weneeddiversebooks: We Need Diverse Books is elated to see so many talented diverse authors and illu

weneeddiversebooks:

We Need Diverse Books is elated to see so many talented diverse authors and illustrators among this year’s American Library Association 2021 Youth Media Awards! Full list of winners.

WNDB is especially thrilled to congratulate Michaela Goade, who became the first BIPOC woman to win the Caldecott Medal with her win for the picture book We Are Water Protectors. Goade, a Tlingit artist, is also the first Indigenous person to receive the Caldecott. We Are Water Protectors was written by Carole Lindstrom (Turtle Mountain Band of Ojibwe).

This year’s cohort of winners & honorees comprises some of the most accomplished voices in children’s literature and is also one of the most diverse groups in the history of #ALAYMA. We’re proud that we’ve had a chance to work with and honor many of these creators, including:

• Elizabeth Acevedo, a two-time Walter Award winner and Honoree
  
• Carole Boston Weatherford, Walter Award winner
  
• Kacen Callender, a Walter Honoree
  
• Traci Chee, a Walter Honoree
  
• Ernesto Cisneros, a Flying Lessons WNDB in the Classroom set winner
  
• Erin Entrada Kelly, a WNDB mentor
  
• I.W. Gregorio, a WNDB co-founder
  
• Victoria Jamieson and Omar Mohamed, both Walter Award winners
  
• Gene Yuen Lang, a former member of the Advisory Board and Fresh Inkcontributor
  
• David LaRochelle, a WNDB mentor
  
• Carole Lindstrom, a Walter Awards volunteer
  
• Daniel Nayeri, a Walter Honoree
  
• Kekla Magoon, a Walter Honoree
  
• Tochi Onyebuchi, a contributor to A Universe of Wishes
  
• Jason Reynolds, a two-time Walter Award winner and Fresh Ink contributor
  
• Rebecca Roanhorse, a contributor to A Universe of Wishes
  
• Yamile Saied Mendez, a Walter Grant recipient
  
• Linda Sue Park, Internship Grant Committee Honorary Chair & The Hero Next Doorcontributor
  
• Jacqueline Woodson, former Advisory Board member
  

Many other Youth Media Awards winners and honorees have been featured on the WNDB blog, on our YouTube channel, and on our other social media platforms. Congratulations to all!