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- Massachusetts Reading Association Lifetime Award
- Member of the Board of Trustees for Vermont College of Fine Arts
- Laura Ingalls Wilder Award, 2013
- National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature, 2010-2011
- Vice-President of the National Children’s Book and Literacy Alliance, 2007
- NSK Neustadt Award (University of Oklahoma), 2007
- Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award, Swedish Government, 2006
- Literary Light, Boston Public Library, 2000
- Living Legend, Library of Congress, 2000
- Literary Light, Boston Public Library, 2000
- Living Legend Library of Congress, 2000
- New York Public Library Lion, 1998
- Hans Christian Andersen Medal for Writing, 1998
- Lion of the New York Public Library, 1998
- Who’s Who in American Women, 1995 to present
- King College, Outstanding Alumnus, 1993-1994
- Education Press Friend of Education Award, 1993
- Anne V. Zarrow Award Tulsa Public Library, 1993
- New England Book Award, 1992
- US Nominee Hans Christian Andersen Award, 1989
- Regina Medal, Catholic Library Association, 1988
- Children’s Literature Award, Keene State College, 1987
- Le Grand Prix des Jeunes Lecteurs (France), 1986
- Kerlan Award, University of Minnesota, 1983
- University of Southern Mississippi Medallion, 1983
- Preis der leseratten (Germany), 1982
- Garden State (New Jersey) Children’s Book Award, 1981
- Georgia Children’s Choice Award, 1981
- William Allen White Children’s Book Award (Kansas), 1981
- Preis der Leseratten (Germany), 1980
- Iowa Children’s Choice Award, 1980-81
- Massachusetts Children’s Book Award, 1980-81
- US Nominee Hans Christian Andersen Medal, 1979
- Who’s Who in America, 1978 to present
- The Union Medal, Union Theological Seminary New York
