A Caldecott Medal Winner A Coretta Scott King Award Author and Illustrator Honor Book A New York Times Bestseller and Best Children's Book of the Year A National Book Award Finalist A Barnes & Noble Children's Picture Book of the Year Nominee An Indie Bestseller An ALA-ALSC Notable Book for Children An SCBWI Golden Kite Award Winner A Black Caucus of ALA (BCALA) Best of 2023 List Selection A Kids' Indie Next List Pick An Amazon Best Book of the Year A Publishers Weekly Best Book of the Year A Kirkus Best Picture Book of the Year A School Library Journal Best Book of the Year A Booklist Best Book of the Year A Horn Book Fanfare List Selection A Bank Street College Best Children's Book of the Year A New York Public Library Best Book of the Year A Chicago Public Library Best Book of the Year A Center for the Study of Multicultural Children's Literature Best Book of the Year A BookPage Best Picture Book of the Year An NPR Books We Love Selection A Nerdies Selection A Rise Feminist Book Project Recommended Title A Cooperative Children's Book Center (CCBC) Choices Selection An NCTE African American Read-In 2024 Selection An NCTE Notable Children's Books in the Language Arts Award Book An Ohio Buckeye Children's and Teen Book Award Nominee A Kirkus Best Book of the 21st Century (So Far).