Uploaded January 2014 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Open Road celebrates children's authors Betsy Byars, Tomie dePaola, Chris Raschka, Lois Lenski, Jean Craighead George, Virginia Hamilton, Zilpha Keatley Snyder, Janet Taylor Lisle, and Adele Griffin—all of whom won Newbery, Caldecott, or National Book awards. In this video, these authors, along with their friends and family, discuss how being honored for their work made an impact on their lives.