Caldecott Honor Artist Janelle Washington
Happy Thursday! I'm launching my tenth annual Caldecott series today. Yay!
Hello, Janelle Washington! Congratulations on receiving a 2023 Caldecott Honor for Choosing Brave: How Mamie Till-Mobley and Emmett Till Sparked the Civil Rights Movement. I love learning about the CALL. What was running through your heart when the Caldecott committee was clapping and cheering for you?
Janelle Washington: I felt like I would pass out when the Caldecott committee called me and cheered for me. I remember, as a child, my school librarians telling me about Caldecott books. Then, when I was a library assistant, I would showcase the Caldecott winners, so I knew the importance of winning the honor award. I was so elated by the news.
What does receiving a Caldecott Honor for Choosing Brave: How Mamie Till-Mobley and Emmett Till Sparked the Civil Rights Movement mean to you?
Janelle Washington: Receiving this honor award solidifies that I did an excellent job illustrating Mamie's story with care and love. It also gives me a boost of confidence as a new picture book illustrator!
Please finish the following sentence starters:
Libraries are a haven and a community hub. It is a place where my imagination can run wild, a portal to knowledge, and a quiet place to collect my thoughts.
Pictures books are one the greatest gift to humankind.
Borrow Choosing Brave: How Mamie Till-Mobley and Emmett Till Sparked the Civil Rights Movement from your school or public library. Whenever possible, please support independent bookshops.
I asked Doug Salati, Christopher Denise, Michaela Goade, Jason Griffin, and Janelle Washington to each answer two questions and finish two sentence starters. First up is Janelle Washington.
Janelle Washington: I felt like I would pass out when the Caldecott committee called me and cheered for me. I remember, as a child, my school librarians telling me about Caldecott books. Then, when I was a library assistant, I would showcase the Caldecott winners, so I knew the importance of winning the honor award. I was so elated by the news.
Janelle Washington: Receiving this honor award solidifies that I did an excellent job illustrating Mamie's story with care and love. It also gives me a boost of confidence as a new picture book illustrator!
Libraries are a haven and a community hub. It is a place where my imagination can run wild, a portal to knowledge, and a quiet place to collect my thoughts.
Pictures books are one the greatest gift to humankind.
Borrow Choosing Brave: How Mamie Till-Mobley and Emmett Till Sparked the Civil Rights Movement from your school or public library. Whenever possible, please support independent bookshops.
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