* The Guardian Children's Fiction Award for The Indian in the Cupboard (1981)
* The Carnegie Medal for The Indian in the Cupboard (1981)
* The Nestlé Smarties Book Prize for The Indian in the Cupboard (1982)
* The Whitbread Children's Book Award for The Indian in the Cupboard (1981)
She has also been nominated for other prestigious awards, such as the Boston Globe-Horn Book Award.
While her most famous work, The Indian in the Cupboard, has garnered the most recognition, she has also written several other successful books that have received praise and awards.