![]() ![]() The two worked closely together as a team. Goade is a member of the Kiks.ádi Clan of Sitka and the Tlingit and Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska. The book was authored by Carole Lindstrom, who is a citizen of the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa. Goade is the first Native American to ever win this prize. ![]() The winning medal, however, went to illustrator Michaela Goade for her work in depicting Native people and the struggle for climate justice in a powerful positive light in literature. This year’s finalists addressed some of the most poignant issues of our time-racialized police violence, the war in Syria, Black identity, and the outdoors as a space for contemplation. The award is named after influential 19th century British illustrator Randolph Caldecott. ![]() The award, bestowed annually since 1938 by the American Library Association’s Children’s & School Librarians sections, is given to the artist of the most distinguished picture book for children published in the US during the preceding year. ![]() This year, the finalists for the Caldecott Medal, one of children’s literature’s highest awards, were packed with impressive examples of books. ![]()
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