It was an award winning book because it was an overall amazing book. Sorcerer's Stone won these awards: Winner of the National Book Award (UK) Winner of the Gold Medal Smarties Prize (UK) Publishers Weekly Best Book of 1998 School Library Journal Best Book of 1998 Parenting Book of the Year Award 1998 New York Public Library Best Book of the Year 1998 An ALA Notable Book FCBG (Federation of Children's Books Group) Children's Book Award 1997 Birmingham Cable Children's Book Award 1997 Young Telegraph Paperback of the Year British Book Awards' Children's Book of the Year Sheffield Children's Book Award Anne Spencer Lindbergh Prize Sorcieres Prix 1998 Premio Cento per la Letteratura Infantile 1998 Booklist Best Book of the Year 1998 Booklist Editor's Choice 1998 Whitaker's Platinum Book Award