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Caldecott Medal and Orbis Pictus Award winning author-illustrator
Jason Chin is the author and illustrator of many acclaimed picture books, including Your Place in the Universe, Island and Redwoods. He received the 2022 Caldecott Medal for Watercress, by Andrea Wang and a Caldecott Honor, Sibert Honor, and the NCTE Orbis Pictus award for Grand Canyon. His latest book is The Universe in You: A Microscopic Journey which was a 2023 ALA Notable title, a Hornbook Fanfare title, and named a best book of the year by both Kirkus and School Library Journal. He lives in South Burlington, VT with his wife, Deirdre Gill, and their children.