Book Awards & Distinctions
for Richard Michelson
12 Total Book Awards
Fascinating: The Life of Leonard Nimoy (3)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2017
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Arts Selection, 2016
Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2025
Biography Selection, 2017
The Language of Angels: The Reinvention of Hebrew (3)
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Multicultural Selection, 2017
National Jewish Book Awards, 1952-2024
Children's Winner, 2017
Sydney Taylor Book Award, 2001-2025
Winner, 2018
As Good as Anybody: Martin Luther King Jr. and Abraham Joshua Heschel's Amazing March Toward Freedom (2)
Skipping Stones Honor Awards, 1994-2024
Multicultural and International Honor, 2009
Sydney Taylor Book Award, 2001-2025
Winner, 2009
A is for Abraham: A Jewish Family Alphabet (1)
Skipping Stones Honor Awards, 1994-2024
Multicultural and International Honor, 2009
Busing Brewster (1)
NYT Best Illustrated Children’s Books, 1952-2024
Selection, 2010
One of a Kind: The Life of Sydney Taylor (1)
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Biography Selection, 2024
Too Young for Yiddish (1)
Skipping Stones Honor Awards, 1994-2024
Multicultural and International Honor, 2003
