SOS Water (2024)
The illustration cover for SOS WATER was awarded the Gold Prize at the International Cartoon and Illustration Exhibition on a Community with a Shared Future for Mankind 2024, in China.
Arab Fairy Tale Feasts (2022)
Shortlisted for the 2023 Yellow Cedar Award
When Morning Comes (2019)
Shortlisted for the Neev Children’s Book Awards (NCBA)
A Day with Yayah (2017)
Shortlisted for the BC Book Prizes Christie Harris Illustrated Children’s Literature Prize 2018
Pikiq (2017)
Finalist for the Governor General’s Award 2016
Canadian Children’s Book Centre Best Book of 2018
Shu-Li and the Magic Pear Tree (2017)
Canadian Children’s Book Centre Best Book of 2018
When Morning Comes (2016)
Selected as one of Kirkus Reviews‘ 10 favourite debuts 2017.
Shortlisted for the Geoffrey Bilson Award for Historical Fiction for Young People 2017.
Seeking Refuge (2016)
Winner of the Vine Award for Best Canadian Jewish Children’s Book 2017.
Shortlisted for the Chocolate Lily Award 2018.
The Riddlemaster (2016)
Canadian Children’s Book Centre Best Book of 2016
Where Are You Little Red Ball? (2016)
Canadian Children’s Book Centre Best Book of 2016
Co-op Children’s Book Centre Best Book of 2016
The Blue Vase (2015)
Editor’s Choice Quill & Quire 2015
Winner of the Chocolate Lily Award 2017
Anna Carries Water (2014)
A New York Public Library Best Book of 2014
Recommended by the Canadian Children’s Book Centre for Black History Month 2015
A Canadian Children’s Book Centre Best Book of 2014
A CLA Rainforest of Reading 2014 Choice
Chosen as one of 100 Magnificent Children’s Books of 2014 by School Library Journal
Chosen by Kirkus Reviews as one of the 13 best diverse books of 2014; one of the best picture books of 2014 to start a conversation; one of the overall best children’s books of 2014
Frame and the McGuire (2014)
A Canadian Children’s Book Centre Best Book of 2015
No-Matter-What Friend (2014)
Selected as one of the CCBC’s Best Books of 2014.
Chinese Fairy Tale Feasts (2014)
Winner of three Gourmand International Awards, including the Best Canadian Cook Book Award (2015)
A Canadian Children’s Book Centre Best Book of 2015
A Stepping Stones Honour Book 2015
Dolphin SOS (2014)
Winner of the 2015 Christie Harris Illustrated Children’s Literature Prize.
Honourable mention for the 2015 Amelia Frances Howard-Gibbon Illustrator’s Award.
Selected as a Bank St. College Best Book of the Year for ages 5-8.
Selected as a CCBC Best Book of 2014.
Finalist for the Surrey (BC) Schools’ Best Book of 2015
Finalist for the Marilyn Bailie Award for Best Picture Book in Canada 2015
A 2015 Sigurd F. Olson Nature Writing Award (SONWA) Book of Note
Victoria (2014)
Finalist for the 2014 BC Book Prize.
Aesop’s Fables (2013)
Winner of the 2013 Gelette Burgess Award
Canadian Children’s Book Centre’s Best Books of 2013
The Time Camera (2012)
Finalist for the UK People’s Book Prize 2013
Rainbow Shoes (2012)
Finalist for the Christie Harris Illustrated Children’s Book Prize (BC Book Prizes) 2013
Mimi Power and the I-don’t-know-what (2012)
Finalist for the Red Cedar Award 2014
Finalist for the Sheila A. Egoff’s Children’s Literature Prize 2013
Canadian Children’s Book Centre’s Best Books of 2013
Night Sky Wheel Ride (2012)
Winner of the Lux Prize 2012
Canadian Children’s Book Centre’s Best Books of 2013
A White Raven Book 2013
Finalist for the Elizabeth Mrazik-Cleaver Award 2013
Nutz! (2012)
Nominated for the Red Cedar 2013
The Runaway (2011)
Finalist for the Sheila A. Egoff Children’s Literature Prize (BC Book Prizes) 2012
Selected by Resource Links Best Books of 2011
Finalist for the Chocolate Lily Award 2013
Finalist for the Hackmatack Award 2012
Canadaian Children’s Book Centre’s Best Books of 2012
The Secret Keepers (2011)
A White Raven Book for International Understanding 2012
Canadian Children’s Book Centre’s Best Books of 2012
Resource Links’ Best of 2011
Shake Awakes (2011)
Canadian Children’s Book Centre’s Best Books of 2013
Finalist for the Christie Harris Illustrated Children’s Literature Prize (BC Book Prizes) 2012
Resource Links’ Best of 2011
The Flute (2011)
Resource Links’ Best of 2011
Canadian Children’s Book Centre’s Best Books of 2012
Finalist for the Shining Willow Award 2012
The Circle Cast (2011)
Short-listed for the Quebec Wrtiter’s Federation Award Award 2011
British Fantasy Association Best Fantasy Novel 2011
Historical Novel Society Editors’ Choice 2011
Canadian Children’s Book Centre’s Best Books of 2012
Black Dog Dream Dog (2011)
Winner of the Chocolate Lily Award 2012
Finalist for Hackmatack Children’s Choice Award 2012
Finalist for the People’s Book Prize UK 2012
