Fran Pintadera's books have been selected as being among the best Spanish-language books by the Fundación Cuatrogatos and have been recognised by the Fundación Germán Sánchez Ruipérez. He has won various prizes, including the Luna de Aire international children's poetry prize and the Compostela International Picture Book Prize for 'Cándido y los demás' ('Cándido and the Others'), which was named the best children's or YA book published in 2018 by the Spanish Ministry of Culture.