* Caldecott Honor Book Award (1975)
* Boston Globe-Horn Book Picture Book Award (1979)
* Irma Simonton Black Award (1984)
* Original Art Show (1984)
* The Society of Illustrators Award (1986)
* Golden Kite Award for Illustration (1991)
* Children’s Book Guild Non-Fiction Award (1992)
* Aesop Accolade Award (1993)
* Theodor Geisel Honor Book (2000)
* Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators Golden Kite Honor Award (2010)
* Society of Illustrators Original Art Show (2010)
* Life in the Arts Award (2011)