| 2021 | Recognize! | Kirkus Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Middle Grade | |
| 2020 | The Talk: Conversations About Race, Love & Truth | New York Public Library Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books for Kids | |
| 2020 | The Talk: Conversations About Race, Love & Truth | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Informational Books for Older Readers | |
| 2020 | The Talk: Conversations About Race, Love & Truth | NPR Books We Love source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books We Love | |
| 2020 | The Talk: Conversations about Race, Love & Truth | Booklist Editors' Choice source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books for Youth: Nonfiction, Middle Readers | |
| 2020 | The Talk | Kirkus Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Middle Grade | |
| 2020 | The Talk: Conversations About Race, Love & Truth | School Library Journal Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Nonfiction | |
| 2018 | We Rise, We Resist, We Raise Our Voices | Kirkus Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Middle Grade | |
| 2018 | We Rise, We Resist, We Raise Our Voices: Words and Images of Hope | Publishers Weekly Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Middle Grade | |