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...
Special Issue: ALA Awards. Original cover art by 2022 Caldecott Medal winner Jason Chin. “The Year in Words and Pictures—and Stories.” The Horn Book editors discuss the children’s book landscape in another groundbreaking year. Grace Lin’s Children's Literature Legacy Award acceptance speech. A profile of Grace Lin by editor Alvina...
Bright and early on Monday, January 24, the American Library Association announced the winners of its Youth Media Awards (known to some as the Oscars of KidLit), including the Newbery, Caldecott, Children's Literature Legacy, Coretta Scott King Author and Illustrator, and many others. Read Horn Book reviews of the winners, and...
The winner is Watercress, written by Andrea Wang, illustrated by Jason Chin, edited by Neal Porter, and published by Holiday House. Let's just sit with that cover a minute as we remember the impressive strengths of...
Winner Watercress by Andrea Wang; illus. by Jason Chin Primary Porter/Holiday 32 pp. g 3/21 978-0-8234-4624-7 $18.99 e-book ed. 978-0-8234-5054-1 $11.99 Transcending space and time, memories bring a Chinese American family together. A girl in cutoffs and a T-shirt is embarrassed when her parents stop the car to pick wild...
Thank you to everyone on the Boston Globe–Horn Book Awards committee for this recognition. Congratulations to all of the other authors and artists whose work has been recognized. It’s an honor to have our book listed alongside so many deserving and important books. Watercress was a team effort, and the...
Picture Book week continues in our month-long virtual Boston Globe–Horn Book Awards celebration. Today, chair Luann Toth introduces the 2021 BGHB Picture Book Honor Book Watercress: The 2021 Boston Globe–Horn Book Honor Book Award for Picture Book is presented to author Andrea Wang and illustrator Jason Chin for...
Watercress is a powerful story about how memory flows between generations through the stories we tell and the experiences we share. Andrea Wang’s artfully restrained text serves the story well, evoking both the suppressed memories of the parents’ generation and the complex emotions roiling within their daughter. This gives illustrator Jason...
On Wednesday, June 23, 2021 at 12 pm EDT, Horn Book editor in chief Roger Sutton announced the 2021 Boston Globe–Horn Book Award winners. If you want to relive the excitement, you can watch the archived video here: 2021 BOSTON GLOBE–HORN BOOK AWARD WINNERS ANNOUNCED Prestigious Program...
Watercress by Andrea Wang; illus. by Jason Chin Primary Porter/Holiday 32 pp. g 3/21 978-0-8234-4624-7 $18.99 e-book ed. 978-0-8234-5054-1 $11.99 Transcending space and time, memories bring a Chinese American family together. A girl in cutoffs and a T-shirt is embarrassed when her parents stop the car to pick wild watercress...