| 2025 | Old Blue Is My Home | New York Public Library Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books for Kids | |
| 2025 | Old Blue Is My Home | School Library Journal Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Picture Books | |
| 2021 | The Wisdom of Trees | New York Public Library Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books for Kids | |
| 2021 | The Wisdom of Trees: How Trees Work Together to Form a Natural Kingdom | School Library Journal Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Nonfiction | |
| 2015 | Good Morning to Me! | BookPage Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Picture Books | |
| 2014 | Flight School | BookPage Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Picture Books | |
| 2013 | How Big Were Dinosaurs? | NPR Books We Love source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books We Love | |
| 2011 | Red Sled | Kirkus Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Children's | |