Paul Castle is a blind author and illustrator who wrote The Secret Ingredient, an inclusive children's book about penguins who learn the "secret ingredient" to a happy family. Castle, who triples ...

This is Kelly's second John Newbery Medal, which honors the most distinguished American children's book published in a given year. Kelly's book, Hello, Universe, won the prize in 2018.

The Beauty of Imperfect Children’s Book Art In the work of artists I admire, all the training and discipline come out in an act of letting go: a splotch of ink, a wayward wash of color.