In addition to the National Book Award, Joyce Carol Thomas has received many other special honors and awards for her beautiful writing, and she cherishes each and every one of them. She especially holds dear the Teachers Choice Award for 1999 from The International Reading Association. We won't take up too much of your time by listing all of Ms. Thomas' awards here (after all, we think you would enjoy reading her wonderful books much more). However, we thought you might be interested in learning about some of them, so here are just a few of her many favorites:
I Have Heard of a Land,The Teachers Choice Award, The International Reading Association, 1999
I Have Heard of a Land,Notable Children's Trade Book in Social Studies Award for Author and Illustrator, 1999
I Have Heard of a Land,American Library Association Notable Book Award for Author and Illustrator, 1999
Governor's Award, the Honorable Frank Keating, Governor of Oklahoma, November 19, 1998
Poet Laureate for Life Award, Oklahoma State University Center for Poets and Writers at the Oklahoma State University, March 22, 1996
When the Nightingale Sings,Kentucky Blue Grass Award, 1995 Masterlist
Brown Honey in Broomwheat Tea, "Mirrors and Windows: Seeing the Human Family" 100 recommended titles by the National Conference of Christians and Jews, 1994
Brown Honey in Broomwheat Tea,Notable Children's Book, National Council of Teachers of English, 1994
Brown Honey in Broomwheat Tea,Coretta Scott King Honor Award Book, American Library Association, 1994
BrownHoney in Broomwheat Tea,"100 Children's Books for 1993," The New York Public Library, 1993
When the Nightingale Sings,City of Berkeley, Proclamation, 1992
A Gathering of Flowers,Selected Title for Children and Young Adults, The National Conference of Christians and Jews, 1991
A Gathering of Flowers,Chancellor's Award for Research and Creativity, University of Tennessee, 1991
Oklahoma Senate, Citation, 1989
Oklahoma House of Representatives, Citation, 1989
The Golden Pasture,Oklahoma Sequoyah Young Adult Book Award Masterlist, 1988-89
Arkansas Traveler, Governor Bill Clinton, Little Rock, Arkansas, 1987
TheGolden Pasture,Pick of the List, American Booksellers, 1986
Outstanding Woman of the Twentieth Century, Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, 1986
Bright Shadow,Coretta Scott King Honor Award Book, American Library Association, 1984
Marked by Fire,"Outstanding Book of the Year," The New York Times, 1983
Marked by Fire,National Book Award, 1983
Marked by Fire,American Book Award, 1982
Marked by Fire,Best Book for Young Adults, American Library Association, 1982