| 2024 | There Was a Party for Langston | Coretta Scott King Book Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Honor · Illustrator | |
| 2024 | There Was a Party for Langston | Randolph Caldecott Medal source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Honor · Picture Book | |
| 2024 | There Was a Party for Langston | Kirkus Prize source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · Young Readers' Literature | |
| 2023 | Link + Hud: Heroes by a Hair | New York Public Library Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books for Kids | |
| 2023 | There Was a Party for Langston, King of Letters | NPR Books We Love source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books We Love | |
| 2023 | Link + Hud: Heroes by a Hair | Horn Book Fanfare source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2022 | Somewhere in the Bayou | School Library Journal Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Picture Books | |
| 2021 | The Old Boat | New York Public Library Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books for Kids | |
| 2020 | The Old Truck | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Picture Books | |
| 2020 | The Old Truck | NPR Books We Love source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books We Love | |
| 2020 | The Old Truck | Booklist Editors' Choice source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books for Youth: Fiction, Younger Readers | |
| 2020 | The Old Truck | Horn Book Fanfare source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Picture Books | |
| 2020 | The Old Truck | Kirkus Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Picture Books | |
| 2020 | The Old Truck | BookPage Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Picture Books | |