If You Were the Moon
Pennsylvania Keystone to Reading Primary Book; finalist for the 2018 AAAS/Subaru SB&F Prize in Science Children’s Books; New York Public Library Best Books for Kids 2017; Scholastic Book Club Edition; Japanese edition; Texas Library Association Texas Topaz Reading List for nonfiction gems
Water Can Be…
Charlotte Zolotow Highly Commended title; starred reviews in Kirkus and Publishers Weekly; Minnesota Book Award Finalist; Texas Library Association’s 2×2 List; ALSC’s Building Steam with Dia book list; Houston ISD Name That Book Contest; RIF’s 2015 Multicultural Booklist; Nerdy Award for Poetry; Finalist for KRA’s Bill Martin, Jr. Picture Book Award; Chinese, Korean, and Thai Editions
A Leaf Can Be…
Bank Street Best Books; IRA Teachers’ Choice; NCTE Notable Children’s Book; Minnesota Book Award Finalist; Scholastic Book Club selection; Riverby Award for Nature Books for Young Readers; SCBWI Golden Kite Honor Book; Finalist for KRA’s Bill Martin, Jr. Picture Book Award; Scholastic Book Club Edition; Chinese, Korean, and Thai Editions
BookSpeak! Poems About Books
Minnesota Book Award; NCTE Notables; Bank Street Best Books; Librarians’ Choice; Eureka! Gold Medal; Honor Book – Gelett Burgess Award; White Ravens; Nerdy Award for Poetry
Stampede! Poems to Celebrate the Wild Side of School
Minnesota Book Award Finalist; Honor Book, Paterson Prize for Books for Young People
Write Your Own Poetry
Association of Educational Publishers Distinguished Achievement Award Winner
Eight Great Planets!
American Astronautical Society Eugene M. Emme Jr. Award
Picture Yourself Writing Poetry
International Reading Association Teachers′ Choices List; TriState Young Adult Review Committee Books of Note