Recently Recognized
The Bear and the Wildcat
Starred Reviews
Notable Awards
- Bank Street College of Education's Best Children's Books of the Year 2024, Winner, 2025
- USBBY Outstanding International Books List, Winner, 2024
- Kirkus Best Picture Book of 2023, Winner, 2023
Stars of the Night: The Courageous Children of the Czech Kindertransport
Starred Reviews
Notable Awards
- Orbis Pictus Award Recommended Book, Commended, 2024
- ALA Notable Children's Book, Winner, 2024
- National Jewish Book Award Finalist, Runner-up, 2024
- NCSS/CBC Notable Social Studies Book List, Winner, 2024
- Bank Street College of Education's Best Children's Books of the Year 2024, Winner, 2024
Braiding Sweetgrass for Young Adults: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants
Starred Reviews
Notable Awards
- NSTA/CBC Outstanding Science Trade Books for Students K-12, Winner, 2023
- Children's Book Committee at Bank Street College Best Children's Book of the Year, Winner, 2023
- Publishers Weekly Best Book of the Year for Young Adults, Winner, 2022
- Kirkus Best Teen Books of the Year, Winner, 2022
Not Done Yet: Shirley Chisholm's Fight for Change
Starred Reviews
Notable Awards
- Children's Book Committee at Bank Street College Best Children's Book of the Year, Winner, 2023
- Kirkus Best Books of 2022 for Picture Books, Winner, 2022
Notes from a Sickbed
Starred Reviews
Notable Awards
- Kirkus Best Teen Books of the Year, Winner, 2022
Torch
Starred Reviews
Notable Awards
- L.A. Times Book Prize Winner, Winner, 2023
- Children's Book Committee at Bank Street College Best Children's Book of the Year, Winner, 2023
- Booklist Editors' Choice, Winner, 2022
- Kirkus Best Teen Books of the Year, Winner, 2022
The Lady and the Octopus: How Jeanne Villepreux-Power Invented Aquariums and Revolutionized Marine Biology
Starred Reviews
Notable Awards
- Children's Book Committee at Bank Street College Best Children's Book of the Year, Winner, 2023
- School Library Journal Best Book of 2022, Winner, 2022
I Could Not Do Otherwise: The Remarkable Life of Dr. Mary Edwards Walker
Starred Reviews
Notable Awards
- Children's Book Committee at Bank Street College Best Children's Book of the Year, Winner, 2023
- School Library Journal Best Book of 2022, Winner, 2022
Yuck, You Suck!: Poems about Animals That Sip, Slurp, Suck
Starred Reviews
Notable Awards
- School Library Journal Best Book of 2022, Winner, 2022
Kimchi, Kimchi Every Day
Starred Reviews
Notable Awards
- School Library Journal Best Book of 2022, Winner, 2022
Wonderful Hair: The Beauty of Annie Malone
Starred Reviews
Notable Awards
- Children's Book Committee at Bank Street College Best Children's Book of the Year, Winner, 2023
A River's Gifts: The Mighty Elwha River Reborn
Starred Reviews
Notable Awards
- Orbis Pictus Award Recommended Book, Commended, 2023
- ALA Notable Children's Book, Winner, 2023
- Children's Book Committee at Bank Street College Best Children's Book of the Year, Winner, 2023
- AAAS/Subaru SB&F Prize for Excellence in Science Books, Long-listed, 2023
- Kirkus Best Books of 2022 for Picture Books, Winner, 2022
The Prince of Steel Pier
Notable Awards
- National Jewish Book Award for Middle Grade Readers, Winner, 2022
- Sydney Taylor Notable Book, Winner, 2022