Book Awards & Distinctions
for David Alexander Robertson
33 Total Book Awards
On the Trapline (7)
American Indians in Children's Literature (AICL): Lists of Best Books, 2010-2023
Picture Book Selection, 2021
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2022
From Sea to Sea to Sea: Celebrating Indigenous Picture Books, 2018-2023
Selection, 2023
Governor General's Awards for Young People’s Literature, 2000-2024
Illustrator Winner, 2021
Horn Book Fanfare, 2001-2023
Selection, 2021
Marilyn Baillie Picture Book Award, 2006-2024
Finalist, 2022
TD Canadian Children's Literature Award, 2005-2024
English Winner, 2022
When We Were Alone (7)
American Indians in Children's Literature (AICL): Lists of Best Books, 2010-2023
Board Book Selection, 2016
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2017
From Sea to Sea to Sea: Celebrating Indigenous Picture Books, 2018-2023
Selection, 2018
Governor General's Awards for Young People’s Literature, 2000-2024
Illustrator Winner, 2017
Horn Book Fanfare, 2001-2023
Selection, 2017
Lasting Connections, 2000 - 2020
Selection, 2017
TD Canadian Children's Literature Award, 2005-2024
English Finalist, 2017
The Barren Grounds (6)
Best Fiction for Young Adults, 2011-2024
Selection, 2022
Center for the Study of Multicultural Children's Literature Best Books, 2013-2023
Selection, 2020
Governor General's Awards for Young People’s Literature, 2000-2024
Author Finalist, 2020
Outstanding International Books, 2006-2024
Grades 6-8 Selection, 2021
TD Canadian Children's Literature Award, 2005-2024
English Finalist, 2021
This Place: 150 Years Retold (4)
American Indians in Children's Literature (AICL): Lists of Best Books, 2010-2023
Comics and Graphic Novels Selection, 2019
Outstanding International Books, 2006-2024
Grades 9-12 Selection, 2020
SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2024
Selection, 2019
Love Beyond Body, Space, and Time: An Indigenous LGBT Sci-Fi Anthology (3)
American Indians in Children's Literature (AICL): Lists of Best Books, 2010-2023
High School Selection, 2016
Strangers (2)
American Indians in Children's Literature (AICL): Lists of Best Books, 2010-2023
High School Selection, 2017
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2024
Young Adult Selection, 2018
The Great Bear (1)
The Reckoner Rises, Volume 1: Breakdown (1)
In the Margins Book Awards, 2014-2024
Fiction Honor, 2021
Sugar Falls: A Residential School Story (1)
Great Graphic Novels for Teens, 2007-2024
Commended, 2022
Will I See? (1)
American Indians in Children's Literature (AICL): Lists of Best Books, 2010-2023
Comics and Graphic Novels Selection, 2017
