Awards Won

1988 Sydney Taylor Book Award

The Keeping Quilt

1989 International Reading Association Award

Rechenka’s Eggs

March 10th 1990 Santa Clara Reading Council

Author’s Hall of Fame

Commonwealth Club of California

Recognition of Excellence

1990 Babushka’s Doll

1992 Chicken Sunday Nov. 14th 1992

1992 Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators

Golden Kite Award for Illustration

Chicken Sunday

1992 Boston Area Educators for Social Responsibility

Children’s Literature and Social Responsibility Award

Nov. 9th 1993 Jane Adams Peace Asoc. and Women’s Intl. League

for Peace and Freedom

Honor award to Mrs. Katz and Tush for it’s effective contribution to peace and social justice.

Parent’s Choice Honors

1991 Some Birthday

1997 Video/ Dream Keeper

1998 Thank You Mr. Falker

1996 North Dakota Library Association Children’s Book Award

My Rotten Red Headed Older Brother

1996 Jo Osborne Award

For Humor in Children’s Literature

1997 Missouri Association of School Librarians

Show Me Readers Award for My Rotten Red Headed Older Brother

1997 West Virginia Children’s Book Award

Pink and Say

1998 Mid -South Independent Booksellers for Children

Humpty Dumpty Award