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Reviews of the 2025 Sibert Award Winners
Winner Life After Whale: The Amazing Ecosystem of a Whale Fall by Lynn Brunelle; illus. by Jason Chin Primary, Intermediate Porter/Holiday 48 pp. 6/24 9780823452286 $18.99 e-book ed. 9780823459254 $11.99 As a ninety-year-old blue whale dies, one story ends and another begins. Her body provides food for other creatures before...
Life After Whale
I should have been prepared for the emotional sequence of images on the sixth double-page spread of Life After Whale. It’s not a secret. The title reveals the plot: Life After Whale. But I wasn’t prepared. I let Chin’s immersive cover, front matter, and opening scenes — a sequence of...
Review of Life After Whale: The Amazing Ecosystem of a Whale Fall
Life After Whale: The Amazing Ecosystem of a Whale Fall by Lynn Brunelle; illus. by Jason ChinPrimary, Intermediate Porter/Holiday 48 pp.6/24 9780823452286 $18.99e-book ed. 9780823459254 $11.99As a ninety-year-old blue whale dies, one story ends and another begins. Her body provides food for other creatures before it gradually descends to the...
Review of The Universe in You: A Microscopic Journey
The Universe in You: A Microscopic Journey by Jason Chin; illus. by the author Primary, Intermediate Porter/Holiday 40 pp. 12/22 9780823450701 $18.99 e-book ed. 9780823454310 $11.99 Chin follows his acclaimed Your Place in the Universe (rev. 11/20) with an equally stellar exploration of the tiniest components of matter conceptualized by...
The Universe in You
[Many Calling Caldecott posts this season will begin with the Horn Book Magazine review of the featured book, followed by the post's author's critique.] The Universe in You: A Microscopic Journey by Jason Chin; illus. by the author Primary, Intermediate Porter/Holiday 40 pp. 12/22 9780823450701 $18.99 e-book ed. 9780823454310 $11.99 Chin follows...
A Conversation with Jason Chin
Photo: Deirdre Gill. Jason Chin is the winner of the 2022 Randolph Caldecott Medal for Watercress (written by Andrea Wang; published by Neal Porter Books/ Holiday House). Martha V. Parravano interviewed Jason via email for Calling Caldecott. Calling Caldecott: Congratulations on winning the Caldecott! So well earned. What have been some...
The Year in Words and Pictures—and Stories
As the speeches and profiles arrived for this year’s ALA Awards special issue, we noticed a theme: so many of them address the idea of learning from others, especially those who came before. That’s part of the work of acceptance speeches, of course, as creators give credit to their influences....
Profile of 2022 Caldecott Medal winner Jason Chin
Chin family snapshots. At left, Michael (with headphones) and Jason; at right, the brothers with their father, Raymond. Photos: Mary Chin. When my brother was in high school, he had a plan. He would call up legendary illustrator and Caldecott Medal winner Trina Schart Hyman to see if she would...
Table of Contents: July/August 2022 Horn Book Magazine: Special Issue: ALA Awards
Cover (c) 2022 by Jason Chin. Features The Year in Words and Pictures—and Stories by Horn Book editors Children’s Literature Legacy Award Acceptance by Grace Lin A profile of Grace Lin by Alvina Ling Newbery Medal Acceptance by Donna Barba Higuera A profile of Donna Barba Higuera by Martha...
2022 Caldecott Medal Acceptance by Jason Chin
Good evening. It is a particular joy to be addressing you in person as the two previous recipients of the Caldecott Medal were not able to do. On that note, because they missed out on their ballroom full of applause, I think we should give it to them. Please join...
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