Bao Phi is the winner of the 2018 Charlotte Zolotow Award for his picture book A Different Pond. The award is given by the Cooperative Children's Book Center (CCBC), a library of the School of Education at the University of Wisconsin.
Acclaimed poet Bao Phi delivers a powerful, honest glimpse into a relationship between father and son - and between cultures, old and new. A Different Pond is an unforgettable story about a simple event - a long-ago fishing trip. As a young boy, Bao Phi awoke early, hours before his father's long workday began, to fish on the shores of a small pond in Minneapolis. Unlike many other anglers, Bao and his father fished for food, not recreation. A successful catch meant a fed family. Between hope-filled casts, Bao's father told him about a different pond in their homeland of Vietnam.
The 2018 Zolotow Award committee named five Honor Books:
- Baby Goes to Market written by Atinuke, illustrated by Angela Brooksbank (Candlewick Press)
- Buster and the Baby written by Amy Hest, illustrated by Polly Dunbar (Candlewick Press)
- Herbert’s First Halloween written by Cynthia Rylant, illustrated by Steven Henry (Chronicle Books)
- Jabari Jumps written and illustrated by Gaia Cornwall (Candlewick Press
- Niko Draws a Feeling written by Bob Raczka, illustrated by Simone Shin (Carolrhoda Books).
The 2018 Zolotow Award committee also cited eight highly commended titles:
- All the Way to Havana written by Margarita Engle, illustrated by Mike Curato (Godwin Books / Henry Holt)
- Before She Was Harriet written by Lesa Cline-Ransome, illustrated by James Ransome (Holiday House)
- Big Cat, Little Cat written and illustrated by Elisha Cooper (Roaring Brook Press)
- In the Middle of Fall written by Kevin Henkes, illustrated by Laura Dronzek (Greenwillow Books / HarperCollins)
- Little Wolf’s First Howling written by Laura McGee Kvasnosky, illustrated by Laura McGee Kvasnosky and Kate Harvey McGee (Candlewick Press)
- The One Day House written by Julia Durango, illustrated by Bianca Diaz (Charlesbridge)
- Round written by Joyce Sidman, illustrated by Taeeun Yoo (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt)
- When’s My Birthday? written by Julie Fogliano, illustrated by Christian Robinson (A Neal Porter Book / Roaring Brook Press).
Please read the complete press release announcing this year's Zolotow Award, Honor, and Commended Titles for more information.
The Charlotte Zolotow Award is supported by the Friends of the CCBC.
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