A Wrinkle in Time has been critically acclaimed.
A Wrinkle in Time . The book won a Newbery Medal , Sequoyah Book Award , and Lewis Carroll Shelf Award , and was runner-up for the Hans Christian Andersen Award . Hans Christian Andersen Award . The Hans Christian Andersen Awards are a pair of biennial literary awards by the International Board on Books for Young People ( IBBY ) , recognising one living author and one living illustrator for their `` lasting contribution [ s ] to children 's literature '' . The former is sometimes called the `` Nobel Prize for children 's literature '' . Lewis Carroll Shelf Award . Award-winning books were deemed to `` belong on the same shelf '' as Alice 's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking-Glass by Lewis Carroll , having enough of the qualities of his work . Newbery Medal . The award is given to the author of `` the most distinguished contribution to American literature for children . ''