Because of Winn-Dixie was the winner of a Newbery Honor distinction the year after publication.[2] In 2000, the book won the Josette Frank Award,[3] and in 2003 won the Mark Twain Award.[4]
In 2007 the U.S. National Education Association listed Winn-Dixie as one of its "Teachers' Top 100 Books for Children", based on an online poll.[5] In 2012 it was ranked number 20 on a list of the top 100 children's novels published by School Library Journal, the first of three books by DiCamillo in the Top 100.[6]
