René Has Two Last Names:
- 2010 Americas Book Award Commended Title
- 2010 International Latino Book Award, Honorable Mention
- 2010 Skipping Stones Honor Award
- 2010-2011 Tejas Star Book Award Finalist
I Am René, The Boy:
- 2008-2009 Tejas Star Book Award Finalist
- 2006 Latino Book Award, Best Bilingual Picture Book
- 2006 Special Recognition, Paterson Prize for Books for Young People
- 2005 Junior Library Guild Selection