Outstanding Backlist

Numbers in Motion: Sophie Kowalevski, Queen of Mathematics

Notable Awards

  • NSTA/CBC Best STEM Books for Students, Winner, 2020

Earth Day and the Environmental Movement: Standing Up for Earth

Notable Awards

  • Children's Book Committee at Bank Street College Best Children's Book of the Year, Winner, 2021

Beautiful Shades of Brown: The Art of Laura Wheeler Waring

Notable Awards

  • Children's Book Committee at Bank Street College Best Children's Book of the Year, Winner, 2021
  • Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, Winner, 2020

Miriam at the River

Notable Awards

  • Children's Book Committee at Bank Street College Best Children's Book of the Year, Winner, 2021
  • Sydney Taylor Honor Book, Commended, 2020

All of a Sudden and Forever: Help and Healing after the Oklahoma City Bombing

Notable Awards

  • Orbis Pictus Recommended Book, Commended, 2021
  • Children's Book Committee at Bank Street College Best Children's Book of the Year, Winner, 2021
  • Kirkus Best Children's Books, Winner, 2020
  • School Library Journal Best Book of 2020, Winner, 2020

A Girl Like Me

Starred Reviews

Notable Awards

  • Horn Book Best Books of the Year, Winner, 2020

A Map into the World

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

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