Book Awards & Distinctions
for Lane Smith
2 Lifetime Achievement Awards 49 Total Book Awards
Grandpa Green (6)
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2024
Commended, 2012
Best Illustrated Children’s Books, 1952-2024
Selection, 2011
Original Art Medal, 2002-2024
Silver Winner, 2011
Publishers Weekly Best Books, 2010-2024
Picture Book Selection, 2011
Randolph Caldecott Medal, 1938-2024
Honor, 2012
SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2023
Selection, 2011
I'm Just No Good at Rhyming: And Other Nonsense for Mischievous Kids and Immature Grown-Ups (6)
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2024
Commended, 2018
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2024
Elementary Selection, 2017
Notable Children’s Books in the Language Arts Award, 1997-2024
Selection, 2018
Notable Poetry and Verse Novels, 2011-2024
Selection, 2018
Publishers Weekly Best Books, 2010-2024
Middle Grade Selection, 2017
SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2023
Selection, 2017
Science Verse (4)
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2024
Commended, 2005
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2005
Lasting Connections, 2000 - 2020
Selection, 2004
John, Paul, George & Ben (3)
Best Illustrated Children’s Books, 1952-2024
Selection, 2006
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2007
Horn Book Fanfare, 2001-2023
Selection, 2006
The Stinky Cheese Man and Other Fairly Stupid Tales (3)
Abe Lincoln's Dream (2)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2013
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2024
Elementary Selection, 2013
Baloney Henry P. (2)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2002
A House That Once Was (2)
Best Illustrated Children’s Books, 1952-2024
Selection, 2018
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2024
Read Aloud Selection, 2018
It's a Book (2)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2011
Publishers Weekly Best Books, 2010-2024
Picture Book Selection, 2010
A Perfect Day (2)
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2024
Commended, 2018
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2018
Princess Hyacinth (the Surprising Tale of a Girl Who Floated) (2)
There Is a Tribe of Kids (2)
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2024
Elementary Selection, 2016
The True Story of the 3 Little Pigs (2)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 1989
Indies Choice Book Awards, 2009-2019
Picture Book Hall of Fame Selection, 2013
Cowboy and Octopus (1)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2008
Giraffe Problems (1)
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2024
Elementary Selection, 2019
Hooray for Diffendoofer Day! (1)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 1998
Kid Sheriff and the Terrible Toads (1)
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2024
Elementary Selection, 2015
Lulu and the Brontosaurus (1)
Madam President (1)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2009
Math Curse (1)
Penguin Problems (1)
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2024
Elementary Selection, 2017
Seen Art? (1)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2006
Squids Will Be Squids (1)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 1998
Stickler Loves the World (1)
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2024
Elementary Selection, 2023