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
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
