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Pat's Awards

ACADEMIC AND PROFESSIONAL HONORS

Honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters, North Carolina State University, 2008

Honorary Member of the American Library Association, 2008

Honorary Doctorate of Letters, State University of New York (SUNY) Buffalo, 2006

Distinguished Alumna, University of Texas at El Paso, 2004

Carruthers Chair Distinguished Visiting Professor, University of New Mexico, 1999


FELLOWSHIPS

Civitella Ranieri Fellowship, Umbria, Italy, 2003

National Endowment for the Arts Creative Writing Fellowship in Poetry, 1994

Kellogg National Leadership Fellowship, 1986


LITERARY AWARDS

University of Southern Mississippi Medallion

Luis Leal Award for Distinction in Chicano/Latino Letters, 2008

The University of Southern Mississippi Medallion for Outstanding Contributions to Children's Literature, Hattiesburg, 2008 (photo at right)

Roberta Long Medal for Distinguished Contributions to Celebrating the Cultural Diversity of Children, University of Alabama at Birmingham, 2007

National Hispanic Cultural Center Literary Award, 2006

"Literary Light for Children," Associates of the Boston Public Library, 2002

"100 Library Champions" Texas Library Association's Centennial, 2002

Ohioana Award for Children's Literature, 2000

Poetry Award, Conference of Cincinnati Women, 1990

Authors of the Pass: El Paso Herald-Post Writers Hall of Fame, 1988

Elected to the Texas Institute of Letters, 1987

Creative Writing Award, National Association for Chicano Studies, 1983

Poetry Award, New America: Women Artists and Writers of the Southwest, 1982


ADULT BOOK AWARDS

Adobe Odes (University of Arizona Press)
           Mountains & Plains Independent Booksellers Association Poetry Award, 2008
           International Latino Book Award, Best Poetry in English, 2007
           WILLA Literary Award Finalist, Women Writing the West, 2007
           Bronze Medal in Poetry, Independent Publisher Book Awards (IPPY)
           Spur Poetry Finalist, Western Writers of America, 2007

Selections from “Adobe Odes,” Pellicer-Frost Bi-national Poetry Award, 1999

House of Houses (Beacon Press)
            Southwest Books Award, Border Regional Library Association 1997
            Premio Aztlán Literature Award, 1997

Borders (Arte Público Press)
            Southwest Book Award, Border Regional Library Association, 1987

Chants (Arte Público Press)
            Southwest Book Award, Border Regional Library Association, 1985
            Harvey L. Johnson Book Award, Southwest Council of Latin American
                        Studies, 1984


YOUNG ADULT BOOK AWARDS

My Own True Name: New and Selected Poems for Young Adults (Piñata/Arte Público Press)
            The New York Public Library Books for the Teen Age List, 2001
            Tayshas Reading List, Young Adult Round Table, Texas Library
                        Association, 2001-2002
            Finalist, Writers’ League of Texas, 2001


CHILDREN'S BOOKS (in alphabetical order)

Abuelos (Groundwood Books)
            2009 International Latino Book Award for Best Children's Picture Book

The Bakery Lady/La señora de la panadería (Piñata Books/Arte Público Press)
            Latino Literary Hall of Fame, Second Place, Children’s Picture Book Category, 2002

A Birthday Basket for Tía(Simon & Schuster)
            Utah Governor’s September Children’s Book-of-the-Month, 2004
            Southwest Book Award, Border Regional Library Association, 1994

This Big Sky (Scholastic)
            Book Publishers of Texas Award, Best Book for Children or Young
                        People, Texas Institute of Letters, 1999
            Notable Children’s Trade Book in the Field of Social Studies, American
                        Library Association, 1999
            Finalist in the Children’s Literature, PEN Center West, 1999
            “One Hundred Books for Reading and Sharing,” The New York Public Library, 1998

Book Fiesta! Celebrate Children's Day/ Book Day Celebremos El día de los niños/El día de los libros
(HarperCollins Children's Books/Rayo)
           2010 Belpré Illustrator Medal Book
           2010 ALA Notable Book
           2010 CCBC Choices
           2010 Notable Children's Books in the Language Arts

Confetti: Poems for Children (Lee & Low Books)
            Arizona Governor’s Book Award, 2004
            Notable Books for a Global Society, International Reading Association, 1996
            CCBC Choices (Cooperative Children’s Book Center), 1996
            Américas Award, Commended List, Consortium of Latin American Studies
                        Programs (CLASP), University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, 1996

The Desert Is My Mother:  El desierto es mi madre (Piñata Books/Arte Público Press)
            Honor Award in Nature and Ecology, Skipping Stones Magazine, 1995

Doña Flor: A Tall Tale About a Giant Woman with a Great Big Heart (Knopf)
            Golden Kite Award, Society of Children’s Book Writers & Illustrators (SCBWI), 2005
            ALA Notable Books, American Library Association (ALA), 2005
            Pura Belpré Honor Award (narrative), 2005
            New York Public Library Books for Reading and Sharing, 2005
            Nick Jr. Magazine Best Book, 2005

Gracias~Thanks (Lee & Low Books)
           2010 Belpré Illustrator Honor Book
           2010 ALA Notable Book
           Texas Library Association 2X2 Reading List, 2010
           2010 CCBC Choices
           2009 Golden Kite Award for Picture Book Illustration

Let's Eat ¡A comer! (HarperCollins Children's Books/Rayo)
           Texas Library Association 2X2 Reading List, 2009

A Library for Juana: The World of Sor Juana Inéz (Knopf)
            Tomás Rivera Mexican American Children’s Book Award, Southwest
                        Texas State University, 2003
            Amelia Bloomer Project Recommended List, Feminist Task Force of the
                        Social Responsibilities Round Table of the American Library Association, 2004
            Americas Commended List, Consortium of Latin American Studies
                        Programs, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, 2003

Love to Mamá (Lee & Low Books)
            Parent’s Guide Children’s Media Award, 2001
            Outstanding Merit, Best Children’s Books of the Year, Bank Street College, 2001
            Notable Social Studies Trade Book for Young People, NCSS/CBC, 2001

Maria Paints the Hills (Museum of New Mexico Press)
            Texas Institute of Letters, Finalist, Austin Public Library Award for Best
                         Children’s Book, 2003

Marimba! Animales A-Z (Clarion Books)
            2007 Bank Street Best Children's Books of the Year

Pablo's Tree (Simon & Schuster)
            Américas Award, Commended List, Consortium of Latin American Studies
                        Programs (CLASP), University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, 1994

The Song of Francis and the Animals (Eerdmans Books)
            Second Place, Children’s Books, The Catholic Press Association, 2006
            Special Recognition, Paterson Prize for Books for Young People, 2006

Tomás and the Library Lady
            Selected for Arlington Reads, 2005
            Texas Bluebonnet Master List, 1999-2000                                                                           
            Tomás Rivera Mexican American Children’s Book Award, Southwest
                        Texas State University, 1998
            Teachers' Choices, International Reading Association, 1998
            Honor Award in the Multicultural and International category. Skipping
                        Stones Magazine, 1998
            Americas Commended List, Consortium of Latin American Studies
            Programs, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, 1997

Yum! ¡Mmm! ¡Qué Rico! America's Sproutings
            Amérias Award, 2008
            ALA Notable, 2008
            Chicago Public Library's Best of the Best Books, 2008
            Bank Street Best Children's Books of the Year, 2008
            Lasting Connections, Book Links, 2007
            Great Lakes Great Books Award Master List, 2008/2009

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