Educational Book and Periodical Awards

AEP Distinguished Achievement Award; AEP Golden Lamp Award Finalist: The ELL edition of the Academic Language Program for Students, Footsteps2Brilliance, 2012
NAPPA Gold Medal: Footsteps2Brilliance, 2012
AEP Distinguished Achievement Award: Best Young Adult Play, Read Magazine, 2004
Revere Finalist: Reading Rainbow Classroom Edition, 2016
NAPPA Award; Cruise Critters, Sylvan Learning Game developed by Fingerprint Play
Lifetime Achievement Award and Outstanding Alumni Award, Eastern Illinois University, 2014

AEP Distinguished Achievement Award Finalist, Read Magazine, 2003
Storytelling World Honor Book: Wise Women: Folk and Fairy Tales from Around the World, 1990
Curriculum Product News Districts’ Choice Award: Wise Women: Folk and Fairy Tales from Around the World, 1990
AEP Golden Lamp Award Finalist: Targeted Phonics Series, Teacher Created Materials, 2013
Gelett Burgess Award: Bun’s New Hats, Red Chair Press, 2012