| 2022 | Watercress | Randolph Caldecott Medal source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · Picture Book | |
| 2022 | Watercress | John Newbery Medal source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Honor · Children's Literature | |
| 2022 | Luli and the Language of Tea | Booklist Editors' Choice source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books for Youth: Fiction, Younger Readers | |
| 2021 | Watercress | Boston Globe–Horn Book Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Honor · Picture Book | |
| 2021 | The Many Meanings of Meilan | New York Public Library Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books for Kids | |
| 2021 | Watercress | New York Public Library Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books for Kids | |
| 2021 | Watercress | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Picture Books | |
| 2021 | Watercress | NPR Books We Love source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books We Love | |
| 2021 | The Many Meanings of Meilan | School Library Journal Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Middle Grade | |
| 2021 | Watercress | Horn Book Fanfare source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Picture Books | |
| 2021 | Watercress | Kirkus Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Picture Books | |
| 2021 | Watercress | Publishers Weekly Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Picture Books | |
| 2021 | Watercress | School Library Journal Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Picture Books | |
| 2021 | Watercress | BookPage Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Picture Books | |
| 2019 | Magic Ramen | Smithsonian Magazine Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Children's | |