| 2024 | In Every Life | Randolph Caldecott Medal source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Honor · Picture Book | |
| 2022 | The Great Zapfino | NPR Books We Love source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books We Love | |
| 2016 | The Bossier Baby | Publishers Weekly Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Picture Books | |
| 2015 | The Farmer and the Clown | Boston Globe–Horn Book Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · Picture Book | |
| 2014 | The Farmer And The Clown | NPR Books We Love source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books We Love | |
| 2014 | The Farmer and the Clown | BookPage Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Picture Books | |
| 2014 | The Farmer and the Clown | Horn Book Fanfare source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Picture Books | |
| 2014 | The Farmer and the Clown | Kirkus Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Picture Books | |
| 2014 | The Farmer and the Clown | Publishers Weekly Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Picture Books | |
| 2014 | The Farmer and the Clown | School Library Journal Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Picture Books | |
| 2012 | Boot & Shoe | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Picture Books | |
| 2012 | Boot and Shoe | Booklist Editors' Choice source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books for Youth: Fiction, Young Readers | |
| 2012 | Boot & Shoe | Kirkus Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Children's | |
| 2010 | All the World | Randolph Caldecott Medal source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Honor · Picture Book | |
| 2010 | The Boss Baby | Publishers Weekly Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Children's Picture | |
| 2010 | The Boss Baby | School Library Journal Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Picture Books | |
| 2009 | A Couple of Boys Have the Best Week Ever | Randolph Caldecott Medal source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Honor · Picture Book | |
| 2008 | A Couple of Boys Have the Best Week Ever | Boston Globe–Horn Book Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Honor · Picture Book | |
| 2008 | A Couple of Boys Have the Best Week Ever | Publishers Weekly Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Children's Picture Books | |
| 2008 | A Couple of Boys Have the Best Week Ever | School Library Journal Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Picture Books | |
| 2007 | Clementine | Boston Globe–Horn Book Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Honor · Fiction and Poetry | |