Honored by the Michigan congress on the House floor for my contribution to children’s literature as a “distinguished author and Michigan treasure who has touched the lives of countless children, adults, and families”. Thank you to Rep. Stone, Rep. Koleszar, Gov. Whitmer and the Michigan Congress for this incredible honor of a lifetime.
AND YET YOU SHINE
- A Bookelicious Best Book of the Year!
- On the 2025 Texas Topaz state list for Best Nonfiction Books
- A Children’s Book Council Favorites Award winner in THREE categories – Children’s Favorites- Grades 3-5
- Teacher Favorites- Grades 3-5
- Librarian Favorites- Grades 3-5
- Bank Street Best Books of 2025
- MiSelf in Books Michigan state list for elementary school
- MiSelf in Books Michigan state list for middle school
- California Dept. Of Education Recommended Literature List – California State List
THE DOOR IS OPEN
- Bank Street Best Books of 2025
- MiSelf in Books Michigan state list
- 2025 South Asia Book Award Honor Book
MY NAME
A 2024 National Council for Social Studies Notable Trade Book
THE COBRA’S SONG
A 2024 Capitol Choices Nominee!
BROWN IS BEAUTIFUL
- A 2025 Bill Martin Jr. Picture Books Award Nominee – the Kansas state literary award.
- On LAist’s list of favorite picture books
- 2023 Bank Street Best Children’s Books of the Year
- On Children’s Plus, Inc.’s Best Picture Books of 2022 list.7
- On the 2022 MiSelf in Books list
AMERICAN DESI
- SLJ Endies Award for endpaper art
- SLJ Teen Librarian Toolbox list of picture books to look out for in 2022
- Here Wee Read’s Ultimate List of Diverse Books 2022
- MiSelf in Book Award – Michigan state list
THAT THING ABOUT BOLLYWOOD:
- A Parents Magazine Best Book of 2021!
- Barnes and Noble Most Anticipated Books May 2021
- Forbes Summer Books List
- Michigan Bestsellers List – Fiction and All Books lists
- Amazon #1 New Release in Children’s Marriage and Divorce Books
- Amazon #1 New Release in Children’s Dance Books
- CCBC Choices 2022 list
- An Amazon Teacher’s Pick
- On A Mighty Girl’s list of Books to Celebrate AAPI Heritage Month, (along with American as Paneer Pie)
- On Publisher’s Weekly’s Beyond Stereotypes list of AAPI books (along with Strong as Fire, Fierce as Flame)
- Kirkus round-up of books that celebrate AAPI heritage
- USA Today’s AAPI Heritage Month children’s book roundup
- The Horn Book list of Contemporary Realism MG Books for AAPI Heritage Month
- 2021 MiSelf in Books list
- The Colours of Us Best Middle Grade Books of 2021 list
- Surrey Central Best Book of the Year Nominee
BINDU’S BINDIS:
- Bindu’s Bindis on School Library Journal’s list of 22 Stellar Reads for AAPI Heritage Month
- On This Picture Book Life’s list of 20 Social-Emotional Picture Books
- 2022 Gordon School Multicultural Picture Book Award
- Times of India list of Picture Books
- 2022 MiSelf in Books list
STRONG AS FIRE, FIERCE AS FLAME
- 2022 Jane Addams Children’s Book Award Honor Book
- SCBWI Golden Kite Award Finalist
- The 2022 Middle School Global Read Aloud
- 2022 Bank Street’s Best Children’s Books of the Year
- On Publisher’s Weekly’s Beyond Stereotypes list of AAPI books
- Junior Library Guild Selection
- Michigan Bestseller List
- A 2021-2022 Read Across America selection!
- 2021 MiSelf in Books list
- Times of India’s Noteworthy Books of 2021
- Parag Reads Honour List – a Tata Trust initiative
- Imagination Soup’s Best Books of 2021
- Maine Student Book Award
- 2022 South Asia Book Award Highly Commended Book
- Maine Student Book Award Nominee 2022-2023
- Young Hoosier Book Award Nominee 2025
AMERICAN AS PANEER PIE
- A School Library Journal Best Book of 2020
- A Junior Library Guild Selection
- An Amazon Editor’s Pick for Best Books of the Month
- #1 New Release in its category on Amazon (Children’s Asian/Asian American Books)
- On Publisher’s Weekly’s list of recommended books for Back to School 2020
- Michigan Bestseller
- South Asia Book Award Highly Commended Book 2021
- Wisconsin State Reading Association list 2021
- On A Mighty Girl’s list of Books to Celebrate AAPI Heritage Month
- 2020 MiSelf in Books List
- National Council for Social Studies Notable Social Studies Book
- 2021-2022 middle school winner of the Keystone to Reading Secondary Book Award
- 2024 Nutmeg Award nominee– Connecticut State Award
- 2022 We are KidLit Summer Reading List
- 2021 Georgia Children’s Book Award Finalist
- Helen Ruffin Reading Bowl
- Kansas NEA Reading Circle List Top Pick
THE MANY COLORS OF HARPREET SINGH
- Michigan Bestseller
- #1 New Release in all four of its categories on Amazon
- THE MANY COLORS OF HARPREET SINGH on Oprah Daily’s List
- THE MANY COLORS OF HARPREET SINGH on the Wisconsin State Reading List
- THE MANY COLORS OF HARPREET SINGH on School Library Journal’s list of 29 Stellar Titles
- CCBC Choices 2020 list
- THE MANY COLORS OF HARPREET SINGH on Chicago Public Library’s list of the Best Books of 2019!
- THE MANY COLORS OF HARPREET SINGH on Book Riot’s list of Best Covers of 2019
- THE MANY COLORS OF HARPREET SINGH on Mother Magazine’s round-up of diverse picture books
- THE MANY COLORS OF HARPREET SINGH on Scary Mommy’s list of Books for New Readers
- THE MANY COLORS OF HARPREET SINGH on Kirkus’ list of 30 Most Anticipated Picture Books for Fall
- 2020 ALA Notable Book
- 2023 Monarch List for Illinois’ Young Readers Choice Awards
- Virginal Reads state list 2020-2021
- Pennsylvania One Book Early Literacy Program
- 2020 South Asia Book Award Highly Commended Book
- the 2021 Great Read for Michigan from the Michigan Affiliate of the Center for the Book.
- The Library of Congress’ 2021 Great Reads from Great Places list for the National Book Festival
- 2020 MiSelf in Books list
- Book Riot’s List of Books about Feelings
- The Many Colors of Harpreet Singh on PBS
- Surrey Central Best Book of the Year Nominee 2021-2022
AHIMSA:
Scholastic India’s international bestseller!
- New Visions Award Winner
- 2018 South Asia Book Award Honor Book
- Nevada Reading Week 2023 Book List, Grades 6-8 – state list
- NY Reads, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion – state list
- NY Reads, Elementary School Titles – state list
- National Council for Social Studies Notable Social Studies Books for Young People
- Bank Street Best Children’s Books, 2018 edition
- Booklist- 10 Historical Fiction for Youth 2018
- Top Ten Best Reads of 2018 by Amazon India
- Named as one of Amazon.in’s Memorable Books of 2018.
- BookRiot list of MG Asian historical fiction
- Books by the Banks, Cincinnati’s Best Youth Book Author Award – 2018
- Neev Literature Festival’s Neev Book Award 2019
- Peek A Book – Festival of Children’s Literature Children’s Choice, ages 11-12
Supriya Kelkar 
