| 2024 | The Falling Boy | Financial Times Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Children’s and Young Adult | |
| 2024 | Puppet | Horn Book Fanfare source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2024 | Puppet | Kirkus Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Middle Grade | |
| 2023 | A Way to the Stars | The Guardian Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Children's | |
| 2022 | Brand New Boy | Kirkus Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Middle Grade | |
| 2020 | The Dam | CILIP Carnegie Medals (Writing and Kate Greenaway Illustration) source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Shortlist · Kate Greenaway Medal for Illustration | |
| 2019 | Joe Quinn's Poltergeist | Kirkus Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Teen | |
| 2018 | The Colour of the Sun | Costa Book Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Shortlist · Children's | |
| 2018 | The Dam | New York Public Library Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books for Kids | |
| 2018 | The Dam | Kirkus Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Picture Books | |
| 2018 | The Dam | Financial Times Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Picture books | |
| 2017 | Harry Miller's Run | Kirkus Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Middle Grade | |
| 2015 | The Tightrope Walker | Booklist Editors' Choice source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books for Youth: Fiction, Older Readers | |
| 2015 | The Tightrope Walkers | Kirkus Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Teen | |
| 2015 | A Song for Ella Grey | Publishers Weekly Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Young Adult | |
| 2015 | The Tightrope Walkers | School Library Journal Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Young Adult | |
| 2014 | Mouse, Bird, Snake, Wolf | CILIP Carnegie Medals (Writing and Kate Greenaway Illustration) source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Shortlist · Kate Greenaway Medal for Illustration | |
| 2014 | The True Tale of the Monster Billy Dean | Booklist Editors' Choice source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books for Youth: Fiction, Older Readers | |
| 2014 | The True Tale of the Monster Billy Dean | Publishers Weekly Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Young Adult | |
| 2014 | A Song for Ella Grey | Financial Times Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Young Adult Fiction | |
| 2012 | My Name Is Mina | CILIP Carnegie Medals (Writing and Kate Greenaway Illustration) source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Shortlist · Carnegie Medal for Writing | |
| 2012 | Slog's Dad | CILIP Carnegie Medals (Writing and Kate Greenaway Illustration) source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Shortlist · Kate Greenaway Medal for Illustration | |
| 2011 | My Name Is Mina | Booklist Editors' Choice source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books for Youth: Fiction, Middle Readers | |
| 2009 | The Savage | CILIP Carnegie Medals (Writing and Kate Greenaway Illustration) source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Shortlist · Kate Greenaway Medal for Illustration | |
| 2006 | Clay | Costa Book Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Shortlist · Children's | |
| 2006 | Clay | Booklist Editors' Choice source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books for Youth: Older Readers | |
| 2006 | Clay | Horn Book Fanfare source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |