Book Awards & Distinctions
for Mike Curato
26 Total Book Awards
All the Way to Havana (8)
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2024
Commended, 2018
Américas Award, 1993-2023
Honor, 2018
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2018
Center for the Study of Multicultural Children's Literature Best Books, 2013-2023
Selection, 2017
Charlotte Zolotow Award, 1998-2024
Commended, 2018
International Latino Book Awards, 2000-2023
First Place Winner, 2018
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2023
Multicultural Selection, 2017
Flamer (7)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2021
Golden Kite Awards, 1974-2024
Illustration for Older Readers Honor, 2021
Great Graphic Novels for Teens, 2007-2024
Commended, 2021
Horn Book Fanfare, 2001-2023
Selection, 2020
Lambda Literary Award, 1992-2024
Winner, 2021
SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2023
Selection, 2020
YALSA Teens' Top Ten, 2003-2023
Finalist, 2021
Where Is Bina Bear? (3)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2023
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2023
Elementary Selection, 2022
Publishers Weekly Best Books, 2010-2023
Picture Book Selection, 2022
Little Elliot, Big City (2)
Ezra Jack Keats Award, 1986-2024
Illustrator Honor, 2015
Original Art Medal, 2002-2023
New Talent Winner, 2014
What If... (2)
Worm Loves Worm (2)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2017
Charlotte Huck Award, 2015-2024
Honor, 2017
Little Elliot, Big Family (1)
Charlotte Huck Award, 2015-2024
Commended, 2016
The Power of One: Every Act of Kindness Counts (1)
Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2023
Social Interactions & Relationships Selection, 2021
