Bravos, Hoorays, and Awards

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Whenever my books are honored, I feel like hugging my cat and doing a happy dance. Hooray! And on those days when a manuscript is misbehaving badly, they're a nice reminder that manuscripts can be tamed—and even win an award!

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Arlo Draws an Octopus (Abrams)

Amazon Editors' Pick Best Books Ages 6-8

 

Away with Words, the Daring Story of Isabella Bird (Peachtree)

Parent's Choice Recommended Award Winner 2019

Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People /NCSS/CBC/2020

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Chicken Lily (Henry Holt)

South Carolina Association of School Librarians (SCASL) 2018-2019 South Carolina Book Award Nominee

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Cindy Moo (HarperCollins)

2013 2x2 Reading List, Texas Library Association

One of HarperCollins 11 Essential Books for Newborns

Scholastic Book Club Selection

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Come See the Earth Turn, The Story of Leon Foucault (Tricycle Press/Random House)

Winner of 2011 NSTA/CBC Outstanding Science Trade Book for K-12

Smithsonian's Notable Book for Children 2010

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Cowpoke Clyde and Dirty Dawg (Houghton Mifflin)

2016 Charlotte Award Nominee

Winner of 2013 Oppenheim Toy Portfolio Best Book Award

One of Bank Street College's Best Books for 2014

One of Amazon's Best Picture Books of 2013

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Cowpoke Clyde Rides the Range (Houghton Mifflin)

Rhyme Revolution's Best Rhyming Picture Book of 2016

2018 Grand Canyon Reader Award Nominee

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If Wendell Had a Walrus (Henry Holt)

ILF (Indiana Library Federation) Young Hoosier Award Book

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In the Trees, Honey Bees! (Dawn Publications)

2012 California Readers Collection Winner

2010-2011 FL Reading Association's Children Book Awards Nominee

2010 Skipping Stones Honor Award Winner

2010 NSTA/CBC Outstanding Science Book K-12 Winner

2009 Silver Moonbeam Children's Books Awards Winner

2009 IWLA Book of the Year Award Recipient

2009 iParenting Media Awards for Outstanding Product

Gold Mom's Choice Award Winner

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Nonsense! The Curious Story of Edward Gorey (Versify)

Amazon Best Books of the Month: Nonfiction for Kids

Amazon, Editors' Pick, Best Nonfiction for Kids

One of New York Public Library's Best Books for Kids 2020

AML Picture Book Award 2020

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