| 2021 | Honeybee: The Busy Life of Apis Mellifera | Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Medal source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · Informational Book | |
| 2021 | Honeybee: The Busy Life of Apis Mellifera | NCTE Orbis Pictus Award for Outstanding Nonfiction for Children source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Honor · Nonfiction for Children | |
| 2020 | Honeybee: The Busy Life Of Apis Mellifera | NPR Books We Love source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books We Love | |
| 2017 | Giant Squid | Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Medal source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Honor · Informational Book | |
| 2017 | Giant Squid | NCTE Orbis Pictus Award for Outstanding Nonfiction for Children source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Honor · Nonfiction for Children | |
| 2011 | Bone Dog | Horn Book Fanfare source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Picture Books | |
| 2011 | Bone Dog | School Library Journal Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Picture Books | |
| 2008 | A Kitten Tale | Booklist Editors' Choice source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books for Youth: Young | |
| 2008 | A Kitten Tale | School Library Journal Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Picture Books | |