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 ONE NIGHT – A STORY FROM THE DESERT / MUHAMAD’S DESERT NIGHT |
- A Few Good Books of the Year, 1995, Book Link
- Best Books of 1995 list, Bank Street College
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  ALL THE KING’S ANIMALS – THE RETURN OF ENDANGERED WILDLIFE TO SWAZILAND
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- 1996 New York Public Library Best Books for the Teen Age list
- Skipping Stones Honor Award, Nature and Ecology books, 1996
- Parent Council Ltd. Title
- CORE Knowledge Resource Guide
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  JUBELA |
- 2002 Peace Corps Writer’s Award for Best Children’s Writing
- The ASPCA “Henry Bergh Honor Award” 2001
- “Gold Medal Award” Oppenheimer Portfolio 2001
- “Pick of the Lists” American Booksellers Spring '01
- Junior Library Guild Selection
- Nest Literary Classics Selection
- Finalist for the Children’s Choice Picture Book Award, Washington State, for 2003
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  MY GREAT-GRANDMOTHER'S GOURD |
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 NO CONDITION IS PERMANENT |
- “Popular Paperbacks for Teenagers” YALSA List, 2002
- “Best Books for Young Adults” ALA 2000
- “Lasting Connections 2000” Book Links
- "Best Books for the Teen Age” New York Public Libraries, 2000
- “Best Books of 2000” Bank Street College
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    THE BEST BEEKEEPER OF LALIBELA |
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 TROUBLE IN TIMBUKTU |
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The Children's Africana Book Awards (CABA) are given under the auspices of the Outreach Council of the African Studies Association, a non-profit corporation founded in 1957 and open to all persons and institutions interested in African affairs. The Outreach Council shares and disseminates resources about Africa; exchanges experiences on best practices in conducting outreach activities; serves the ASA membership in educating the public about Africa; and facilitates the exchange of ideas, information and research findings on Africa. |
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| Photo: King Mswati III of Swaziland and Cristina at the National Press Club in Washington, DC for a presentation of the book All the King's Animals - The Return of Endangered Wildlife to Swaziland |
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| Photo: Cristina with friends Val, Liz, Glory and part of Ben at the Library of Congress when she won her award from the African Studies Association for My Great-grandmother's Gourd. |
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| Photo: Cristina with three Maasai friends in Merrueshi, Kenya. Cristina's friend Kwenia is standing right in front of her. She went on a great safari with him and Kakuta for 4 days. |
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| Photo: Maasai dancing. |
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| Photo: A woman and monk on the path to the market in Lalibela. |
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| Photo: Cristina gives her acceptance speech at the Smithsonian National Museum of African Art on November 6, 2010. The Outreach Council of the African Studies Association (ASA) named Trouble In Timbuktu, a Winner of the 2010 Children's Africana Book Award for Older Readers. The Outreach Council annually honors outstanding authors and illustrators of children's books about Africa published in the United States. |
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