Posts Tagged ‘Caldecott Award’
Way Back Wednesday: The Canon of Picture Books
Walking Down Classic Corridors with the Caldecott Merriam-Webster defines the word “canon” as “a sanctioned or accepted group or body of related work” as in the canon of great literature. I recently wrote a blog that intimated that just as most literate adults have read a canon of great literature that reaches a high water…
Read MoreOne’s Family Roots Are an Important Topic of Conversation for Young Readers. This Essential Classic Picture Book is a Great Way to Begin Conversations About it.
They Were Strong and Good By Robert Lawson Have your children ever asked questions or begged for stories about your mom and dad? It’s a very common theme and topic that runs through many families. Where did our family come from? Who were these people? What kind of lives did they leave and do I…
Read MoreWay Back Wednesday Essential Classic: Celebrating 75 Years of the Caldecott
Animals of the Bible By Dorothy P. Lathrop, accompanying texts selected by Helen Dean Fish Have a look at the very first title that, in 1938, was the recipient of the very first Caldecott Medal, awarded for the “most distinguished picture book of the preceding year.” Ms. Lathrop chose in her black and white…
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A Sick Day for Amos McGee By Philip C. Stead Illustrated by Erin E. Stead Don’t tell anyone, but I’ve got a crush on an elderly zookeeper called Amos McGee and his charges at a certain zoo. Winner of the Caldecott medal in 2010 as well as Best Illustrated Children’s Book Award by the New…
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Andy And The Lion by James Daugherty Even the King of Beasts, the noble lion, can have a “thorny” issue to deal with in his paw. And in James Daugherty’s, “Andy and the Lion” a 1938 Caldecott Honor book, the themes of kindness and bravery rewarded by gratitude, all in a country setting of a…
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Peppe the Lamplighter by Elisa Bartone; illustrations by Ted Lewin Dedicated to her father’s memory AND the pursuit of the “American Dream”, Elisa Bartone’s Caldecott Honor Book provides a favorite theme of mine for the picture book – showing a window back into the immigrant American experience in all its variations which slips further and…
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Anatole By Eve Titus; pictures by Paul Galdone We meet in this Way Back Wednesday essential, a most honorable French mouse called Anatole. This Caldecott honor book is a wonder for which Publishers Weekly raved, “We add our voice to the thousands of mice who roar… “Vive le Mouse Magnifique!” Paul Galdone, a talented illustrator…
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