| 2025 | The Gate, the Girl, and the Dragon | Kirkus Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Middle Grade | |
| 2023 | Once Upon A Book | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Board & Picture Books | |
| 2023 | Chinese Menu | New York Public Library Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books for Kids | |
| 2023 | Chinese Menu: The History, Myths, and Legends Behind your Favorite Foods | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Informational Books for Older Readers | |
| 2023 | Once Upon a Book | Smithsonian Magazine Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Children's | |
| 2023 | Chinese Menu | BookPage Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Middle Grade | |
| 2023 | Chinese Menu | Kirkus Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Middle Grade | |
| 2023 | Chinese Menu: The History, Myths, and Legends Behind Your Favorite Foods | Publishers Weekly Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Middle Grade | |
| 2023 | Chinese Menu: The History, Myths, and Legends Behind Your Favorite Foods | Horn Book Fanfare source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Nonfiction | |
| 2023 | Once Upon a Book | Kirkus Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Picture Books | |
| 2023 | Once upon a Book | Horn Book Fanfare source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Picture Books | |
| 2020 | Circle! Sphere! | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Board Books | |
| 2020 | The Last Marshmallow | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Board Books | |
| 2020 | Up to My Knees! | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Board Books | |
| 2020 | What Will Fit? | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Board Books | |
| 2019 | A Big Mooncake for Little Star | Randolph Caldecott Medal source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Honor · Picture Book | |
| 2019 | A Big Bed for Little Snow | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Picture Books | |
| 2018 | A Big Mooncake for Little Star | New York Public Library Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books for Kids | |
| 2018 | A Big Mooncake for Little Star | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Picture Books | |
| 2018 | A Big Mooncake for Little Star | Horn Book Fanfare source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Picture Books | |
| 2018 | A Big Mooncake for Little Star | Kirkus Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Picture Books | |
| 2018 | A Big Mooncake for Little Star | Publishers Weekly Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Picture Books | |
| 2018 | A Big Mooncake for Little Star | School Library Journal Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Picture Books | |
| 2017 | When the Sea Turned to Silver | Mythopoeic Fantasy Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · Children's Literature | |
| 2016 | When the Sea Turned to Silver | National Book Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · Young People's Literature | |
| 2016 | When The Sea Turned To Silver | NPR Books We Love source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books We Love | |
| 2016 | When the Sea Turned to Silver | Booklist Editors' Choice source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books for Youth: Fiction, Middle Readers | |
| 2016 | When the Sea Turned to Silver | Horn Book Fanfare source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2016 | When the Sea Turned to Silver | School Library Journal Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Middle Grade | |
| 2013 | Ling & Ting Share A Birthday | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Fiction for Younger Readers | |
| 2012 | Starry River of the Sky | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Fiction for Older Readers | |
| 2012 | Starry River of the Sky | Booklist Editors' Choice source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books for Youth: Fiction, Middle Readers | |
| 2012 | Starry River of the Sky | Publishers Weekly Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Children's Fiction | |
| 2011 | Ling & Ting: Not Exactly the Same! | Theodor Seuss Geisel Award source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Honor · Beginning Reader | |
| 2010 | Where the Mountain Meets the Moon | Mythopoeic Fantasy Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · Children's Literature | |
| 2010 | Where the Mountain Meets the Moon | John Newbery Medal source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Honor · Children's Literature | |
| 2010 | Ling & Ting: Not Exactly the Same! | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Fiction for Younger Readers | |
| 2010 | Ling & Ting: Not Exactly the Same! | Booklist Editors' Choice source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books for Youth: Fiction, Young Readers | |
| 2010 | Ling & Ting | Kirkus Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Children's | |
| 2010 | Ling and Ting: Not Exactly the Same! | Publishers Weekly Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Children's Fiction | |
| 2010 | Ling & Ting: Not Exactly the Same! | Horn Book Fanfare source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2009 | Where the Mountain Meets the Moon | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Fiction for Younger Readers | |
| 2006 | The Year of the Dog | Booklist Editors' Choice source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books for Youth: Middle Readers | |