American Library Association (ALA)
- 1976 Caldecott Honor Award for Strega Nona
- 2000 Newbery Honor Award for 26 Fairmount Avenue
- 2011 Children's Literature Legacy Award (called the Laura Ingalls Wilder Award until June, 2018)
New Hampshire Governor's Arts Award
- 1999 Living Treasure
Honorary Doctoral Degrees
- 1985 - Colby-Sawyer College, New London, New Hampshire
- 1994 - Saint Anselm College, Manchester, New Hampshire
- 1996 - Notre Dame College, Manchester, New Hampshire
- 1999 - Emerson College, Boston, Massachusetts
- 1999 - University of Connecticut, Storrs, Connecticut
- 2002 - Georgetown University, Washington, DC
- 2003 - New England College, Henniker, New Hampshire
- 2009 - Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, New York
- 2018 - New Hampshire Institute of Art, Manchester, New Hampshire
TIMELINE...
1952
- Francis T. Maloney Memorial Scholarship
- Meriden, Connecticut
1976
- Caldecott Honor Award for Strega Nona
- American Library Association
1981
- Kerlan Award
- University of Minnesota
- Minneapolis, Minnesota
1982
- Golden Kite Award for Illustration for Giorgio's Village
- Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators
1983
- Regina Medal
- Catholic Library Association
1983
- Community Citizen Award
- Wilmot Grange
- Wilmot, New Hampshire
1985
- Honorary Degree, Doctor of Letters, honoris causa
- Colby-Sawyer College
- New London, New Hampshire
1986
- David McCord Children's Literature Citation
- Framingham (MA) State College and Nobscot Reading Council of the International Reading Association
1987
- Golden Kite Honor Award for Illustration for What the Mailman Brought, by Carolyn Craven
- Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators
1988
- Citizen-of-the-Year Award
- New London Chamber of Commerce
- New London, New Hampshire
1990
- James Smithson Medal
- Smithsonian Institution
- Washington, DC
1990
- USA nominee for the Hans Christian Andersen Award in Illustration
- International Board on Books for Young People (IBBY)
1994
- Honorary Degree, Doctor of Humane Letters, honoris causa
- Saint Anselm College
- Manchester, New Hampshire
1995
- University of Southern Mississippi Medallion
- Hattiesburg, Mississippi
1996
- Milner Award
- Atlanta Fulton Public Library
- Atlanta, Georgia
1996
- Honorary Degree, Doctor of Humane Letters, honoris causa
- Notre Dame College
- Manchester, New Hampshire
1998
- Children's Literature Festival Award
- Keene State College
- Keene, New Hampshire
1999
- Named one of "100 People Who Shaped the Century" in New Hampshire
- CONCORD MONITOR newspaper
- Concord, New Hampshire
1999
- Honorary Degree, Doctor of Humane Letters, honoris causa
- Emerson College
- Boston, Massachusetts
1999
- Honorary Degree, Doctor of Fine Arts, honoris causa
- University of Connecticut
- Storrs, Connecticut
1999
- Living Treasure Award
- Governor's Arts Awards
- New Hampshire
2000
- Newbery Honor Award for 26 Fairmount Avenue
- American Library Association
2000
- I Migliori Award
- The Pirandello Lyceum Institute of Italian American Studies, Research and Cultural Dissemination
- Greater Boston, Massachusetts Area
2000
- Town Award
- Colby-Sawyer College
- New London, New Hampshire
2000
- Jeremiah Ludington Award
- Educational Paperback Association
2001
- Granite State Award
- Plymouth State College
- Plymouth, New Hampshire
2002
- Honorary Degree, Doctor of Humane Letters, honoris causa
- Georgetown University
- Washington, DC
2003
- Honorary Degree, Doctor of Letters, honoris causa
- New England College
- Henniker, New Hampshire
2003
- Jo Osborne Award for Humor in Children's Literature
- The Ohio Library Foundation
2003
- Lifetime Achievement Award
- New Hampshire Writers' Project
2007
- Sarah Josepha Hale Award
- a prestigious distinction in writing by a New Englander
- Richards Free Library
- Newport, New Hampshire
2007
- Distinguished Service Award
- Northeast Children's Literature Collection
- University of Connecticut
- Storrs, Connecticut
2008
- New England Book Award
- New England Independent Booksellers Association
2009
- Honorary Degree
- Pratt Institute
- Brooklyn, New York
2011
- Children's Literature Legacy Award (called the Laura Ingalls Wilder Award until June, 2018)
- for "substantial and lasting contribution to literature for children"
- American Library Association
2012
- "one of the top 125 Pratt icons of all time"
- Pratt Institute
- Brooklyn, New York
2012
- Lifetime Achievement Award
- Society of Illustrators Original Art Show
- New York, New York
2018
- Honorary Degree, Doctor of Fine Arts, honoris causa
- New Hampshire Institute of Art
- Manchester, New Hampshire