Dawn Publications’ books have received numerous awards and many excellent reviews. Here is a complete listing of the Awards won.
AAAS/Suburu/Science Books & Films Prize
How We Know What We Know About Our Changing Climate
ABA BookSense Selection
Take Me Home, Country Roads
Sunshine On My Shoulders
Forest Bright, Forest Night
AHS Growing Good Kids Award Excellence in Children’s Literature Award
The Prairie that Nature Built
What’s in the Garden?
American Meteorological Assn. Louise J. Batton Authors Award
How We Know What We Know About Our Changing Climate
American Book Fest International Book Award
The Mouse and the Meadow
Animals, Animals, Animals Book Festival
Octopus Escapes Again!
Wild Ones: Observing City Critters
ASPCA Henry Bergh Children’s Book Award
If You Were My Baby (Finalist)
John Muir: My Life With Nature
Saguaro Moon: A Desert Journal (Finalist)
Girls Who Looked Under Rocks
Bank Street College of Educ, Best Children’s Book of the Year Selection
What’s in the Garden?
Over in a River
Noisy Frog Sing-Along
Noisy Bug Sing-Along
Over in the Forest: Come and Take a Peek
Molly’s Organic Farm
All Around Me I See
If You Were My Baby
Over in the Ocean: In a Coral Reef
California Reading Association Eureka Honor Award
Noisy Bug Sing-Along
CBC/NSTA Outstanding Science Trade Book
Nature’s Patchwork Quilt
Earth Heroes: Champions of Wild Animals
Earth Heroes: Champions of the Wilderness
In the Trees, Honey Bees
Eliza and the Dragonfly
Salamander Rain: A Lake and Pond Journal
Salmon Stream
Girls Who Looked Under Rocks
A Swim Through the Sea
Children’s Literary Classics Award
Pitter and Patter
Noisy Bug Sing-Along (Silver)
Family Choice Award
The Prairie that Nature Built (Gold)
Florida Book Awards
Over in a River: Flowing Out to the Sea (Bronze Award)
Over in the Grasslands: On an African Savanna
Florida Publishers Association Presidents Award
The Swamp Where Gator Hides (Gold Award)
What’s in the Garden? (Gold Award)
Over in Australia: Amazing Animals Down Under (Gold Award)
Over in the Forest: Come and Take a Peek (Gold Award)
Florida Reading Assoc. Children’s Book Award
Over in Australia: Amazing Animals Down Under (2nd Place)
Over in the Ocean: In a Coral Reef (2nd Place)
Going Around the Sun: Some Planetary Fun (Nominee)
In the Trees, Honey Bees (Nominee)
ForeWord INDIES Book of the Year Award
Wild Ones: Observing City Critters (Finalist)
Octopus Escapes Again! (Finalist)
Over on the Farm (Finalist)
The Prairie that Nature Built (Finalist)
On Kiki’s Reef (Finalist)
Over in a River (Finalist)
Noisy Bug Sing-Along (Finalist
How We Know What We Know About Our Changing Climate (Gold)
There’s A Babirusa in My Bathtub (Silver)
For Baby (For Bobbie) (Finalist)
Earth Heroes: Champions of the Ocean: (Finalist)
Over in the Arctic: Where the Cold Winds Blow (Finalist)
The Forever Forest: Kids Save a Tropical Treasure (Finalist)
Gelett Burgess Children’s Book Award
The Dandelion Seed’s Big Dream
Noisy Bug Sing-Along
What’s in the Garden?
Over in the Forest: Come & Take a Peek
Going Home: The Mystery of Animal Migration
Giverny Award
Forest Bright, Forest Night
Green Book Festival Honor Award
Noisy Bird Sing-Along (1st Place)
Pitter and Patter (Honorable Mention)
The Dandelion Seed’s Big Dream (Honorable Mention)
Over on a Mountain: Somewhere in the World (Honorable Mention)
The Mouse and the Meadow (Honorable Mention)
The Swamp Where Gator Hides (Honorable Mention)
On Kiki’s Reef (Honorable Mention)
Molly’s Organic Farm
The Forever Forest: Kids Save a Tropical Treasure
Going Home: The Mystery of Animal Migration
Earth Heroes: Champions of the Ocean
How We Know What We Know About Our Changing Climate
IBPA Benjamin Franklin Gold Award
How We Know What We Know About Our Changing Climate (Gold)
Over in the Jungle: A Rainforest Rhyme
Grandma’s Feather Bed
Sunshine On My Shoulders
Stickeen: John Muir and the Brave Little Dog
Spirit Animals
When God Made the Tree
The Tree in the Ancient Forest
IBPA Benjamin Franklin Silver Award
A Moon of My Own
Octopus Escapes Again!
