Awards

Silver Medal for the Independent Publisher Book Award (IPPY), 2007

  Gold Medal for the Independent Publisher Book Award (IPPY), 2009 The Original Art 2008 Exhibition, Society of Illustrators

2012 Maryland Blue Crab Young Reader Award for Transitional Nonfiction, Maryland Library Association

  Best Foreign Picture Book of 2004, Japan School Library Association The English 4-11 Award for the Best Children's Illustrated Books of 2004, Th...

Illustrators 56 Silver Medal, Society of Illustrators

2016 Best Book in Children's Literature, Adirondack Center for Writing

  2015 Ohioana Book Award for Juvenile Literature, The Ohioana Library Association NCTE 2015 Notable Poetry List, National Council of Teachers of ...

Recommended, Gemeinschaftswerk der Evangelischen Publizistik (Protestant Association for Media), 2012 Gold Medal for the Independent Publisher Boo...

Bronze Medal for the Independent Publisher Book Award (IPPY), 2008

Notable Social Studies Trade Books, 2006, Children's Book Council

2012 Bologna Ragazzi Award for Nonfiction Honorable Mention

  Gold Medal for the Independent Publisher Book Award (IPPY), 2008 2007 Book of the Year Award–Gold, ForeWord Magazine