Awards

Awards
SCBWI Canada East Rising Kite Award & Scholarship                                                        2018
6 Black Canadian Writers to Watch in 2018, CBC Canada
A Different Booklist People's Award for Contribution in Children's Literature*                       2016
* my friend Deandra Mitchell accepts this award on my behalf in this video clip
Elementary Teachers' Federation of Ontario (ETFO) Children's Literature Award           2015-2016
Helen Issobel Sissons Canadian Children's Book Award for manuscript of Malaika's Costume                                                                                                                                           2014

Recognitions
Malaika's Costume, 2018 Shining Willow Finalist, Willow Awards, Saskatchewan Young Readers' Choice Award
Malaika's Winter Carnival, USBBY 2018 Outstanding International Books List
Malaika's Costume, 2017 Honourable Mention, Americas Award 2017, Consortium of Latin American Studies Programs (CLASP)
Malaika's Costume, 2017 Best Books of the Year by Bank Street College of Education, The Children's Book Committee
Malaika's Costume, 2016 Ontario Library Association (OLA) Best Bets, Honourable mention
Malaika's Costume, USBBY 2017 Outstanding International Books List
Malaika's Costume, 2017 Notable Children's Books Discussion Titles by the Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC) a division of the American Library Association (ALA) for the 2017 Midwinter Meeting
Malaika's Costume, a Best Picture Book of 2016 of exceptional calibre, Canadian Children's Book Centre