Author record · 2008 to 2025

Carmen Agra Deedy: Awards and Best-of Lists

Carmen Agra Deedy has 1 shortlist or finalist place and 11 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	El manisero	Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source (opens in a new tab)	Selection · Best Picture Books
2025	El manisero	Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source (opens in a new tab)	Selection · Los mejores libros en español
2025	The Peanut Man	Kirkus Best Books of the Year source (opens in a new tab)	Selection · Picture Books
2017	The Rooster Who Would Not Be Quiet!	New York Public Library Best Books source (opens in a new tab)	Selection · Best Books for Kids
2017	The Rooster Who Would Not Be Quiet!	Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source (opens in a new tab)	Selection · Best Picture Books
2017	The Rooster Who Would Not Be Quiet	School Library Journal Best Books of the Year source (opens in a new tab)	Selection · Picture Books
2017	The Rooster Who Would Not Be Quiet!	Horn Book Fanfare source (opens in a new tab)	Selection · Picture Books
2017	The Rooster Who Would Not Be Quiet!	Kirkus Best Books of the Year source (opens in a new tab)	Selection · Picture Books
2017	The Rooster Who Would Not Be Quiet!	Publishers Weekly Best Books source (opens in a new tab)	Selection · Picture Books
2011	The Cheshire Cheese Cat	Kirkus Best Books of the Year source (opens in a new tab)	Selection · Children's
2011	The Cheshire Cheese Cat: A Dickens of a Tale	School Library Journal Best Books of the Year source (opens in a new tab)	Selection · Fiction
2008	Martina the Beautiful Cockroach: A Cuban Folktale	Pura Belpré Award source (opens in a new tab)	Honor · Author