I am still coming to terms with the idea that my work is worthy of the same recognition as theirs.ĭo the wins feel different this year, considering so few people are able to gather and celebrate? One thing that feels different is the list of people who have won it before now, artists who I've studied and admired for years. You are certainly not new to receiving accolades for your work you even received a Caldecott honor in 2018 for Grand Canyon. The Caldecott AND a Newbery Honor AND the APALA?! I can't believe it. I'm feeling a mixture of emotions including disbelief, joy and gratitude. Well, what a lovely morning you've had! Congratulations! Not only did your illustrations for Watercress win the Ralph Caldecott Medal but you and author Andrea Wang won the Asian/Pacific American Award for Literature in the picture book category. Watercress (Neal Porter Books/Holiday House) is the 2022 Caldecott Medal winner. He lives in Vermont with his wife and children. His other acclaimed nonfiction titles include Redwoods, Coral Reefs, Island: A Story of the Galápagos, Gravity and Your Place in the Universe. Jason Chin is a children's book author and illustrator his book Grand Canyon received a Caldecott Honor, a Sibert Honor and the NCTE Orbis Pictus Award. 'We want to let community groups come and gather and also hold things like local author events, things like that,' said Giampa.īelieve in Syracuse celebrated the announcement in a Facebook post: 'Syracuse will once again be home to a bookstore in Downtown! Parthenon Books Syr will be the place to find books, grab a coffee, and connect!' The location is scheduled to open in April with a community-centered focus. We'll have a small selection of used books, we're going to have really cool local-themed gifts and stationery and we're going to have a café.' Giampa told WSTM she wanted to be a part of the effort to revitalize downtown and thought the bookstore would have something different to offer the community: 'We are going to offer mostly new books, which is different from the other independent stores in Syracuse. The sort of people that live downtown, they're exactly the kind of people that would come into a bookstore and hang out and look for that, especially if it's in walking distance.'

'You know, for years I've been saying the one thing missing from downtown is a bookstore.

'People want things to do other than go to bars and restaurants,' said Giampa.

WSTM reported that store manager Selena Giampa hopes it will help bring new life to the area just outside of Armory Square. Parthenon Books is set to open in downtown Syracuse, N.Y., this spring at 335-337 S.

Gravity by Jason Chin