In Cherokee, the word for boy or son is "atsutsa," often shortened to "chooch." In the children's book Chooch Helped, Chooch is a little boy who is just trying to be helpful! Unfortunately, it's ...

Author Andrea L. Rogers and artist Rebecca Lee Kunz met by chance at the Cherokee National Holiday. Then they won the 2025 Caldecott Medal for... 'Chooch Helped' this author and illustrator win the ...

We are heading out on a unique tour, called "The Tour de Chooch"! Ever since 1994 the weekend after Thanksgiving model railroad enthusiasts in New Hampshire and Massachusetts open their doors for ...

The books The First State of Being and Chooch Helped have won the Newbery and the Caldecott awards, respectively — the biggest honors in children's literature. The awards were announced Monday morning ...