Author record · 2019 to 2023
Melissa Iwai: Awards and Best-of Lists
Melissa Iwai has 2 shortlist or finalist places and 6 year-end list picks in our archive.
Also credited with Marc Tyler Nobleman
Every recognition
| Year | Book | Source | Result | Translator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Gigi and Ojiji | Theodor Seuss Geisel Award source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Honor · Beginning Reader | |
| 2023 | Gigi and Ojiji — Food for Thought | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Fiction for Younger Readers | |
| 2023 | Gigi and Ojiji — What's in a Name? | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Fiction for Younger Readers | |
| 2022 | Gigi and Ojiji | New York Public Library Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books for Kids | |
| 2022 | Gigi and Ojiji | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Fiction for Younger Readers | |
| 2022 | Gigi and Ojiji | Kirkus Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Middle Grade | |
| 2021 | Dumplings for Lili | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Picture Books | |
| 2019 | Thirty Minutes Over Oregon: A Japanese Pilot’s World War II Story | NCTE Orbis Pictus Award for Outstanding Nonfiction for Children source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Honor · Nonfiction for Children |
Books
- Gigi and Ojiji4 sources · 2022 to 2023
- Dumplings for Lili1 source · 2021
- Gigi and Ojiji — Food for Thought1 source · 2023
- Gigi and Ojiji — What's in a Name?1 source · 2023
- Thirty Minutes Over Oregon: A Japanese Pilot’s World War II Story1 source · 2019