Charlotte Zolotow Award Announced

The winner of the 2023 Charlotte Zolotow Award is Me and the Boss: A Story About Mending and Love, written by Michelle Edwards, illustrated by April Harrison, and published by Anne Schwartz Books / Random House in 2022.

The committee named three Honor Books:

·       My Brother Is Away written by Sara Greenwood and illustrated by Luisa Uribe (Random House Studio / Random House, 2022)

·       On My Papa’s Shoulders written and illustrated by Niki Daly (Catalyst, 2022)

·       Rodney Was a Tortoise written by Nan Forler and illustrated by Yong Ling Kang (Tundra, 2022)

 

Ten Highly Commended titles were cited:

·       Herbert on the Slide written and illustrated by Rilla Alexander (Hippo Park / Astra, 2022)

·       Juna and Appa written by Jane Park and illustrated by Felicia Hoshino (Lee & Low, 2022)

·       Little Houses written by Kevin Henkes and illustrated by Laura Dronzek (Greenwillow / HarperCollins, 2022)

·       Mama’s Home written by Shay Youngblood and illustrated by Lo Harris (Make Me a World / Random House, 2022)

·       Mina written and illustrated by Matthew Forsythe (A Paula Wiseman Book / Simon & Schuster, 2022)

·       One Boy Watching written and illustrated by Grant Snider (Chronicle, 2022)

·       Powwow Day written by Traci Sorell and illustrated by Madelyn Goodnight (Charlesbridge, 2022)

·       The Three Billy Goats Gruff written by Mac Barnett and illustrated by Jon Klassen (Orchard  / Scholastic, 2022)

·       The Tide Pool Waits written by Candace Fleming and illustrated by Amy Hevron (Neal Porter Books / Holiday House, 2022)

·       When the Wind Came written by Jan Andrews and illustrated by Dorothy Leung (Kids Can Press, 2022)

Visit the CCBC website for the Charlotte Zolotow Award announcement and press release.

We are planning for an in-person Charlotte Zolotow Award event at the CCBC later this spring. Watch for news of that date soon.

Thank you to the members of the 2023 Charlotte Zolotow Award committee:   Maegan Heindel (Library Services Coordinator, Madison Metropolitan School District, Madison, Wisconsin); Brooke Newberry (Youth Services Manager, La Crosse Public Library, La Crosse, Wisconsin); Madeline Oleson (First Grade Teacher, Kennedy Elementary School, Madison, Wisconsin); and Cigdem Unal (Director, Office of Campus Child Care and Family Resources, School of Education, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin).

 

Merri Lindgren

Chair, 2023 Charlotte Zolotow Award Committee