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Ed Young Wins Chen Bochui International Children’s Literature Award!

Ed Young, Caldecott Medal winner and longtime client of McIntosh & Otis, has won the prestigious 2020 Chen Bochui International Children’s Literature Award for Author of the Year!

 

This honor is awarded to Ed in recognition of his prolific career as a children’s book writer and illustrator, having worked on over eighty picture books. Though Ed was unable to attend the ceremony, he submitted an acceptance speech, as represented in China by Zhang Hong. Read it here!

 

“The three mottos for a book-maker,” Ed writes, “Let each book be Timeless, Boundaryless, Scopeless.”

 

We are, as always, in awe of Ed’s wisdom and congratulate him on this well-deserved award! Visit Ed Young’s website to learn more about his incredible career and art.