Book Awards & Distinctions
for Duncan Tonatiuh
143 Total Book Awards
Funny Bones: Posada and His Day of the Dead Calaveras (20)

ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2025
Commended, 2016

Américas Award, 1993-2024
Honor, 2016

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2016

Center for the Study of Multicultural Children's Literature Best Books, 2013-2024
Selection, 2015

Children's Favorites Award, 2015-2025
Selection, 2016

Horn Book Fanfare, 2001-2024
Selection, 2015

International Latino Book Awards, 2000-2024
Second Place Winner, 2016

Lasting Connections, 2000 - 2020
Selection, 2015

NYT Best Illustrated Children’s Books, 1952-2024
Selection, 2015

Notable Books for a Global Society, 1996-2025
Selection, 2016

Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2025
Biography Selection, 2016

Orbis Pictus Award, 2000-2025
Honor, 2016

Pura Belpré Awards, 1996-2025
Illustrator Honor, 2016

SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2024
Selection, 2015

Tomás Rivera Book Award, 1996-2025
Winner, 2016
Separate Is Never Equal: Sylvia Mendez and Her Family's Fight for Desegregation (16)

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

Américas Award, 1993-2024
Winner, 2015

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2015

Carter G. Woodson Book Award, 1974-2024
Winner, 2015

Center for the Study of Multicultural Children's Literature Best Books, 2013-2024
Selection, 2014

International Latino Book Awards, 2000-2024
First Place Winner, 2015

Jane Addams Children's Book Awards, 1953-2025
Books for Younger Children Winner, 2015

Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Nonfiction Selection, 2014

Notable Books for a Global Society, 1996-2025
Selection, 2015

Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2025
History, Life, Culture in the Americas Selection, 2015

Orbis Pictus Award, 2000-2025
Honor, 2015

Pura Belpré Awards, 1996-2025
Illustrator Honor, 2015

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

Teacher Favorites Award, 2015-2025
Selection, 2015

Tomás Rivera Book Award, 1996-2025
Winner, 2015
Child of the Flower-Song People: Luz Jiménez, Daughter of the Nahua (12)

ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2025
Commended, 2022

Américas Award, 1993-2024
Winner, 2022

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2022

Center for the Study of Multicultural Children's Literature Best Books, 2013-2024
Selection, 2021

Golden Kite Awards, 1974-2025
Nonfiction Text for Young Readers Finalist, 2022

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

Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2025
History, Life, Culture in the Americas Selection, 2022

Pura Belpré Awards, 1996-2025
Author Honor, 2022

Rise: A Feminist Book Project Top Ten, 2011-2025
Commended, 2023

SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2024
Selection, 2021
Soldier for Equality: José de la Luz Sáenz and the Great War (11)

ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2025
Commended, 2020

Américas Award, 1993-2024
Commended, 2020

Center for the Study of Multicultural Children's Literature Best Books, 2013-2024
Selection, 2019

International Latino Book Awards, 2000-2024
Second Place Winner, 2021

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

Notable Books for a Global Society, 1996-2025
Selection, 2020

Notable Children’s Books in the Language Arts Award, 1997-2025
Selection, 2020

Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2025
Biography Selection, 2020

Orbis Pictus Award, 2000-2025
Honor, 2020

Pura Belpré Awards, 1996-2025
Author Honor, 2020
A Land of Books: Dreams of Young Mexihcah Word Painters (10)

ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2025
Commended, 2023

Center for the Study of Multicultural Children's Literature Best Books, 2013-2024
Selection, 2022

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

Horn Book Fanfare, 2001-2024
Selection, 2022

Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Multicultural Selection, 2023

Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Multicultural Selection, 2023

Notable Books for a Global Society, 1996-2025
Selection, 2023

Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2025
World History & Culture Selection, 2023

Pura Belpré Awards, 1996-2025
Illustrator Honor, 2023

Teacher Favorites Award, 2015-2025
Selection, 2023
Pancho Rabbit and the Coyote: A Migrant's Tale (10)

ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2025
Commended, 2014

Américas Award, 1993-2024
Honor, 2014

Center for the Study of Multicultural Children's Literature Best Books, 2013-2024
Selection, 2013

