Book Awards & Distinctions
for Monique Gray Smith
26 Total Book Awards
My Heart Fills with Happiness (5)
![American Indians in Children's Literature (AICL): Lists of Best Books, 2010-2023](/images/awards/144.png)
American Indians in Children's Literature (AICL): Lists of Best Books, 2010-2023
Board Book Selection, 2016
![CCBC Choices](/images/list_sponsor_image/Sponsor_1715.jpg.pagespeed.ce.77DXE3ZgYP.jpg)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2017
You Hold Me Up (4)
![American Indians in Children's Literature (AICL): Lists of Best Books, 2010-2023](/images/awards/144.png)
American Indians in Children's Literature (AICL): Lists of Best Books, 2010-2023
Picture Book Selection, 2017
![CCBC Choices](/images/list_sponsor_image/Sponsor_1715.jpg.pagespeed.ce.77DXE3ZgYP.jpg)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2018
![From Sea to Sea to Sea: Celebrating Indigenous Picture Books, 2018-2023](/images/awards/151.png)
From Sea to Sea to Sea: Celebrating Indigenous Picture Books, 2018-2023
Selection, 2018
![Marilyn Baillie Picture Book Award, 2006-2023](/images/list_image/3155.jpg)
Marilyn Baillie Picture Book Award, 2006-2023
Finalist, 2018
Braiding Sweetgrass for Young Adults (3)
![Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2023](/images/awards/77.jpg.pagespeed.ce.DTa29SPag8.jpg)
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2023
Nonfiction Selection, 2023
![Outstanding Science Trade Books, 2005-2024](/images/list_image/5230.jpg)
Outstanding Science Trade Books, 2005-2024
Commended, 2023
![Publishers Weekly Best Books, 2010-2023](/images/awards/147.png)
Publishers Weekly Best Books, 2010-2023
Young Adult Selection, 2022
The Journey Forward: Novellas on Reconciliation (3)
![American Indians in Children's Literature (AICL): Lists of Best Books, 2010-2023](/images/awards/144.png)
American Indians in Children's Literature (AICL): Lists of Best Books, 2010-2023
Middle Grade Selection, 2018
![American Indians in Children's Literature (AICL): Lists of Best Books, 2010-2023](/images/awards/144.png)
American Indians in Children's Literature (AICL): Lists of Best Books, 2010-2023
Middle Grade Selection, 2018
When We Are Kind / Nihá'ádaahwiinít'į́įgo (3)
![American Indians in Children's Literature (AICL): Lists of Best Books, 2010-2023](/images/awards/144.png)
American Indians in Children's Literature (AICL): Lists of Best Books, 2010-2023
Picture Book Selection, 2020
![From Sea to Sea to Sea: Celebrating Indigenous Picture Books, 2018-2023](/images/awards/151.png)
From Sea to Sea to Sea: Celebrating Indigenous Picture Books, 2018-2023
Selection, 2021
![Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2024](/images/awards/79.jpg)
Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2024
Social Interactions & Relationships Selection, 2021
I Hope / Nipakosêyimon (2)
Speaking Our Truth: A Journey of Reconciliation (2)
![CCBC Choices](/images/list_sponsor_image/Sponsor_1715.jpg.pagespeed.ce.77DXE3ZgYP.jpg)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2018
![TD Canadian Children's Literature Award, 2005-2023](/images/awards/11.jpg)
TD Canadian Children's Literature Award, 2005-2023
English Finalist, 2018
J'ai le coeur rempli de bonheur (1)
Mi corazón se llena de alegría (1)
My Heart Fills with Happiness / Nijiikendam (1)
Tilly: A Story of Hope and Resilience (1)
![Burt Award for First Nations, Inuit and Métis Young Adult Literature, 2013-2020](/images/awards/88.jpg)
Burt Award for First Nations, Inuit and Métis Young Adult Literature, 2013-2020
First Place Winner, 2014