The winner of the Fourth Annual Anna Dewdney Read Together Award has been announced as well as the honor books for 2020. The award is giving to a “picture book that is both a superb read-aloud and also sparks compassion, empathy, and connection.” The award is given by Penguin Young Readers, the Children’s Book Council, and Every Child a Reader. Here are the winners:

WINNER

Thank You, Omu! by Oge Mora

 

HONOR BOOKS

Alma and How She Got Her Name by Juana Martinez-Neal

Everybody Says Meow by Constance Lombardo

Love Is Kind by Laura Sassi, illustrated by Lison Chaperon

Made for Me by Zack Bush, illustrated by Gregorio De Lauretis

Welcome Little One by Sandra Magsamen