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Book Awards and Honors
Bat Jamboree, illustrated by Melissa Sweet, Wm. Morrow, 1996.
- Pick of the Lists, American Booksellers Association
- Best Book of 1996, Child Magazine.
Bats Around the Clock, illustrated by Melissa Sweet, Wm. Morrow, 2000.
- Children's Choice Award, International Reading Association/Children's
Book Council.
Bats on Parade, illustrated by Melissa Sweet, Wm. Morrow, 1999.
- Selected for Book of the Month Club.
Bayou Lullaby, illustrated by Neil Waldman, Wm. Morrow, 1995.
- Starred review: School Library Journal.
- Best Book of 1995, School Library Journal.
Bubba and Beau, Best Friends, illustrated by Arthur Howard, Harcourt,
2002.
- Irma and Simon Black Award for Excellence in Children's Literature,
Bank Street College of Education
- "Best Book of the Year," School Library Journal
- "Book of the Week," SLJ.org
Bubbles, Bubbles, illustrated by Fumi Kosaka, HarperCollins, 2001.
Cowboy Dreams, illustrated by Barry Root, HarperCollins, 1998.
- Nominated for the North Carolina Children's Book Award.
- Designated Bedtime Book by the National Center for Family Literacy
for ages 3-5.
Down Cut Shin Creek: The Pack Horse Librarians of Kentucky, co-author
Jeanne Cannella Schmitzer. HarperCollins, 2001.
- Starred review,School Library Journal
- Pick of the Lists, American Booksellers Association.
- Nominated for the Lamplighter Award
Elephants Aloft, illustrated by Keith Baker, Harcourt Brace & Co.,
1993.
- Pick of the Lists, American Booksellers Association
- Teachers Choice Award, International Reading Association
I See the Moon, illustrated by Debra Reid Jenkins, Wm. B. Eerdmans,
1997.
- Best Book for 1997, The Houston Chronicle.
- Selected for the Society of Illustrators Annual Exhibition.
- CCBC Choices.
Just People & Other Poems for Young Readers, Absey Publishing, 1997.
- Best Book for Young Adults, American Library Association
- Books for the Teen Age, 1998, The New York Public Library.
Kissing Tennessee & Other Stories from the Stardust Dance, Harcourt
Brace, 2000.
- Best Book for Young Adults, American Library Association
- Quick Pick for Reluctant Readers, American Library Association
- Top Shelf Fiction for Middle Graders by Voya Magazine
- Nominee, Keystone State Young Adult Book Award
- Honor Award, Storytelling Magazine finalist
- Honor Award, Writers League of Texas
- Nominee, Lone Star Reading List
Oh My Baby, Little One, illustrated by Jane Dyer, Harcourt Brace, 2000.
- Parents Choice Approved Award.
- Named in 200 Books Every Child Should Know, Amercan Booksellers for
Children, 2001;
- Choice Award, American Booksellers for for Children;
- Snuggletime.com Award for Best Bedtime Book, The National Center for
Family Literacy.
POEMS FROM HOMEROOM: A Writer's Place to Start, Henry Holt & Company,
2002.
- Texas TAYSHAS List
- "Top Ten Books of Poetry," Booklist Magazine, April 2003
Rain Dance, HarperCollins, illustrated by Emilie Chollat, 2001.
- Chosen for the Book of the Month Club.
Red Wagon Year, illustrated by Laura Kvasnovsky, Harcourt Brace &
Co. 1996.
- Pick of the Lists, American Booksellers Association.
Someone's Come to Our House, illustrated by Nancy Carpenter, Wm. B.
Eerdmans, 1999.
- Selected as "Outstanding"by Parent Council Ltd.
Where, Where is Swamp Bear?, illustrated by by Megan Halsey, HarperCollins,
2002
- Starred review, PUBLISHER'S WEEKLY
- Texas Institute of Letters Award--Best Picture Book, 2002
- Starred review, School Library Journal
Other Awards and Honors:
- C.K. Esten Award for outstanding student in Theater Arts, Texas A&M
University, 1975.
- Sue German Award for Excellence in Teaching, Awarded by the New Jersey
Writing Project in Texas, Houston, TX 1997.
- Women Who Make a Difference, Awarded by the Brazos Maternal and Child
Health Clinic, Bryan+College Station, TX 2001.
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