Cookbooks
- , nominated for both the James Beard and IACP Awards
- , Winner, James Beard Award
Children's books
- When Light Turns into Night (1975) ISBN 0-06-021740-5
- Wind Rose (1976) ISBN 0-06-021741-3 (with Ronald Himler)
- Will It Be Okay? (1977) ISBN 0-06-021738-3
- I Hate My Brother Harry (1983)
- Alligator Arrived With Apples: A Potluck Alphabet Feast (1985) ISBN 0-7857-0010-2
- Half a Moon and One Whole Star (1986) ISBN 0-689-71415-7
- This Is the Bread I Baked for Ned (1989) ISBN 0-689-82353-3
- Winter Holding Spring (1990) ISBN 0-02-733122-9
- Alligators and Others All Year Long (1993)
- Annie Flies the Birthday Bike (1993)
- Brass Button (1997)
- Bat in the Dining Room (1997)
- And Then It Rained / And Then the Sun Came (2002)
- Sack of Potatoes (2002)
Novels
- The Year It Rained (1985) ISBN 0-02-733110-5
- To Take A Dare (1982) (co-authored with the late Paul Zindel)
Awards
In 1993, Crescent Dragonwagon won the infamous Name of the Year award, handed out annually after a grueling selection process. In 2010, the Dragonwagon Regional was named after her. Crescent Dragonwagon is also rumored to be a personal chef for the Name of the Year High Committee.