Acclaimed
Good Housekeeping Best Kids’ Book Award
Good Housekeeping Best Kids’ Book Award
Publishers Weekly Best Books 2023 for Teens / School Library Journal Best Books 2023 for Young Adults / School Library Journal Starred Review / Kirkus Review / NPR Book of the Day / School Library Journal Best Book / TAYSHAS Reading List/Texas Library Association / Kirkus Best Book
Kirkus Starred Review / Booklist Starred Review / Kids' Indie Next Pick
New York Times Bestseller / Indie Bestseller / USA Today Bestseller
New York Times Bestseller
Good Housekeeping Best Kids’ Book Award
Five Starred Reviews / Junior Library Guild Gold Standard / Kids Indie Next Pick / Indigo Staff Pick and Top Ten Book of the Year / B&N Most Anticipated Title / Amazon Editor's Pick / Selected for SOI Original Art Show / Amazon Best Book of the Year / PW Best Book of the Year / New York Magazine Best Book of the Year / Kirkus Best Book of the Year / NYPL Best Book of the Year / Booklist Editor's Choice / Shelf Awareness Best Book of the Year
Schneider Award / Geisel Honor / Chicago Public Library’s Best Book of the Year / NPR Books We Love List 2023 / SLJ Best Book of 2023 / Amazon Editor’s Best Book of 2023 / Starred Kirkus and Horn Book reviews / Junior Library Guild Gold Selection
Publishers Weekly’s Top 10 YA Graphic Novels for Fall ‘23 / Publishers Weekly Starred Review
Reese's Book Club Pick for June 2023 / Amazon Editors Best Books of the Year 2023 / NPR Here and Now Editor's Pick / BBC Radio2 Book Club Pick
Bank Street Best Books of the Year
Kirkus Review (Starred) Booklist (Starred Review) School Library Journal (Starred Review) Publishers Weekly (Starred Review) Junior Library Guild Selection / Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books (BCCB) (Starred Review) / A Kirkus Best Book of the Year / Shelf Awareness Review (Starred) / Booklist Best Book of the Year / Center for the Study of Multicultural Children’s Literature (Best Books of 2023) / New York Times (Best Children’s Books of 2023)
Publishers Weekly (Starred Review)
Schneider Award
People Magazine / Corgi Town USA podcast / The Evening Standard / The Independent / OK Magazine / The Daily Mail / Vanity Fair / Town & Country / New York Post / Hello! / ELLE (France) / Cosmpolitan (Italy) / Viva (Poland) / Joy (Hungary) / Woman & Home / Vanity Fair (Spain) / LiFO (Greece) / The List / Undies case cover award
SOI Dilys Evans Founders Award / JLG Gold Selection / Chicago Public Library Best Book of the Year / Indigogo Staff Pick of the Month, Booklist Starred review / NY Times Book Review / Kirkus Review Society of Illustrators' The Original Art show / School Library Journal Review
Bank Street Best Books of the Year / Amazon Best Book / BookPage Best Young Adult Books of 2023 / Center for the Study of Multicultural Children’s Literature (Best Books of 2023)
New York Public Library Best Book, CBC Best Children's Book of the Year, Bank Street Best Books of the Year
CBC Best Children's Book of the Year (Title with "Outstanding Merit")
Bank Street College of Education Best Books of Year 2023
Winner of the National Jewish Book Award for Young Adult Literature
Ezra Jack Keats Writing Honor / Bank Street Best Book of the Year / NYPL Best Book of the Year
Best Book of 2022 by the Bank Street College Children’s Book Committee, Cooperative Children’s Book Center’s Best of 2023
Ezra Jack Keats Award (2023), Caldecott Medalist (2023), A Washington Post Best Book of (2022), A Publishers Weekly Best of (2022) Book Pick: Picture Book, A Kirkus Reviews Best of (2022) Book Pick, A Horn Book Fanfare (2022) Book Pick, A Washington Post Best of (2022) Book Pick: Picture Book, A New York Public Library Best of (2022) Book Pick, A Houston Chronicle Best of (2022) Book Pick: Picture Book
Scott O’Dell Award for Historical Fiction, Booklist (Starred Review), Bank Street Best Books of the Year
