Awards
For Picture Books
The Rock and the Butterfly
- Governor General's Literary Award Finalist
The Man with the Violin
- Winner of TD Children’s Literature Award
- Winner of Digital Book of the Year Award
- Winner of the Eric Hoffer Award
- Winner of the Gold Award of NAPPA
- Storytelling World Award
- Independent Publishers Award (tied for Gold)
- Winner of Next Generation Indie Book Award (tied)
- Honourable Mention for Elizabeth Mrazik-Cleaver Picture Book Award
- Honourable Mention for ForeWord Magazine’s IndieFab Award
- Shortlisted for Ruth and Sylvia Schwartz Award
- TD Marilyn Baillie Picture Book Award nominee
- Blue Spruce Award nominee
- Frances Howard-Gibbon Award nominee
- ForeWord Reviews Book of the Year finalist
- Selected for the White Ravens collection
- An IRA Notable Book for a Global Society
- Heather’s Pick (Chapters/Indigo)
- A Kirkus Reviews Best Book of the Year
- Starred reviews in Kirkus and Quill & Quire
- Canadian Children’s Book Centre “Best Books for Kids & Teens” selection
- “49th Shelf” Booksellers’ Pick
- OLA Best Bet
- Toronto Public Library “First & Best” title
The Dance of the Violin
- Canadian Children’s Book Centre “Best Books for Kids & Teens” selection
- A Top 10 Recommended Read for the TD Summer Reading Club
- Next Generation Indie Book Awards finalist
Harry and Walter
- Ruth and Sylvia Schwartz Children’s Book Award finalist
- Winner of National Parenting Product Award (NAPPA)
- Blue Spruce Award nominee
- OLA Best Bet
- Starred Selection of Canadian Children’s Book Centre “Best Books for Kids & Teens”
- Next Generation Indie Book Awards finalist
A Pocket Can Have a Treasure In It
- Winner of Canadian Library Association Amelia Frances Howard-Gibbon Award
- Winner National Parenting Publications Awards (NAPPA) Children’s Products Honors Award
- Shortlisted for Ruth & Sylvia Schwartz Award
- Resource Links “Year’s Best” Picture Book
- Canadian Children’s Book Centre Best Books for Kids & Teens selection
Red is Best
- Winner of Toronto Chapter IODE Award
Big or Little?
- Resource Links “Year’s Best” Picture Book
The Bare Naked Book
- Ontario Library Association Best Bets Honourable Mention
- Named to the Rainbow Book List, American Library Association (Picture Book Non-Fiction category)
For Juvenile Fiction
Marie-Claire: Dark Spring
- Diamond Willow Award nominee
- Starred Choice of Canadian Children’s Book Centre
Marie-Claire: A Season of Sorrow
- Hackmatack Award nominee
- Starred Choice of Canadian Children’s Book Centre
King of the Castle
- Silver Birch Award nominee
For Non-Fiction
A Tulip in Winter
- Shortlisted for the Marilyn Baillie Picture Book Award
- An Elizabeth Mrazik-Cleaver Honour Book
- Canadian Children’s Book Centre “Best Books for Kids & Teens” selection
- An IBBY Outstanding Book for Young People with Disabilities
- A Bookstagang Best Book of 2023
The Girl Who Loved Giraffes
- Shortlisted for the Norma Fleck Award for Canadian Children's Non-Fiction
The Lady with the Books
- A White Raven selection of the Internationale Jugendbibliothek (International Youth Library)
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Outstanding International Books List, USBBY
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Best Books of the Year, The Globe and Mail
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Books of the Year list, A Mighty Girl
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Elizabeth Mrazik-Cleaver Canadian Picture Book Award, IBBY Canada (shortlist)
Highway of Heroes
- Ontario Historical Society’s J.J. Talman Award nominee
- Red Cedar Award nominee
- Silver Birch Award nominee
- Golden Oak Award nominee
- Hackmatack Award nominee
Love Every Leaf: the life of landscape architect Cornelia Hahn Oberlander
- Starred Selection in Canadian Children’s Book Centre Best Books for Kids & Teens
- Resource Links “Year’s Best” Book
For Young Adult Fiction
101 Ways to Dance
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Canadian Library Association Young Adult Book of the Year finalist
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Ontario Library Association Ten Best YA Books of the Year selection
Becoming Ruby
- Canadian Library Association Young Adult Book Award finalist
- White Pine Award nominee
What Happened to Ivy
- Canadian Library Association Honour Book
One Year Commencing
- Red Cedar Award nominee
Fish House Secrets
- Starred Choice of Canadian Children’s Book Centre