Book Awards & Distinctions
for Cozbi A. Cabrera
26 Total Book Awards
Exquisite: The Poetry and Life of Gwendolyn Brooks (9)
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2024
Commended, 2021
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2021
Coretta Scott King Book Awards, 1970-2024
Illustrator Honor, 2021
Horn Book Fanfare, 2001-2024
Selection, 2020
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2024
Biography Selection, 2020
Notable Children’s Books in the Language Arts Award, 1997-2024
Selection, 2021
SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2024
Selection, 2020
Me & Mama (5)
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2024
Commended, 2021
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2021
Coretta Scott King Book Awards, 1970-2024
Illustrator Honor, 2021
Randolph Caldecott Medal, 1938-2024
Honor, 2021
Chef Edna: Queen of Southern Cooking, Edna Lewis (3)
Center for the Study of Multicultural Children's Literature Best Books, 2013-2024
Selection, 2023
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2024
Biography Selection, 2023
Septima Clark Book Award, 2019-2024
Honor, 2024
Most Loved in All the World (3)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2010
Ezra Jack Keats Award, 1986-2024
Author Winner, 2010
Stitchin' and Pullin': A Gee's Bend Quilt (2)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2009
Lee Bennett Hopkins Award, 1993-2024
Honor, 2009
Brown Girl, Brown Girl (1)
My Hair Is a Garden (1)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2019
Our Children Can Soar: A Celebration of Rosa, Barack, and the Pioneers of Change (1)
Thanks a Million (1)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2007