| 2024 | Animal Albums from A to Z | Smithsonian Magazine Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Children's | |
| 2024 | Animal Albums From a to Z | Kirkus Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Picture Books | |
| 2024 | Animal Albums from A to Z | BookPage Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Picture Books | |
| 2024 | Animal Albums from A to Z | Publishers Weekly Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Picture Books | |
| 2024 | Animal Albums from A to Z | BookPage Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Top 10 | |
| 2020 | Chick and Brain: Smell My Foot! | Theodor Seuss Geisel Award source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Honor · Beginning Reader | |
| 2019 | Chick and Brain: Smell My Foot! | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Fiction for Younger Readers | |
| 2019 | Smell My Foot! | School Library Journal Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Chapter Books | |
| 2016 | Rabbit & Robot and Ribbit | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Fiction for Younger Readers | |
| 2015 | El Deafo | John Newbery Medal source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Honor · Children's Literature | |
| 2014 | El Deafo | Kirkus Prize source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · Young Readers' Literature | |
| 2014 | El Deafo | Goodreads Choice Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Nominee · Middle Grade & Children's | |
| 2014 | El Deafo | New York Public Library Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books for Kids | |
| 2014 | El Deafo | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Fiction for Older Readers | |
| 2014 | El Deafo | NPR Books We Love source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books We Love | |
| 2014 | El Deafo | BookPage Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Middle Grade | |
| 2014 | El Deafo | Kirkus Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Middle Grade | |
| 2014 | El Deafo | Publishers Weekly Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Middle Grade | |
| 2014 | El Deafo | School Library Journal Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Middle Grade | |
| 2014 | El Deafo | Horn Book Fanfare source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Nonfiction | |
| 2013 | Rabbit & Robot: The Sleepover | Theodor Seuss Geisel Award source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Honor · Beginning Reader | |
| 2009 | Itty Bitty | Booklist Editors' Choice source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books for Youth: Young | |