That Book Woman
- A Junior Library Guild Selection
- Winner, Christopher Medal for Young People’s Literature
- Winner, Great Lakes Book Award for Picture Books
- Parent’s Choice Foundation, Parent’s Choice Award
- Winner, Anne Izzard Storyteller’s Choice Award
- Keystone to Reading Book Award (PA)
- Storytelling World Award Honor Book, Stories for Young Listeners
- Finalist, Kentucky Bluegrass Award
- Finalist, Texas Bluebonnet Award
- Finalist, Nebraska Golden Sower Award
- Finalist, Beehive Book Awards
- A Smithsonian Magazine Notable Books for Children
- CBC/NCSS Notable Social Studies Trade Book
- A First Book Selection
- Honorable Mention, Favorite Picture Book of the Year Cuffie Awards (Selected by Independent Booksellers nationwide and printed annually in Publishers Weekly)