Author record · 2023 to 2024

Jack Wong: Awards and Best-of Lists

Jack Wong has won 2 awards, including the Boston Globe–Horn Book Awards (2023) for When You Can Swim, with 8 year-end list picks in our archive.

Every recognition

Year is the award or list year, not the publication year.
Year	Book	Source	Result
2024	All That Grows	BookPage Best Books of the Year source (opens in a new tab)	Selection · Picture Books
2023	When You Can Swim	Boston Globe–Horn Book Awards source (opens in a new tab)	Winner · Picture Book
2023	When You Can Swim	Governor General's Literary Awards source (opens in a new tab)	Winner · Young People's Literature – Illustrated Books
2023	When You Can Swim	New York Public Library Best Books source (opens in a new tab)	Selection · Best Books for Kids
2023	When You Can Swim	Smithsonian Magazine Best Books of the Year source (opens in a new tab)	Selection · Children's
2023	When You Can Swim	The Globe and Mail Globe 100 source (opens in a new tab)	Selection · Kids' Books
2023	When You Can Swim	BookPage Best Books of the Year source (opens in a new tab)	Selection · Picture Books
2023	When You Can Swim	Horn Book Fanfare source (opens in a new tab)	Selection · Picture Books
2023	When You Can Swim	Kirkus Best Books of the Year source (opens in a new tab)	Selection · Picture Books
2023	When You Can Swim	Publishers Weekly Best Books source (opens in a new tab)	Selection · Picture Books