| 2024 | Carnival Chaos | Publishers Weekly Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Middle Grade | |
| 2022 | Because Claudette | Kirkus Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Picture Books | |
| 2021 | African Icons: Ten People Who Shaped History | New York Public Library Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books for Kids | |
| 2021 | African Icons | Kirkus Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Middle Grade | |
| 2021 | African Icons: Ten People Who Shaped History | School Library Journal Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Nonfiction | |
| 2021 | Looking for a Jumbie | School Library Journal Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Picture Books | |
| 2017 | Rise Of The Jumbies | NPR Books We Love source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books We Love | |
| 2017 | Rise of the Jumbies | Kirkus Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Middle Grade | |
| 2017 | Rise of the Jumbies | School Library Journal Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Middle Grade | |
| 2015 | The Jumbies | New York Public Library Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books for Kids | |