Daniel Kondo · Author · Illustrator · Book Designer
Awards & Recognition
Books judged by their words, images & form.
Awards, juried selections and institutional recognition for books by Daniel Kondo, across children’s literature, illustration and book design.
International recognition · 2026
2026 · Munich
The White Ravens
Refloresta · Gilberto Gil + Daniel Kondo
Selected by the International Youth Library for The White Ravens 2026, its annual recommendation list of outstanding international children’s and youth literature.
Major recognitions
Literature, illustration and book design.
A selection of prizes, special mentions and juried selections received by these books.
2026 · Brazil
Prêmio Jabuti
Finalist · Children’s Literature + Illustration
Eletricista · Augusto Massi + Daniel Kondo
↗2010 · Bologna
BolognaRagazzi Award
Special Mention · New Horizons
Tchibum!
↗2022 · Brazil
Prêmio Jabuti
Winner · Children’s Literature
Sonhozzz
↗2023 · Uruguay
Premios a las Letras
Premio Único · Literatura Infantil y Juvenil · Ópera Prima
El Rojo Orgulloso
↗2025 · Brazil
Fundação Biblioteca Nacional
3rd Prize · Prêmio Aloísio Magalhães · Graphic Design
Lobo Mau com Dor de Dente
↗2025 · Brazil
Prêmio Brasileiro de Design
Silver · Editorial Design + Popular Vote
Lobo Mau com Dor de Dente
↗2026 · New York
Society of Illustrators
Selected Work · Illustrators Annual 68
Refloresta
↗One book · recurring recognition
Lobo Mau com Dor de Dente
Between 2025 and 2026, Lobo Mau com Dor de Dente was independently recognized by juries working across literature, illustration and editorial design.
2025–2026
6 independent institutions recognizing the same book
Seven distinctions from six institutions, including a design award, an international illustration selection and an institutional distinction.
Selected books
Selected books
Books recognized for their writing, illustration, design and visual narrative.
Eletricista
Prêmio Jabuti 2026 · Finalist · Children’s Literature & Illustration
Refloresta
The White Ravens 2026 · Society of Illustrators Annual 68
Lobo Mau com Dor de Dente
FBN · BDA · American Illustration · Communication Arts · WIA · UNESCO
Sonhozzz
Jabuti winner · FNLIJ Highly Recommended
El Rojo Orgulloso
Premios a las Letras · BRAW Amazing Bookshelf
Feira Feroz
Cátedra UNESCO · Jabuti Illustration Top 10
Desembarcados
Bologna · FNLIJ
A Mancha
Cátedra UNESCO · FNLIJ · Clube de Leitura ODS · Jabuti Top 10
No Cangote do Saci
FNLIJ Highly Recommended · International Youth Library
Recognition archive
2009 → 2026
Awards, distinctions, juried selections and institutional recognition in chronological order.
2026
2025
2023
2022
2021
2017
Source index
By institution.
Institutional sources and records documenting the principal awards and selections above.
Literature · illustration · editorial design
Narrative, image and the shape of the book.
Format, sequence, typography, illustration and the turn of a page are part of the way each book tells its story.