Book Awards & Distinctions
for Joyce Sidman
1 Lifetime Achievement Award 83 Total Book Awards
Winter Bees & Other Poems of the Cold (10)
![ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2024](/images/list_sponsor_image/6747.png.pagespeed.ce.rqZg92-sK4.png)
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2024
Commended, 2015
![CCBC Choices](/images/list_sponsor_image/Sponsor_1715.jpg.pagespeed.ce.77DXE3ZgYP.jpg)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2015
![Claudia Lewis Award for Poetry, 1998-2024](/images/awards/110.jpg.pagespeed.ce.q5Dg8DRReK.jpg)
Claudia Lewis Award for Poetry, 1998-2024
Younger Readers Winner, 2015
![Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2024](/images/awards/77.jpg.pagespeed.ce.DTa29SPag8.jpg)
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2024
Elementary Selection, 2015
![Lasting Connections, 2000 - 2020](/images/list_sponsor_image/Sponsor_1577.jpg)
Lasting Connections, 2000 - 2020
Selection, 2014
![Notable Children’s Books in the Language Arts Award, 1997-2024](/images/awards/124.jpg)
Notable Children’s Books in the Language Arts Award, 1997-2024
Selection, 2015
![Notable Poetry and Verse Novels, 2011-2024](/images/awards/130.jpg)
Notable Poetry and Verse Novels, 2011-2024
Selection, 2015
![SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2023](/images/awards/89.jpg.pagespeed.ce.B9zziK7vbV.jpg)
SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2023
Selection, 2014
![Teacher Favorites Award, 2015-2024](/images/awards/106.png)
Teacher Favorites Award, 2015-2024
Selection, 2015
Before Morning (9)
![ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2024](/images/list_sponsor_image/6747.png.pagespeed.ce.rqZg92-sK4.png)
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2024
Commended, 2017
![CCBC Choices](/images/list_sponsor_image/Sponsor_1715.jpg.pagespeed.ce.77DXE3ZgYP.jpg)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2017
![Horn Book Fanfare, 2001-2023](/images/awards/90.jpg)
Horn Book Fanfare, 2001-2023
Selection, 2016
![Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2024](/images/awards/77.jpg.pagespeed.ce.DTa29SPag8.jpg)
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2024
Elementary Selection, 2017
![Notable Children’s Books in the Language Arts Award, 1997-2024](/images/awards/124.jpg)
Notable Children’s Books in the Language Arts Award, 1997-2024
Selection, 2017
![Notable Poetry and Verse Novels, 2011-2024](/images/awards/130.jpg)
Notable Poetry and Verse Novels, 2011-2024
Selection, 2017
![Original Art Medal, 2002-2024](/images/awards/202.png)
Original Art Medal, 2002-2024
Silver Winner, 2016
![Publishers Weekly Best Books, 2010-2023](/images/awards/147.png)
Publishers Weekly Best Books, 2010-2023
Picture Book Selection, 2016
![SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2023](/images/awards/89.jpg.pagespeed.ce.B9zziK7vbV.jpg)
SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2023
Selection, 2016
Dark Emperor and Other Poems of the Night (8)
![ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2024](/images/list_sponsor_image/6747.png.pagespeed.ce.rqZg92-sK4.png)
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2024
Commended, 2011
![CCBC Choices](/images/list_sponsor_image/Sponsor_1715.jpg.pagespeed.ce.77DXE3ZgYP.jpg)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2011
![Horn Book Fanfare, 2001-2023](/images/awards/90.jpg)
Horn Book Fanfare, 2001-2023
Selection, 2010
![John Newbery Medal, 1922-2024](/images/list_image/107.jpg)
John Newbery Medal, 1922-2024
Honor, 2011
![Lee Bennett Hopkins Award, 1993-2024](/images/awards/41.jpg)
Lee Bennett Hopkins Award, 1993-2024
Honor, 2011
![Notable Children’s Books in the Language Arts Award, 1997-2024](/images/awards/124.jpg)
