The most prestigious honor that has come to Sid Fleischman is the Newbery Award of 1987 for The Whipping Boy.
His books have also won similar awards offered by Holland (Silver Pencil) and Belgium (Prix de Litterature Enfantine).
Latest awards, including one from Sid's fellow magicians for books and
articles in the field of sleight-of-hand!
- Sid Fleischman Humor Award, 2003, Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators
- Literary Fellowship, 2002, The Magic Castle's Academy of Magical Arts
- Golden Dolphin Award, 2002, Southern California Children's Booksellers
Association
- Focal Award, 2002, Friends of Children and Literature
Among other honors:
- Finalist, American Book Awards
- The Mark Twain Award (Missouri)
- The Lewis Carroll Shelf Award
- The California Young Reader Medal
- Silver Medal, Commonwealth Club of California
- The John and Patricia Beatty Award
- Boston Globe-Horn Book Award
- The Nene Award (Hawaii)
- The Charlie May Simon Award (Arkansas, three times)
- The Young Hoosier Award (Indiana)
- The Golden Archer Award (Wisconsin)
- Boys Clubs of America Junior Book Award
- Jo Osborne Humor Award
- Parent's Choice Award
- Redbook Award
- Paul A. Witty Award
- American Library Association Notable Books
- School Library Journal Best Books of the Year
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