Children’s Booksellers’ Choices – Association of Booksellers for Children, 2001
Notable Books for a Global Society – International Reading Association, 2001
Teachers’ Choices (Intermediate) – International Reading Association, 2001
Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People (Selector’s Choice) – National Council for the Social Studies, Children’s Book Council, 2001
Wow! Award – National Literacy Association, 2002
Parents’ Choice Gold Award – Parents’ Choice Foundation, 2000
Children’s Literature Choice List (Short Books) – Children’s Literature, 2001
Children’s Books Mean Business – American Booksellers Association, Children’s Book Council Joint Committee, 2001, 2003
Texas Bluebonnet Award (Master List) – Texas Library Association, 2002-2003
California Young Reader Medal (Nominee, Picture Book for Older Readers) – California Reading Association, CLA, CATE, CSLA, 2003-2004
Children’s Book Award (Nominee) – Florida Reading Association, 2002-2003
Georgia Children’s Picture Storybook Award (Nominee) – University of Georgia, 2005-2006
Great Lakes’ Great Books Award (Nominee, Grades 4-5) – Michigan Reading Association, 2003
Land of Enchantment Book Awards (Children’s Master List) – New Mexico Library Association, New Mexico Council of IRA, 2003-2004
Prairie Pasque Children’s Book Award (Nominee) – South Dakota Library Association, South Dakota Reading Council, South Dakota State Library, South Dakota Elementary School Principals, 2002-2003
Best Bets for the Classroom (Picture Books) – Virginia Center for the Book, 2000
Book Sense 76 – Book Sense, 2001
Book Sense 76 (Children’s, Young Readers) – Book Sense, 2001
Children’s Media Award – Parent’s Guide to Children’s Media, Inc., 2000
Notable Children’s Books of Jewish Content: the Best of the Bunch (Older Readers) – Association of Jewish Libraries, 2000
Read Alouds too Good to Miss ―AIME, 2001
Storytelling World Resource Awards (Winner, Stories for Adolescent Listeners) – Storytelling World, 2001
Living the Dream Children’s Book Award (Nominee) – Manhattan Country School, 2002