Author record · 2010 to 2025
Lesléa Newman: Awards and Best-of Lists
Lesléa Newman has won 4 awards, including the Sydney Taylor Book Award (2016) for Ketzel the Cat who Composed, with 5 shortlist or finalist places, 1 longlist or nominee place, and 10 year-end list picks in our archive.
Every recognition
| Year | Book | Source | Result | Translator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Joyful Song: A Naming Story | Sydney Taylor Book Award source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Honor · Picture Book | |
| 2024 | Joyful Song: A Naming Story | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Board & Picture Books | |
| 2024 | Joyful Song: A Naming Story | New York Public Library Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books for Kids | |
| 2024 | Joyful Song | Kirkus Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Picture Books | |
| 2024 | Joyful Song: A Naming Story | Horn Book Fanfare source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Picture Books | |
| 2024 | Joyful Song: A Naming Story | Publishers Weekly Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Picture Books | |
| 2024 | Joyful Song: A Naming Story | School Library Journal Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Picture Books | |
| 2021 | Welcoming Elijah: A Passover Tale with a Tail | Sydney Taylor Book Award source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · Picture Book | |
| 2021 | 1 2 3 Cats | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Board Books | |
| 2021 | As Babies Dream | Kirkus Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Picture Books | |
| 2020 | Welcoming Elijah: A Passover Tale with a Tail | National Jewish Book Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · Children's Picture Book | |
| 2020 | Gittel’s Journey: An Ellis Island Story | Sydney Taylor Book Award source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Honor · Picture Book | |
| 2019 | Gittel’s Journey: An Ellis Island Story | National Jewish Book Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · Children's Literature | |
| 2019 | Gittel's Journey: An Ellis Island Story | New York Public Library Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books for Kids | |
| 2016 | Ketzel the Cat who Composed | Sydney Taylor Book Award source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · Picture Book | |
| 2013 | October Mourning: A Song for Matthew Shepard | Stonewall Book Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Honor · Children's and Young Adult | |
| 2012 | October Mourning | Goodreads Choice Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Nominee · Poetry | |
| 2012 | October Mourning: A Song for Matthew Shepard | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Teen Fiction | |
| 2010 | Daddy, Papa, and Me | Stonewall Book Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Honor · Children's and Young Adult | |
| 2010 | Mommy, Mama, and Me | Stonewall Book Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Honor · Children's and Young Adult |
Books
- Joyful Song: A Naming Story7 sources · 2024 to 2025
- Gittel’s Journey: An Ellis Island Story3 sources · 2019 to 2020
- October Mourning: A Song for Matthew Shepard3 sources · 2012 to 2013
- Welcoming Elijah: A Passover Tale with a Tail2 sources · 2020 to 2021
- 1 2 3 Cats1 source · 2021
- As Babies Dream1 source · 2021
- Daddy, Papa, and Me1 source · 2010
- Ketzel the Cat who Composed1 source · 2016
- Mommy, Mama, and Me1 source · 2010