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The 2022 Newbery Medal, Caldecott Medal, and Coretta Scott King Award Winners
The prestigious Newbery, Caldecott, and Coretta Scott King Book Awards have long served as a guide to those seeking some of the best original and creative content published for young readers. These prize winners are the books that shape childhoods, give new perspectives to budding readers, and start a lifelong love of stories and the written word. This year’s winners are:
The John Newbery Medal
With its long history, the Newbery is the most recognizable children’s book award given for “the most distinguished American children’s book published the previous year.”
The 2022 Newbery Medal Winner is …
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The Last Cuentista is a mesmerizing science fiction tale for the ages, sprinkled with Mexican folklore. Petra Pena’s journey through space and time is a stunning reminder of the power of stories, and how those stories shape both our past and future. This brilliant space epic is a must-read for fans of The Giver.
Newbery Honor Books: Red, White, and Whole, written by Rajani LaRocca; Too Bright to See, written by Kyle Lukoff; A Snake Falls to Earth, written by Darcie Little Badger; Watercress, written by Andrea Wang, illustrated by Jason Chin.
The Randolph Caldecott Medal
Awarded to the artist that illustrated the “most distinguished American Picture Book for Children published in the United States during the preceding year.”
The 2022 Caldecott Medal Winner is …
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Simply stunning. Andrea Wang and Jason Chin’s Watercress is the thought-provoking, gorgeously illustrated story of a first-generation girl coming to terms with, and ultimately celebrating, her Chinese heritage. There is so much to glean from Watercress that you’ll want to read it over and over.
Caldecott Honor Books: Mel Fell, illustrated and written by Corey R. Tabor; Have You Ever Seen a Flower?; illustrated and written by Shawn Harris; Wonder Walkers, illustrated and written by Micha Archer; Unspeakable: The Tulsa Race Massacre, illustrated by Floyd Cooper, written by Carole Boston Weatherford.
Coretta Scott King Book Awards
Given to exceptional African American authors and illustrators of children and YA literature that “demonstrate an appreciation of African American culture and universal human values.”
The 2022 Author and Illustrator Awards go to …
Unspeakable: The Tulsa Race Massacre (Caldecott Honor Book)
Carole Boston Weatherford
4.8
Hardcover
$17.99
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Carole Boston Weatherford (RESPECT: Aretha Franklin, the Queen of Soul) and Floyd Cooper (Juneteenth for Mazie) created a powerful acknowledgment of this haunting and significant moment in our nation’s past. The Tulsa Race Massacre was largely suppressed and remains an overlooked chapter of racial violence. Weatherford and Cooper optimistically offer hope for a better future.
Author Honor Books: The People Remember, written by Ibi Zoboi, illustrated by Loveis Wise; Revolution in Our Time: The Black Panther Party’s Promise to the People, written by Kekla Magoon; Home Is Not a Country, written by Safia Elhillo.
Illustrator Honor Books: Nina: A Story of Nina Simone, illustrated by Christian Robinson, written by Traci N. Todd; Soul Food Sunday, illustrated by C. G. Esperanza, written by Winsome Bingham; We Wait for the Sun, illustrated by Raissa Figueroa, written by Katie McCabe.