Author record · 2019 to 2025

Isabel Thomas: Awards and Best-of Lists

Isabel Thomas has 1 shortlist or finalist place and 9 year-end list picks in our archive.

Every recognition

Year is the award or list year, not the publication year.
Year	Book	Source	Result
2025	Frog	Wainwright Prize source (opens in a new tab)	Shortlist · Children's Picture Books
2022	The Bedtime Book of Impossible Questions	The Guardian Best Books of the Year source (opens in a new tab)	Selection · Children's and young adult
2022	Full of Life	Kirkus Best Books of the Year source (opens in a new tab)	Selection · Middle Grade
2021	Fox: A Circle of Life Story	Booklist Editors' Choice source (opens in a new tab)	Selection · Books for Youth: Nonfiction, Younger Readers
2021	Fox: A Circle of Life Story	Horn Book Fanfare source (opens in a new tab)	Selection · Nonfiction
2020	Exploring the Elements	Kirkus Best Books of the Year source (opens in a new tab)	Selection · Middle Grade
2019	Moth: An Evolution Story	New York Public Library Best Books source (opens in a new tab)	Selection · Best Books for Kids
2019	Moth	Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source (opens in a new tab)	Selection · Best Informational Books for Younger Readers
2019	Moth: An Evolution Story	Horn Book Fanfare source (opens in a new tab)	Selection · Nonfiction
2019	Moth: An Evolution Story	School Library Journal Best Books of the Year source (opens in a new tab)	Selection · Nonfiction