* Lewis Carroll Shelf Award (1975, for A Light in the Attic)
* Newbery Honor Book (1982, for A Light in the Attic)
* Parents' Choice Award (1982, for A Light in the Attic)
* Caldecott Honor Book (1984, for Where the Sidewalk Ends)
* Emmy Award (1985, for "The Unicorn")
* Grammy Award for Best Recording for Children (1985, for Where the Sidewalk Ends)
* Peabody Award (1985, for "The Unicorn")
* American Book Award (1986, for A Light in the Attic)
* Bollingen Prize for American Poetry (1996)