(“Braids,” n.p.). Ed Young’s pastel and colored-pencil illustrations highlight the differences—and the similarities—between the cultures that Andrea Cheng’s free-verse novel explores. 2005 Junior Library Guild Selection, Origi nal Art Show–Society of Illustrators, Children’s Books of the Year–Bank Street College Children’s Book Committee, A Parent’s Choice Recommended Award Winner, Starred Review–Kirkus Reviews. Illustrator Ed Young received the Calde cott Medal in 1990 and Caldecott Honors in 1993 and 1989. lmp