2026 Books from 2026 Caldecott Winners
The big ALA Youth Media Awards are over. It was a good year for books. I loved the 2026 Caldecott class. It made me wonder if any of the winning illustrators have books coming this year? Lucky for us, they do . . .
Fireworks illustrator Catiá Chien doesn’t have any 2026 books that have been announced (yet), so let’s take a look at 2026 books from author Matthew Burgess:
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Every Monday Mabel author/illustrator Jashar Awan has a few books coming, one illustrated by Rahele Jomepour Bell:
Stalactite & Stalagmite author/illustrator Drew Beckmeyer doesn’t have any 2026 books that have been announced.
Our Lake author/illlustrator Angie Kang has an upcoming book, written by Julie Leung:
And Sundust author/illustrator Zeke Peña has a new book coming, written by Randy Ribay:
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About Travis Jonker
Travis Jonker is an elementary school librarian in Michigan. He writes reviews (and the occasional article or two) for School Library Journal and is a member of the 2014 Caldecott committee. You can email Travis at scopenotes@gmail.com, or follow him on Twitter: @100scopenotes.
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