Author record · 2010 to 2025

Kyo Maclear: Awards and Best-of Lists

Kyo Maclear has won 1 award, the Governor General's Literary Awards (2023) for Unearthing, with 6 shortlist or finalist places and 25 year-end list picks in our archive.

Also credited with Gracey Zhang, Julie Morstad, Marion Arbona

Every recognition

Year is the award or list year, not the publication year.
YearBookSourceResultTranslator
2025Noodles on a BicycleRandolph Caldecott Medal source (opens in a new tab)Honor · Picture Book
2024Noodles on A BicycleChicago Public Library Best of the Best source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Best Board & Picture Books
2024Noodles on a BicycleThe Globe and Mail Globe 100 source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Kids' Books
2024Noodles on a BicycleHorn Book Fanfare source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Picture Books
2024Noodles on a BicycleKirkus Best Books of the Year source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Picture Books
2024There's a Ghost in the GardenKirkus Best Books of the Year source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Picture Books
2023UnearthingGovernor General's Literary Awards source (opens in a new tab)Winner · Non-fiction
2023Unearthing: A Story of Tangled Love and Family SecretsNational Jewish Book Awards source (opens in a new tab)Finalist · Autobiography and Memoir
2023UnearthingThe Globe and Mail Globe 100 source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Non-Fiction
2022The Big Bath HouseGovernor General's Literary Awards source (opens in a new tab)Finalist · Young People's Literature – Illustrated Books
2021The Big Bath HouseNew York Public Library Best Books source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Best Books for Kids
2021The Big Bath HouseNPR Books We Love source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Books We Love
2021The Big Bath HouseThe Globe and Mail Globe 100 source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Kids' Books
2021The Big Bath HouseHorn Book Fanfare source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Picture Books
2021The Big Bath HouseKirkus Best Books of the Year source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Picture Books
2021The Big Bath HousePublishers Weekly Best Books source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Picture Books
2020It Began with a Page: How Gyo Fujikawa Drew the WayBoston Globe–Horn Book Awards source (opens in a new tab)Honor · Nonfiction
2020It Began with a Page: How Gyo Fujikawa Drew the WayNCTE Orbis Pictus Award for Outstanding Nonfiction for Children source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Nonfiction for Children
2020Story BoatKirkus Best Books of the Year source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Picture Books
2019It Began With a Page: How Gyo Fujikawa Drew the WayNew York Public Library Best Books source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Best Books for Kids
2019It Began With A Page: How Gyo Fujikawa Drew the WayChicago Public Library Best of the Best source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Best Informational Books for Younger Readers
2019It Began with a Page: How Gyo Fujikawa Drew the WayBooklist Editors' Choice source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Books for Youth: Nonfiction, Young Readers
2019It Began With a PageThe Globe and Mail Globe 100 source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Kids' Books
2019It Began With a PageKirkus Best Books of the Year source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Picture Books
2018Bloom: A Story of Fashion Designer Elsa SchiaparelliChicago Public Library Best of the Best source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Best Informational Books for Younger Readers
2018BloomThe Globe and Mail Globe 100 source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Kids' Books
2017Birds Art LifeWriters' Trust of Canada Awards source (opens in a new tab)Finalist · Nonfiction
2017Yak and DoveThe Globe and Mail Globe 100 source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Kids' Books
2017Birds Art LifeThe Globe and Mail Globe 100 source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Non-Fiction
2017The FogKirkus Best Books of the Year source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Picture Books
2015The Good Little BookGovernor General's Literary Awards source (opens in a new tab)Finalist · Young People's Literature – Illustrated Books
2010SporkKirkus Best Books of the Year source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Children's

Books

  1. It Began with a Page: How Gyo Fujikawa Drew the Way7 sources · 2019 to 2020
  2. The Big Bath House7 sources · 2021 to 2022
  3. Noodles on a Bicycle5 sources · 2024 to 2025
  4. Unearthing3 sources · 2023
  5. Birds Art Life2 sources · 2017
  6. Bloom: A Story of Fashion Designer Elsa Schiaparelli2 sources · 2018
  7. Spork1 source · 2010
  8. Story Boat1 source · 2020
  9. The Fog1 source · 2017
  10. The Good Little Book1 source · 2015
  11. There's a Ghost in the Garden1 source · 2024
  12. Yak and Dove1 source · 2017