Mr. Ferris and His Wheel
- Junior Library Guild selection
- American Scientist, Gift Guide 2014: Books on Science, Tech, Engineering, and Math
- Bank Street College Center for Children’s Literature, Cook Prize (STEM) Finalist
- Barnes & Noble 2014: “This Season’s Best Books for Aspiring Young Builders” BookPage magazine
- CCBC 2015 Choices, Cooperative Children’s Book Center, University of Wisconsin
- Chicago Public Library Best Books of 2014
- Chicago Tribune’s 2015 Children’s Read & Write Program
- Huffington Post, “26 Entertaining and Educational Books for Back-to-School Season”
- Nerdy Book Club Award for Nonfiction Picture Books 2014
- Oppenheim Best Books, Platinum and Gold Seals
- Orbis Pictus Honor Book, NCTE, Outstanding Nonfiction for Children
- Society of Illustrators, The Original Art 2014, Exhibition of Children’s Book Illustration
- Utah’s Beehive Book Award nominee, “Information Book” category
- Illinois School Library 2017 Monarch Award Master List
The Marvelous Thing That Came From a Spring
- Junior Library Guild Selection
- School Library Journal’s 100 Scope Notes top 20 Books of 2016 list
- School Library Journal’s Fuse 8 Best nonfiction picture book list 2016
- All the Wonders Best of 2016 Nonfiction Picture Books list
- Book Links, an educational supplement for Booklist. It is included in their feature article
“Overlooked Inventors and Their Notable Inventions.” November 2016 issue
- CBC’s Best STEM Books list 2016
- Eurika! Honor Award from the California Reading Association
- The Missourian magazine holiday gift ideas
- 2016 Nerdie Book award: Best of Non-fiction list
- Chicago Public Library Best of the Best 2016
- NSTA Best Stem Book 2017
- Bank Street Best List, 2017
- 2nd place in Nonfiction in 2017 New York Book Show
- Texas Horned Toad Tales List
- 2018 Washington Children’s Choice Picture Book Award Master List
- 2018-19 Louisiana Readers’ Choice Award Nominee
- 2019 Grand Canyon Reader Award Nominees
- 2019 Wisconsin State Reading Association’s Reading List
- 2019 Montana Treasure State Award Nominee
Soldier Song
- 3×3 Illustration Annual 2017
- Society of Illustrators Original Art Exhibition 2017, silver medal
- Publishers Weekly Best Books of 2017
- selected for the Texas Library Association’s 2018 Topaz list
- Honorable Mention in Huffington Post’s Best Picture Books of 2017
- CBC’s Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People 2018
How The Cookie Crumbled
- Junior Library Guild Selection
- School Library Journal’s Fuse 8 Best nonfiction picture book list 2017
- CBC’s Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People 2018
- Bank Street’s 2018 Irma Black Honor
- Bank Street 2018 Best Children’s Book List
- Texas Topaz Non-Fiction Reading List 2019
- Texas Horned Toad Tales List
- Land of Enchantment RoadRunner Award Nominee (NM)
- Kansas NEA Reading Circle List Primary Title
- Pennsylvania Young Reader’s Choice Award Nomination 2021-22
ITCH!
- Junior Library Guild Selection
- Finalist for 2019 AAAS/Subaru SB&F Prize for Excellence in Science Books in the Middle Grade Science Book category
- Chicago Public Library Best Books of 2018 List
- Bank Street 2019 Best Children’s Book List
ROTTEN!
- Junior Library Guild Selection
- Bank Street 2020 Best Children’s Book List
- 2020 Mississippi Institute of the Arts Award Nominee
- 2021 Missouri Dogwood 20 Best Nonfiction Books in grade 3-5 category
Alice Across America
- 2021 Mississippi Institute of the Arts Award Nominee
The Mysterious Messenger
- 2021 Mississippi Institute of the Arts Award Nominee
From Here To There
- Junior Library Guild Selection
- Bank Street 2022 Best Children’s Book List