Children of the USA won the Moonbeam Children’s Book Award for Multicultural Nonfiction!
Jane Yolen talks about Sea Queens on NPR’s Here and Now with Robin Young on September 19th. Click here to listen.
 Sea Queens received a starred review in Kirkus Reviews
Running Shoes is one of the top five choices in "Child Schooling and Work"
concept category and Book of the Month for August 2008 for Rutgers
University EconKids.
Rickshaw Girl
Julia Ward Howe Book Awards
Highly Recommended Honor 2008
Life on Earth starred reviews:
“[B]eautifully designed…” —Booklist
“[E]ngagingly written…” —School Library Journal
Finding Home starred review:
“[S]mooth, elegant poetry…” —Booklist
The Searcher and Old Tree starred review:
“In this book, home is clearly the best place to be..." —School Library Journal
2008-2009 Virginia Readers’ Choice List includes Little Lost Bat |
Kenya’s Word won First Place for Juvenile Books and Young and Young Adult Short Story at the Florida State Convention of the National League of American Pen Women.
Global Babies is an Oprah pick!
Click here to see other books on her list!
Wiggle and Waggle is included in the 2009 California Readers Collection!
Deep in the Swamp is the winner of the 2008 Southern Independent
Booksellers' Award for Children
Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue and The Legend of Hong Kil Dong are on the Young Hoosiers Book Awards nomination list.
Rickshaw Girl is a Jane Addams Children’s Book Award Honor Book
Rickshaw Girl is a Skipping Stones Honor Book
Rickshaw Girl is selected for the 2008 Amelia Bloomer project.
The 2008 Storytelling World Award includes Fiona’s Luck.
Piano Piano is a 2008 USBBY Outstanding International Book |
