Book Awards & Distinctions
for Elizabeth Laird
9 Total Book Awards
A Little Piece of Ground (3)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2007
Middle East Book Award, 2000-2023
Winner, 2006
Outstanding International Books, 2006-2024
Grades 9-12 Selection, 2007
A Fistful of Pearls: And Other Tales from Iraq (1)
Outstanding International Books, 2006-2024
Grades 3-5 Selection, 2009
Folktales for a Better World: Stories of Peace and Kindness (1)
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2024
Multicultural Selection, 2023
A House Without Walls (1)
Read for Empathy Collections, 2017-2024
Selection, 2021
Kiss the Dust (1)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 1992
Shahnameh: The Persian Book of Kings (1)
Outstanding International Books, 2006-2024
Grades 3-5 Selection, 2013
Welcome to Nowhere (1)
Read for Empathy Collections, 2017-2024
Selection, 2017