| 2025 | The Unlikely Aventuras of Ramón and El Cucuy | New York Public Library Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books for Kids | |
| 2025 | Xolo | New York Public Library Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books for Kids | |
| 2025 | The Unlikely Aventuras of Ramón and El Cucuy: An Illustrated Chapter Book | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Fiction for Younger Readers | |
| 2025 | Xolo | Booklist Editors' Choice source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books for Youth: Middle Fiction | |
| 2025 | The Unlikely Aventuras of Ramón and El Cucuy | School Library Journal Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Chapter Books | |
| 2025 | The Unlikely Aventuras of Ramón and El Cucuy | Kirkus Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Middle Grade | |
| 2025 | Xolo | BookPage Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Middle Grade | |
| 2025 | Xolo | Kirkus Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Middle Grade | |
| 2024 | Alebrijes | Pura Belpré Award source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Honor · Children's Author | |
| 2023 | El pañuelo amarillo | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Board & Picture Books | |
| 2023 | ¡El cucuy también tiene miedo! | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Board & Picture Books | |
| 2023 | ¡El Cucuy también tiene miedo! | New York Public Library Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books for Kids | |
| 2023 | Alebrijes | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Fiction for Older Readers | |
| 2023 | Alebrijes | Booklist Editors' Choice source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books for Youth: Fiction, Middle Readers | |
| 2023 | El pañuelo amarillo | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Los mejores libros en español | |
| 2023 | ¡El cucuy también tiene miedo! | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Los mejores libros en español | |
| 2023 | Alebrijes | Kirkus Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Middle Grade | |
| 2022 | The Last Cuentista | Pura Belpré Award source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · Children's Author | |
| 2022 | The Last Cuentista | John Newbery Medal source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · Children's Literature | |
| 2021 | Lupe Wong Won't Dance | Pura Belpré Award source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Honor · Children's Author | |
| 2021 | The Last Cuentista | New York Public Library Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books for Kids | |
| 2021 | The Last Cuentista | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Fiction for Older Readers | |
| 2021 | The Last Cuentista | Kirkus Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Middle Grade | |
| 2021 | The Last Cuentista | Publishers Weekly Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Middle Grade | |
| 2021 | The Last Cuentista | School Library Journal Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Middle Grade | |
| 2021 | The Last Cuentista | BookPage Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Middle Grade & Chapter Books | |
| 2020 | Lupe Wong Won’t Dance | Booklist Editors' Choice source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books for Youth: Fiction, Middle Readers | |