Book Awards & Distinctions
for Bonnie Christensen
10 Total Book Awards
Woody Guthrie: Poet of the People (4)
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2025
Commended, 2002
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2002
Horn Book Fanfare, 2001-2024
Selection, 2001
The Daring Nellie Bly: America's Star Reporter (1)
Orbis Pictus Award, 2000-2025
Commended, 2004
Django: World's Greatest Jazz Guitarist (1)
Schneider Family Book Award, 2004-2025
Winner, 2010
Elvis: The Story of the Rock and Roll King (1)
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Biography Selection, 2015
Fabulous: A Portrait of Andy Warhol (1)
I, Galileo (1)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2013
A Single Pebble: A Story of the Silk Road (1)
Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2025
Geography, People, Places Selection, 2014
