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Awards & Honors

My Shoes and I/ Mis zapatos y yo
*Starred Kirkus Review

Telegrams to Heaven/ Telegramas al cielo
*2018 Premio Campoy-Ada: Academia Norteamericana de la Lengua Española, Mención de Honor
*2018 International Latino Book Award, Honorable Mention

Mamá the Alien/ Mamá la extraterrestre
*Starred Kirkus Review
*Américas Book Award- Commended List
*Cooperative Children's Book Center (CCBC) Choice
*Bank Street College Best Children’s Books of the Year list
*CSMCL- Center for the Study of Multicultural Children’s Literature, Best Multicultural Children’s Books of 2016
*2018 Grand Canyon Reader Award Nominee
*The Latinidad List: Best Latino Books of 2016

*2017 International Latino Book Award, Honorable Mention
*  2017-2018 Tejas Star Book Award List

¡Vámonos! Let's Go!
*2015 International Latino Book Award, Honorable Mention

¡Juguemos al Fútbol y al Football!
*2015 International Latino Book Award, First Place

Señor Pancho Had a Rancho
*  2014 International Latino Book Award, Honorable Mention
*  2014-2015 Tejas Star Book Award Finalist
*2014 Best Children’s Books, Bank Street College of Education

From North to South
*  2011 International Latino Book Award, Best Bilingual Children's Book
*  2011 Americas Book Award Commended Title
*  2011 California Book Award Finalist
*  2011-2012 Tejas Star Book Award Finalist
*  2011 Junior Library Guild Selection

The Tooth Fairy Meets El Ratón Pérez
*  2011 International Reading Association Teacher's Choice
*  2011 International Latino Book Award, Best Children's Book, English, Second Place

My Shoes and I
*  2011 International Latino Book Award, Best Children's Book, English, Second Place

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

Playing Loteria
*  2008 New Mexico Book Award, Best Children’s Book
* 2007-2008 Tejas Star Book Award Finalist
*  2007 California Readers “California Collection”
*  2006 First Book Marketplace Special Edition
*  2006 International Latino Book Award, Best Cover Illustrations
*  2005 Best Children’s Books List, Críticas Magazine
*  2005 Southwest Books of the Year
*  2005 Junior Library Guild Selection

I Am René, the Boy
*  2008-2009 Tejas Star  Book Award Finalist
*  2006 International Latino Book Award, Best Bilingual Picture Book
*  2006 Special Recognition, Paterson Prize
*  2005 Junior Library Guild Selection

Author's Recognition
*2019 NSK Neustadt  Prize for Children's Literature Finalist
*2015  Actitud Award, La Prensa de Los Angeles
*  2008  Lectura First Grade, Scott Foresman, original story, En busca del tesoro
*  2007 “Top Ten New Latino Authors to Watch (and Read)” by latinostories.com
*  2006 Special Recognition as Teacher and Author by Los Angeles Board of Education
*  2005 "Orgullo Salvadoreño" (Salvadoran Pride) by the El Salvador Consulate, Texas

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