| 2020 | My Best Friend | New York Public Library Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books for Kids | |
| 2020 | My Best Friend | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Picture Books | |
| 2020 | My Best Friend | NPR Books We Love source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books We Love | |
| 2018 | When’s My Birthday? | Boston Globe–Horn Book Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Honor · Picture Book | |
| 2017 | When's My Birthday? | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Picture Books | |
| 2017 | When's My Birthday? | NPR Books We Love source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books We Love | |
| 2017 | When's My Birthday? | Kirkus Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Picture Books | |
| 2017 | When's My Birthday? | Publishers Weekly Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Picture Books | |
| 2017 | When’s My Birthday? | Horn Book Fanfare source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Picture Books | |
| 2017 | When’s My Birthday? | School Library Journal Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Picture Books | |
| 2016 | When Green Becomes Tomatoes | Goodreads Choice Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Nominee · Picture Books | |
| 2016 | When Green Becomes Tomatoes: Poems for All Seasons | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Informational Books for Younger Readers | |
| 2016 | When Green Becomes Tomatoes: Poems for All Seasons | School Library Journal Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Nonfiction | |
| 2016 | When Green Becomes Tomatoes: Poems for All Seasons | Publishers Weekly Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Picture Books | |
| 2013 | If You Want to See a Whale | Goodreads Choice Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Nominee · Picture Books | |
| 2013 | If You Want to See a Whale | Booklist Editors' Choice source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books for Youth: Fiction, Young Readers | |
| 2013 | If You Want to See A Whale | Publishers Weekly Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Children's Picture | |
| 2013 | If You Want to See a Whale | Kirkus Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Picture Books | |
| 2013 | If You Want to See a Whale | School Library Journal Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Picture Books | |
| 2012 | And Then It's Spring | Boston Globe–Horn Book Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Honor · Picture Book | |
| 2012 | And Then It's Spring | Goodreads Choice Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Nominee · Picture Books | |
| 2012 | And Then It's Spring | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Picture Books | |
| 2012 | And Then It’s Spring | Booklist Editors' Choice source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books for Youth: Fiction, Young Readers | |
| 2012 | And Then It's Spring | Kirkus Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Children's | |
| 2012 | And Then It's Spring | Publishers Weekly Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Children's Picture | |
| 2012 | And Then It's Spring | BookPage Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Picture Books | |
| 2012 | And Then It’s Spring | Horn Book Fanfare source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Picture Books | |