The Prairie that Nature Built
Nature’s Patchwork Quilt
Amy’s Light
For Baby (For Bobbie)
Over in the Ocean: In a Coral Reef
Girls Who Looked Under Rocks
Motherlove
A Drop Around the World
The Dandelion Seed
IBPPG Next Generation Indie Book Award
Wild ONes: Observing City Critters (Finalist)
Over on a Mountain (1st Place)
Noisy Bird Sing-Along (1st Place)
The Prairie that Nature Built (1st Place)
Pitter and Patter (Finalist)
The Dandelion Seed’s Big Dream (Finalist)
The Mouse and the Meadow
On Kiki’s Reef (Finalist)
The Swamp Where Gator Hides (Finalist)
What’s in the Garden?
Molly’s Organic Farm (1st Place)
Jo MacDonald Had a Garden (Finalist)
Over in the Forest: Come and Take a Peek (Finalist)
Over in Australia: Amazing Animals Down Under (Finalist)
Amy’s Light (Finalist)
Indiana Media Educators Young Hoosiers Book Award
Over in the Ocean: In a Coral Reef (Nominee)
iParenting Media Award
Amy’s Light
For Baby (For Bobbie)
Earth Heroes: Champions of the Ocean
In the Trees, Honey Bees
There’s a Babirusa in My Bathtub
Earth Heroes: Champions of the Wilderness
Over in the Arctic: Where the Cold Winds Blow
Over in the Jungle: A Rainforest Rhyme
River Song
Grandma’s Feather Bed
Going Around the Sun: Some Planetary Fun
The Forever Forest: Kids Save a Tropical Treasure
IRA Children’s Book Award
Over in the Jungle: A Rainforest Rhyme
Eliza and the Dragonfly
IRA Teacher’s Choices Award
Over in the Jungle: A Rainforest Rhymes
Around One Cactus: Owls, Bats and Leaping Rats
This is the Sea That Feeds Us
Izaak Walton League Book of the Year
Nature’s Patchwork Quilt
Granny’s Clan
Jo MacDonald Saw a Pond
Over in the Forest: Come & Take a Peek
Molly’s Organic Farm
Around One Log: Chipmunks, Spiders, and Creepy Insiders
Going Home: The Mystery of Animal Migration
In the Trees, Honey Bees
How We Know What We Know About Our Changing Climate
Animal Acrostics
Near One Cattail: Turtles, Logs and Leaping Frogs
Forest Bright, Forest Night
Listening to Nature
The Web at Dragonfly Pond
Under One Rock: Bugs, Slugs and Other Ughs
KIND Children’s Honor Book
Eliza and the Dragonfly
Earth Day Birthday
Learning Magazine Teacher’s Choice Award
What’s in the Garden?
Over in Australia: Amazing Animals Down Under
Over in the Ocean: In a Coral Reef
Forest Bright, Forest Night
Born With a Bang
Under One Rock: Bugs, Slugs & Other Ughs
Seashells by the Seashore
Salmon Stream
Lifetimes
A Swim Through the Sea
Animal Acrostics
Living Now Book Awards
What’s in the Garden? (Gold)
Marion Vannette Ridgeway Memorial Honor Book Award
Over in the Ocean: In a Coral Reef
Mom’s Choice Award
Over in the Grasslands: On an African Savanna
If You Love Honey
Mighty Mole and Super Soil
Pitter and Patter
Over on a Mountain: Somewhere in the World
Noisy Bird Sing-Along
The Dandelion Seed’s Big Dream
The Prairie That Nature Built
The Mouse and the Meadow
On Kiki’s Reef
Over in a River: Flowing Out to the Sea
Noisy Frog Sing-Along
Jo MacDonald Hiked in the Woods
Noisy Bug Sing-Along
What’s in the Garden
Molly’s Organic Farm
Over in the Forest: Come & Take a Peek
Jo MacDonald Saw a Pond
Gobble Gobble
Over in Australia: Amazing Animals Down Under
Going Home: The Mystery of Animal Migration
Amy’s Light
The BLUES To Extreme Birding
The BLUES Go Birding At Wild America’s Shores
The BLUES Go Birding Across America
Earth Heroes: Champions of the Ocean
Earth Heroes: Champions of the Wilderness
There’s a Babirusa in My Bathtub
Over in the Arctic: Where the Cold Winds Blow
Inside All
How We Know What We Know About Our Changing Climate
Going Around the Sun: Some Planetary Fun
Over in the Jungle: A Rainforest Rhymes
The Forever Forest: Kids Save a Tropical Treasure
If You Were My Baby: A Wildlife Lullaby
Moonbeam Children’s Book Award
Over on the Farm (Bronze)
Wild Ones: Observing City Critters
The Swamp Where Gator Hides (Silver Award)
What’s in the Garden? (Gold Award)
On Kiki’s Reef (Bronze Award)
Over in the Forest: Come and Take a Peek (Silver Award)
Over in Australia: Amazing Animals Down Under (Gold)
Going Home: The Mystery of Animal Migration (Gold)
In the Trees, Honey Bees (Silver)
Earth Heroes: Champions of the Wilderness (Bronze)
My First Hike (Gold)
Going Around the Sun: Some Planetary Fun
The Forever Forest: Kids Save a Tropical Treasure
Grandma’s Feather Bed – Book With Music (Bronze)
River Song – Book With Music (Gold)
If You Were My Baby – Board Book (Gold)
City Beats: A Hip-Hoppy Pigeon Poem – Cut-out (Silver)
NABE Pinnacle Book Achievement Award
Pitter and Patter
The Mouse and the Meadow
What’s in the Garden?
