Book Awards & Distinctions
for Deborah Underwood
26 Total Book Awards
The Quiet Book (6)

ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2025
Commended, 2011

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2011

Notable Children’s Books in the Language Arts Award, 1997-2025
Selection, 2011

Original Art Medal, 2002-2024
Gold Winner, 2010

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

SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2024
Selection, 2010
Outside in (5)

ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2025
Commended, 2021

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2021

Golden Kite Awards, 1974-2025
Picture Book Illustration Honor, 2021

Publishers Weekly Best Books, 2010-2024
Picture Book Selection, 2020

Randolph Caldecott Medal, 1938-2025
Honor, 2021
Walter Had a Best Friend (3)

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2023

Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Read Aloud Selection, 2023

Publishers Weekly Best Books, 2010-2024
Picture Book Selection, 2022
Bad Bye, Good Bye (2)

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2015

Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Elementary Selection, 2014
The Man Who Didn't Like Animals (2)

Golden Kite Awards, 1974-2025
Picture Book Text Winner, 2025

NYT Best Illustrated Children’s Books, 1952-2024
Selection, 2024
101 Ways to Save the Planet (1)

Green Earth Book Award, 2005-2024
Honor, 2012
Every Little Letter (1)
Here Comes Teacher Cat (1)

Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Elementary Selection, 2017
Here Comes Valentine Cat (1)

Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Elementary Selection, 2016
Here Comes the Tooth Fairy Cat (1)

Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Elementary Selection, 2015
The Loud Book! (1)

SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2024
Selection, 2011
Monster and Mouse Go Camping (1)

Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Read Aloud Selection, 2018
Ogilvy (1)

Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Character Building Selection, 2019