2022 Batchelder Award Acceptance Speeches

Abstract

Yonder: Restless Books for Young Readers is the winner of the 2022 (Mildred L.) Batchelder Award for "Temple Alley Summer," written by Sachiko Kashiwaba, illustrated by Miho Satake, and translated from the Japanese by Avery Fischer Udagawa. Alison Gore, Associate Editor and Grants Manager, Restless Books, Sachiko Kashiwaba, and Avery Fischer Udagawa delivered these acceptance remarks at the ALSC Awards Program, held Monday, June 27, 2022, during the ALA Annual Conference in Washington, D.C.