Canadian Children’s Book Centre’s Best Books of 2012
No Pets Allowed (2011)
Nominated for the Chocolate Lily Award 2012
City Kids (2010)
Chosen for the Lion and Unicorn Honor Book 2011
Resource Links’ Best of 2010
The Children’s Poet Laureate August 2010 Book Pick
On My Walk (2010)
One of the 100 Great Books to Read Together, Edmonton Public Library
Resource Links Best of 2010
One of the Ten Best Canadian Books of 2010, Toronto Public Library
Finalist for the Christie Harris Illustrated Children’s Literature (BC Book Prizes) 2010
Finalist for the Chocolate Lily Award (BC Readers’ Choice) 2010
Shu-Li and Diego (2009)
Resource Links’ Best Books of 2009
Viva Zapata (2009)
Finalist for the Chocolate Lily Award (BC Readers’ Choice) 2010
Resource Links’ Best of 2009
The King Has Goat Ears (2009)
Canadian Children’s Book Centre’s Best Books of 2009
Winner of the Christie Harris Illustrated Children’s Literature Prize (BC Book Prizes) 2009
Finalist for the Blue Spruce Award (Ontario Reader’s Choice) 2010
Finalist for the Chocolate Lily Award (BC Readers’ Choice) 2010
The Year I Was Grounded (2009)
The Lion and the Unicorn Honour Book for Excellence in North American Poetry 2009
Finalist for the Chocolate Lily Award (BC Readers’ Choice) 2010
Chosen for Vancouver Translink’s Poetry in Transit 2009
Crocodiles Play! (2009)
One of the Ten Best Canadian Books of 2009, Toronto Public Library
Finalist for the Chocolate Lily Award (BC Readers’ Choice) 2010
Finalist for the Blue Spruce Award (Ontario Readers’ Choice) 2010
Honey Cake (2008)
Winner of the Chocolate Lily Award (BC Readers’ Choice) 2009
Recipient of the Sydney Taylor Honor Book for older readers 2009
Finalist for the Red Cedar (BC Young Readers’ Choice) Award 2009-2010
Finalist for the Pacific Northwest Booksellers Association Book of the Year 2009
Canadian Children’s Book Centre Best Books of 2008
The Eco-Diary of Kiran Singer (2008)
Winner of the ASPCA® Henry Bergh Children’s Book Award (for book best promoting protection of the environment) 2008
Finalist for the Norma Fleck Award for Canadian Children’s Non-Fiction 2008
Finalist for the Chocolate Lily Award (BC Readers’ Choice) 2009
Canadian Children’s Book Centre’s Best Books of 2008
Baad Animals (2007)
Canadian Children’s Book Centre Our Choice 2007
Chosen for Vancouver Translink’s Poetry in Transit 2008
Abby’s Birds (2007)
Winner of the Chocolate Lily Award (BC Readers’ Choice) 2008
Winner of the Elizabeth-Mrazik Cleaver Award for Illustration 2007
Finalist for the Christie Harris Illustrated Children’s Literature Prize (BC Book Prizes) 2007
Finalist for the Marilyn Baillie Award for Best Canadian Picture Book 2007
Finalist for the Shining Willow Award (Saskatchewan Young Readers’ Choice) 2008
Finalist for the Amelia Frances Howard-Gibbon Award 2007
A Liutenant Governor of Ontario Club Amick for Aboriginal Literacy Choice
Canadian Children’s Book Centre’s Best Books of 2008
Fairy Tale Feasts (2007)
A White Raven Special Mention 2007
Bamboo (2007)
Finalist for the Chocolate Lily Award 2007
Finalist for the Amelia Frances Howard-Gibbon Award 2007
Finalist for the Christie Harris Illustrated Children’s Literature Prize 2006
Resource Links’ Best of the Year 2005
Recommended by the Canadian Toy-Testing Council
Floyd the Flamingo and His Flock of Friends (2006)
Finalist for the Chocolate Lily Award 2006
If I Had a Million Onions (2006)
Finalist for the Beehive Children’s Poetry Book Award 2008
Finalist for the Hackmatack Award 2007
Finalist for the Silver Birch Express Award 2006
Recommended by the Canadian Toy-Testing Council
Nannycatch Chronicles (2006)
Finalist for the Red Cedar Award 2008
Special Mention by the Alcuin Society of Canada for the Best-Designed Canadian Children’s Book 2006
The Sorcerer’s Letterbox (2005)
Finalist for the Silver Birch Award 2005
Finalist for the Diamond Willow Award 2005
The Alchemist’s Portrait (2004)
Finalist for the Golden Eagle Award 2004
A Telling Time (2004)
A White Raven Special Mention 2006
The Bone Collector’s Son (2004)
Finalist for the Red Cedar Stellar Award 2006
Resource Links’ Best Books of 2004
Finalist for the City of Vancouver Book Award 2004
Aziz the Storyteller (2004)
Finalist for the Christie Harris Illustrated Children’s Literature Prize 2004
The Jade Necklace (2002)
Finalist for Mr. Christie’s Book Award 2002
The Girl Who Lost Her Smile (2002)
Winner of the Parents Magazine Gold Award 2002
Finalist for the Kentucky Book Award 2002
Mama God, Papa God (2000)
Canadian Children’s Book Centre’s Best Books of 2000
Finalist for the Amelia Frances Howard-Gibbon Award 2000
Mr. Belinsky’s Bagels (1997)
Canadian Children’s Book Centre Oour Choice, 1999