Still sometimes in awe of modern telecommunication, I Zoomed with author Matthew Burgess (whose Fireworks won this year’s Caldecott Medal for illustrator Cátia Chien) at his home in Berlin and illustrator Matthew Forsythe at a cafe in Montreal about their new picture book If the Moon, where dreams fly.

The winner of the 2026Caldecott Award is Fireworks, illustrated by Cátia Chien and written by Matthew Burgess.