Local Cherokee artist Rebecca Lee Kunz wins Caldecott Medal for 'Chooch Helped' “Chooch Comforts Sissy” from “Chooch Helped,” 2024, Rebecca Lee Kunz, watercolor and mixed-media. “Gigging” from “Chooch Helped,” 2024, Rebecca Lee Kunz, watercolor and mixed-media. Santa Fe artist and illustrator Rebecca Lee Kunz, winner of the Caldecott Medal for "Chooch Helped." “Rubus Stipulatus/Bristle-Berry/Big Horseshoe Lake Dewberry,” Rebecca Lee Kunz, 2024, gouache, ink and monotype on linen. “Chooch Helped,” 2024, written by Andrea L. Rogers and illustrated by Rebecca Lee Kunz, winner of the 2025 Caldecott Medal. “Sky Vault Descent,” 2023, Rebecca Lee Kunz, giclee archival pigment print. “Untethered: At the Gate,” 2023, Rebecca Lee Kunz, giclee archival pigment print. Published February 16, 2025 - 10:00 a.m. Modified February 16, 2025 - 10:00 a.m. As featured on - Local Cherokee artist Rebecca Lee Kunz wins Caldecott Medal for 'Chooch Helped' Santa Fe-based artist Rebecca Lee Kunz has won the Caldecott Medal, widely considered the highest award a children’s book illustrator can receive. "Chooch Helped," written by Andrea L. Rogers, was the first book Kunz ever illustrated, so she was especially stunned to learn of her win. collection_c6031c64-ea3e-11ef-8503-ef4bed2315a8.html
As featured on - Local Cherokee artist Rebecca Lee Kunz wins Caldecott Medal for 'Chooch Helped' Santa Fe-based artist Rebecca Lee Kunz has won the Caldecott Medal, widely considered the highest award a children’s book illustrator can receive. "Chooch Helped," written by Andrea L. Rogers, was the first book Kunz ever illustrated, so she was especially stunned to learn of her win.
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