| 2025 | A World Worth Saving | National Book Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · Young People's Literature | |
| 2025 | Are You a Friend of Dorothy? | New York Public Library Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books for Kids | |
| 2025 | A World Worth Saving | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Fiction for Older Readers | |
| 2025 | Are You A Friend of Dorothy?: The True Story of An Imaginary Woman and the Real People She Helped | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Informational Books for Younger Readers | |
| 2025 | Are You a Friend of Dorothy? The True Story of an Imaginary Woman and the Real People She Helped | Booklist Editors' Choice source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books for Youth: Middle Nonfiction | |
| 2025 | A World Worth Saving | Kirkus Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Middle Grade | |
| 2025 | A World Worth Saving | Publishers Weekly Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Middle Grade | |
| 2025 | A World Worth Saving | School Library Journal Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Middle Grade | |
| 2024 | I'm Sorry You Got Mad | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Board & Picture Books | |
| 2024 | Just What to Do | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Board & Picture Books | |
| 2024 | I'm Sorry You Got Mad | NPR Books We Love source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books We Love | |
| 2024 | I'm Sorry You Got Mad | Kirkus Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Picture Books | |
| 2024 | I’m Sorry You Got Mad | School Library Journal Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Picture Books | |
| 2024 | Just What to Do | School Library Journal Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Picture Books | |
| 2023 | Different Kinds of Fruit | Lambda Literary Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · LGBTQ+ Middle Grade | |
| 2023 | Awake, Asleep | Kirkus Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Picture Books | |
| 2022 | Too Bright to See | Stonewall Book Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · Children's and Young Adult | |
| 2022 | Too Bright to See | John Newbery Medal source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Honor · Children's Literature | |
| 2022 | Cómo Aidan llegó a ser un hermano | New York Public Library Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books for Kids | |
| 2022 | Different Kinds of Fruit | NPR Books We Love source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books We Love | |
| 2022 | Different Kinds of Fruit | Booklist Editors' Choice source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books for Youth: Fiction, Middle Readers | |
| 2022 | Different Kinds of Fruit | BookPage Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Middle Grade | |
| 2022 | Different Kinds of Fruit | Kirkus Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Middle Grade | |
| 2022 | If You're a Kid Like Gavin: The True Story of a Young Trans Activist | Publishers Weekly Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Picture Books | |
| 2022 | If You’re a Kid Like Gavin | Kirkus Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Picture Books | |
| 2021 | Too Bright to See | National Book Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · Young People's Literature | |
| 2021 | Too Bright to See | New York Public Library Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books for Kids | |
| 2021 | Too Bright to See | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Fiction for Older Readers | |
| 2021 | Too Bright to See | NPR Books We Love source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books We Love | |
| 2021 | Too Bright to See | Kirkus Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Middle Grade | |
| 2021 | Too Bright to See | Publishers Weekly Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Middle Grade | |
| 2021 | Too Bright to See | School Library Journal Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Middle Grade | |
| 2020 | When Aidan Became a Brother | Stonewall Book Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · Children's and Young Adult | |
| 2019 | When Aidan Became A Brother | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Picture Books | |
| 2019 | When Aidan Became a Brother | Booklist Editors' Choice source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books for Youth: Fiction, Young Readers | |
| 2019 | When Aidan Became a Brother | Kirkus Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Picture Books | |
| 2019 | When Aidan Became a Brother | School Library Journal Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Picture Books | |
| 2018 | A Storytelling of Ravens | Kirkus Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Picture Books | |