Crossley-Holland og hans [[kortroman]] ''[[Storm (kortroman)|Storm]]'' (1985) vandt den årlige [[Carnegie Medal (litteraturpris)|Carnegie Medal]] frfra [[CILIP|Library Association]], som anerkendte årets bedste børnebøger af britiske forfattere.<ref name=medal1985>
[http://www.carnegiegreenaway.org.uk/livingarchive/title.php?id=73 (Carnegie Winner 1985)] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150910221854/http://www.carnegiegreenaway.org.uk/livingarchive/title.php?id=73 |date=10. september 2015 }}. Living Archive: Celebrating the Carnegie and Greenaway Winners. [[CILIP]]. Retrieved 2012-07-10.</ref> Ved 70-års jubilæet for medaljen i 2007 blev bogen listet som en af de 10 bedste vindere.<ref name=topten>
[http://www.carnegiegreenaway.org.uk/celebration/top_tens.php?action=list "70 Years Celebration: Anniversary Top Tens"] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161027022418/http://www.carnegiegreenaway.org.uk/celebration/top_tens.php?action=list |date=27. oktober 2016 }}. The CILIP Carnegie & Kate Greenaway Children's Book Awards. CILIP. Retrieved 2012-07-10.</ref>
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