Nina Crews (1963-)

Bank Street College Best Books of the Year selection, and Chicago Public Library Best of the Best selection, both 1997, both for Snowball; Chicago Public Library Best of the Best selection, 1998, for You Are Here; Charlotte Zolotow Higly Commended Book, Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books, 2000, for When Will Sarad Come by Elizabeth Fitzgerald Howard; Settlement House author residency, 2002; The Neighborhood Mother Goose named an American Library Association Notable Book, a Kirkus Reviews and School Library Journal Best Book, a New York Public Library 100 Books for Reading and Sharing listee, and a Capitol Choices Noteworthy Book for Children, all 2004.