Author record · 2007 to 2025
Richard Michelson: Awards and Best-of Lists
Richard Michelson has won 3 awards, including the Sydney Taylor Book Award (2009) for As Good As Anybody: Martin Luther King, Jr. and Abraham Joshua Heschel’s Amazing March Toward Freedom, with 4 shortlist or finalist places and 1 year-end list pick in our archive.
Every recognition
| Year | Book | Source | Result | Translator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Fanny’s Big Idea: How Jewish Book Week was Born | National Jewish Book Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · Children's Picture Book | |
| 2018 | The Language of Angels: A Story about the Reinvention of Hebrew | Sydney Taylor Book Award source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · Picture Book | |
| 2017 | The Language of Angels | National Jewish Book Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · Children's Literature | |
| 2017 | Fascinating: The Life of Leonard Nimoy | Sydney Taylor Book Award source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Honor · Picture Book | |
| 2011 | Lipman Pike: America’s First Home Run King | National Jewish Book Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · Illustrated Children's Book | |
| 2009 | As Good As Anybody: Martin Luther King, Jr. and Abraham Joshua Heschel’s Amazing March Toward Freedom | Sydney Taylor Book Award source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · Picture Book | |
| 2009 | A is for Abraham: A Jewish Family Alphabet | Sydney Taylor Book Award source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Honor · Picture Book | |
| 2007 | Tuttle's Red Barn: The Story of America's Oldest Family Farm | Publishers Weekly Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Children's Picture Books |
Books
- The Language of Angels: A Story about the Reinvention of Hebrew2 sources · 2017 to 2018
- A is for Abraham: A Jewish Family Alphabet1 source · 2009
- As Good As Anybody: Martin Luther King, Jr. and Abraham Joshua Heschel’s Amazing March Toward Freedom1 source · 2009
- Fanny’s Big Idea: How Jewish Book Week was Born1 source · 2025
- Fascinating: The Life of Leonard Nimoy1 source · 2017
- Lipman Pike: America’s First Home Run King1 source · 2011
- Tuttle's Red Barn: The Story of America's Oldest Family Farm1 source · 2007