Each year the Caldecott Award is given to the artist of the most distinguished American picture book for children. This morning the Association for Library Services to Children, a division of the American Library Association, awarded the 2017 Caldecott Medal to Radiant Child: The Story of Young Artist Jean-Michel Basquiat written and illustrated by Javanka Steptoe.
The Honor books are:
Leave Me Alone illustrated and written by Vera Brosgol
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Freedom in Congo Square illustrated by R. Gregory Christie and written by Carole Boston Weatherford
Do Iz Tak? illustrated and written by Carson Ellis
They All Saw A Cat illustrated and written by Brendan Wenzel
You can read my review
here. This book is genius, the Honor is well deserved.
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