2022 Orbis Pictus Award

The 2022 Orbis Pictus Award, presented by the National Council of Teachers of English for outstanding nonfiction for children, went to Nina: A Story of Nina Simone by Traci N. Todd, illustrated by Christian Robinson, a picture book biography of the singer and civil rights activist. The five honor books were Steve Sheinkin's Fallout, a history of the Cold War nuclear standoff; Latinitas: Celebrating 40 Big Dreamers by Juliet Menéndez; Classified by Traci Sorell, illustrated by Natasha Donovan, about Cherokee aerospace engineer Mary Golda Ross; Call and Response: The Story of Black Lives Matter by Veronica Chambers; and Unbound: The Life & Art of Judith Scott by Joyce Scott with Brie Spangler and Melissa Sweet, about Joyce Scott's twin sister, an artist with Down syndrome.