Anita (Anita Louise) Riggio (1952-) - Awards, Honors

Notable Children's Trade Book in the Field of Social Studies, National Council for the Social Studies/Children's Book Council (NCSS/CBC), 1993, for Coal Mine Peaches; Parents' Choice Honor Book, 1995, for Beware the Brindlebeast; Notable Children's Book in Language Arts, National Council of Teachers of English, Notable Children's Trade Book in the Field of Social Studies, NCSS/CBC, Teachers' Choice, International Reading Association, all 1996, all for The Whispering Cloth: A Refugee's Story; Honor Book (language arts-picture books category), Society of School Librarians International, 1997, for Secret Signs: Along the Underground Railroad.