Book Awards & Distinctions
for Margaret Wise Brown
11 Total Book Awards
The Dead Bird (2)

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2017

NYT Best Illustrated Children’s Books, 1952-2024
Selection, 2016
The Little Scarecrow Boy (2)

CCBC Choices
Selection, 1998

NYT Best Illustrated Children’s Books, 1952-2024
Selection, 1998
A Child's Good Night Book (1)

Randolph Caldecott Medal, 1938-2025
Honor, 1944
Goodnight Moon (1)

Indies Choice Book Awards, 2009-2019
Picture Book Hall of Fame Selection, 2014
Goodnight Songs: A Celebration of the Seasons (1)
The Little Island (1)

Randolph Caldecott Medal, 1938-2025
Winner, 1947
Two Little Trains (1)

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2021
Wheel on the Chimney (1)

Randolph Caldecott Medal, 1938-2025
Honor, 1955
When the Wind Blew (1)

NYT Best Illustrated Children’s Books, 1952-2024
Selection, 1977