Awards
Selected Awards
The Order of Canada, 1983
The Order of British Columbia, 2001
Doctor of Letters (Hon.), Wilfrid Laurier University
Fred Rogers Integrity Award, 2006
British Columbia Hall of Fame, 2005
Doctor of Letters (Hon.), University of British Columbia, 2005
Doctor of Music (Hon.), University of Victoria, 2004
Early Childhood News, Directors’ Choice Award (The Singable Songs Collection), 1998
Global 500 Forum, U.N.E.P., 1994
Earth Communications Office, 1993
United Nations Environmental Achievement Award, 1992
Bowling Proprietors Association of America, 1989
Canadian Institute of the Arts for Young Audiences (AYA Award), 1988
Numerous Parent’s Choice and American Library Association Notable Recording Awards
Record Industry Awards
SOCAN, Special Achievement Award for contribution to Canada’s Musical Heritage, 2000
Juno Award, Best Children’s Album (Bananaphone), 1994
National Association of Record Merchandisers (NARM) Best Seller Awards, 1986 and 1987
The Walt Grealis Special Achievement Award presented by the Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (CARAS), 1990
Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA)
Platinum Award for Baby Beluga
Platinum Award for Singable Songs For the Very Young
Gold Award for One Light, One Sun
Gold Award for More Singable Songs
Gold Award for Raffi’s Christmas Album
Gold Award for Rise and Shine
Gold Award for Everything Grows
Canadian Recording Industry Association (CRIA)
Triple Platinum Award for Singable Songs For the Very Young
Double Platinum Award for More Singable Songs
Double Platinum Award for Baby Beluga
Platinum Award for The Corner Grocery Store
Platinum Award for Rise and Shine
Platinum Award for Raffi’s Christmas Album
Gold Award for One Light, One Sun
Gold Award for Everything Grows
Gold Award for Bananaphone
Notable Nominations
Juno Nomination, Best Children’s Album (Raffi Radio) , 1995
Grammy Nomination, Best Recording for Children (Bananaphone), 1994
Nominated for Environmental Media Award (Evergreen Everblue music video), 1991
Grammy Nomination, Best Recording for Children (Raffi In Concert With The Rise And Shine Band), 1988
Grammy Nomination, Best Recording for Children (Everything Grows), 1987
Video Awards
American Lung Association, Blue Sky Award (Evergreen Everblue), 1992
Gstrongini Award, Best Children’s Program or Series (Raffi In Concert With The Rise And Shine Band), 1990
Action for Children’s Television (ACT) Award for Excellence in Children’s Programming (Raffi In Concert With The Rise And Shine Band), 1989
Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA)
Certified Quintuple Platinum Awards
A Young Children’s Concert With Raffi video, 1990
Raffi In Concert With The Rise And Shine Band video, 1990
Book Awards
ABA-CBC Joint Committee/Children’s Books Mean Business (The Raffi Singable Songbook and Shake My Sillies Out)
American Bookseller/“Pick of the Lists” Award (Down By The Bay, The Raffi Singable Songbook, The Second Raffi Songbook, and Shake My Sillies Out)
Child Study Association/Books of the Year (The Raffi Singable Songbook, The Second Raffi Songbook, and Shake My Sillies Out)
International Reading Association, Children’s Book Council, “Children’s Choice” (Five Little Ducks)
Reading Rainbow Review Book (Shake My Sillies Out )
National Conference of Christians and Jews/The Human Family Understanding Other People (Shake My Sillies Out)
Book Of The Month Club (The Raffi Christmas Treasury and Raffi’s Top Ten Songs to Read)
