101 Ways to Bug Your Parents
Charter Schools USA Recommended Reading List
2005 Washington Post Book of the Week
2004 International Board for Books for Young People Honor List
2004 International School Librarians Recommended Reading List
2001 Bank Street College of Education Best Books of the Year
2001 Pennsylvania Reader’s Choice Book Award Nominee
2001 Nutmeg (Connecticut) Reader’s Choice Book Award
2000 Black-Eyed Susan (Maryland) Reader’s Choice Award
1999 Sequoyah (Oklahoma) Children’s Book Award
1999 Great Stone Face (New Hampshire) Children’s Book Award
1999 Florida Sunshine State Young Reader Award
1999 Garden State (New Jersey) Children’s Book Award Nominee
1999 South Carolina Children’s Book Award Nominee
1996 American Bookseller “Pick of the Lists
A Scholastic Book Club/Book Fair Selection
An Accelerated Reader Book
101 Ways to Bug Your Teacher
2009 Young Hoosier (Indiana) Reader’s Choice Award Nominee
2005 IRA/CBC Children’s Choice Book
2005 Pennsylvania School Librarians’ Association “Top Forty”
NCTE Best Book of the Month, October 2004 (ALAN Review)
Chicago Public Schools 5th Grade Recommended Reading List
A ‘Read Aloud America’ Book
A Scholastic Book Club/Book Fair Selection
An Accelerated Reader Book
101 Ways to Bug Your Friends and Enemies
2013 Forward National Literature Award – Humor
2013 California Readers/California Collections Books
2013 SBCEO Battle of the Books List
2013 LUSC Battle of the Books List
2013 SMBSD Battle of the Books List
2013 Guys Read Book Club
Scholastic Book Club/Book Fair Selection
Bow-Wow Birthday
Doris Day Animal Foundation/WA Humane Society Recommended Book
Dog Writers’ Association of America “Award of Excellence”
Bubblemania: The Chewy History of Bubble Gum
A California Readers/California Collections Book
Corey’s Fire
IRA/CBC Children’s Choice Book
ALA/YALSA Recommended for the Reluctant Young Adult Reader
California Readers/California Collections Book
Cowabunga! The Complete Book of Surfing
ALA/YALSA Recommended for the Reluctant Young Adult Reader Book
A California Readers/California Collections Book
First Steps
2001 Bank Street College of Education Best Children’s Books of the Year
Hector’s Hiccups
2002 Garden State (New Jersey) Reader’s Choice Award Nominee
Punia and the King of Sharks
2000 Treasure State (Montana) Young Reader Award
CBC/NCSS Notable Children’s Trade Book/Social Studies
Junior Library Guild Selection
RIF “100 of the Decade’s Best Multicultural Read-Alouds”
Red, White and Boom!
2013 CCBC Choices
2013 California Readers/California Collections Book
2012 Parent’s Choice Awards - Recommended
2012 Society of Illustrators Original Art Exhibition
Saturday Night Jamboree
2002 Kentucky Bluegrass Award Nominee
2002 Volunteer State (Tennessee) Young Reader Award Nominee
2001 Bank Street College Best Books of the Year
Recommended Book PBS Kids “Reading Between the Lions”
See You in September
A New York Public Library “Best Books for the Teen Age”
Seventh-Grade Weirdo
1996 Florida Sunshine State Young Reader Award
1994 Texas Lone Star Recommended Reading Book
Scholastic Book Club/Book Fair Selection
Tales of Grandpa Cat
American Bookseller “Pick of the Lists”
Cat Writers’ Association “Award of Excellence”
Tripping Over the Lunch Lady and Other School Stories
2006 Read Aloud America Recommended Book List
2005 Pennsylvania School Librarians’ Association “Top Forty” List
2005 IRA/CBA Children’s Choice Book
Won Ton: A Cat Tale Told in Haiku
2014 Nevada Young Reader Award Nominee
2014 Young Hoosier (Indiana) Book Award Nominee
2014 Sequoyah (Oklahoma) Children's Book Award Nominee
2014 Grand Canyon (Arizona) Young Reader Award Nominee
2013 Winner, Chickadee (Maine) Reader's Choice Award (Picture Book)
2013 Winner, Beehive (Utah) Children’s Book Award (Poetry)
2013 AudioFile Magazine Earphones Award
2013 North Carolina Children's Book Award Nominee
2013 Mockingbird (Texas) Award Nominee
2013 Chuckwagon (Texas) Picture Book Reading List
2013 California Readers/California Collections List
2013 Kentucky Bluegrass Award Nominee (Grades K-2)
2013 Armadillo (Texas) Readers' Choice Award Nominee
2013 Red Dot Children's Choice Award Nominee (Singapore)
2013 Rhode Island Children's Book Award Finalist (3rd Place)
2013 Pennsylvania Young Reader's Choice Award Nominee
2013 North Dakota Reading Association Mentor Text
2013 Surrey Schools Picture Book of the Year Nominee (British Columbia
Teacher-Librarians Association)
2012-2013 Fiction Diggers List
2012 NCTE/CLA Notable Children's Book in the English Language Arts
2012 SCBWI Crystal Kite Members' Choice Award - California/Texas Region
2012 San Francisco Book Festival - Best Children's Book
2012 Myra Cohn Livingston Children’s Poetry Award
2012 Lee Bennett Hopkins Children’s Poetry Award
2012 CCBC Best Children's Books of the Year
2012 ALSC Notable Children's Books
2012 Los Angeles Book Festival - Best Children's Book
2012 Nominee: Capitol Choices Noteworthy Books for Children
2012 Nominee: Sakura Award (Japanese Children's Choice Award)
2012 Recommended Reading List Missouri State Teachers Association
2012 Librarians' Choices List
2012 AISLE (Indiana) Read-Alouds Too Good to Miss List
2011 School Library Journal Best Books of the Year
2011 Washington Post Best Books of the Year
2011 Cat Writers' Association Muse Medallion (Best Children's Book)
2011 Fancy Feast Love Story Award (Best Children's Book)
2011 Forward National Literature Award (Best Picture Book)
2011 NYPL Best Books of the Year - Poetry
2011 NYPL 100 Books for Reading and Sharing
2011 Bank Street College/CBC Monthly Pick (April)
2011 Lasting Connections List - Book Links Magazine
2011 Nerdies Award (Poetry)
2011 Society of Illustrators Original Art Exhibition
