Horn Book Magazine July/August 2026

Special issue: ALA Awards.

Original cover art by 2026 Caldecott Medal winner Cátia Chien.

In this issue:

“The Year in Words and Pictures.” The Horn Book editors discuss the children’s book landscape.

Candace Fleming’s Children's Literature Legacy Award acceptance speech.

A profile of Candace Fleming by editor Anne Schwartz.

Renée Watson’s Newbery Medal acceptance speech.

A profile of Renée Watson by author Jason Reynolds.

Cátia Chien’s Caldecott Medal acceptance speech.

A profile of Cátia Chien by her husband, Mike Belcher.

Jewell Parker Rhodes’s Coretta Scott King Author Award acceptance speech.

A profile of Jewell Parker Rhodes by editor Alvina Ling.

R. Gregory Christie’s Coretta Scott King Illustrator Award acceptance speech.

A profile of R. Gregory Christie by author Alice Faye Duncan.

Kadir Nelson’s Coretta Scott King–Virginia Hamilton Award acceptance.

Cadenza: 2026 Mind the Gap Awards.