Roger Sutton, editor in chief of The Horn Book, Inc., announced the 2021 Boston Globe–Horn Book Award winners on June 23rd, 2021. You can watch the announcement video here and read the press release here.

Read reviews of all of the 2021 Picture Book winners here; see below for more web extras about them.

WINNER

The 2021 Boston Globe–Horn Book Picture Book Award winner is I Talk like a River written by Jordan Scott; illustrated by Sydney Smith (Neal Porter Books/Holiday House).

• Five questions for Jordan Scott and Sydney Smith about I Talk like a River by Julie Danielson and Martha V. Parravano
• Town Is by the Sea: Illustrator Sydney Smith's 2017 BGHB Picture Book Honor Speech
• Sydney Smith on Town Is by the Sea

HONOR BOOKS

I Am Every Good Thing written by Derrick Barnes; illustrated by Gordon C. James (Nancy Paulsen Books/Penguin Random House) received a BGHB Picture Book Honor.

• 10-year-old boy interviews Derrick Barnes by Josh Silber
• The Book That Changed My Life: Not-So-Simple Semple by Derrick Barnes
• Five questions for Derrick Barnes and Gordon C. James about Crown: An Ode to the Fresh Cut by Martha V. Parravano and Dr. Kim Parker

Watercress written by Andrea Wang; illustrated by Jason Chin (Neal Porter Books/Holiday House) received a BGHB Picture Book Honor.

• Nine Months: Illustrator Jason Chin's 2019 BGHB Nonfiction Honor Speech
• Five questions for Stephanie Parsley Ledyard and Jason Chin about Pie Is for Sharing by Martha V. Parravano

Click here for a list of past BGHB winners and honorees. For book reviews, acceptance speeches, and more, click on the tags Boston Globe-Horn Book Awards or BGHB21.