NAPRA Nautilus Award
Earth Heroes: Champions of Wild Animals (Silver)
Earth Heroes: Champions of the Wilderness (Gold)
How We Know What We Know About Our Changing Climate (Silver)
Born With a Bang (Finalist)
National Best Books Award
How We Know What We Know About Our Changing Climate
National Parenting Publications (NAPPA) Award
The Mouse and the Meadow
Noisy Bug Sing-Along (Gold)
Over in the Forest: Come and Take a Peek (Honor)
Jo MacDonald Saw a Pond (Gold)
How We Know What We Know About Our Changing Climate (Gold)
My First Hike (Honor)
Take Me Home Country Roads (Honor)
If You Were My Baby (Honor)
Over in the Ocean: In a Coral Reef (Gold)
Sunshine On My Shoulders (Honor)
Newton Marasco Foundation Green Earth Book Award
Around One Long: Chipmunks, Spiders, and Creepy Insiders
How We Know What We Know About Our Changing Climate
Near One Cattail: Turtles, Logs and Leaping Frogs
New York Book Festival
How We Know What We Know About Our Changing Climate (Honorable Mention)
New York Public Library 100 Titles for Reading and Sharing
City Beats: A Hip-Hoppy Pigeon Poem
North American Publishing Co. Gold Ink Award
Born With a Bang (Silver)
Listening to Nature (Pewter)
Earth and Me – Our Family Tree (Pewter)
Seashells by the Seashore (Pewter)
North American Publishing Co. Gold Ink Award
In a Nutshell
My Favorite Tree
Because Brian Hugged His Mother
This is the Sea That Feeds Us
Stickeen: John Muir and the Brave Little Dog
Publisher’s Weekly Green Books for Kids Selection
How We Know What We Know About Our Changing Climate
The Forever Forest: Kids Save a Tropical Treasure
Purple Dragonfly Book Award
Green Bean! Green Bean!
Over on the Farm
Wild Ones: Observing City Critters
Noisy Bird Sing Along (1st Place)
The Dandelion Seeds Big Dream (1st Place)
Over on a Mountain: Somewhere in the World (Honor Award)
The Swamp Where Gator Hides (1st Place)
Granny’s Clan (1st Place)
Noisy Bug Sing-Along (Honor Award)
Nature’s Patchwork Quilt (Honor Award)
What’s in the Garden (Honor Award)
Jo MacDonald Had a Garden (1st Place)
Jo MacDonald Saw a Pond (1st Place)
Over in the Forest: Come and Take a Peek (1st Place)
Over in Australia: Amazing Animals Down Under (1st Place)
Molly’s Organic Farm (2nd Place)
Earth Heroes: Champions of Wild Animals (2nd Place)
How We Know What We Know About Our Changing Climate (2nd Place)
Gobble Gobble (Honor Award)
The BLUES Go Extreme Birding (Honor Award)
School Library Journal Best Books of the Year List
How We Know What We Know About Our Changing Climate
Skipping Stones Honor Award
The Prairie that Nature Built
What’s in the Garden?
Over in a River
On Kiki’s Reef
Molly’s Organic Farm
Over in Australia: Amazing Animals Down Under
In the Trees: Honey Bees
How We Know What We Know About Our Changing Climate
Near One Cattail: Turtles, Logs and Leaping Frogs
Okomi and the Tickling Game
Do Animals Have Feelings Too?
Pass the Energy, Please!
Un Paseo Por El Bosque Lluvioso
Under One Rock: Bugs, Slugs and Other Ughs
USA Book News Award
A Moon of My Own
Pitter and Patter
Virginia Agriculture In The Classroom – Book Of The Year
What’s in the Garden?
A Moon of My Own
Young Voices Foundation Awards
What’s in the Garden? (Silver Award)
Over in Australia: Amazing Animals Down Under (Gold)
