Outstanding Backlist
Eek, You Reek!: Poems about Animals That Stink, Stank, Stunk
Starred Reviews
Notable Awards
- Kirkus Best Children's Books, Winner, 2019
A Map into the World
Starred Reviews
Notable Awards
- Charlotte Zolotow Honor Book, Commended, 2020
- ALA Notable Children's Books, Winner, 2020
- MIBA Midwest Connections Pick, Winner, 2019
- Kirkus Best Children's Books, Winner, 2019
Nature's Ninja: Animals with Spectacular Skills
Starred Reviews
Notable Awards
- Children's Book Committee at Bank Street College Best Children's Book of the Year, Winner, 2020
Stage Dreams
Starred Reviews
Notable Awards
- YALSA Great Graphic Novels for Teens, Winner, 2020
- Children's Book Committee at Bank Street College Best Children's Book of the Year, Winner, 2020
Monstrous: The Lore, Gore, and Science behind Your Favorite Monsters
Starred Reviews
Notable Awards
- YALSA Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers, Winner, 2020
- Children's Book Committee at Bank Street College Best Children's Book of the Year, Winner, 2020
- Kirkus Best Middle-Grade Book, Winner, 2019
- Booklist Top of the List 2019, Winner, 2019
The Dozier School for Boys: Forensics, Survivors, and a Painful Past
Starred Reviews
Notable Awards
- Kirkus Best Young Adult Books of the Year, Winner, 2019
Thanku: Poems of Gratitude
Notable Awards
- ALA Notable Children's Books, Winner, 2020
- NCTE Notable Children's Book in the Language Arts, Winner, 2020
- Children's Book Committee at Bank Street College Best Children's Book of the Year, Winner, 2020
Growing Up Gorilla: How a Zoo Baby Brought Her Family Together
Notable Awards
- 2021 AAAS/Subaru SB&F Prize for Excellence in Science Books Finalist, Short-listed, 2021
- Children's Book Committee at Bank Street College Best Children's Book of the Year, Winner, 2020
Wait, Rest, Pause: Dormancy in Nature
Starred Reviews
Notable Awards
- Kirkus Best Children's Books, Winner, 2019
Summer Green to Autumn Gold: Uncovering Leaves' Hidden Colors
Starred Reviews
Notable Awards
- AAAS/Subaru SB&F Prize for Excellence in Science Books Longlist, Long-listed, 2020
The American Dream?: A Journey on Route 66 Discovering Dinosaur Statues, Muffler Men, and the Perfect Breakfast Burrito
Starred Reviews
Notable Awards
- Children's Book Committee at Bank Street College Best Children's Book of the Year, Winner, 2020
- NPR Best Books of the Year, Winner, 2019
The Spacesuit: How a Seamstress Helped Put Man on the Moon
Starred Reviews
Notable Awards
- Children's Book Committee at Bank Street College Best Children's Book of the Year, Winner, 2020
Sincerely, Harriet
Starred Reviews
Notable Awards
- YALSA Great Graphic Novels for Teens, Winner, 2020
- Kirkus Best Middle-Grade Book, Winner, 2019
I Am Farmer: Growing an Environmental Movement in Cameroon
Notable Awards
- Children's Book Committee at Bank Street College Best Children's Book of the Year, Winner, 2020
The Woolly Monkey Mysteries: The Quest to Save a Rain Forest Species
From the Series Sandra Markle's Science Discoveries
Starred Reviews
Notable Awards
- NSTA/CBC Outstanding Science Trade Books, Winner, 2020
- Children's Book Committee at Bank Street College Best Children's Book of the Year, Winner, 2020