My Books
“I’ve always been interested in small things. Tiny gestures, phrases, moments that can seem insignificant to one person and hugely important to someone else. In my books, I write about the small things that matter in a big way.”
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Awards and accolades
CHAPTER BOOKS & NOVELS
Road Trip with Max and his Mom
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt April 2018
Starred review: The Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books
Weekends with Max and his Dad
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt April 2016
Winner: Gryphon Award from the Center for Children’s Books 2017
Junior Library Guild selection
Starred reviews: Publisher’s Weekly, The Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books
American Library Association Notable Book 2017
Rhode Island Children’s Book Award finalist 2017
World Read Aloud Finalist 2016
New York Public Library Best Book 2016
Bank Street Books Recommends December 2016
Milo Speck, Accidental Agent
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt 2015
Junior Library Guild selection
Starred review: Publisher’s Weekly
The Center of Everything
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt 2013
Junior Library Guild selection
Scholastic Book Club selection
IndieNext Pick Spring 2013
Dorothy Canfield Fisher Book Award finalist, 2014-2015
Featured review: New York Times (reviewed by Meg Wolitzer)
Starred reviews: Kirkus, The Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books, Booklist
Hound Dog True
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt 2011
Listening Library Audio, Random House
Junior Library Guild selection
Scholastic Book Club selection
Starred reviews: Kirkus, Publisher’s Weekly, School Library Journal, The Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books
Translations/Foreign Sales: French, Chinese
A Crooked Kind of Perfect Houghton Mifflin Harcourt 2007
Junior Library Guild selection
Scholastic Book Club selection
Translations/Foreign Sales: French, German, Korean, Australian
PICTURE BOOKS
Maple and Sam Move In
Chronicle Books, 2018, Illustrated by Hadley Hooper
Little Red Henry
Candlewick 2015, illustrated by Madeline Valentine
Junior Library Guild selection
Starred Review: Publisher’s Weekly
Featured Review: New York Times Book Review
Cooperative Children’s Book Center recommended books 2016
Translation/Foreign Sales: German, World
Mouse Was Mad
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt 2009, illustrated by Henry Cole
Scholastic Book Club selection
Finalist Children’s Book Council Children’s Choice Award
Best Books for Kids Social & Emotional Learning, Wellesley Centers for WomenTranslations/Foreign Sales: French, Dutch, United Kingdom