Last Saturday the Boston Book Festival was back in-person (yay) for the first time since 2019, and people turned out in droves to enjoy the beautiful weather and a day full of wonderful discussion about books for the young and the young at heart.
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The 2022 Boston Globe–Horn Book Award for Picture Book is presented to author Jason Reynolds and illustrator Jason Griffin for Ain t Burned All the Bright published by Caitlyn Dlouhy Books/Atheneum Books for Young Readers, an imprint of Simon & Schuster Children’s Publishing.
The 2022 Boston Globe–Horn Book Honor Book Award for Picture Book is presented to author José Jorge Letria, illustrator André Letria, and translator Elisa Amado for War published by Aldana Libros, an imprint of Greystone Kids.
The 2022 Boston Globe–Horn Book Honor Book Award for Picture Book is presented to author and illustrator Heena Baek and translator Jieun Kiaer for Moon Pops published by Owlkids Books.