Book Awards & Distinctions
for Candace Fleming
1 Lifetime Achievement Award 147 Total Book Awards
The Family Romanov: Murder, Rebellion, and the Fall of Imperial Russia (15)

ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2025
Commended, 2015

Boston Globe-Horn Book Awards, 1967-2025
Winner, 2015

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2015

Golden Kite Awards, 1974-2025
Nonfiction Winner, 2015

Horn Book Fanfare, 2001-2024
Selection, 2014

Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Audiobooks Selection, 2015

Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Audiobooks Selection, 2015

Lasting Connections, 2000 - 2020
Selection, 2014

Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2025
Geography, People, Places Selection, 2015

Orbis Pictus Award, 2000-2025
Winner, 2015

Publishers Weekly Best Books, 2010-2024
Young Adult Selection, 2014

SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2024
Selection, 2014

Teacher Favorites Award, 2015-2025
Selection, 2015

YALSA Nonfiction Award, 2010-2025
Finalist, 2015
Honeybee: The Busy Life of Apis Mellifera (11)

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

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2021

Cook Prize, 2012-2025
Honor, 2021

Horn Book Fanfare, 2001-2024
Selection, 2020

Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Nonfiction Selection, 2020

Lasting Connections, 2000 - 2020
Selection, 2020

Orbis Pictus Award, 2000-2025
Honor, 2021

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

SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2024
Selection, 2020
The Enigma Girls: How Ten Teenagers Broke Ciphers, Kept Secrets, and Helped Win World War II (10)

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

Best STEM Books, 2017-2025
Selection, 2025

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2025

Horn Book Fanfare, 2001-2024
Selection, 2024

Mathical Book Prize, 2015-2025
Grades 9-12 Honor, 2025

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

Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2025
Selection, 2025

SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2024
Selection, 2024
Amelia Lost: The Life and Disappearance of Amelia Earhart (9)

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

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2012

Golden Kite Awards, 1974-2025
Nonfiction Winner, 2012

Horn Book Fanfare, 2001-2024
Selection, 2011

Notable Children’s Books in the Language Arts Award, 1997-2025
Selection, 2012

Orbis Pictus Award, 2000-2025
Honor, 2012

SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2024
Selection, 2011
Giant Squid (9)

ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2025
Commended, 2017

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2017

Charlotte Zolotow Award, 1998-2025
Honor, 2017

Horn Book Fanfare, 2001-2024
Selection, 2016

Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Nonfiction Selection, 2017

Orbis Pictus Award, 2000-2025
Honor, 2017

Outstanding Science Trade Books, 2005-2025
Commended, 2017
The Lincolns: A Scrapbook Look at Abraham and Mary (8)

ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2025
Commended, 2009

Boston Globe-Horn Book Awards, 1967-2025
Winner, 2009

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2009

Horn Book Fanfare, 2001-2024
Selection, 2008

Lasting Connections, 2000 - 2020
Selection, 2008

Orbis Pictus Award, 2000-2025
Honor, 2009
Mine! (7)

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2024

Children's Favorites Award, 2015-2025
Selection, 2024

Horn Book Fanfare, 2001-2024
Selection, 2023

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

Librarian Favorites Award, 2023-2025
Selection, 2024

Notable Children’s Books in the Language Arts Award, 1997-2025
Selection, 2024

Teacher Favorites Award, 2015-2025
Selection, 2024
The Rise and Fall of Charles Lindbergh (7)

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2021

Golden Kite Awards, 1974-2025
Nonfiction Text for Older Readers Finalist, 2021

Horn Book Fanfare, 2001-2024
Selection, 2020

Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Audiobooks Selection, 2021

Publishers Weekly Best Books, 2010-2024
Young Adult Selection, 2020

SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2024
Selection, 2020

YALSA Nonfiction Award, 2010-2025
Winner, 2021
Papa's Mechanical Fish (6)

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2014

Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Emergent Selection, 2013

Outstanding Science Trade Books, 2005-2025
Commended, 2014

SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2024
Selection, 2013
Murder Among Friends: How Leopold and Loeb Tried to Commit the Perfect Crime (4)

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2023

Horn Book Fanfare, 2001-2024
Selection, 2022

Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Nonfiction Selection, 2022

SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2024
Selection, 2022
Narwhal: Unicorn of the Arctic (4)

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

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2025

Horn Book Fanfare, 2001-2024
Selection, 2024

Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Nonfiction Selection, 2025
Oh, No! (4)

ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2025
Commended, 2013

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2013

Charlotte Zolotow Award, 1998-2025
Commended, 2013

SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2024
Selection, 2012
Presenting Buffalo Bill: The Man Who Invented the Wild West (4)

ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2025
Commended, 2017

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2017

Horn Book Fanfare, 2001-2024
Selection, 2016

Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Nonfiction Selection, 2016
Ben Franklin's Almanac: Being a True Account of the Good Gentleman's Life (3)
Boxes for Katje (3)

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2004

Notable Books for a Global Society, 1996-2025
Selection, 2004
Gabriella's Song (3)

ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2025
Commended, 1998

CCBC Choices
Selection, 1997
The Great and Only Barnum: The Tremendous, Stupendous Life of Showman P.T. Barnum (3)

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

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2010

YALSA Nonfiction Award, 2010-2025
Finalist, 2010
Polar Bear (3)

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2023

Children's Favorites Award, 2015-2025
Selection, 2023

Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Nonfiction Selection, 2023
Ben Franklin's in My Bathroom! (2)

Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Elementary Selection, 2018

Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Elementary Selection, 2018
Clever Jack Takes the Cake (2)
Crash from Outer Space: Unraveling the Mystery of Flying Saucers, Alien Beings, and Roswell (2)
The Curse of the Mummy: Uncovering Tutankhamun's Tomb (2)

Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Nonfiction Selection, 2021

Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2025
World History & Culture Selection, 2022
Eleanor Roosevelt's in My Garage! (2)

Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Elementary Selection, 2018

Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Elementary Selection, 2018
Go Sleep in Your Own Bed (2)

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2018

Children's Favorites Award, 2015-2025
Selection, 2018
The Hatmaker's Sign: A Story by Benjamin Franklin (2)

CCBC Choices
Selection, 1998
Our Eleanor: A Scrapbook Look at Eleanor Roosevelt's Remarkable Life (2)

ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2025
Commended, 2006

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2006
Strongheart: Wonder Dog of the Silver Screen (2)

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2019

Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Elementary Selection, 2018
The Tide Pool Waits (2)

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2023

Charlotte Zolotow Award, 1998-2025
Commended, 2023
What Isabella Wanted (2)

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2022

Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Arts Selection, 2022
The Amazing Collection of Joey Cornell: Based on the Childhood of a Great American Artist (1)

Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Nonfiction Selection, 2018
A Big Cheese for the White House: The True Tale of a Tremendous Cheddar (1)

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2000
Bulldozer Helps Out (1)

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2018
Bulldozer's Big Day (1)

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2016
Death in the Jungle: Murder, Betrayal, and the Lost Dream of Jonestown (1)

Boston Globe-Horn Book Awards, 1967-2025
Nonfiction Winner, 2025
The Fabled Fourth Graders of Aesop Elementary School (1)
Fatal Throne: The Wives of Henry VIII Tell All (1)
Imogene's Last Stand (1)

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2010
Muncha! Muncha! Muncha! (1)
On the Day I Died: Stories from the Grave (1)
Penny & Pip (1)

Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Elementary Selection, 2023
When Agnes Caws (1)

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2000