Book Awards & Distinctions
for Emma Bland Smith
8 Total Book Awards
The Gardener of Alcatraz (3)
Children’s Favorites Award, 2015-2024
Selection, 2023
Librarian Favorites Award, 2023-2024
Selection, 2023
Teacher Favorites Award, 2015-2024
Selection, 2023
The Pig War: How a Porcine Tragedy Taught England and America to Share (2)
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2023
Nonfiction Selection, 2021
Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2023
World History & Culture Selection, 2021
How Science Saved the Eiffel Tower (1)
Best STEM Books, 2017-2024
Selection, 2023
Journey: Based on the True Story of OR7, the Most Famous Wolf in the West (1)
Cook Prize, 2012-2024
Winner, 2017
Mr. McCloskey's Marvelous Mallards: The Making of Make Way for Ducklings (1)
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2023
Character Building Selection, 2023