Awards
Rukhsana's books have received/been nominated for the following
awards:
Big Red Lollipop:
Selected as a Junior Library Guild
Choice, 2010
Wanting Mor:
WINNER of the 2009 Middle East Book Award (Youth Fiction Category)
Silly Chicken:
Illustrator Yunmee Kyong won Ezra Jack Keats award for best new illustrator 2006
A Resource Links Best book
Ruler of the Courtyard:
Nick Jr. Magazine (Dec. 2003) Chose Ruler of the Courtyard as the Most Suspenseful Story of the Year
Muslim Child:
Nova Scotia Hackmatack Award--shortlisted 2001
A Canadian Children's Book Centre 'Our Choice' Book
Dahling if You Luv Me Would You Please Please Smile:
Manitoba Young Reader's Choice Honour Award, 2001
Ruth Schwartz Award--shortlisted 2000
Red Maple Award--shortlisted 2000
The Roses in My Carpets:
Honorary
Januscz Korczak Award from the Polish Chapter of the International Board
on Books for Young People, 1998.
Click Here to See Rukhsana receiving the
Januscz Korczak Award in Capetown, South Africa at the IBBY Congress.
Rukhsana has received the following
personal awards:
- The Award of Excellence
from the Council for the Advancement of Muslim Professionals (CAMP)
Toronto chapter, 2008
- The Communication & Leadership Award from the District
60 branch of Toastmasters, 2004
- The Literature Award from the Canadian Islamic
Congress, 2004