Author record · 2008 to 2021
Jen Bryant: Awards and Best-of Lists
Jen Bryant has won 5 awards, including the NCTE Orbis Pictus Award for Outstanding Nonfiction for Children (2014) for A Splash of Red: The Life and Art of Horace Pippin, with 5 shortlist or finalist places and 16 year-end list picks in our archive.
Also credited with Melissa Sweet, Boris Kulikov, Frank Morrison
Every recognition
| Year | Book | Source | Result | Translator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Above the Rim: How Elgin Taylor Changed Basketball | NCTE Orbis Pictus Award for Outstanding Nonfiction for Children source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · Nonfiction for Children | |
| 2020 | Above the Rim: How Elgin Baylor Changed Basketball | New York Public Library Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books for Kids | |
| 2020 | Above the Rim: How Elgin Baylor Changed Basketball | Booklist Editors' Choice source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books for Youth: Nonfiction, Middle Readers | |
| 2017 | Six Dots: A Story of Young Louis Braille | Schneider Family Book Award source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · Younger Children | |
| 2016 | Six Dots: A Story of Young Louis Braille | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Informational Books for Younger Readers | |
| 2015 | The Right Word: Roget and His Thesaurus | Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Medal source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · Informational Book | |
| 2015 | The Right Word: Roget and His Thesaurus | NCTE Orbis Pictus Award for Outstanding Nonfiction for Children source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Honor · Nonfiction for Children | |
| 2015 | The Right Word: Roget and His Thesaurus | Randolph Caldecott Medal source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Honor · Picture Book | |
| 2014 | A Splash of Red: The Life and Art of Horace Pippin | NCTE Orbis Pictus Award for Outstanding Nonfiction for Children source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · Nonfiction for Children | |
| 2014 | A Splash of Red: The Life and Art of Horace Pippin | Schneider Family Book Award source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · Younger Children | |
| 2014 | A Splash of Red: The Life and Art of Horace Pippin | Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Medal source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Honor · Informational Book | |
| 2014 | The Right Word | Kirkus Prize source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · Young Readers' Literature | |
| 2014 | The Right Word: Roget and His Thesaurus | Booklist Editors' Choice source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books for Youth: Nonfiction, Young Readers | |
| 2014 | The Right Word: Roget and His Thesaurus | Horn Book Fanfare source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Nonfiction | |
| 2014 | The Right Word: Roget and His Thesaurus | School Library Journal Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Nonfiction | |
| 2014 | The Right Word | BookPage Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Picture Books | |
| 2014 | The Right Word | Kirkus Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Picture Books | |
| 2014 | The Right Word: Roget and His Thesaurus | Publishers Weekly Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Picture Books | |
| 2013 | A Splash of Red: The Life and Art of Horace Pippin | Booklist Editors' Choice source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books for Youth: Nonfiction, Young Readers | |
| 2013 | A Splash of Red: The Life and Art of Horace Pippin | School Library Journal Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Nonfiction | |
| 2013 | A Splash of Red | BookPage Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Picture Books | |
| 2013 | A Splash of Red | Kirkus Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Picture Books | |
| 2009 | A River of Words: The Story of William Carlos Williams | Randolph Caldecott Medal source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Honor · Picture Book | |
| 2009 | Kaleidoscope Eyes | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Fiction for Older Readers | |
| 2009 | A River of Words: The Story of William Carlos Williams | NCTE Orbis Pictus Award for Outstanding Nonfiction for Children source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Nonfiction for Children | |
| 2008 | A River of Words: The Story of William Carlos Williams | School Library Journal Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Nonfiction |
Books
- The Right Word: Roget and His Thesaurus10 sources · 2014 to 2015
- A Splash of Red: The Life and Art of Horace Pippin7 sources · 2013 to 2014
- A River of Words: The Story of William Carlos Williams3 sources · 2008 to 2009
- Above the Rim: How Elgin Taylor Changed Basketball3 sources · 2020 to 2021
- Six Dots: A Story of Young Louis Braille2 sources · 2016 to 2017
- Kaleidoscope Eyes1 source · 2009