Notable Books for a Global Society, 1996-2025
Selection, 2014

Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2025
History, Life, Culture in the Americas Selection, 2014

Pura Belpré Awards, 1996-2025
Illustrator Honor, 2014

Pura Belpré Awards, 1996-2025
Illustrator Honor, 2014

Skipping Stones Honor Awards, 1994-2024
Multicultural and International Honor, 2014

Tomás Rivera Book Award, 1996-2025
Winner, 2014
The Princess and the Warrior: A Tale of Two Volcanoes (10)

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

Américas Award, 1993-2024
Commended, 2017

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2017

Charlotte Huck Award, 2015-2025
Commended, 2017

Charlotte Zolotow Award, 1998-2025
Commended, 2017

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

Lasting Connections, 2000 - 2020
Selection, 2016

NYT Best Illustrated Children’s Books, 1952-2024
Selection, 2016

Pura Belpré Awards, 1996-2025
Illustrator Honor, 2017

SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2024
Selection, 2016
Danza!: Amalia Hernandez and El Ballet Folklórico de México (9)

Américas Award, 1993-2024
Winner, 2018

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2018

Center for the Study of Multicultural Children's Literature Best Books, 2013-2024
Selection, 2017

Children's Favorites Award, 2015-2025
Selection, 2018

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

Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2025
Women's History Selection, 2018

Orbis Pictus Award, 2000-2025
Commended, 2018
Esquivel!: Space-Age Sound Artist (8)

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

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2017

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

Notable Books for a Global Society, 1996-2025
Selection, 2017

Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2025
Biography Selection, 2017

Odyssey Award, 2008-2025
Honor, 2019

Pura Belpré Awards, 1996-2025
Illustrator Honor, 2017
Diego Rivera: His World and Ours (7)

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

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2012

International Latino Book Awards, 2000-2024
First Place Winner, 2013

Pura Belpré Awards, 1996-2025
Illustrator Winner, 2012

Tomás Rivera Book Award, 1996-2025
Winner, 2012
Dear Primo: A Letter to My Cousin (5)

ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2025
Commended, 2011

Américas Award, 1993-2024
Commended, 2011

Notable Books for a Global Society, 1996-2025
Selection, 2011

Pura Belpré Awards, 1996-2025
Illustrator Honor, 2011
Game of Freedom: Mestre Bimba and the Art of Capoeira (5)

Center for the Study of Multicultural Children's Literature Best Books, 2013-2024
Selection, 2023

El día de los niños / El día de los libros, 2013-2025
Grades 3-5 Selection, 2025

Horn Book Fanfare, 2001-2024
Selection, 2023

Notable Books for a Global Society, 1996-2025
Selection, 2024

Orbis Pictus Award, 2000-2025
Honor, 2024
Undocumented: A Worker's Fight (5)

Américas Award, 1993-2024
Winner, 2019

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2019

Center for the Study of Multicultural Children's Literature Best Books, 2013-2024
Selection, 2018

Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2025
Contemporary Concerns Selection, 2019

Young Adult Favorites Award, 2015-2025
Selection, 2019
Feathered Serpent and the Five Suns: A Mesoamerican Creation Myth (4)

Center for the Study of Multicultural Children's Literature Best Books, 2013-2024
Selection, 2020

International Latino Book Awards, 2000-2024
Third Place Winner, 2021

Tomás Rivera Book Award, 1996-2025
Winner, 2021
Salsa: Un poema para cocinar / A Cooking Poem (3)

Américas Award, 1993-2024
Commended, 2016

Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Spanish Selection, 2015
¡Fiesta!: A Festival of Colors (2)

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2025

El día de los niños / El día de los libros, 2013-2025
Birth-PreK Selection, 2025
¡Felicidades!: A Celebration with Shapes (1)

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2025
Día de Muertos: Números: A Day of the Dead Counting Book (1)
Esquivel!: Un artista del sonido de la Era Espacial (1)
Juego de libertad: Mestre Bimba y el arte de la Capoeira (1)

El día de los niños / El día de los libros, 2013-2025
Grades 3-5 Selection, 2025
La princesa y el guerrero (1)

Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Spanish Selection, 2024
Separados no somos iguales: Sylvia Mendez y la lucha de su familia por la integración (1)

Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Spanish Selection, 2024