Special Issue: ALA Awards.

Original cover art by 2025 Caldecott Medal winner Rebecca Lee Kunz.

Carole Boston Weatherford’s Children's Literature Legacy Award acceptance speech.

A profile of Carole Boston Weatherford by educator Dawnavyn James.

Erin Entrada Kelly’s Newbery Medal acceptance speech.

A profile of Erin Entrada Kelly by author Sharon Huss Roat.

Rebecca Lee Kunz’s Caldecott Medal acceptance speech.

A profile of Rebecca Lee Kunz by poet Kyce Bello.

Jason Reynolds’s Coretta Scott King Author Award acceptance speech.

A profile of Jason Reynolds by writer Danté Stewart.

C. G. Esperanza’s Coretta Scott King Illustrator Award acceptance speech.

A profile of C. G. Esperanza by author Winsome Bingham.

Carolyn L. Garnes’s Coretta Scott King–Virginia Hamilton Award acceptance.

Cadenza: 2025 Mind the Gap Awards.

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