It’s time for our second picture book bundle giveaway! (To see last week’s winner, go here.) This week, we get to focus on Picture Book Summit 2025 Superstar Speaker and Caldecott Medalist Jason Chin!

Read on for a brief description of each of these amazing books. Then enter below for your chance to win!

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Jason Chin Book Bundle Giveaway!

 

WATERCRESS written by Andrea Wang, illustrated by Jason Chin

Jason Chin illustrated this moving story from author Andrea Wang about the power of sharing memories—including the painful ones—and the way our heritage stays with and shapes us, even when we don’t see it. It’s a bittersweet, delicate look at how sharing the difficult parts of our histories can create powerful new moments of family history, and help connect us to our roots.

The illustrations move between China and the American Midwest and were created with a mixture of traditional Chinese brushes and western media. The dreamy, nostalgic color palette brings this beautiful story to life. An endnote from the author describes her personal connection to the story, and an illustrator’s note touches on both the process of the painting, and the emotional meaning brought to the work.

WATERCRESS won the Caldecott Medal. If you haven’t read this book yet, stop what you’re doing and go find it at your local library. It is extraordinary.

HURRICANE written and illustrated by Jason Chin

Caldecott and Sibert Medalist Jason Chin charts the thrilling saga of an island community’s brush with a category three hurricane, and the cutting-edge science that helps them prepare.

HURRICANE is at once a fascinating view into a natural disaster and a reassuring survey of the tools we use to mitigate the damage. As climate change makes hurricanes ever more destructive, this engaging and rigorous book is perfect for classrooms, and for families making their own safety plans.

Jason combines breathtaking artwork and clear, compelling text to make HURRICANE a gripping read for all ages. At the end, find even more information about hurricanes, with visual aids for deeper understanding.

 

THE UNIVERSE IN YOU written and illustrated by Jason Chin

In YOUR PLACE IN THE UNIVERSE, Jason Chin zoomed outward, from our planet, solar system, and galaxy to the outer reaches of the observable universe. In THE UNIVERSE IN YOU, Jason Chin reverses course, zooming in past our skin to our cells, molecules, and atoms, all the way down to particles so small we can’t yet even measure them.

Like its companion, THE UNIVERSE IN YOU is a mind-boggling adventure that makes complex science accessible and enjoyable to readers of any age.

Impeccably researched, wholly engrossing, and with extensive backmatter for additional learning, THE UNIVERSE IN YOU is another knockout from the award-winning creator of REDWOODS, GRAND CANYON, and other distinguished works of nonfiction for young readers.

 

How to Enter

Just follow the steps in the Rafflecopter below. Anyone who has registered (or registers this week) gets an extra FIVE entries in the drawing! (REGISTER AT THE EARLY BIRD PRICE HERE!) You get one entry each day you reshare one of our posts on Bluesky or Instagram, one entry for following us on Instagram or Bluesky, one entry for visiting our Facebook page, and five entries for signing up for our newsletter! (If you’re already getting our emails or you’re a current or previous attendee, simply enter your email address in the space provided to get your five entries.) That’s it!

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Enter before 11:59pm US EASTERN on July 21, 2025, for your chance to win this powerful book bundle.

Learn More

Of  course, Jason isn’t only a writer and illustrator of award-winning picture books, he’s also a Superstar Speaker at Picture Book Summit 2025! In The Perfect Storm: Big, Bold, Nonfiction Picture Books, Jason will reveal, step by step, how research, writing, and illustrating unite to bring a monumental subject to vibrant life in a kid-friendly fashion.

Sign up to day to see Jason Chin live online with Caldecott Medalist Vashti Harrison and NYT Bestselling author Susan Verde, plus workshop presenters Emma Walton Hamilton and Bethany Hegedus at our online event Big, Bold, and Brave: Supercharge Your Picture Books!

Join us for a full day of LIVE online picture book writing fun on October 4, 2025, including these presentations:

• Vashti Harrison – Be Bold, Be Brave: Charting Your Creative Journey with Purpose
• Susan Verde -Big Ideas for Small People: Writing Concept Books with Heart, Honesty, and Respect for Young Readers
• Jason Chin – The Perfect Storm: Big, Bold, Nonfiction Picture Books
• Emma Walton Hamilton – Wordcount Wizardry: How to Say More with Less
• Bethany Hegedus – Secret Superpower: How to Inspire Young Readers Without Teaching a Thing

Plus, these pre-recorded panel discussions:

• Agents Assemble: Query Critiques to the Rescue
• Unmasking the Perfect Manuscript: Insider Secrets from Editors

And don’t forget!

• 7 hours of picture book insight and instruction
• Q&As during each presentation
• Private Facebook group just for attendees
• Exclusive PJ Party
• Dancing … and dancing goats!
• Everything takes place online on October 4, 2025
• Replay access through January 31, 2026

Click here to see the full program, find out about submission opportunities, and register today!

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