- 2015 Cybils Award Nominee
- Anansesem Picture Book Month Recommendation
- Best Picture Books of 2015 selection from howdoesshe.com
- California Kids Reviewers Choice
- Scholastic's Instructor magazine annual summer reading list for students
- Featured on the Washington Post education blog
- ALSC Notables Nominee
- Starred review from Kirkus Book Review
- Children's Book Council Hot Off the Press List for March 2015
- Cooperative Children's Book Center's Recomended Book of the Week
- We Need Diverse Books March 2015 Educational kit
- Starred review on the January 2015 issue of School Library Journal
Drum Dream Girl
