Award Smithson Medal from Smithsonian Institution

Caldecott Honor Award from American Library Association

Newbery Honor Award from American Library Association

USA nominee in illustration for Hans Christian Andersen Medal

University of Southern Mississippi Medallion

Kerlan Award from the University of Minnesota

Laura Ingalls Wilder Medal (2011)

New Hampshire Governor's Arts Award of Living Treasure

Regina Medal from Catholic Library Association (1983)

Society of Illustrators Lifetime Achievement Award (2012)

Children's Literature Legacy Award (2011)