Notable Children’s Books in the Language Arts Award, 1997-2024
Selection, 2011
![Outstanding Science Trade Books, 2005-2024](/images/list_image/5230.jpg)
Outstanding Science Trade Books, 2005-2024
Commended, 2011
Song of the Water Boatman and Other Pond Poems (8)
![ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2024](/images/list_sponsor_image/6747.png.pagespeed.ce.rqZg92-sK4.png)
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2024
Commended, 2006
![CCBC Choices](/images/list_sponsor_image/Sponsor_1715.jpg.pagespeed.ce.77DXE3ZgYP.jpg)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2006
![Horn Book Fanfare, 2001-2023](/images/awards/90.jpg)
Horn Book Fanfare, 2001-2023
Selection, 2005
![Lasting Connections, 2000 - 2020](/images/list_sponsor_image/Sponsor_1577.jpg)
Lasting Connections, 2000 - 2020
Selection, 2005
![Lee Bennett Hopkins Award, 1993-2024](/images/awards/41.jpg)
Lee Bennett Hopkins Award, 1993-2024
Winner, 2006
![Notable Children’s Books in the Language Arts Award, 1997-2024](/images/awards/124.jpg)
Notable Children’s Books in the Language Arts Award, 1997-2024
Selection, 2006
![Outstanding Science Trade Books, 2005-2024](/images/list_image/5230.jpg)
Outstanding Science Trade Books, 2005-2024
Commended, 2006
![Randolph Caldecott Medal, 1938-2024](/images/list_sponsor_image/3251.jpg)
Randolph Caldecott Medal, 1938-2024
Honor, 2006
Swirl by Swirl: Spirals in Nature (7)
![ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2024](/images/list_sponsor_image/6747.png.pagespeed.ce.rqZg92-sK4.png)
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2024
Commended, 2012
![CCBC Choices](/images/list_sponsor_image/Sponsor_1715.jpg.pagespeed.ce.77DXE3ZgYP.jpg)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2012
![Charlotte Zolotow Award, 1998-2024](/images/list_image/2397.jpg)
Charlotte Zolotow Award, 1998-2024
Commended, 2012
![Horn Book Fanfare, 2001-2023](/images/awards/90.jpg)
Horn Book Fanfare, 2001-2023
Selection, 2011
![Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2024](/images/awards/77.jpg.pagespeed.ce.DTa29SPag8.jpg)
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2024
Elementary Selection, 2012
![Lasting Connections, 2000 - 2020](/images/list_sponsor_image/Sponsor_1577.jpg)
Lasting Connections, 2000 - 2020
Selection, 2011
![SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2023](/images/awards/89.jpg.pagespeed.ce.B9zziK7vbV.jpg)
SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2023
Selection, 2011
Ubiquitous: Celebrating Nature's Survivors (7)
![ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2024](/images/list_sponsor_image/6747.png.pagespeed.ce.rqZg92-sK4.png)
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2024
Commended, 2011
![CCBC Choices](/images/list_sponsor_image/Sponsor_1715.jpg.pagespeed.ce.77DXE3ZgYP.jpg)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2011
![Lasting Connections, 2000 - 2020](/images/list_sponsor_image/Sponsor_1577.jpg)
Lasting Connections, 2000 - 2020
Selection, 2010
![Notable Children’s Books in the Language Arts Award, 1997-2024](/images/awards/124.jpg)
Notable Children’s Books in the Language Arts Award, 1997-2024
Selection, 2011
![Outstanding Science Trade Books, 2005-2024](/images/list_image/5230.jpg)
Outstanding Science Trade Books, 2005-2024
Commended, 2011
![Publishers Weekly Best Books, 2010-2023](/images/awards/147.png)
Publishers Weekly Best Books, 2010-2023
Picture Book Selection, 2010
![SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2023](/images/awards/89.jpg.pagespeed.ce.B9zziK7vbV.jpg)
SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2023
Selection, 2010
Red Sings from Treetops: A Year in Colors (6)
![ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2024](/images/list_sponsor_image/6747.png.pagespeed.ce.rqZg92-sK4.png)
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2024
Commended, 2010
![CCBC Choices](/images/list_sponsor_image/Sponsor_1715.jpg.pagespeed.ce.77DXE3ZgYP.jpg)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2010
![Horn Book Fanfare, 2001-2023](/images/awards/90.jpg)
Horn Book Fanfare, 2001-2023
Selection, 2009
![Notable Children’s Books in the Language Arts Award, 1997-2024](/images/awards/124.jpg)
Notable Children’s Books in the Language Arts Award, 1997-2024
Selection, 2010
![Randolph Caldecott Medal, 1938-2024](/images/list_sponsor_image/3251.jpg)
Randolph Caldecott Medal, 1938-2024
Honor, 2010
Round (6)
![CCBC Choices](/images/list_sponsor_image/Sponsor_1715.jpg.pagespeed.ce.77DXE3ZgYP.jpg)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2018
![Charlotte Zolotow Award, 1998-2024](/images/list_image/2397.jpg)
Charlotte Zolotow Award, 1998-2024
Commended, 2018
![Mathical Book Prize, 2015-2024](/images/awards/45.png)
Mathical Book Prize, 2015-2024
Honor, 2020
![SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2023](/images/awards/89.jpg.pagespeed.ce.B9zziK7vbV.jpg)
SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2023
Selection, 2017
The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science (5)
![ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2024](/images/list_sponsor_image/6747.png.pagespeed.ce.rqZg92-sK4.png)
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2024
Commended, 2019
![Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2024](/images/awards/77.jpg.pagespeed.ce.DTa29SPag8.jpg)
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2024
Biography Selection, 2018
![Lasting Connections, 2000 - 2020](/images/list_sponsor_image/Sponsor_1577.jpg)
Lasting Connections, 2000 - 2020
Selection, 2018
Hello, Earth!: Poems to Our Planet (3)
![Horn Book Fanfare, 2001-2023](/images/awards/90.jpg)
Horn Book Fanfare, 2001-2023
Selection, 2021
![Outstanding Science Trade Books, 2005-2024](/images/list_image/5230.jpg)
Outstanding Science Trade Books, 2005-2024
Commended, 2022
![SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2023](/images/awards/89.jpg.pagespeed.ce.B9zziK7vbV.jpg)
SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2023
Selection, 2021
Meow Ruff: A Story in Concrete Poetry (3)
![CCBC Choices](/images/list_sponsor_image/Sponsor_1715.jpg.pagespeed.ce.77DXE3ZgYP.jpg)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2007
![Lasting Connections, 2000 - 2020](/images/list_sponsor_image/Sponsor_1577.jpg)
Lasting Connections, 2000 - 2020
Selection, 2006
We Are Branches (3)
![Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2024](/images/awards/77.jpg.pagespeed.ce.DTa29SPag8.jpg)
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2024
Elementary Selection, 2023
![Mathical Book Prize, 2015-2024](/images/awards/45.png)
Mathical Book Prize, 2015-2024
Honor, 2024
![Outstanding Science Trade Books, 2005-2024](/images/list_image/5230.jpg)
Outstanding Science Trade Books, 2005-2024
Selection, 2024
What the Heart Knows: Chants, Charms & Blessings (3)
![CCBC Choices](/images/list_sponsor_image/Sponsor_1715.jpg.pagespeed.ce.77DXE3ZgYP.jpg)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2014
![Notable Poetry and Verse Novels, 2011-2024](/images/awards/130.jpg)
Notable Poetry and Verse Novels, 2011-2024
Selection, 2013
Dear Treefrog (2)
![CCBC Choices](/images/list_sponsor_image/Sponsor_1715.jpg.pagespeed.ce.77DXE3ZgYP.jpg)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2022
![Notable Poetry and Verse Novels, 2011-2024](/images/awards/130.jpg)
Notable Poetry and Verse Novels, 2011-2024
Selection, 2022