Author record · 2006 to 2022
Monica Brown: Awards and Best-of Lists
Monica Brown has 7 shortlist or finalist places and 14 year-end list picks in our archive.
Also credited with Rafael López, Elisa Chavarri, John Parra, Julie Paschkis, Raúl Colón, Sara Palacios
Every recognition
| Year | Book | Source | Result | Translator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | El cuarto turquesa/The Turquoise Room | New York Public Library Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books for Kids | |
| 2021 | Sharuko: El Arqueólogo Peruano / Peruvian Archaeologist Julio C. Tello | Pura Belpré Award source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Honor · Illustrator | |
| 2021 | Pequeña habitación, grandes sueños: el viaje de Julián y Joaquín Castro | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Informational Books for Younger Readers | |
| 2021 | Small Room, Big Dreams: The Journey of Julián and Joaquin Castro | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Informational Books for Younger Readers | |
| 2021 | Pequeña habitación, grandes sueños: el viaje de Julián y Joaquín Castro | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Los mejores libros en español | |
| 2020 | Sharuko | New York Public Library Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books for Kids | |
| 2020 | Sharuko: El Arqueólogo Peruano Julio C. Tello = Peruvian Archaeologist Julio C. Tello | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Informational Books for Younger Readers | |
| 2020 | Sharuko: El Arqueólogo Peruano Julio C. Tello = Peruvian Archaeologist Julio C. Tello | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Los mejores libros en español | |
| 2020 | Sharuko: El Arqueólogo Peruano Julio C. Tello/Peruvian Archaeologist Julio C. Tello | School Library Journal Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Nonfiction | |
| 2020 | Sharuko: El arqueólogo Peruano Julio C. Tello / Peruvian Archaeologist Julio C. Tello | Horn Book Fanfare source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Nonfiction | Adriana Domínguez |
| 2018 | Frida Kahlo and Her Animalitos | Pura Belpré Award source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Honor · Illustrator | |
| 2017 | Frida Kahlo and Her Animalitos | Smithsonian Magazine Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Children's | |
| 2015 | Lola Levine Is Not Mean! | New York Public Library Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books for Kids | |
| 2015 | Maya's Blanket / La Manta de Maya | New York Public Library Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books for Kids | |
| 2015 | Lola Levine Is Not Mean! | Kirkus Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Middle Grade | |
| 2014 | Tito Puente: Mambo King / Rey del Mambo | Pura Belpré Award source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Honor · Illustrator | |
| 2012 | Marisol McDonald Doesn't Match / Marisol McDonald no combina | Pura Belpré Award source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Honor · Illustrator | |
| 2012 | Pablo Neruda: Poet of the People | NCTE Orbis Pictus Award for Outstanding Nonfiction for Children source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Honor · Nonfiction for Children | |
| 2011 | Waiting for the BiblioBurro | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Picture Books | |
| 2008 | My Name Is Gabito: The Life of Gabriel García Márquez / Me llamo Gabito: la vida de Gabriel García Márquez | Pura Belpré Award source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Honor · Illustrator | |
| 2006 | My Name Is Celia / Me Llamo Celia: The Life of Celia Cruz / La Vida de Celia Cruz | Pura Belpré Award source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Honor · Illustrator |
Books
- Sharuko: El Arqueólogo Peruano / Peruvian Archaeologist Julio C. Tello5 sources · 2020 to 2021
- Frida Kahlo and Her Animalitos2 sources · 2017 to 2018
- Lola Levine Is Not Mean!2 sources · 2015
- El cuarto turquesa/The Turquoise Room1 source · 2022
- Marisol McDonald Doesn't Match / Marisol McDonald no combina1 source · 2012
- Maya's Blanket / La Manta de Maya1 source · 2015
- My Name Is Celia / Me Llamo Celia: The Life of Celia Cruz / La Vida de Celia Cruz1 source · 2006
- My Name Is Gabito: The Life of Gabriel García Márquez / Me llamo Gabito: la vida de Gabriel García Márquez1 source · 2008
- Pablo Neruda: Poet of the People1 source · 2012
- Pequeña habitación, grandes sueños: el viaje de Julián y Joaquín Castro1 source · 2021
- Small Room, Big Dreams: The Journey of Julián and Joaquin Castro1 source · 2021
- Tito Puente: Mambo King / Rey del Mambo1 source · 2014
- Waiting for the BiblioBurro1 source · 2011