Book Awards & Distinctions
for Shaun Tan
1 Lifetime Achievement Award 34 Total Book Awards
The Arrival (10)

ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2025
Commended, 2008

Boston Globe-Horn Book Awards, 1967-2024
Commended, 2008

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2008

Children’s Book Council of Australia Book of the Year Awards, 2007-2024
Picture Book Winner, 2007

Great Graphic Novels for Teens, 2007-2025
Commended, 2008

Horn Book Fanfare, 2001-2024
Selection, 2007

NYT Best Illustrated Children’s Books, 1952-2024
Selection, 2007

Notable Books for a Global Society, 1996-2025
Selection, 2008

Notable Children’s Books in the Language Arts Award, 1997-2025
Selection, 2008

Outstanding International Books, 2006-2024
Grades 6-8 Selection, 2008
Rules of Summer (7)

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2015

Children’s Book Council of Australia Book of the Year Awards, 2007-2024
Picture Book Winner, 2014

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

Outstanding International Books, 2006-2024
Grades 3-5 Selection, 2015

Publishers Weekly Best Books, 2010-2024
Picture Book Selection, 2014

SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2024
Selection, 2014
The Bird King: An Artist's Notebook (5)

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2014

Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Graphic Novels Selection, 2013

Outstanding International Books, 2006-2024
Grades 9-12 Selection, 2014
Tales from Outer Suburbia (5)

ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2025
Commended, 2010

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2010

Children’s Book Council of Australia Book of the Year Awards, 2007-2024
Older Readers Winner, 2009

NYT Best Illustrated Children’s Books, 1952-2024
Selection, 2009

Outstanding International Books, 2006-2024
Grades 6-8 Selection, 2010
Lost & Found (3)

ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2025
Commended, 2012

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2012

Outstanding International Books, 2006-2024
Grades 6-8 Selection, 2012
Cicada (2)

Children’s Book Council of Australia Book of the Year Awards, 2007-2024
Picture Book Winner, 2019

Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
High Interest Selection, 2019
The Red Tree (1)

Phoenix Award, 1986-2024
Honor, 2021