- 2011 Florida State Book Award
- 2012 Cybils Award for Elementary/Middle Grade Fiction (for Big Nate on a Roll)
- 2013 Michigan State Award for Children's Literature (for Big Nate Flips Out)
- 2013-2014 Virginia Reader's Choice Award (for Big Nate Flips Out)
- 2014 Nutmeg Children's Book Award (for Big Nate Flips Out)
- 2014-2015 Sunshine State Young Readers Award (for Big Nate Flips Out)
- 2014-2015 Children's Choice Book Awards - Third Place for Fiction (for Big Nate Flips Out)
- 2014-2015 Red Cedar Book Award Nominee (for Big Nate Flips Out)
- 2015-2016 Children's Choice Book Awards - Third Place for Fiction (for Big Nate Blasts Off)
- 2015-2016 Indiana Young Hoosier Award - Finalist (for Big Nate Blasts Off)
- 2015-2016 Illinois Bluestem Award - Nominee (for Big Nate Blasts Off)
- 2016-2017 Keystone to Reading Elementary Book Award - Nominee (for Big Nate Blasts Off)
- 2016-2017 Oklahoma Sequoyah Award - Master List (for Big Nate Blasts Off)
- 2017-2018 Children's Choice Book Awards - Third Place for Fiction (for Big Nate Goes for Broke)
- 2017-2018 Indiana Young Hoosier Award - Finalist (for Big Nate Goes for Broke)
- 2017-2018 Keystone to Reading Elementary Book Award - Nominee (for Big Nate Goes for Broke)
- 2017-2018 Illinois Bluestem Award - Nominee (for Big Nate Goes for Broke)
- 2018-2019 Sunshine State Young Readers Award (for Big Nate: In the Zone)
- 2018-2019 Children's Choice Book Awards - Third Place for Fiction (for Big Nate: In the Zone)
- 2018-2019 Indiana Young Hoosier Award - Finalist (for Big Nate: In the Zone)
- 2019-2020 Keystone to Reading Elementary Book Award - Nominee (for Big Nate: In the Zone)
- 2019-2020 Red Cedar Book Award Nominee (for Big Nate: In the Zone)
- 2020-2021 Children's Choice Book Awards - Third Place for Fiction (for Big Nate: Out Loud)
- 2020-2021 Indiana Young Hoosier Award - Finalist (for Big Nate: Out Loud)
- 2020-2021 Keystone to Reading Elementary Book Award - Nominee (for Big Nate: Out Loud)
- 2021-2022 Sunshine State Young Readers Award (for Big Nate: Thinks Big)
- 2021-2022 Children's Choice Book Awards - Third Place for Fiction (for Big Nate: Thinks Big)
- 2021-2022 Indiana Young Hoosier Award - Finalist (for Big Nate: Thinks Big)
- 2022 Illinois Bluestem Book Award - Nominee (for Big Nate: Thinks Big)
- 2022 Buckeye Children's Book Award Nominee (for Big Nate: Thinks Big)