Awards and Honors

2019 - Bank Street College of Education Best Children's Books of the Year, outstanding merit: The Monarchs Are Missing

2019 - Maine State Library Cream of the Crop Award: The Monarchs Are Missing

2019 - North Carolina Children's Book Award Nominee: Plants Can't Sit Still

2019 - Junior Library Guild Selection: When Plants Attack

2019 - NYC Reads 365 kindergarten reading list: Plants Can't Sit Still

2018 - Green Prize for Sustainable Literature: Climate Migrants

2018 - Washington Children's Choice Picture Book Award nominee: Plants Can't Sit Still

2018 - Bill Martin, Jr. Picture Book Award Nominee: Plants Can't Sit Still

2018 - Junior Library Guild Selection: The Monarchs Are Missing

2017 - NSTA Recommended Books: De-Extinction

2017 - Bank Street College of Education Best Children's Books of the Year: The Human Microbiome

2017 - Bank Street College of Education Best Children's Books of the Year: Birds vs Blades?

2017 - John Burroughs Association Riverby Award: Plants Can't Sit Still

2017 - Maryland Blue Crab Young Reader Award: Plants Can't Sit Still

2017 - NSTA Recommended Books: Trapdoor Spiders

2017 - NSTA Recommended Books: Exploding Ants

2016 - Junior Library Guild Selection: The Human Microbiome

2016 - Junior Library Guild Selection: Climate Migrants

2016 - NSTA Recommended Books: : Birds vs Blades?

2016 - Junior Library Guild Selection: Birds vs Blades?

2016 - NCTE Notable Children's Book in the Language Arts: Plants Can't Sit Still

2016 - Kirkus Best Children's Books of the Year: Plants Can't Sit Still

2016 - Chicago Public Library's Kids Best of the Best Books: Plants Can't Sit Still

2016 - SB&F/AAAS Recommended Picture Books: Plants Can't Sit Still

2016 - Booklinks Lasting Connections: Plants Can't Sit Still

2016 - Cybils Finalist: Plants Can't Sit Still

2015 - Learning Magazine Teacher's Choice Award: Comparing Animal Traits series

2015 - NSTA Recommended Books: Comparing Animal Traits series

2012 - Junior Library Guild Selection: Arctic Tern Migration

2011 - Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators Anna Cross Giblin Award