Butterfly Heart Books Awards and Recognition
Roni Capin Rivera-Ashford and Butterfly Heart Books have been recognized for excellence by state, national, and international organizations.
Roni was selected for the 2009 Winner of the Judy Goddard / Libraries, Ltd. Award recognized as a lifetime Arizona Children's Author.
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Knowledge is Power / SABER ES PODER
March 2019 - UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA'S MEXICAN AMERICAN STUDIES DEPARTMENT - Academic Excellence - PROLIFIC BILINGUAL CHILDREN'S BOOK AUTHOR AND CULTURAL WARRIOR
2019 ESTRELLAS LATINAS – AGUA PRIETA, SONORA, MEXICO – EXCELLENT ACHIEVEMENT
2018 HWC - Hispanic Women's Corporation
- LATINA LEADERSHIP AWARD
2018 - Colorado State University
- Pueblo ALUMNI ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
2018 - INTERNATIONAL LATINO BOOK AWARD for MIGUEL AND THE AMAZING ALEBRIJES
2016 - INTERNATIONAL LATINO BOOK AWARD for MY TATA'S REMEDIES/LOS REMEDIOS DE MI TATA
Knowledge is Power
Original story created for Disney/Pixar by Roni Capin Rivera-Ashford & Aaron Rivera-Ashford
2018 - INTERNATIONAL LATINO BOOK AWARDS founded in 1997 by Edward James Olmos
- Best Latino Focused Children’s Picture Book
- Best Latino Children’s Fiction Picture Book – English
- Most Inspirational Children’s Picture Book
“Working together on these books as a mother and son team was a unique and cherished experience. We each pooled from our individual strengths throughout the creative process in order to bring Miguel’s adventure to life. It has meant the world to us to be given the opportunity to create and share a slice of our culture with readers from all walks of life.”
Roni Capin Rivera-Ashford ~ Aarón Rivera-Ashford
My Tata's Remedies / Los remedios de mi tata
2016 - PURA BELPRÉ AWARD
- Honor Book for Illustration
2016 - ALA CHILDREN’S NOTABLE BOOK LIST
2016 - AMÉRICAS AWARD
- Commended Title
2016 - INTERNATIONAL LATINO BOOK AWARDS
1ST PLACE
- Best children's non-fiction picture book
- Best educational children's picture book
2016 - GREAT READ FOR ARIZONA
2016 - SKIPPING STONES HONOR AWARD
2015 - TEACHING LATIN AMERICA THROUGH LITERACY
- Reading Roundup: 10 Latino Children's Books
2015 - SOUTHWEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR
2015 - ASSOCIATION OF CHILDREN'S LIBRARIANS
- Outstanding book
- Included in ACL's Distinguished Books of 2015
2009 - JUDY GODDARD/LIBRARIES, LTD AWARD WINNER
- Arizona Children's Author
My Nana's Remedies / Los remedios de mi nana
2011 - FIVE STAR PURPLE DRAGON BOOK AWARDS
- 1st in Cultural Diversity
- 1st in Family Matters
- Honorable Mention in Educational/Instructional
2002 - FORWARD MAGAZINE
- Book of the Year Award Finalist
Hip, Hip, Hooray, It's Monsoon Day! / ¡Ajúa, ya llegó el chubasco!
2009 - ONE BOOK ARIZONA AWARD WINNER
2008 - AMÉRICAS AWARD COMMENDED TITLE
- Consortium of Latin American Studies
2008 - AAAS Science Books & Films
- Highly recommended, Multicultural
2007 - SOUTHWEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR
- Children's Top Books Pick