| 2025 | Good Golden Sun | School Library Journal Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Picture Books | |
| 2024 | Two Together | Kirkus Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Picture Books | |
| 2023 | Every Dreaming Creature | BookPage Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Picture Books | |
| 2023 | Every Dreaming Creature | Kirkus Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Picture Books | |
| 2021 | Una piedra inmóvil | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Picture Books | |
| 2021 | Una piedra inmóvil | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Los mejores libros en español | |
| 2019 | A Stone Sat Still | Booklist Editors' Choice source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books for Youth: Fiction, Young Readers | |
| 2019 | A Stone Sat Still | Publishers Weekly Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Picture Books | |
| 2017 | They All Saw a Cat | Randolph Caldecott Medal source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Honor · Picture Book | |
| 2016 | They All Saw a Cat | Goodreads Choice Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Nominee · Picture Books | |
| 2016 | They All Saw a Cat | New York Public Library Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books for Kids | |
| 2016 | They All Saw A Cat | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Picture Books | |
| 2016 | They All Saw A Cat | NPR Books We Love source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books We Love | |
| 2016 | They All Saw a Cat | Booklist Editors' Choice source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books for Youth: Fiction, Young Readers | |
| 2016 | They All Saw a Cat | BookPage Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Picture Books | |
| 2016 | They All Saw a Cat | School Library Journal Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Picture Books | |