Book Awards & Distinctions
for Joanne Schwartz
15 Total Book Awards
Town Is by the Sea (11)
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2025
Commended, 2018
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2018
Governor General's Awards for Young People’s Literature, 2000-2024
Illustrator Finalist, 2017
Horn Book Fanfare, 2001-2024
Selection, 2017
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Emergent Selection, 2017
NYT Best Illustrated Children’s Books, 1952-2024
Selection, 2017
Outstanding International Books, 2006-2024
Grades K-2 Selection, 2018
SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2024
Selection, 2017
TD Canadian Children's Literature Award, 2005-2024
English Winner, 2018
Grandmother Ptarmigan (2)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2014
The Legend of the Fog (1)
Our Corner Grocery Store (1)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2010
