the award for something, who knows
This children's book is by Eileen Christelow.
It appears that the song writer for Five Little Monkeys Jumping on the Bed is unknown. Eileen Christelow authored a children's picture book that was published in March of 1989 with this title. It won the IRA/CBC Children's Choice Award in 1990.
I've made a fairly comprehensive search of all Margaret Sidney's works but can find no reference to any literary awards. The 'Five Little Peppers' series were fairly lightweight reading for the era and may not have constituted writing that attracted critical acclaim.
The book "Monkeys" by Valerie Bodden is likely nonfiction, as it is likely to contain factual information about monkeys.
Wilson Rawls wrote Summer of the Monkeys.
The Thriller album won the following; Eight Grammy's. Eight American Music Awards. Two American Video Awards. Five Billboard Awards. Five Billboard Video Awards. Four Black Gold Awards. Two Brit Awards. Four Canadian Black Music Awards. Four Cashbox Awards. Grammy Hall of Fame. Entry in to the Guinness Book of World Records.
"Frindle" by Andrew Clements has won five awards, including the Massachusetts Children's Book Award, the Rhode Island Children's Book Award, and the Washington Children's Choice Picture Book Award. Additionally, it was named an American Library Association Notable Children's Book and a School Library Journal Best Book of the Year.
Colorado Book Awards was created in 1991.
Salon Book Awards was created in 1996.
American Book Awards was created in 1978.
British Book Awards was created in 1990.
Irish Book Awards was created in 2006.