| 2025 | Shark Girl | New York Public Library Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books for Kids | |
| 2023 | Ducks: Two Years on the Oil Sands | Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Longlist · Nonfiction | |
| 2022 | Ducks | Goodreads Choice Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Nominee · Graphic Novels & Comics | |
| 2022 | Ducks: Two Years in the Oil Sands | TIME Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · 100 Must-Read | |
| 2022 | Ducks: Two Years in the Oil Sands | Booklist Editors' Choice source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Adult Books: Memoirs | |
| 2022 | Ducks: Two Years in the Oil Sands | The New Yorker Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Also Recommended | |
| 2022 | Ducks: Two Years in the Oil Sands | Chicago Tribune Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books | |
| 2022 | Ducks: Two Years in the Oil Sands | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books | |
| 2022 | Ducks: Two Years in the Oil Sands | NPR Books We Love source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books We Love | |
| 2022 | Ducks: Two Years in the Oil Sands | Barack Obama's Favorite Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Favorite Books | |
| 2022 | Ducks | The Globe and Mail Globe 100 source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Graphic Literature | |
| 2022 | Ducks: Two Years in the Oil Sands | Library Journal Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Graphic Novels | |
| 2022 | Ducks | The Guardian Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Graphic novels | |
| 2022 | Ducks | New York Times 100 Notable Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Nonfiction | |
| 2022 | Ducks | TIME Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Nonfiction | |
| 2022 | Ducks: Two Years in the Oil Sands | Publishers Weekly Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Top 10 | |
| 2016 | King Baby | Goodreads Choice Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Nominee · Picture Books | |
| 2016 | King Baby | NPR Books We Love source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books We Love | |
| 2016 | King Baby | The Globe and Mail Globe 100 source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Kids' Books | |
| 2016 | King Baby | Kirkus Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Picture Books | |
| 2015 | Step Aside, Pops | Goodreads Choice Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Nominee · Graphic Novels & Comics | |
| 2015 | The Princess and the Pony | Goodreads Choice Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Nominee · Picture Books | |
| 2015 | Step Aside, Pops! | Slate Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books | |
| 2015 | The Princess and the Pony | New York Public Library Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books for Kids | |
| 2015 | Step Aside, Pops: A Hark! A Vagrant Collection | NPR Books We Love source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books We Love | |
| 2015 | The Princess and the Pony | Booklist Editors' Choice source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books for Youth: Fiction, Young Readers | |
| 2015 | Step Aside Pops | The Observer Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Graphic Novels | |
| 2015 | The Princess and the Pony | The Globe and Mail Globe 100 source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Kids' Books | |
| 2015 | The Princess and the Pony | Kirkus Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Picture Books | |
| 2015 | The Princess and the Pony | Publishers Weekly Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Picture Books | |
| 2012 | Hark! A Vagrant | The Globe and Mail Globe 100 source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Graphic Literature | |
| 2011 | Hark! A Vagrant | Goodreads Choice Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Nominee · Graphic Novels & Comics | |
| 2011 | Hark! A Vagrant! | Publishers Weekly Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Comics | |
| 2011 | Hark! A Vagrant | TIME Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2011 | Hark! A Vagrant | Amazon Editors' Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Top 100 | |