Chicago Public Library Recommendation / Kirkus Best Books of 2021 / A New York Times Best Children's Book of the Year / A Parents Magazine Best Book of the Year / A School Library Journal Best Book of the Year / A Kirkus Reviews Best Book of the Year / A Publishers Weekly Best Book of the Year / A WORLD Magazine Best Book of the Year / An Amazon Best Book of the Year
Coretta Scott King Author Honor Award / Scott O’Dell Award for Historical Fiction
New York Times bestseller, USA Today bestseller, ABA IndieBound bestseller, international bestseller, Goodreads Choice Awards Nominee (2022), Amazon Best Book of the Year (2022), YALSA Best Fiction for Young Adults Selection (2023), Junior Library Guild Selection
2023 Notable Book / 2022 Boston Globe Best Book of the Year / Society of Illustrators LA Bronze Award for Best Cover
Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection / American Booksellers Sept/Oct Kids' Indie Next List / Cybils Award Finalist / Goodreads Choice Awards Poetry Nominee / 2022 Michigan Notable Book / 2022 Independent Publisher (Ippy) Book Awards / Silver Medal For YA Fiction / Gold Medal For Audiobook Fiction / 2022 Silver Nautilus Award – Lyric Prose Category / 2022 Kid's Book Choice Finalist – Best Stellar Storyteller / Midwest Book Award –Fiction, YA
A Kirkus Best Book of the Year / A School Library Journal Best of the Year / An Amazon Best Book of the Month / A Center for the Study of Multicultural Children's Literature Best Book of the Year / A Junior Library Guild Selection
2020 Costa Children's Book Award / Kirkus Reviews Best Children's Book of 2021 / Times and Sunday Times Best Book of the Year
A 2022 Booklist Editors' Choice / Kids Indie Next List!
New York Times Bestseller / Publishers Weekly Bestseller / Publishers Weekly #1 Bestseller / New York Times Bestseller (#1 in Series)
A New York Public Library Best Book
Bank Street College of Education’s Best Children’s Books of 2023 in “Biography and Memoir” Ages 9-12 / A New York Public Library Best Book / A Cooperative Children’s Book Center’s Best Books of 2023
One of Bon Appetit magazine's Best Cookbooks of 2022
Best Book of 2022 by the Bank Street College Children’s Book Committee / Starred Reviews: Booklist, BookPage, Horn Book, Kirkus, Publisher’s Weekly / Amazon Best Books of the Year So Far for Ages 3-5 for 2022 / Horn Book 2022 Summer Reading List Pick / Indie Bound Bestseller / Tiny Beans Best New Chapter Books for Kids of 2022
New York Times Bestseller / Publishers Weekly Bestseller / IndieBound National Bestseller / USA Today Bestseller / Parents’ Choice Award / BookPage Starred Review / Earphones Award from AudioFile Magazine
Newbery and Pura Belpré Winner / A New York Public Library “Best Book for Kids 2021" / New York Times Besteller
Geisel Honor Award Winner / ALA Notable Book / Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection / SLJ Fuse8 Best Easy Readers of the Year
Little Maverick Graphic Novel List 2021 / A Junior Library Guild Selection
A Kirkus Best Picture Book of 2020 / A Chicago Public Library Best of the Best Pick of 2020 / Gold Medal for Original Art at SOI / Golden Kite Award for Picture Book Illustration / Amazon Editors’ Pick Best Books
A 2022 ALA Notable Children's Book / A Booklist Editors’ Choice: Books for Youth, 2021 / A Chicago Public Library Best of the Best Book of 2021 / A 2021 NCTE Orbis Pictus Recommended Book for children’s nonfiction / A Marginalian (formerly Brain Pickings) Loveliest Children’s Book of 2021 / A Booklist Top Ten Arts Books for Youth of 2021
A New York Public Library “Best Book for Kids 2021”
Texas Bluebonnet Award Master List / South Dakota Prairie Bloom Award Finalist / Bank Street College of Education Best Books of the Year / Kirkus Reviews Best Books of the Year / New York Public Library Best Books for Kids / Denver Public Library Best and Brightest Books / Evanston Public Library 101 Great Books / SLJ Fuse8 Best Poetry Books / SLJ Fuse8 Funniest Books of the Year / Kirkus Starred Review / ALA ALSC Reading Pick
