Sharing good news of my debut picture book!

[Laurel Aylesworth]

This is awesome - congratulations!

[Pamela Fraley]

@xin-li this is amazing!! Congratulations!!

[kylebeaudette]

Wow

[xin li]

YOU GUYS! "I Lived Inside a Whale" won the Barnes & Noble Children's & YA award for best picture book of 2024. I am so excited! My little brain could not catch up with the reality, feeling so surreal!

https://www.barnesandnoble.com/blog/bn-kids-and-ya-award-winners-2024/?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR1IRvfhS4_Wipi7Fr6pxI8GgELs91ao9N2dHRayX75yKMD1h-LN8kggLDU_aem_AcefK9D3hVtwv8VRH0Im5jrL-i-iyCMvbssMxQhOJeMZjbFC7hFOiCwyUkAAhfuJfkqR2RinODZu1rfbF_UC-NT1

[MarcRobinson]

@xin-li amazing! Such fantastic news. Congratulations

[evka8D]

Congratulations

[KathrynAdebayo]

@xin-li That's so wonderful and well-deserved!! Congratulations! We borrowed it from our library and it's beautifully made.

[xin li]

@KathrynAdebayo So glad to hear that you can find the book at your local Library! Yay!
@MarcRobinson @evka8D thank you so much!

[ArtistErin]

Congratulations!! What a great cover too! Fantastic!

[matt_gallagherrr]

Congratulations Xin! That's awesome!