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Award-winning illustrator Cátia Chien's 'Fireworks' makes history

WBUR | By Here & Now Newsroom

Published June 25, 2026 at 10:55 AM CDT

The cover of "Fireworks" beside author Cátia Chien. (Courtesy of Michael Belcher)

Cátia Chien‘s illustrations for the picture book “Fireworks” have won her the Caldecott Medal. She’s the first Asian American woman to do so.

Host Peter O’Dowd speaks with Chien about the book, which follows two children on a hot summer day in the city as they play and watch a fireworks display.

Book excerpt: ‘Fireworks’

By Cátia Chien

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

Here & Now Newsroom