ALA Notable

 Tina Kugler‘s SNAIL AND WORM AGAIN is a ALA Notable Best Children’s Book of the Year. (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt)

APA / Smithsonian Asian Pacific Top Book

 Joyce Wan’s THE WHALE IN MY SWIMMING POOL is a Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center ‘s top 25 book pick for 2015

Bank Street Best Children’s Book 

 SMALL by Gina Perry is a 2018 Bank Street College Best Book of the Year.

 WHEN YOUR LION NEEDS A BATH, illustrated by Daniel Wiseman, is a 2018 Bank Street College Best Book of the Year.

WHEN YOUR LION NEEDS A BATH, illustrated by Daniel Wiseman, is a 2018 Bank Street College Best Book of the Year.

 Joyce Wan’s THE WHALE IN MY SWIMMING POOL is a 2017 Bank Street Best Children’s Book of the Year.

 SQUID KID THE MAGNIFICENT illustrated by Luke LaMarca is a 2017 Bank Street Best Children’s Book of the Year.

 OLIVER’S TREE by Kit Chase is a 2016 Bank Street Best Children’s Book of the Year.

  Monica Carnesi’s LITTLE DOG LOST is a 2013 Bank Street Best Children’s Book of the Year.

 HERE I AM illustrated by Sonia Sánchez is a 2013 Bank Street Best Children’s Book of the Year.

BCCB Blue Ribbon

  Monica Carnesi’s LITTLE DOG LOST is a Bulletin 2012 Blue Ribbon title

Carolyn W. Field Award

 Monica Carnesi’s SLEEPOVER WITH BEATRICE AND BEAR is a Carolyn W. Field Award Honor Book, 2015.

  Monica Carnesi’s LITTLE DOG LOST is a Carolyn W. Field Honor Book, 2013.

CBC Children’s Choice

   PEEP & EGG: I’M NOT HATCHING, illustrated by Joyce Wan, is a 2017 CBC Children’s Choice Book Award Finalist! (Farrar Straus and Giroux)

  Monica Carnesi’s LITTLE DOG LOST is a 2013 Children’s Choice Selection.

CBC NCTE Notables

 GREEN GREEN, illustrated by Sonia Sánchez,  is a CBC NCTE Notable Social Studies Trade Books, 2018.

CCBC Choice

  Tina Kugler‘s SNAIL AND WORM AGAIN is a CCBC Choices 2018 selection for outstanding book in the beginning readers category. (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt)

 Tina Kügler‘s SNAIL AND WORM  is a CCBC Choices 2017 selection. (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt)

  Tina and Carson Kügler’s IN MARY’S GARDEN is a CCBC Choices 2016 selection for an outstanding book in The Arts category. (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt)

 SLEEPYHEADS illustrated by Joyce Wan is a CCBC Choice selection for 2015. (Beach Lane Books)

 Monica Carnesi’s SLEEPOVER WITH BEATRICE AND BEAR is a CCBC Choice selection for 2015.

  Monica Carnesi’s LITTLE DOG LOST is a CCBC Choice for 2013.

Chicago Public Library Best Book of the Year

 LITTLE RED FORT illustrated by  Sonia Sánchez is a Chicago Public Library’s Best Book of the Year, 2018.

Cybils

 WHEN YOUR LION NEEDS A BATH, illustrated by Daniel Wiseman, is a Cybils Award Finalist in the board book category. (Little Simon)

 Tina Kügler‘s SNAIL AND WORM  is a 2016 Cybils Award Winner in the Easy Reader category.

Eric Carle Museum / Picture Book of Distinction

  Monica Carnesi’s LITTLE DOG LOST is a 2012 Picture Books of Distinction for The Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art.

Great Lakes Great Books, MI

  Monica Carnesi’s LITTLE DOG LOST is a 2013-2014 Great Lakes Great Books Winner

Gryphon Award, IL

  Monica Carnesi’s LITTLE DOG LOST is a 2012 Gryphon Award Honor Book.

Horn Book Fanfare 

 Monica Carnesi’s LITTLE DOG LOST is a Horn Book Fanfare 2012 selection.

Huffington Post Best Book

 HERE I AM illustrated by Sonia Sánchez is a Huffington Post Best Book of 2014 Honorable Mention.

Keystone To Reading, PA

Monica Carnesi’s LITTLE DOG LOST is a 2014 Keystone to Reading Book (Primary)

Kirkus Reviews Best Children’s Book

 HERE I AM illustrated by Sonia Sánchez is a Kirkus Reviews Best Books of 2013.
 FLYING DEEP illustrated by Nicole Wong is a Kirkus Reviews Best Books of 2018.

Ladybug Picture Book Award, NH

 Monica Carnesi’s SLEEPOVER WITH BEATRICE AND BEAR is a 2015 NH Ladybug Picture Book Award nominee.

  Monica Carnesi’s LITTLE DOG LOST is the winner of the 2013 Ladybug Picture Book Award!

NAPPA / National Parenting Publications Award

 HERE I AM illustrated by Sonia Sánchez is a National Parenting Publications Award (NPAA) 2014 Gold Award Winner.

Parents Magazine Best Children’s Books

  Polly Diamond & The Magic Book, illustrated by Diana Toledano, is a Best Book of 2018 selection.

WHEN YOUR LION NEEDS A BATH, illustrated by Daniel Wiseman, is a Parents magazine Best Board Book of 2017 selection.

Theodore Suess Geisel Award

 Tina Kugler‘s SNAIL AND WORM AGAIN (HMH) Theodor Suess Geisel Award Honor book, 2018.

Society of Illustrators: Original Art Show

EVELYN DEL RAY is moving away illustrated by Sonia Sánchez was selected for the 2020 Society of Illustrators Original Art Show (Candlewick).

 GREEN GREEN, illustrated by Sonia Sánchez was selected for the 2017 Society of Illustrators Original Art Show (Farrar Straus and Giroux).

  THE WONDERFUL HABITS OF RABBITS, illustrated by Sonia Sánchez, was selected for the 2017 Society of Illustrators Original Art Show (Little Bee).

   PUG MEETS PIG, illustrated by Joyce Wan, was selected for the 2016 Society of Illustrators Original Art Show. (Beach Lane Books)

  THE MONSTER WHO LOST HIS MEAN, illustrated by Kirstie Edmunds, was selected for the 2012 Society of Illustrator’s Original Art Show. (Henry Holt)

  Joyce Wan‘s WE BELONG TOGETHER was selected for the 2011 Society of Illustrators Original Art Show. (Scholastic Cartwheel)

Will Eisner Award

 HERE I AM illustrated by Sonia Sánchez was nominated for the prestigious Eisner Award in the category of Best Painter/Multimedia Artist (interior art).