Author record · 2012 to 2025
Cynthia Levinson: Awards and Best-of Lists
Cynthia Levinson has won 1 award, the Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Medal (2022) for The People's Painter: How Ben Shahn Fought for Justice, with 3 shortlist or finalist places, 1 longlist or nominee place, and 15 year-end list picks in our archive.
Also credited with Sanford Levinson, Evan Turk, Jennifer Swanson
Every recognition
| Year | Book | Source | Result | Translator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Who Owns the Moon?: And Other Conundrums of Exploring and Using Space | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Teen Nonfiction | |
| 2025 | Who Owns the Moon? And Other Conundrums of Exploring and Using Space | Booklist Editors' Choice source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books for Youth: Older Nonfiction | |
| 2022 | The People's Painter: How Ben Shahn Fought for Justice | Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Medal source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · Informational Book | |
| 2021 | The People’s Painter: How Ben Shahn Fought for Justice With Art | National Jewish Book Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · Children's Picture Book | |
| 2021 | The People's Painter: How Ben Shahn Fought for Justice with Art | New York Public Library Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books for Kids | |
| 2021 | The People's Painter: How Ben Shahn Fought for Justice With Art | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Informational Books for Younger Readers | |
| 2021 | The People’s Painter: How Ben Shahn Fought for Justice with Art | Horn Book Fanfare source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Nonfiction | |
| 2021 | The People's Painter: How Ben Shahn Fought for Justice with Art | Publishers Weekly Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Picture Books | |
| 2018 | Fault Lines in the Constitution | NCTE Orbis Pictus Award for Outstanding Nonfiction for Children source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Nonfiction for Children | |
| 2017 | The Youngest Marcher | Goodreads Choice Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Nominee · Picture Books | |
| 2017 | Fault Lines in the Constitution | New York Public Library Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books for Teens | |
| 2017 | Fault Lines in the Constitution: The Framers, Their Fights, and the Flaws That Affect Us Today | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Informational Books for Older Readers | |
| 2017 | The Youngest Marcher: The Story of Audrey Faye Hendricks, A Young Civil Rights Activist | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Informational Books for Younger Readers | |
| 2017 | Fault Lines in the Constitution: The Framers, Their Fights, and the Flaws That Affect Us Today | Booklist Editors' Choice source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books for Youth: Nonfiction, Older Readers | |
| 2017 | Fault Lines in the Constitution | Kirkus Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Middle Grade | |
| 2017 | Fault Lines in the Constitution: The Framers, Their Fights, and the Flaws That Affect Us Today | School Library Journal Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Nonfiction | |
| 2013 | We've Got a Job: The 1963 Birmingham Children’s March | NCTE Orbis Pictus Award for Outstanding Nonfiction for Children source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Honor · Nonfiction for Children | |
| 2013 | We've Got a Job: The 1963 Birmingham Children's March | YALSA Award for Excellence in Nonfiction for Young Adults source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · Nonfiction | |
| 2012 | We've Got A Job: The 1963 Birmingham Children's March | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Informational Books for Older Readers | |
| 2012 | We’ve Got a Job: The 1963 Birmingham Children’s March | School Library Journal Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Nonfiction |
Books
- Fault Lines in the Constitution6 sources · 2017 to 2018
- The People's Painter: How Ben Shahn Fought for Justice6 sources · 2021 to 2022
- We've Got a Job: The 1963 Birmingham Children’s March4 sources · 2012 to 2013
- The Youngest Marcher2 sources · 2017
- Who Owns the Moon? And Other Conundrums of Exploring and Using Space1 source · 2025
- Who Owns the Moon?: And Other Conundrums of Exploring and Using Space1 source · 2025