Erin Entrada Kelly’s “The First State of Being,” a coming-of-age story that blends time travel and the approaching millennium of the year 2000, has won the John Newbery Medal for the year’s ...

Erin Entrada Kelly, author of “The First State of Being,” and Rebecca Lee Kunz, illustrator of “Chooch Helped,” are the 2025 recipients of the John Newbery and Randolph Caldecott Medals, the most ...

Erin Kelly is a writer, triathlete and RRCA-certified Level 1 running coach living in New York City. Her talents include waking up insanely early for The Rise NYC, running long distances ...