Author record · 2017 to 2018

Thi Bui: Awards and Best-of Lists

Thi Bui has won 1 award, the American Book Awards (2018) for The Best We Could Do: An Illustrated Memoir, with 3 shortlist or finalist places, 1 longlist or nominee place, and 6 year-end list picks in our archive.

Also credited with Bao Phi

Every recognition

Year is the award or list year, not the publication year.
Year	Book	Source	Result
2018	The Best We Could Do: An Illustrated Memoir	American Book Awards source (opens in a new tab)	Winner · Book
2018	A Different Pond	Boston Globe–Horn Book Awards source (opens in a new tab)	Honor · Picture Book
2018	A Different Pond	Randolph Caldecott Medal source (opens in a new tab)	Honor · Picture Book
2017	The Best We Could Do: An Illustrated Memoir	National Book Critics Circle Awards source (opens in a new tab)	Finalist · Autobiography
2017	The Best We Could Do	Goodreads Choice Awards source (opens in a new tab)	Nominee · Graphic Novels & Comics
2017	The Best We Could Do	Booklist Editors' Choice source (opens in a new tab)	Selection · Adult Books for Young Adults: Nonfiction
2017	The Best We Could Do: An Illustrated Memoir	NPR Books We Love source (opens in a new tab)	Selection · Books We Love
2017	The Best We Could Do	Entertainment Weekly Best Books source (opens in a new tab)	Selection · Graphic Novels
2017	The Best We Could Do	Library Journal Best Books source (opens in a new tab)	Selection · Graphic Novels
2017	The Best We Could Do	The Observer Best Books of the Year source (opens in a new tab)	Selection · Graphic Novels
2017	The Best We Could Do	Bill Gates' Summer and Holiday Books source (opens in a new tab)	Selection · Holiday Books

Books

The Best We Could Do: An Illustrated Memoir9 sources · 2017 to 2018
A Different Pond2 sources · 2018