{"id":271413,"date":"2025-06-03T22:25:52","date_gmt":"2025-06-03T22:25:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/peraltafinancing.com\/uncategorized\/caldecott-honor-artist-cherry-mo\/"},"modified":"2025-06-03T22:25:52","modified_gmt":"2025-06-03T22:25:52","slug":"caldecott-honor-artist-cherry-mo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?p=271413","title":{"rendered":"Caldecott Honor Artist Cherry Mo"},"content":{"rendered":"


\n
I asked Rebecca Lee Kunz, Cherry Mo, C.G. Esperanza, Gracey Zhang, and Yuko Shimizu to each answer two questions and finish two sentence starters. <\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

Rebecca Lee Kunz’s Responses<\/a><\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
Gracey Zhang’s Responses<\/a><\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
Yuko Shimizu’s Responses<\/a><\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
<\/a><\/div>\n
<\/div>\n

<\/span><\/p>\n

Hello, Cherry Mo! Congratulations on receiving a 2025 Caldecott Honor citation for Home in a Lunchbox<\/i>. I love hearing about the CALL. What was running through your heart when the committee was clapping and cheering for you?
<\/span><\/b>
Cherry Mo: <\/b>Thank you so much! Oh, the call had my heart pounding! I couldn\u2019t believe the call was THE CALL! I had been half-anticipating a call, and half convincing myself to not expect anything. It was a strange place to be! When I saw an out-of-state number dialing in, I thought, \u201cOh my goodness, is this it?!\u201d When I heard the news, it took a moment to comprehend what was happening and for the news to really sink in. It definitely felt so surreal to hear the committee\u2019s cheering and applause!<\/span><\/div>\n

<\/span><\/div>\n
<\/p>\n
\"\"<\/a><\/div>\n


What does a Caldecott Honor for Home in a Lunchbox<\/i> mean to you? <\/span><\/b><\/p>\n

Cherry Mo: <\/b>Winning the Caldecott Honor was a surprise and a dream come true! When I had my first call with my wonderful agent Emily van Beek, she asked, what are some of your goals for your career? I had listed a number of things, and one of them was to win a Caldecott. I had listed it without thinking it could actually happen. My creative journey has had its bumps, so this recognition reassured me that I have found my path: to write and illustrate books that I hope can touch hearts. It really means the world to hear how much readers resonate and connect with this book. To all the readers out there\u2014a big, heartfelt thank you!<\/p>\n

Home in a Lunchbox<\/i> came from a personal place in my heart, and for my second book, even more so! This Caldecott is an amazing honor, and I hope that this brings in even more readers who can benefit from reading my second book, which focuses on mental health. If I had the chance to read a picture book on this topic when I was a child, it would have made a world of a difference. I hope my books lend a voice to those who are grappling with their inner journey and offer hope to those who are struggling!<\/span><\/div>\n


<\/span><\/div>\n
<\/p>\n
\"\"<\/a><\/div>\n


Please finish the following sentence starters:<\/span>
<\/b>
Libraries <\/span><\/b>are absolutely magical\u2014my happy place and playground, a wonderland of boundless imagination and inspiration!<\/p>\n

