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 Ling.

Donna Barba Higuera’s Newbery Medal acceptance speech.

A profile of Donna Barba Higuera by author Martha Brockenbrough.

Jason Chin’s Caldecott Medal acceptance speech.

A profile of Jason Chin by his brother, Michael Chin.

Dayton Cooper’s Coretta Scott King Illustrator Award acceptance speech on behalf of the late Floyd Cooper.

A profile of Floyd Cooper by George Brown, executive director of the Highlights Foundation.

Carole Boston Weatherford’s Coretta Scott King Author Award acceptance speech.

A profile of Carole Boston Weatherford by librarian and blogger Edith Campbell.

Nikki Grimes’s Coretta Scott King–Virginia Hamilton Award acceptance.

Cadenza: 2022 Mind the Gap Awards.

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