| 2024 | Mexikid: A Graphic Memoir | Pura Belpré Award source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · Children's Author | |
| 2024 | Mexikid: A Graphic Memoir | Pura Belpré Award source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · Illustrator | |
| 2024 | Mexikid: A Graphic Memoir | John Newbery Medal source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Honor · Children's Literature | |
| 2023 | Mexikid | New York Public Library Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books for Kids | |
| 2023 | Mexikid: A Graphic Memoir | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Informational Books for Older Readers | |
| 2023 | Mexikid | NPR Books We Love source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books We Love | |
| 2023 | Mexikid | School Library Journal Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Graphic Novels | |
| 2023 | Mexikid: A Graphic Memoir | Booklist Editors' Choice source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Graphic Novels: Youth | |
| 2023 | Mexikid | Kirkus Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Middle Grade | |
| 2023 | Mexikid | Publishers Weekly Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Middle Grade | |
| 2023 | Mexikid: A Graphic Memoir | Horn Book Fanfare source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Nonfiction | |