Picture books <\/span><\/b>open up hearts and bring out the pure, genuine, and playful inner child within all of us. They break down walls and build precious heart-to-heart connections!<\/span><\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I asked Rebecca Lee Kunz, Cherry Mo, C.G. Esperanza, Gracey Zhang, and Yuko Shimizu to each answer two questions and finish two sentence starters. Rebecca Lee Kunz’s Responses Gracey Zhang’s Responses Yuko Shimizu’s Responses Hello, Cherry Mo! Congratulations on receiving a 2025 Caldecott Honor citation for Home in a Lunchbox. I love hearing about the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":271414,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[6436,36144,2986,5060],"dealstore":[],"offerexpiration":[],"class_list":["post-271413","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-artist","tag-caldecott","tag-cherry","tag-honor"],"yoast_head":"\nCaldecott Honor Artist Cherry Mo - Som2ny Network<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?p=271413\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Caldecott Honor Artist Cherry Mo - Som2ny Network\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"I asked Rebecca Lee Kunz, Cherry Mo, C.G. Esperanza, Gracey Zhang, and Yuko Shimizu to each answer two questions and finish two sentence starters. Rebecca Lee Kunz’s Responses Gracey Zhang’s Responses Yuko Shimizu’s Responses Hello, Cherry Mo! Congratulations on receiving a 2025 Caldecott Honor citation for Home in a Lunchbox. I love hearing about the […]\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?p=271413\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Som2ny Network\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2025-06-03T22:25:52+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Screenshot202025-06-0320at2011.47.30E280AFAM.png\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1200\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"630\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/png\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"admin\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"admin\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?p=271413#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?p=271413\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"admin\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/#\/schema\/person\/b85e3c3dc0e1daea076524dc8810c371\"},\"headline\":\"Caldecott Honor Artist Cherry Mo\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-06-03T22:25:52+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?p=271413\"},\"wordCount\":460,\"commentCount\":0,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?p=271413#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Screenshot202025-06-0320at2011.47.30E280AFAM.png\",\"keywords\":[\"Artist\",\"Caldecott\",\"Cherry\",\"Honor\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?p=271413#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?p=271413\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?p=271413\",\"name\":\"Caldecott Honor Artist Cherry Mo - Som2ny Network\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?p=271413#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?p=271413#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Screenshot202025-06-0320at2011.47.30E280AFAM.png\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-06-03T22:25:52+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?p=271413#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?p=271413\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?p=271413#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Screenshot202025-06-0320at2011.47.30E280AFAM.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Screenshot202025-06-0320at2011.47.30E280AFAM.png\",\"width\":1200,\"height\":630},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?p=271413#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?bp_activities=1\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Caldecott Honor Artist Cherry Mo\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/\",\"name\":\"Som2ny Network\",\"description\":\"Daily Deals\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Som2ny Network\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/4a0953c4-logo-300x86-1.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/4a0953c4-logo-300x86-1.png\",\"width\":300,\"height\":86,\"caption\":\"Som2ny Network\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\"}},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/#\/schema\/person\/b85e3c3dc0e1daea076524dc8810c371\",\"name\":\"admin\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/729ae85bf62b9917e93538db2f2688ca?s=96&r=g&default=https%3A%2F%2Ffivemor.com%2Fwp-content%2Fplugins%2Fbuddypress-first-letter-avatar%2Fimages%2Fdefault%2F96%2Flatin_a.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/729ae85bf62b9917e93538db2f2688ca?s=96&r=g&default=https%3A%2F%2Ffivemor.com%2Fwp-content%2Fplugins%2Fbuddypress-first-letter-avatar%2Fimages%2Fdefault%2F96%2Flatin_a.png\",\"caption\":\"admin\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\/\/fivemor.com\"],\"url\":\"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?author=1\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Caldecott Honor Artist Cherry Mo - Som2ny Network","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?p=271413","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Caldecott Honor Artist Cherry Mo - Som2ny Network","og_description":"I asked Rebecca Lee Kunz, Cherry Mo, C.G. Esperanza, Gracey Zhang, and Yuko Shimizu to each answer two questions and finish two sentence starters. Rebecca Lee Kunz’s Responses Gracey Zhang’s Responses Yuko Shimizu’s Responses Hello, Cherry Mo! Congratulations on receiving a 2025 Caldecott Honor citation for Home in a Lunchbox. I love hearing about the […]","og_url":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?p=271413","og_site_name":"Som2ny Network","article_published_time":"2025-06-03T22:25:52+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1200,"height":630,"url":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Screenshot202025-06-0320at2011.47.30E280AFAM.png","type":"image\/png"}],"author":"admin","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"admin","Est. reading time":"2 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?p=271413#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?p=271413"},"author":{"name":"admin","@id":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/#\/schema\/person\/b85e3c3dc0e1daea076524dc8810c371"},"headline":"Caldecott Honor Artist Cherry Mo","datePublished":"2025-06-03T22:25:52+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?p=271413"},"wordCount":460,"commentCount":0,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?p=271413#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Screenshot202025-06-0320at2011.47.30E280AFAM.png","keywords":["Artist","Caldecott","Cherry","Honor"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?p=271413#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?p=271413","url":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?p=271413","name":"Caldecott Honor Artist Cherry Mo - Som2ny Network","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?p=271413#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?p=271413#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Screenshot202025-06-0320at2011.47.30E280AFAM.png","datePublished":"2025-06-03T22:25:52+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?p=271413#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?p=271413"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?p=271413#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Screenshot202025-06-0320at2011.47.30E280AFAM.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Screenshot202025-06-0320at2011.47.30E280AFAM.png","width":1200,"height":630},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?p=271413#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?bp_activities=1"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Caldecott Honor Artist Cherry Mo"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/#website","url":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/","name":"Som2ny Network","description":"Daily Deals","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/#organization","name":"Som2ny Network","url":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/4a0953c4-logo-300x86-1.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/4a0953c4-logo-300x86-1.png","width":300,"height":86,"caption":"Som2ny Network"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"}},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/#\/schema\/person\/b85e3c3dc0e1daea076524dc8810c371","name":"admin","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/729ae85bf62b9917e93538db2f2688ca?s=96&r=g&default=https%3A%2F%2Ffivemor.com%2Fwp-content%2Fplugins%2Fbuddypress-first-letter-avatar%2Fimages%2Fdefault%2F96%2Flatin_a.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/729ae85bf62b9917e93538db2f2688ca?s=96&r=g&default=https%3A%2F%2Ffivemor.com%2Fwp-content%2Fplugins%2Fbuddypress-first-letter-avatar%2Fimages%2Fdefault%2F96%2Flatin_a.png","caption":"admin"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/fivemor.com"],"url":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?author=1"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/271413","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=271413"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/271413\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/271414"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=271413"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=271413"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=271413"},{"taxonomy":"dealstore","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fdealstore&post=271413"},{"taxonomy":"offerexpiration","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fofferexpiration&post=271413"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}