| 2021 | I Am Every Good Thing | Boston Globe–Horn Book Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Honor · Picture Book | |
| 2020 | I Am Every Good Thing | Kirkus Prize source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · Young Readers' Literature | |
| 2020 | I Am Every Good Thing | NPR Books We Love source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books We Love | |
| 2020 | Let 'Er Buck: George Fletcher, the People's Champion | NCTE Orbis Pictus Award for Outstanding Nonfiction for Children source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Nonfiction for Children | |
| 2018 | Crown | Kirkus Prize source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · Young Readers' Literature | |
| 2018 | Crown: An Ode to the Fresh Cut | Coretta Scott King Book Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Honor · Illustrator | |
| 2018 | Crown: An Ode to the Fresh Cut | Randolph Caldecott Medal source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Honor · Picture Book | |
| 2017 | Crown: An Ode To The Fresh Cut (Denene Millner Books) | NPR Books We Love source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books We Love | |