Awards, 1996-2024
Author Honor, 2020
A Land of Books: Dreams of Young Mexihcah Word Painters (10)
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2024
Commended, 2023
Center for the Study of Multicultural Children's Literature Best Books, 2013-2023
Selection, 2022
Children’s Favorites Award, 2015-2024
Selection, 2023
Horn Book Fanfare, 2001-2023
Selection, 2022
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2024
Multicultural Selection, 2023
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2024
Multicultural Selection, 2023
Notable Books for a Global Society, 1996-2024
Selection, 2023
Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2024
World History & Culture Selection, 2023
Pura Belpré Awards, 1996-2024
Illustrator Honor, 2023
Teacher Favorites Award, 2015-2024
Selection, 2023
Pancho Rabbit and the Coyote: A Migrant's Tale (10)
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2024
Commended, 2014
Américas Award, 1993-2024
Honor, 2014
Center for the Study of Multicultural Children's Literature Best Books, 2013-2023
Selection, 2013
Notable Books for a Global Society, 1996-2024
Selection, 2014
Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2024
History, Life, Culture in the Americas Selection, 2014
Pura Belpré Awards, 1996-2024
Illustrator Honor, 2014
Pura Belpré Awards, 1996-2024
Illustrator Honor, 2014
Skipping Stones Honor Awards, 1994-2024
Multicultural and International Honor, 2014
Tomás Rivera Book Award, 1996-2024
Winner, 2014
The Princess and the Warrior: A Tale of Two Volcanoes (10)
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2024
Commended, 2017
Américas Award, 1993-2024
Commended, 2017
Best Illustrated Children’s Books, 1952-2024
Selection, 2016
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2017
Charlotte Huck Award, 2015-2025
Commended, 2017
Charlotte Zolotow Award, 1998-2024
Commended, 2017
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2024
Multicultural Selection, 2017
Lasting Connections, 2000 - 2020
Selection, 2016
Pura Belpré Awards, 1996-2024
Illustrator Honor, 2017
SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2023
Selection, 2016
Danza!: Amalia Hernandez and El Ballet Folklórico de México (9)
Américas Award, 1993-2024
Winner, 2018
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2018
Center for the Study of Multicultural Children's Literature Best Books, 2013-2023
Selection, 2017
Children’s Favorites Award, 2015-2024
Selection, 2018
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2024
Arts Selection, 2017
Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2024
Women's History Selection, 2018
Orbis Pictus Award, 2000-2025
Commended, 2018
Esquivel!: Space-Age Sound Artist (8)
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2024
Commended, 2017
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2017
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2024
Arts Selection, 2017
Notable Books for a Global Society, 1996-2024
Selection, 2017
Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2024
Biography Selection, 2017
Odyssey Award, 2008-2024
Honor, 2019
Pura Belpré Awards, 1996-2024
Illustrator Honor, 2017
Diego Rivera: His World and Ours (7)
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2024
Commended, 2012
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2012
International Latino Book Awards, 2000-2024
First Place Winner, 2013
Pura Belpré Awards, 1996-2024
Illustrator Winner, 2012
Tomás Rivera Book Award, 1996-2024
Winner, 2012
Dear Primo: A Letter to My Cousin (5)
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2024
Commended, 2011
Américas Award, 1993-2024
Commended, 2011
Notable Books for a Global Society, 1996-2024
Selection, 2011
Pura Belpré Awards, 1996-2024
Illustrator Honor, 2011
Undocumented: A Worker's Fight (5)
Américas Award, 1993-2024
Winner, 2019
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2019
Center for the Study of Multicultural Children's Literature Best Books, 2013-2023
Selection, 2018
Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2024
Contemporary Concerns Selection, 2019
Young Adult Favorites Award, 2015-2024
Selection, 2019
Feathered Serpent and the Five Suns: A Mesoamerican Creation Myth (4)
Center for the Study of Multicultural Children's Literature Best Books, 2013-2023
Selection, 2020
International Latino Book Awards, 2000-2024
Third Place Winner, 2021
Tomás Rivera Book Award, 1996-2024
Winner, 2021
Game of Freedom: Mestre Bimba and the Art of Capoeira (4)
Center for the Study of Multicultural Children's Literature Best Books, 2013-2023
Selection, 2023
Horn Book Fanfare, 2001-2023
Selection, 2023
Notable Books for a Global Society, 1996-2024
Selection, 2024
Orbis Pictus Award, 2000-2025
Honor, 2024
Salsa: Un poema para cocinar / A Cooking Poem (3)
Américas Award, 1993-2024
Commended, 2016
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2024
Spanish Selection, 2015
Día de Muertos: Números: A Day of the Dead Counting Book (1)
Esquivel!: Un artista del sonido de la Era Espacial (1)
La princesa y el guerrero (1)
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2024
Spanish Selection, 2024
Separados no somos iguales: Sylvia Mendez y la lucha de su familia por la integración (1)
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2024
Spanish Selection, 2024