2026 Cook Prize Winner

Hurricane

Author & Illustrator: Jason Chin

Gold Medal Acceptance Speech by Jason Chin. (5 minutes)

Honor Books

• Plight of the Pelican: How Science Saved a Species by Jessica Stremer, illustrated by Gordy Wright (Holiday House). Silver Medal Acceptance Speech. (4 minutes)

• Rewriting the Rules: How Dr. Kathleen Friel Created New Possibilities for Brain Research and Disability by Danna Zeiger, illustrated by Josée Bisaillon (Millbrook Press/Lerner). Silver Medal Acceptance Speech (10 minutes)

• We Carry the Sun by Tae Keller, illustrated by Rachel Wada (Norton). Tae Keller: Silver Medal Acceptance Speech. (3 min) Rachel Wada: Silver Medal Acceptance Speech - coming soon.