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When Jason Chin won the 2022 Caldecott Medal for Watercress, he immediately called the book's author, Andrea Wang. But the next conversation with Wang made Chin smile the most.

The 2015 Caldecott winner explains why the award should go to the illustrator and the author, and reveals his memorable middle-of-the-night DM from that year's Newbery winner, Kwame Alexander.

Tae Keller, who won the 2021 Newbery Medal for When You Trap a Tiger, talks about wanting to give back after the "unfathomable stroke of luck" of winning the award.

Floca, who won the 2014 Caldecott Medal for Locomotive, discusses the joy of sharing the news with family and the challenges that come with the "big gust of wind" that hits winners.

As the Youth Media Awards ceremony approaches, SLJ checked in with past winners of the Caldecott, Newbery, and Printz. John Green's fans will never guess what he's working on now.

Remember Us by Jacqueline Woodson and Saints of the Household by Ari Tison were honored with the awards in the younger reader and teen category, respectively.

The 2020 Newbery Medalist shares his favorite moments from winning, including a Kwame confusion, and tells the 2024 winner to enjoy the moment but not expect to get a lot of work done.

The new year brings new education laws to states across the country; a young publisher's posthumous fundraiser continues to help others; Jeff Kinney honored by the Educational Book and Media Association; BCALA seeks scholarship submissions; and more in this edition of News Bites.