| 2023 | Fish and Wave | Theodor Seuss Geisel Award source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Honor · Beginning Reader | |
| 2022 | Up and Down and Other Stories | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Fiction for Younger Readers | |
| 2022 | No! Said Custard the Squirrel | Kirkus Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Picture Books | |
| 2022 | No! Said Custard the Squirrel | Publishers Weekly Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Picture Books | |
| 2021 | Fish and Sun | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Fiction for Younger Readers | |
| 2021 | Fish and Sun | Kirkus Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Middle Grade | |
| 2021 | Fish and Sun | Publishers Weekly Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Picture Books | |
| 2019 | Fox + Chick: The Party and Other Stories | Theodor Seuss Geisel Award source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Honor · Beginning Reader | |
| 2019 | Good Boy | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Fiction for Younger Readers | |
| 2019 | The Quiet Boat Ride: And Other Stories | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Fiction for Younger Readers | |
| 2019 | The Quiet Boat Ride and Other Stories | School Library Journal Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Picture Books | |
| 2018 | The Party and Other Stories | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Fiction for Younger Readers | |
| 2018 | The Party: And Other Stories | NPR Books We Love source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books We Love | |
| 2018 | Fox & Chick: The Party and Other Stories | Publishers Weekly Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Picture Books | |
| 2018 | Fox + Chick: The Party and Other Stories | School Library Journal Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Picture Books | |
| 2018 | The Party and Other Stories | Horn Book Fanfare source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Picture Books | |
| 2016 | This Is Not a Picture Book! | Publishers Weekly Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Picture Books | |
| 2016 | This Is Not a Picture Book! | School Library Journal Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Picture Books | |
| 2015 | Two Mice | Horn Book Fanfare source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Picture Books | |
| 2015 | Two Mice | Kirkus Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Picture Books | |
| 2013 | Have You Seen My New Blue Socks? | NPR Books We Love source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books We Love | |