| 2025 | To See An Owl | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Picture Books | |
| 2025 | To See an Owl | Smithsonian Magazine Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Children's | |
| 2025 | To See an Owl | Kirkus Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Picture Books | |
| 2025 | To See an Owl | School Library Journal Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Picture Books | |
| 2023 | Evergreen | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Fiction for Younger Readers | |
| 2023 | Evergreen | School Library Journal Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Chapter Books | |
| 2023 | Evergreen | Kirkus Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Picture Books | |
| 2023 | Evergreen | Publishers Weekly Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Picture Books | |
| 2022 | Cornbread & Poppy | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Fiction for Younger Readers | |
| 2022 | Cornbread & Poppy at the Carnival | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Fiction for Younger Readers | |
| 2022 | Cornbread & Poppy | Kirkus Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Middle Grade | |
| 2018 | Wolf in the Snow | Randolph Caldecott Medal source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · Picture Book | |
| 2017 | Wolf in the Snow | Boston Globe–Horn Book Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Honor · Picture Book | |
| 2017 | Wolf in the Snow | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Picture Books | |
| 2017 | Wolf In The Snow | NPR Books We Love source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books We Love | |
| 2017 | Wolf in the Snow | Booklist Editors' Choice source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books for Youth: Fiction, Young Readers | |
| 2017 | Wolf in the Snow | Horn Book Fanfare source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Picture Books | |
| 2017 | Wolf in the Snow | Kirkus Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Picture Books | |
| 2017 | Wolf in the Snow | School Library Journal Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Picture Books | |
| 2012 | hello! hello! | BookPage Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Picture Books | |