Robert D. San Souci (1946-) - Awards, Honors

Ten Best Illustrated Children's Books of the Year citation, New York Times, and Notable Children's Trade Book in the Social Studies, National Council for Social Studies/Children's Book Council (CBC), both 1978, Robert D. San Souci and Horn Book Honor List citation, 1979, all for The Legend of Scarface: A Blackfeet Indian Tale; Notable Children's Trade Book in the Social Studies, 1981, and Children's Choice citation, International Reading Association (IRA)/CBC, 1982, for Song of Sedna: Sea-Goddess of the North; Notable Children's Trade Book in the Social Studies, 1986, for The Legend of Sleepy Hollow, 1987, for The Enchanted Tapestry: A Chinese Folktale, and 1992, for The Samurai's Daughter; Children's Choice citation, IRA/CBC, 1987, for Short and Shivery: Thirty Chilling Tales; Irma Simonton Black Book Award, Bank Street College of Education, 1989, American Library Association (ALA) Notable Book citation, 1989, and state readers' awards from Tennessee, Colorado, Nebraska, Virginia, and Georgia, all for The Talking Eggs; ALA Notable Book citation, 1992, for Sukey and the Mermaid; Aesop Award, Children's Folklore Section, American Folklore Society, 1993, for Cut from the Same Cloth; Caldecott Honor Book, 1996, for The Faithful Friend, illustrated by Brian Pinkney; Texas Bluebonnet Award, 1999-2000, for A Weave of Words.