Awards
2023 Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection
For: Opposite Identicals
2023 Toronto Public Library First and Best Winner
For: Next Door
2023 Forest of Reading Yellow Cedar Book Award Winner
For: Fred & Marjorie
2023 Red Cedar Book Award Winner
For: Fred & Marjorie
2023 CCBC Best Books for Kids & Teens Selection
For: When Spider Met Shrew, The Late, Great Endlings
2023 IBBY Canada 'Silent Books Collection' Selection
For: Whirl
2023 Green Earth Book Award Longlist
For: The Late, Great Endlings; Stories of the Last Survivors
2023 Bank Street Books ‘Best of the Year’ starred selection
For: The Late, Great Endlings
2023 Bank Street Books ‘Best of the Year’ starred selection
For: Rainy Days
2023 Bank Street Books ‘Best of the Year’ Selection
For: Windy Days
2023 Bank Street Books ‘Best Board Book’ Selection
For: Rainy Days, Windy Days
2023 Rocky Mountain Book Award Shortlist
For: Fred & Marjorie
2023 Forest of Reading 'Light Reads, Great Stories' Selection
For: Fred & Marjorie
2021 ALA 'Best Graphic Novel for Children' Selection
For: Fred & Marjorie
2022 International Literary Association ‘Best of the Year’ Selection
For: When Spider Met Shrew
2022 Bank Street Books 'Best Book of the Year' Selection
For: Fred & Marjorie
2022 NSTA & CBC 'Outstanding Science Trade Book' Selection
For: Fred & Marjorie
2022 OLA 'Best Bets' Honourable Mention
For: Fred & Marjorie
2022 CCBC Best Books for Kids & Teens Selection
For: Whirl, Sunny Days, Rainy Days
2022 CCBC Best Books for Kids & Teens
For Windy Days, Swish Slosh, Fred & Marjorie
2022 Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection
For: Fred & Marjorie: a Doctor, a Dog, and the Discovery of Insulin
2020 Diamond Willow Book Award Finalist
For: My Deal With the Universe
2020 Rocky Mountain Book Award Finalist
For: My Deal With the Universe
2020 Red Cedar Book Award Finalist
For: My Deal With the Universe
2020 Shining Willow Award Finalist
For: Sun Dog
2019 IODE Jean Throop Book Award Winner
For: Sun Dog
2019 Forest of Reading Blue Spruce Honour Book Winner
For: Sun Dog
2017 Vine Award for Canadian Jewish Literature Finalist
For: Feathered
2015 Manitoba Young Reader's Choice Award Finalist For: Bye-Bye, Evil Eye
2012 Governor General's Literary Award Finalist
For: Under the Moon
2012 Manitoba Young Reader's Choice Award Finalist
For: Lure
2011 City of Vaughan R.A.V.E. Award
Category: Literary Arts Educator and Mentor
2010 Canadian Library Association YA Book Award Finalist
For: Girl on the Other Side