| 2020 | Infinite Hope: A Black Artist's Journey from World War II to Peace | Boston Globe–Horn Book Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · Nonfiction | |
| 2020 | Infinite Hope: A Black Artist's Journey from World War II to Peace | Coretta Scott King Book Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Honor · Illustrator | |
| 2019 | Infinite Hope: A Black Artist's Journey From World War II to Peace | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Informational Books for Older Readers | |
| 2019 | Infinite Hope | Kirkus Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Middle Grade | |
| 2019 | Infinite Hope: A Black Artist’s Journey from World War II to Peace | BookPage Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Middle Grade | |
| 2019 | Infinite Hope: A Black Artist’s Journey from World War II to Peace | Horn Book Fanfare source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Nonfiction | |
| 2017 | Freedom Over Me: Eleven Slaves, Their Lives and Dreams Brought to Life | Boston Globe–Horn Book Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · Picture Book | |
| 2017 | Freedom Over Me: Eleven Slaves, Their Lives and Dreams Brought to Life | Coretta Scott King Book Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Honor · Author | |
| 2017 | Freedom Over Me: Eleven Slaves, Their Lives and Dreams Brought to Life by Ashley Bryan | John Newbery Medal source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Honor · Children's Literature | |
| 2017 | Freedom Over Me: Eleven Slaves, Their Lives and Dreams Brought to Life | Coretta Scott King Book Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Honor · Illustrator | |
| 2016 | Freedom Over Me | Kirkus Prize source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · Young Readers' Literature | |
| 2016 | Freedom Over Me: Eleven Slaves, Their Lives and Dreams Brought to Life | New York Public Library Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books for Kids | |
| 2016 | Freedom Over Me: Eleven Slaves, Their Lives and Dreams Brought to Life | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Informational Books for Older Readers | |
| 2016 | Freedom Over Me: Eleven Slaves, Their Lives And Dreams Brought To Life | NPR Books We Love source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books We Love | |
| 2016 | Freedom Over Me | Kirkus Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Middle Grade | |
| 2016 | Freedom Over Me: Eleven Slaves, Their Lives and Dreams Brought to Life by Ashley Bryan | School Library Journal Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Nonfiction | |
| 2016 | Freedom Over Me | BookPage Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Picture Books | |
| 2016 | Freedom Over Me: Eleven Slaves, Their Lives and Dreams Brought to Life | Horn Book Fanfare source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Poetry | |
| 2014 | Ashley Bryan's Puppets | Kirkus Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Picture Books | |
| 2014 | Ashley Bryan's Puppets: Making Something from Everything | Publishers Weekly Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Picture Books | |
| 2009 | Words to My Life’s Song | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Nonfiction | |
| 2008 | Let It Shine | Coretta Scott King Book Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · Illustrator | |