Book Awards & Distinctions
for Chris Van Dusen
21 Total Book Awards
Mercy Watson Goes for a Ride (3)

ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2025
Commended, 2007

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2007
Where Are You Going, Baby Lincoln? (3)

ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2025
Commended, 2017

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

Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Audiobooks Selection, 2017
Eugenia Lincoln and the Unexpected Package (2)

Children’s Favorites Award, 2015-2024
Selection, 2018

Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Elementary Selection, 2018
Francine Poulet Meets the Ghost Raccoon (2)

Charlotte Huck Award, 2015-2025
Commended, 2016

Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Elementary Selection, 2015
A Very Mercy Christmas (2)

Librarian Favorites Award, 2023-2024
Selection, 2023

Teacher Favorites Award, 2015-2024
Selection, 2023
Big Truck Little Island (1)

Publishers Weekly Best Books, 2010-2024
Picture Book Selection, 2022
The Circus Ship (1)

Indies Choice Book Awards, 2009-2019
Picture Book Hall of Fame Selection, 2019
Hattie & Hudson (1)
If I Built a School (1)
Leroy Ninker Saddles Up (1)

Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Audiobooks Selection, 2015
Mercy Watson Is Missing! (1)

Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Elementary Selection, 2024
Mercy Watson to the Rescue (1)
A Piglet Named Mercy (1)

Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Elementary Selection, 2019
President Taft Is Stuck in the Bath (1)

Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Elementary Selection, 2014