Awards and Honors2018 Schneider Family Book Awards Winner, Best Young Children’s Book
ALSC Notable Children’s Books 2018, All Ages Booklist Top 10 Books for Youth, Arts Kirkus Reviews Best Books of 2017, Middle Grade Shelf Awareness 2017 Best Books of the Year, Picture Books
James Castle was born two months premature. He was deaf, mute, autistic, and probably dyslexic. He didn't walk until he was four; he would never learn to speak, write, read, or use sign language.Yet, today Castle's artwork hangs in major museums throughout the world.