JIMMY'S RHYTHM & BLUES: The Extraordinary Life of James Baldwin

*Starred review, Publishers Weekly

*Starred review, The Horn Book 

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HOW TO LOVE A PONY

*2023 Chicago Public Library Best of the Best Books (Fiction for Young Readers)

*2023 Easy Books and Early Chapter Books, Fuse 8 - School Library Journal 

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MAXIE WIZ AND HER DRAGON

*2023 Chicago Public Library Best of the Best Books (Fiction for Young Readers)

*Appreciate a Dragon Day - School Library Journal 

 

MAXIE WIZ AND THE MAGIC CHARMS

*2023 Chicago Public Library Best of the Best Books (Fiction for Young Readers)

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FLYING HIGH: The Story of Gymnastics Champion Simone Biles

*2022 Texas Topaz Nonfiction Gems Reading List, Texas Library Association

*20 Picture Books About the Olympics for Kids, popsugar.com

BRAVE BALLERINA: The Story of Janet Collins

*Junior Library Guild Selection

*Starred review, School Library Journal

*Starred review, Shelf Awareness

*New York Public Library Best Books for Kids of 2019

*Best Children's Books of the Year, Bank Street College of Education

*2021 Texas Topaz Nonfiction Gems Reading List, Texas Library Association

*Women Who Lead award, Martin Luther King, Jr. Celebration Organization (Delaware)

*South Carolina Picture Book Award Nominee

*2020 Notable Social Studies Trade Books List

*Wisconsin State Reading Association 2020 Recommended Reading List

*Honor Book, 2020 Maryland Blue Crab Young Reader Award, Beginning Nonfiction

*Kentucky Bluegrass Award Nominee

*Los Angeles Times Reading List

 

HIBERNATION STATION

*South Carolina Picture Book Award Nominee

*New Hampshire Ladybug Picture Book Award Nominee

*Children's Book of the Year, Under Five Category, Bank Street College of Education

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THE WAY THE STORM STOPS

*Recommended book, Bank Street College Library's Diversity List for Children

*Recommended book, Peep and the Big, Wide World