NYPL “Best Book for Kids 2021” / School Library Journal Best Book of 2021 / Parents Magazine Best Book for Teens of 2021 / ALA 2022 Quick Picks for Reluctant Readers Nominee / ALA 2022 Best Fiction for Young Adults Nominees / Chicago Public Library Best Fiction for Younger Readers of 2021
A #1 New York Times Bestseller / An Amazon Best of the Year / A Barnes & Noble “Book of the Year” Finalist / A Barnes & Noble “Best Picture Book of 2021” / A Publisher’s Weekly “Best Book of 2021” / A News & Observer “Best Books of 2021” / A New York Public Library “Best Book for Kids 2021” / An NPR “Books We Love” Pick
An Amazon Best Book of the Year
An Amazon Best Book of the Year / An Ezra Jack Keats Award Winner
An American Book Fest 2021 Best Book
A Barnes and Noble Best Picture Book / Barnes and Noble National Storytime Pick for Pride Month
Caldecott Honor Award
New York Times Bestseller, USA Today's Best-Selling Books (2010), Amazon.com Best Books of the Year (2009), ALA Notable Children's Book (2010), Publishers Weekly's Best Book of the Year (2009), School Library Journal Best Book of the Year (2009), Kirkus Best Book of the Year (2009), Cybils Award for Fantasy & Science Fiction (2009), Georgia Peach Book Award for Teen Readers (2010), Kentucky Bluegrass Award for Grades 9-12 (2011), Teen Read Award Nominee for Best All-Time-Fave (2012), California Young Reader Medal (Young Adult) Nominee (2012)
Pura Belpré Honor Award
A New York Times bestseller
Coretta Scott King Author Award
Bologna Ragazzi Honor in Nonfiction
#1 NY Times Bestseller
Newbery Honor Award
New York Times Bestseller
New York Times Bestseller, Goodreads Choice Award Nominee for Young Adult Fiction (2019), New York Public Library Best Book for Teens (2019), ALA Best Fiction for Young Adults Nominee (2020), Georgia Peach Book Award for Teen Readers Nominee (2020), Lincoln Award Nominee (2021), Missouri Gateway Readers Award Nominee (2020-2021), Kentucky Bluegrass Award for Grades 9-12 Nominee (2020-2021), South Carolina Book Awards Nominee (2021-2022)
New York Times Bestseller, USA Today's Best-Selling Books (2010), Amazon.com Best Books of the Year (2010), ALA Notable Children's Book (2011), Publishers Weekly's Best Book of the Year (2010), School Library Journal Best Book of the Year (2010), Kirkus Best Book of the Year (2010), Cybils Award for Fantasy & Science Fiction (2010), Georgia Peach Book Award for Teen Readers (2011), Kentucky Bluegrass Award for Grades 9-12 (2012), Goodreads Choice Award for Young Adult Fantasy & Science Fiction (2010), California Young Reader Medal (Young Adult) Nominee (2013)
New York Times Bestseller, Goodreads Choice Award Nominee for Young Adult Fiction (2020), New York Public Library Best Book for Teens (2020), ALA Best Fiction for Young Adults Nominee (2021), Georgia Peach Book Award for Teen Readers Nominee (2021), Missouri Gateway Readers Award Nominee (2021-2022), Kentucky Bluegrass Award for Grades 9-12 Nominee (2021-2022), South Carolina Book Awards Nominee (2022-2023)
Coretta Scott King Author Award / Newbery Honor Award
Caldecott Honor Award
2021 Eisner Honor for Early Reader / Chicago Public Library Best Book of the Year / The Center for Children's Books Gryphon Honor Award / BCCB Blue Ribbon in Fiction / Indie Next List / Cyblis Award / Michigan Great Lakes Great Books Award / Texas Little Maverick Reading List / ALA Best Graphic Novels List
Garden State Teen Book Award Winner / New York Times Bestseller / IndieBound Bestseller / USA Today Bestseller / Edgar Award Nominee / Kids' Indie Next Top Ten Pick / Amazon Best Young Adult Book of the Year / A Barnes and Noble Best Young Adult Book / Junior Library Guild Selection / A YALSA Best Fiction for Young Adults Nominee
Sibert Medal for Nonfiction
Geisel Honor Award
Schneider Family Book Award / Amazon Teacher's Pick / Bank Street Best Children's Book of the Year / Capital Choices Noteworthy Book / Virginia Reads Selection / Featured in Boundless Exhibit of Picture Book Art at the Eric Carle Museum
An Amazon Best Book of 2023 / Indie Bestseller for Children’s Illustrated
An Amazon Best Book of 2023