Honors & Awards:
2024 WA State Book Award Finalist, In The Dark
2024 Dolly Parton Imagination Library: Blue Ribbon Selection 2024, ABC and you and me
2024 Pennsylvania Center for The Book: A Baker’s Dozen— The Best Children’s Books for Family Literacy, ABC and You and Me
2024 Bank Street College of Education: Best Children’s Books of the Year, In The Dark
2024 Choose To Read: Ohio Floyd’s Pick Honor Book, In The Dark
2024 CA State Library & First Partner’s Summer Book Club, the tree in m
2023 The Marginalian: Favorite Children’s Books, In The Dark
2023 Brightly: Best Picture Books of 2023, In The Dark
2023 SOI Original Art Show: Juried Selection, In The Dark
2023 Audie Award Finalist: Young Listeners Category, Patchwork
2022 New York Times: Best Children’s Books of the Year, Patchwork
2022 Kirkus Reviews: Best Picture Books of the Year, Patchwork
2022 Bank Street College of Education: Best Children’s Picture Books of the Year in Spanish, Retazos
2022 Virginia Children’s Book Festival: Illustrator of the Year, Patchwork
2022 Kids Indie Next Pick, Patchwork
2022 Society of Illustrators: Original Art Show, Patchwork
2022 Junior Library Guild: Gold Standard Selection, Something Good
2022 Bank Street College: The Best Children’s Books of the Year, Something Good
2022 WA State Book Award Finalist, Something Good
2022 Ohioana Reader's Choice Award, Something Good
2022 Buckeye Children’s Book Award Finalist, Something Good
2022 NCTE: Notable Poetry Book, The Tree in Me
2022 Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library: Selection, The Tree in Me
2021 Society of Illustrators: Original Art Show, The Tree in Me & Something Good
2021 Indiebound bestseller, The Tree in Me
2021 The Marginalian (Brain Pickings): The Loveliest Children's Books of 2021, The Tree in Me
2021 Indie Bestseller List, The Tree in Me
2020 Institute of Storybook Research (Germany): Huckepack Award, Adrian Simcox Does NOT Have A Horse
2020 Pacific Northwest Book Award, My Heart
2019 Society of Illustrators Original Art Show, My Heart
2019 New York Times Bestseller, My Heart
2019 Society of Illustrators Showcase, My Heart
2019 Bookpage Best Books of 2019, My Heart
2019 The Marginalian (Formerly Brain Pickings): Favorite Children’s Books of 2019, My Heart
2019 WA State Book Award Finalist, Adrian Simcox Does NOT Have A Horse
2019 SCBWI: Crystal Kite Award, Adrian Simcox Does NOT Have A Horse
2019 Reader's Choice Book Award in Juvenile Literature: Ohioana Library Association, Adrian Simcox Does NOT Have A Horse
2019 Minnesota State University: Comstock-Gag Read Aloud Book Award, Adrian Simcox Does NOT Have A Horse
2019 3x3 International Merit Award, Adrian Simcox Does NOT Have A Horse
2019 Pacific Northwest Book Award Book Award Finalist, Adrian Simcox Does NOT Have A Horse
2019 Junior Library Guild Gold Standard, Weird Little Robots
2019 Chicago Public Library Best of 2019, Weird Little Robots
2018-19 The Land of Enchantment Coyote Award (New Mexico Readers Choice Award), The Book of Mistakes
2018 Pacific Northwest Book Award, The Book of Mistakes
2018 International Literacy Association Children's Book Award, The Book of Mistakes
2018 SCBWI: Crystal Kite Award for The Book of Mistakes
2018 Bologna Ragazzi: Opera Prima Honorable Mention, The Book of Mistakes
2018 Goodreads: Readers Choice Award Finalist, The Book of Mistakes
2018 WA State Book Award finalist, The Book of Mistakes
2018 3x3: International Silver Medal winner, The Book of Mistakes
2018 Society of Illustrators Original Art Show, Adrian Simcox Does NOT Have A Horse
2018 Junior Library Guild Gold Standard, Adrian Simcox Does NOT Have A Horse
2018 ALSC: 2018 Notable Books, The Book of Mistakes
2018 New York Book Show: 2nd place Children’s Hardcover Fiction Picture Books, The Book of Mistakes
2017 Junior Library Guild Gold Standard, The Book of Mistakes
2017 NPR: Best Books of 2017, The Book of Mistakes
2017 NYPL Showstoppers: Best Books for Kids of 2017, The Book of Mistakes
2017 Society of Illustrators Showcase, The Book of Mistakes
2017 Society of Illustrators Original Art Show, The Book of Mistakes
2017 Nerdy Book Awards, The Book of Mistakes
2015 SCBWI International: Don Freedman Work In Progress Grant, My Heart
2015 Portfolio Showcase Award: SCBWI International Conference in Los Angeles, CA.
2015 Grand Prize Winner: SCBWI WWA Portfolio Showcase. SCBWI Western WA Conference, Seattle, WA.
2014 Second Runner-up: SCBWI WWA Juried Portfolio Show. SCBWI Western WA Conference, Seattle, WA.
2013 Illustration Portfolio Mentee Award: SCBWI Inernational Conference in Los Angeles, CA.
2000 Poetry Fellow: Stadler Center for Poetry, Bucknell University, PA.
1999 Student Scholarship Award: Breadloaf Writers Conference, Ripton, VT.