Amelia Bloomer Project
Feminist Task Force of the Social Responsibilities Round Table of the American Library Association (ALA)
Catching the Moon: The Story of a Young Girl's Baseball Dream Hiromi's Hands Seeds of Change: Planting a Path to Peace

All-Time Best Books for Big Kids
Parents.com
Elizabeti's Doll

ALA Notable Children's Books
American Library Association (ALA)
Bird Brothers in Hope: The Story of the Lost Boys of Sudan Chess Rumble Cool Melons- Turn to Frogs! Crazy Horse's Vision Elizabeti's Doll Gracias · Thanks Horse Song In Daddy's Arms I Am Tall: African Americans Celebrating Fathers The Mangrove Tree: Planting Trees to Feed Families ¡Olé! Flamenco Passage to Freedom: The Sugihara Story Poems to Dream Together/Poemas para soñar juntos The Pot That Juan Built Strong to the Hoop Su Dongpo: Chinese Genius Tofu Quilt Under the Mesquite Yum! ¡Mmmm! ¡Qué Rico! Yummy: The Last Days of a Southside Shorty

Américas Award Winner
Yum! ¡Mmmm! ¡Qué Rico!

Américas Award Commended Titles
Consortium of Latin American Studies Programs
Capoeira: Game! Dance! Martial Art! Confetti: Poems for Children The Birthday Swap ¡Qué sorpresa de cumpleanos! The Pot That Juan Built

Arkansas Diamond Book Award Masterlist
George Crum and the Saratoga Chip

Asian/Pacific American Award for Literature
Young Readers category honorable mention for illustration
Cool Melons- Turn to Frogs! Hiromi's Hands Sixteen Years in Sixteen Seconds: The Sammy Lee Story

Asian/Pacific American Award for Literature
Young Readers category honorable mention for text
Shanghai Messenger Tofu Quilt

Asian/Pacific American Award for Literature
Young Readers category winner for illustration
Surfer of the Century: The Life of Duke Kahanamoku

Asian/Pacific American Award for Literature
Picture Book Winner
Yasmin's Hammer

Bank Street Bookstore Bestseller
Love to Langston

Bank Street
Best Children's Books of the Year Only One Year Yasmin's Hammer Amazing Faces

Bay Area Book Reviewers Association Award
Finalist
Cool Melons- Turn to Frogs!

Beatty Award
2002 Eureka Bibliography
Flowers From Mariko

Best of the Best List
Chicago Public Library, Children and Young Adult Services
Celebrate! Connections Among Cultures A Full Moon is Rising I and I Bob Marley Jim Thorpe's Bright Path The Jones Family Express Love to Mamá: A Tribute to Mothers Poems to Dream Together/Poemas para soñar juntos Under the Mesquite Yum! ¡Mmmm! ¡Qué Rico! Yummy: The Last Days of a Southside Shorty

Best Books
Kirkus Reviews
Bird The East-West House: Noguchi's Childhood in Japan Under the Mesquite Yummy: The Last Days of a Southside Shorty

Best Books
Nick Jr. Family magazine
The Pot That Juan Built Toddler Two/Dos Años

Best Books
School Library Journal
Elizabeti's Doll Love to Langston The Pot That Juan Built

Best Books About Real Life
Family Fun magazine
Janna and the Kings

Best Book of the Year
New York Family
Elizabeti's Doll

Best Books of the Year
Nebraska Library Association
Howard Thurman's Great Hope Sacred Mountain: Everest

Best Children's Books of the Year
Barnes & Noble Review
Sacred Mountain: Everest Tofu Quilt

Best Books of the Year Award
PARENTING magazine
Bein' With You This Way Crazy Horse's Vision In Daddy's Arms I Am Tall: African Americans Celebrating Fathers Passage to Freedom: The Sugihara Story The Palm of My Heart: Poetry by African American Children The Pot That Juan Built