Book Awards & Distinctions
for Hope Anita Smith
15 Total Book Awards
The Way a Door Closes (5)
![CCBC Choices](/images/list_sponsor_image/Sponsor_1715.jpg.pagespeed.ce.77DXE3ZgYP.jpg)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2004
![Coretta Scott King Book Awards, 1970-2025](/images/CSKlogoWatermark.jpg.pagespeed.ce.bq9TNNYPQn.jpg)
Coretta Scott King Book Awards, 1970-2025
New Talent Winner, 2004
![Lee Bennett Hopkins Award, 1993-2024](/images/awards/41.jpg.pagespeed.ce.CHKJARFBtY.jpg)
Lee Bennett Hopkins Award, 1993-2024
Honor, 2004
It Rained Warm Bread: Moishe Moskowitz's Story of Hope (4)
![ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2025](/images/list_sponsor_image/6747.png.pagespeed.ce.rqZg92-sK4.png)
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2025
Commended, 2020
![CCBC Choices](/images/list_sponsor_image/Sponsor_1715.jpg.pagespeed.ce.77DXE3ZgYP.jpg)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2020
![Center for the Study of Multicultural Children's Literature Best Books, 2013-2024](/images/awards/82.jpg)
Center for the Study of Multicultural Children's Literature Best Books, 2013-2024
Selection, 2019
![Notable Poetry and Verse Novels, 2011-2025](/images/awards/130.jpg)
Notable Poetry and Verse Novels, 2011-2025
Selection, 2020
Keeping the Night Watch (4)
![ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2025](/images/list_sponsor_image/6747.png.pagespeed.ce.rqZg92-sK4.png)
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2025
Commended, 2009
![CCBC Choices](/images/list_sponsor_image/Sponsor_1715.jpg.pagespeed.ce.77DXE3ZgYP.jpg)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2009
![Coretta Scott King Book Awards, 1970-2025](/images/CSKlogoWatermark.jpg.pagespeed.ce.bq9TNNYPQn.jpg)
Coretta Scott King Book Awards, 1970-2025
Author Honor, 2009
![Lasting Connections, 2000 - 2020](/images/list_sponsor_image/Sponsor_1577.jpg)
Lasting Connections, 2000 - 2020
Selection, 2008
Mother Poems (2)
![ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2025](/images/list_sponsor_image/6747.png.pagespeed.ce.rqZg92-sK4.png)
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2025
Commended, 2010
![CCBC Choices](/images/list_sponsor_image/Sponsor_1715.jpg.pagespeed.ce.77DXE3ZgYP.jpg)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2010