8 Illustrated Books for Every Age and Every Summer Reading List

Through June 18, Salon is sharing special Recommended Reading lists from the judges of the 2014 PEN Literary Awards

Published June 12, 2014 4:00PM (EDT)

PEN judges Mac Barnett, Ted Lewin, and Elizabeth Winthrop acknowledged these novels as distinctive in the world of picture book writing for the PEN/Steven Kroll Award for Picture Book Writing. These American or U.S.-based writers represent some of the most exceptional text illustrated in a book.

Click here to explore other PEN Recommending Reading Lists

For more information on the PEN Literary Awards and these debut authors and their works please visit PEN.org.


By PEN American Center