Outstanding Backlist

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

Starred Reviews

• School Library Journal
• Kirkus Reviews

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

Dictionary for a Better World: Poems, Quotes, and Anecdotes from A to Z

Starred Reviews

• Publishers Weekly

Notable Awards

• NCTE Notable Poetry List, Winner, 2021

A Girl Like Me

Starred Reviews

• The Horn Book Magazine

Notable Awards

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

A Map into the World

Starred Reviews

• Publishers Weekly
• Kirkus 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

Stage Dreams

Starred Reviews

• Publishers Weekly
• School Library Journal

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

• Booklist
• Kirkus 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

• Booklist
• Kirkus 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

Summer Green to Autumn Gold: Uncovering Leaves' Hidden Colors

Starred Reviews

• Booklist
• Kirkus 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

• Booklist

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

Sincerely, Harriet

Starred Reviews

• Kirkus Reviews

Notable Awards

• YALSA Great Graphic Novels for Teens, Winner, 2020
• Kirkus Best Middle-Grade Book, Winner, 2019

Let 'Er Buck!: George Fletcher, the People's Champion

Starred Reviews

• School Library Journal
• Booklist
• Publishers Weekly
• Kirkus Reviews

Notable Awards

• Orbis Pictus Recommended Book, Commended, 2020
• ALA Notable Children's Books, Winner, 2020
• NCSS/CBC Notable Social Studies Trade Books, Winner, 2020
• Children's Book Committee at Bank Street College Best Children's Book of the Year, Winner, 2020
• Kirkus Best Children's Books, Winner, 2019

Lion of the Sky: Haiku for All Seasons

Starred Reviews

• Booklist
• Kirkus Reviews

Notable Awards

• NCTE Notable Poetry Books, Winner, 2020
• 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
• Kirkus Best Children's Books, Winner, 2019

Flower Talk: How Plants Use Color to Communicate

Notable Awards

• 2020 Cook Prize Honor Book, Winner, 2020
• Children's Book Committee at Bank Street College Best Children's Book of the Year, Winner, 2020