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Author record · 2012 to 2025

Barb Rosenstock: Awards and Best-of Lists

Barb Rosenstock has 3 shortlist or finalist places and 17 year-end list picks in our archive.

Also credited with Claire A. Nivola, Erika Meza, John O’Brien, Katherine Roy, Mary GrandPré, Terry Widener

Every recognition

Year is the award or list year, not the publication year.
YearBookSourceResultTranslator
2025American SpiritsNew York Public Library Best Books source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Best Books for Teens
2025American SpiritsKirkus Best Books of the Year source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Teen
2024The Great Lakes: Our Freshwater TreasureChicago Public Library Best of the Best source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Best Informational Books for Younger Readers
2024The Great Lakes: Our Freshwater TreasureBooklist Editors' Choice source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Books for Youth: Young Nonfiction
2024The Great Lakes: Our Freshwater TreasureSchool Library Journal Best Books of the Year source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Nonfiction Elementary
2023The Mystery of the Monarchs: How Kids, Teachers, and Butterfly Fans Helped Fred and Norah Urquhart Track the Great Monarch MigrationNCTE Orbis Pictus Award for Outstanding Nonfiction for Children source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Nonfiction for Children
2022The Mystery of the Monarchs: How Kids, Teachers, and Butterfly Fans Helped Fred and Norah Urquhart Track the Great Monarch MigrationChicago Public Library Best of the Best source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Best Informational Books for Older Readers
2019The Secret Kingdom: Nek Chand, a Changing India, and a Hidden World of ArtNCTE Orbis Pictus Award for Outstanding Nonfiction for Children source (opens in a new tab)Honor · Nonfiction for Children
2019Through the Window: Views of Marc Chagall’s LifeSydney Taylor Book Award source (opens in a new tab)Honor · Picture Book
2019Otis and Will Discover the Deep: The Record-Setting Dive of the BathysphereNCTE Orbis Pictus Award for Outstanding Nonfiction for Children source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Nonfiction for Children
2018Otis and Will Discover the Deep: The Record-Setting Dive of the BathysphereNew York Public Library Best Books source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Best Books for Kids
2018The Secret Kingdom: Nek Chand, a Changing India, and a Hidden World of ArtNew York Public Library Best Books source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Best Books for Kids
2018Otis and Will Discover the Deep: The Record-setting Dive of the BathysphereChicago Public Library Best of the Best source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Best Informational Books for Younger Readers
2018Otis and Will Discover the Deep: The Record-Setting Dive of the BathysphereSchool Library Journal Best Books of the Year source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Nonfiction
2015The Noisy Paint Box: The Colors and Sounds of Kandinsky's Abstract ArtRandolph Caldecott Medal source (opens in a new tab)Honor · Picture Book
2015The Streak: How Joe DiMaggio Became America’s HeroNCTE Orbis Pictus Award for Outstanding Nonfiction for Children source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Nonfiction for Children
2014The Noisy Paint Box: The Colors and Sounds of Kandinsky's Abstract ArtChicago Public Library Best of the Best source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Best Informational Books for Younger Readers
2014Thomas Jefferson Builds a LibraryNCTE Orbis Pictus Award for Outstanding Nonfiction for Children source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Nonfiction for Children
2014The Noisy Paint BoxKirkus Best Books of the Year source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Picture Books
2012The Camping Trip That Changed America: Theodore Roosevelt, John Muir, and Our National ParksChicago Public Library Best of the Best source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Best Informational Books for Younger Readers

Books

  1. Otis and Will Discover the Deep: The Record-Setting Dive of the Bathysphere4 sources · 2018 to 2019
  2. The Great Lakes: Our Freshwater Treasure3 sources · 2024
  3. The Noisy Paint Box: The Colors and Sounds of Kandinsky's Abstract Art3 sources · 2014 to 2015
  4. American Spirits2 sources · 2025
  5. The Mystery of the Monarchs: How Kids, Teachers, and Butterfly Fans Helped Fred and Norah Urquhart Track the Great Monarch Migration2 sources · 2022 to 2023
  6. The Secret Kingdom: Nek Chand, a Changing India, and a Hidden World of Art2 sources · 2018 to 2019
  7. The Camping Trip That Changed America: Theodore Roosevelt, John Muir, and Our National Parks1 source · 2012
  8. The Streak: How Joe DiMaggio Became America’s Hero1 source · 2015
  9. Thomas Jefferson Builds a Library1 source · 2014
  10. Through the Window: Views of Marc Chagall’s Life1 source · 2019