Not A Monster, a picture book (Charlesbridge, 2023)
- Bank Street College of Education Best Children’s Books of the Year- 2024
- ALSC Summer reading list-2024
- Washington Children’s Choice Award Nominee-2025
- VA READS title- 2024-2025
- Blueberry Honor Book-2024
- Blueberry Honor Audience Choice- 2024
- Illinois Reads Selection- 2024
- Chicago Public Library Best of the Best- 2023
- Evanston Public library’s 101 Great Books for Kids List- 2023
- Kirkus Starred Review
Still Dreaming/ Seguimos Soñando, a picture book (Lee and Low, 2022)
- Skipping Stones Honor Award – 2023
- Américas Award Commended Title- 2023
- Bank Street College of Education Best Children’s Books of the Year In Spanish- 2023
- New York Public Library Best Books for Kids 2022
- Southwest Books of the Year- 2023
- IRC Notable Books for Global Society 2023
- ALSC Notable Children’s Books 2023
- ALA Pure Belpre Award Honor for Illustration 2023
- Library Guild Award 2023
- Book Riot Must Read October Children’s Book Releases
Not A Bean, a picture book (Charlesbridge, 2019)
- Texas Library Association Topaz List Starred Book- 2021
- Virginia Library of School Librarians VA Reads Selection- 2021-2022
- Bank Street College of Education Best Children’s Books of the Year 2020
- PBS SoCal Our Favorite Math Picture Books for Kids, November 2021
- PBS SoCal Bilingual Kids Math Books Featuring Hispanic and Latino Characters, September 2021
- Schaumberg Township District Library Adaptive Book Explorers Selection 2021
- York Public Library Read Woke Selection 2021
- Howard County Library System Book List 2020
- Forest Park Public Library Summer Reading 2020
- The Children’s Book Council November 2020 Reading List
- Lone Star Literary Life Kids’ Summer Reads 2020
- Midwest Book Review Bilingual Shelf Pick July 2020
- CLCD Reading List: Embracing Spanish! 2020
- Kirkus Starred Review
- Library Journal Starred Review
- Horn Book Starred Review
Pig Park, a novel (Cinco Puntos Press, 2014/ limited e-rights Houghton Mifflin Read180 Program)
- Illinois Reads Selection- 2015
- Texas Institute of Letters Best Young Adult Book- 2015
- NACCS Tejas Foco Young Adult Fiction Award- 2015
- CPS Battle of the Books Official Title- 2015
- CPS Recommended HS Reading- 2015
- Chicago Public Library Books for Kids Interested in Engineering- 2015
- ALAN’s Picks- September 2014
The Smell of Old Lady Perfume, a novel (Cinco Puntos Press, 2008)
- Library Guild Award for translation- 2018
- CPS Battle of the Books Official Title- 2010
- Paterson Prize for Books for Young People- 2009
- Américas Award Commended Title- 2009
- Recommended by Teaching Tolerance- 2009
- Recommended further reading in the Spring One Book, One Chicago Program- 2009
- Texas Institute of Letters Best Young Adult Book – 2008
- Chicago Public Library Best of the Best- 2008
- Southwest Books of the Year- 2008
- ALAN’s Picks- July- 2008
Other Professional Honors
- SCBWI Out of the Margins Award 2022
- Highlights Foundation Scholarship Recipient 2019
- City of Chicago DCASE Individual Artist Program Grantee 2017
- City of Chicago DCASE Individual Artist Program Grantee 2014
- UIC College of Education Community Engagement Grantee 2013
- Illinois Arts Council Individual Artist Support Initiative Grantee 2013
- Illinois Arts Council Individual Artist Support Initiative Grantee 2011
- City of Chicago Community Arts Assistance Program Grantee 2011
- City of Chicago Community Arts Assistance Program Grantee 2009
- City of Chicago Community Arts Assistance Program Grantee 2008
- Lorna Dee Cervantes Isla Mujeres Poetry Scholar Summer 2001& 2002
- Third Annual Hispanic Playwright’s Festival Official Selection 2001