* National Book Award for Charlotte's Web (1952)
* Children's Book Council of Australia Notable Book Award for Charlotte's Web (1957)
* Pulitzer Prize for General Non-Fiction for The Second Tree from the Corner (1962)
* Presidential Medal of Freedom (1973)
* American Academy of Arts and Letters Gold Medal for Fiction (1974)
* Laura Ingalls Wilder Medal for Lasting Contribution to Children's Literature (1976)
* Golden Plate Award of the American Academy of Achievement (1978)