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Visit us at Midwinter 2020 Booth 934

by Horn Book
Jan 23, 2020 | Filed in Blogs

We're excited for ALA Midwinter 2020 in Philadelphia. We'll be at Booth 934 -- stop by and say hello!

If you'd like to relive last year's excitement, read the 2019 Newbery, Caldecott, Coretta Scott King Award speeches and more, from the July/August 2019 Horn Book Magazine:

Christopher Myers's speech on behalf of his late father, Walter Dean Myers, winner of the 2019 Children's Literature Legacy Award

Pauletta Brown Bracy's Coretta Scott King--Virginia Hamilton Award Acceptance

Meg Medina's Newbery Medal Acceptance

R. J. Palacio's profile of Meg Medina

Sophie Blackall's Caldecott Medal Acceptance

A profile of Sophie Blackall by her studiomates: Sergio Ruzzier, Brian Floca, Johnny Marciano, John Rocco, Edward Hemingway, Rowboat Watkins, and Doug Salati, as told to Josh Greenhut

Claire Hartfield's CSK Author Award Acceptance

Ronne Hartfield's profile of her daughter Claire

Ekua Holmes's CSK Illustrator Award Acceptance

Ceci Méndez-Ortiz's profile of Ekua Holmes

See also:

Martha V. Parravano's January/February 2020 Horn Book Magazine editorial "Bordering on the Absurd": "Haven't we outgrown the need for awards with citizenship and residency requirements?"

Vicky Smith of Kirkus Reviews: "Considering the Criteria": Book discussion guidelines for the twenty-first century.

2020 Mock Calling Caldecott results.

2020 Horn Book Fanfare list: our choices for the best books of 2019.

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