The American Library Association has awarded the Randolph Caldecott Medal to a Native American for the first time. Michaela Goade won the prestigious award for best children's picture story. She illustrated Carole Lindstrom's book called "We Are Water Protectors."
Picture books
‘I Sang You Down From the Stars’
By Tasha Spillett-Sumner, illustrated by Michaela Goade | Little, Brown, $18.99, ages 4-8, in stores April 6.
Inniniwak (Cree) and Trinidadian writer Tasha Spillett-Sumner draws on her Native heritage to tell a loving story of a mother and infant. “I loved you before I met you,” she says. As the baby grows inside of her, the mother gathers significant objects — a feather, a pebble, a quilt — to give to her child.
‘Hello, Earth! Poems to Our Planet’
By Joyce Sidman, illustrated by Miren Asiain Lora
Eerdmans Books for Young Readers, $18.99, ages 5-9
‘Sunshine’
By Ludwig Bemelmans
Thames and Hudson, $18.95, ages 3 and up
‘Evelyn Del Rey Is Moving Away’
By Meg Medina, illustrated by Sonia Sánchez
Candlewick Press, $17.99, ages 5-7
‘Norman: One Amazing Goldfish!’
By Kelly Bennett, illustrated by Noah Z. Jones
Candlewick Press, $16.99, ages 4-8
‘Two Can Play’
By Margaret Sturton
Andersen Press, $17.99,
‘Juan Hormiga’
By Gustavo Roldan, translated from Spanish by Robert Croll
Archipelago Books, $22, ages 3 and up, May 4
‘Me + Tree’
By Alexandria Giardino and Anna and Elena Balbusso
Creative Editions, 18.99, ages 6 and up
‘Yang Warriors’
By Kao Kalia Yang, illustrated by Billy Thao
University of Minnesota Press, $16.95, ages 5 and up, April 13
‘Lights Out’
By Marsha Diane Arnold and Susan Reagan
Creative Editions, $18.99, ages 6 and up
8 book recommendations for kids of all ages
‘When Pencil Met Eraser’
Written by Karen Kilpatrick and Luis O. Ramos Jr.
Illustrated by German Blanco
“When Pencil Met Eraser,” by Karen Kilpatrick and Luis O. Ramos Jr.
‘The Farmer’
By Ximo Abadia
Ages 3–6
“The Farmer,” by Ximo Abadia.
‘Room on Our Rock’
Written by Kate and Jol Temple
Illustrated by Terri Rose Baynton
“Room on Our Rock,” by Kate and Jol Temple.
‘Small in the City’
By Sydney Smith
Ages 4–8
“Small in the City,” by Sydney Smith.
‘Citlali and the Day of the Dead — Citlali y el Dia de Muertos’
Written by Berta De Llano
Illustrated by Jamie Rivera Contreras
“Citlali and the Day of the Dead | Citlali y el Dia de Muertos,” by Berta De Llano.
‘Mosi Musa: A True Tale About a Baby Monkey Raised by His Grandma’
By Georgeanne Irvine
Ages 6–10
“Mosi Musa: A True Tale About a Baby Monkey Raised by His Grandma,” by Georgeanne Irvine.
‘Trevor Lee and the Big Uh-Oh’
Written by Wiley Blevins
Illustrated by Marta Kissi
“Trevor Lee and the Big Uh-Oh,” by Wiley Blevins.
‘I Can Make This Promise’
By Christine Day
Ages 8–12
"I Can Make This Promise," by Christine Day.
