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Doug Salati
Doug Salati, illustrator and author of "Hot
Dog," won the 2023 Randolph Caldecott
Medal for the most distinguished American
picture book for children.
"Hot Dog" takes place
on a steamy summer day
in the big city, where a
dachshund is along for
errands with his owner. But
the sidewalks are sweltering
and full of people, and the
little dog finally has enough: He lies down in
the middle of a crosswalk and won't go a step
farther.
When his owner sees this, she picks him
and whisks him away to the beach, where he
can run and play in the sand and surf.
Doug Salati lives in New
York City after growing up
in central New York. He
has illustrated other award
winning children's books.
Salati told Book Jam that
as a child, reading helped
Doug Salati him develop a love for
storytelling. Some of his
favorite books were "Fantastic Mr. Fox" and
"Charlotte's Web." About his work, he said,
"The incredible thing is you can try and try
again, and each time you learn more about
yourself and about the messages you want to
bring to others."
Mini Fact:
Visit the
American
Library
Association's
Youth Media
Award Winners
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MPbookawards
Amina Luqman-Dawson
The 2023 John Newbery Medal winner
for the most outstanding
contribution to children's
literature is "Freewater,"
written by Amina Luqman-
Dawson.
"Freewater" tells the story
of a 12-year-old enslaved boy J
Homer, and his daring escape
with his sister, Ada, from the plantation
where they live to a community called
Freewater. As they run for freedom, they
have to leave behind their mother. But Homer
and his new friends make a plan to go back
and rescue his mom and his friend, Anna.
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When she and her Dawson
husband moved to Virginia,
she became interested in the African
American history of the area, and she wrote
a book. "The experience was my first inkling
that I could do things that I'd never dared to
even envision," she said, adding that writing
for kids makes her happiest.
She, her husband and her 13-year-old son
live in Arlington, Virginia.
Honor Books
There were three 2023 Newbery Honor
Books and four Caldecott Honor Books:
• "Iveliz Explains It All" by Andrea
Beatriz Arango
• "The Last Mapmaker" by Christina
Soontornvat
• "Maizy Chen's Last Chance" by Lisa Yee
• "Ain't Burned All the Bright,"
illustrated by Jason Griffin and written by
Jason Reynolds
• "Berry Song," illustrated and written
by Michaela Goade
• "Choosing Brave: How Mamie Till-
Mobley and Emmett Till Sparked the Civil
Rights Movement," illustrated by Janelle
Washington and written by Angela Joy
• "Knight Owl," illustrated and
written by Christopher Denise
Coretta Scott King
"Freewater" also won the Coretta Scott
King Author Book Award.
The King Illustrator Book Award went
to "Standing in the Need of Prayer: A
Modern Retelling of the Classic Spiritual,"
illustrated by Frank Morrison and written
by Carole Boston Weatherford.
King Author Honor Books:
• "Star Child: A Biographical
Constellation of Octavia Estelle Butler" by
Ibi Zoboi
• "The Talk" by Alicia D. Williams
• "Victory. Stand! Raising My Fist
for Justice" by Tommie Smith and Derek
Barnes
King Illustrator Honor Books:
• "Me and the Boss: A Story About
Mending and Love," illustrated by
April Harrison and written by Michelle
Edwards
• "Swim Team," illustrated and
written by Johnnie Christmas
• "Victory. Stand! Raising My Fist for
Justice," illustrated by Dawud Anyabwile
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Amina Luqman-
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Try ’n’ Find
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Mini Jokes
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Billy: What do planets like
to read?
Bianca: Comet books!
Eco Note
A giant toad discovered
deep in an Australian rainforest is believed
to be the largest in the world. Dubbed by
forest rangers "Toadzilla," the gargantuan
amphibian weighed 6 pounds, which is 0.11
pound heavier than a Swedish pet toad listed
in 1991 as the heaviest by Guinness. But all
did not end well for Toadzilla. Because it is
an invasive species in Australia, it was
humanely put down due to what rangers
called its "ecological impact." Most toads
typically meet the same fate when found
across Australia.
adapted with permission from Earthweek.com
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