WITCH, GOBLIN AND GHOST IN THE HAUNTED WOODS
1982 IRA/CBC Children's Choice

MARC THE MAGNIFICENT
1978 Child Study Association Book of the Year

FINDING YOUR FIRST JOB
1980 Golden Kite Honor Book
1980 Notable Book in the Field of Social Studies
1982 ALA YASD High/Low Booklist

NADIA THE WILLFUL
1983 NCTE Teachers Choice
1983 Booklist Reviewers Choice
1983 Notable Book in the Field of Social Studies
1983 New York P.L. Best Books of the Year
1984 Child Study Association Book of the Year
1984 SCCLCYP Distinguished Work of Fiction
1987 Fiera Di Bologna Graphic Prize Honorable Mention
(French edition -- titled Leila)
1995 Part of Brave Little Girls exhibit sponsored by the National Museum of Women in the Arts

LILA ON THE LANDING
1987 SCCLCYP Outstanding Work of Fiction
1989-1990 Nominee for The Sequoyah Children's Book Award -- Oklahoma Library Assn.
1990-1991 Nominee for West Virginia Children's Book Award
1989-1990 Nominee for Sunshine State Young Reader's Award - Florida Assn. for Media in Education

SARA'S CITY
1996 California Collection for Elementary Schools - California Readers Assn.

BEHOLD THE TREES

2001 Honorable Mention – Sugarman Family Award for Jewish Children’s Literature -- District of Columbia Jewish Community Center
2002 Notable Children’s Book of Jewish Content – Association of Jewish Libraries
Nominee for Border’s Original Voices Award
Award for Distinguished Literary quality in a Non-Fiction Work for All Ages – Children’s Literature Council 2002

OTHER AWARDS

DOROTHY C. McKENZIE AWARD FOR DISTINGUISHED CONTRIBUTION TO THE FIELD OF CHILDREN'S LITERATURE (SCCLCYP) - 1980

SASE -- named in my honor: "Sue Alexander Service and
Encouragement" Award (SCBWI/SOUTHERN CA) - 1994

THE SUE ALEXANDER MOST PROMISING NEW WORK AWARD -- to help a writer or illustrator further his/her career (SCBWI) -- 1996

AWARD FOR OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTION TO CHILDREN AND THEIR BOOKS (FOCAL) -- 2000