Watercress

“Watercress,” illustrated by Jason Chin, written by Andrea Wang. Published by Neal Porter Books, Holiday House.

About

A Chinese American girl, too embarrassed to eat the watercress her family picked from the roadside, learns of her mother's childhood experience with famine in China.

Awards Won

Title Year
Caldecott Award Seal Randolph Caldecott Medal
The Caldecott Medal was named in honor of nineteenth-century English illustrator Randolph Caldecott. It is awarded annually by the Association for Library Service to Children, a division of the American Library Association, to the artist of the most distinguished American picture book for children.
2022 - Winner(s)