| 2025 | Bibsy Cross and the Time Capsule | Kirkus Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Middle Grade | |
| 2024 | Bibsy Cross and the Bad Apple | Kirkus Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Middle Grade | |
| 2023 | The World's Best Class Plant | Kirkus Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Picture Books | |
| 2022 | Frances in the Country | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Picture Books | |
| 2022 | Lolo’s Light | BookPage Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Middle Grade | |
| 2022 | Lolo’s Light | Kirkus Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Middle Grade | |
| 2022 | Lolo’s Light | BookPage Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Top 10 | |
| 2019 | Five Minutes: (That's A Lot of Time) (No, It's Not) (Yes, It Is) | NPR Books We Love source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books We Love | |
| 2018 | Dear Substitute | Horn Book Fanfare source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Picture Books | |
| 2017 | Bob, Not Bob! | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Picture Books | |
| 2010 | All the World | Randolph Caldecott Medal source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Honor · Picture Book | |
| 2009 | All the World | School Library Journal Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books | |
| 2009 | All the World | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Picture Books | |
| 2009 | All the World | Publishers Weekly Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Children's Picture | |
| 2009 | All the World | Horn Book Fanfare source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Picture Books | |