Jamela's Dress - first in the Jamela series - was another milestone book, chosen by the ALA as a Notable Children's Book and by Booklist as one of the Top 10 African American Picture Books of 2000, and winning both the Children's Literature Choice Award and the Parent's Choice Silver Award.
Jamela's Dress e kgethilwe ke ALA jaaka Buka ya Bana e e Gaisang, ke Booklist jaaka nngwe ya Dibuka tse di Lesome tsa Maemo a Godimo tsa Ditshwantsho tsa Maamerika tsa 200 mme gape ya fenya Children's Literature Choice Award, Parents' Choice Silver Award mmogo le Peter Pan Silver Award kwa Sweden.