| 2022 | Bright Star | Pura Belpré Award source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Honor · Illustrator | |
| 2021 | Lucero | New York Public Library Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books for Kids | |
| 2021 | Lucero | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Picture Books | |
| 2021 | Bright Star | NPR Books We Love source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books We Love | |
| 2021 | Lucero | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Los mejores libros en español | |
| 2021 | Bright Star | Kirkus Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Picture Books | |
| 2019 | Dreamers | Pura Belpré Award source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · Illustrator | |
| 2019 | Dreamers | Boston Globe–Horn Book Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Honor · Picture Book | |
| 2018 | Dreamers | Kirkus Prize source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · Young Readers' Literature | |
| 2018 | Dreamers | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Picture Books | |
| 2018 | Dreamers | NPR Books We Love source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books We Love | |
| 2018 | Dreamers | Booklist Editors' Choice source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books for Youth: Fiction, Young Readers | |
| 2018 | Soñadores | Booklist Editors' Choice source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books for Youth: Fiction, Young Readers | Teresa Mlawer |
| 2018 | Dreamers | School Library Journal Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Nonfiction | |
| 2018 | Dreamers | Horn Book Fanfare source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Picture Books | |
| 2018 | Dreamers | Kirkus Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Picture Books | |
| 2018 | Dreamers | Publishers Weekly Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Picture Books | |
| 2016 | Thunder Boy Jr. | Boston Globe–Horn Book Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Honor · Picture Book | |
| 2016 | Thunder Boy Jr. | Kirkus Prize source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · Young Readers' Literature | |
| 2016 | Thunder Boy Jr. | NPR Books We Love source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books We Love | |
| 2016 | Rudas: Niño’s Horrendous Hermanitas | School Library Journal Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Picture Books | |
| 2015 | Viva Frida | Pura Belpré Award source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · Illustrator | |
| 2015 | Viva Frida | Randolph Caldecott Medal source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Honor · Picture Book | |
| 2014 | Niño Wrestles the World | Pura Belpré Award source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · Illustrator | |
| 2014 | Viva Frida | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Picture Books | |
| 2014 | Viva Frida | NPR Books We Love source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books We Love | |
| 2014 | Viva Frida | Horn Book Fanfare source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Picture Books | |
| 2014 | Viva Frida | Publishers Weekly Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Picture Books | |
| 2014 | Viva Frida | School Library Journal Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Picture Books | |
| 2013 | Niño Wrestles the World | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Picture Books | |
| 2013 | Niño Wrestles the World | Horn Book Fanfare source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Picture Books | |
| 2012 | Georgia in Hawaii: When Georgia O'Keeffe Painted What She Pleased | Boston Globe–Horn Book Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Honor · Nonfiction | |
| 2010 | My Abuelita | Pura Belpré Award source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Honor · Illustrator | |
| 2009 | Just in Case | Pura Belpré Award source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · Illustrator | |
| 2009 | Just in Case | Pura Belpré Award source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Honor · Author | |
| 2008 | Los Gatos Black on Halloween | Pura Belpré Award source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · Illustrator | |