Posts Tagged ‘Caldecott Medal’
Liz’s Summer Reading Pick
Time of Wonder by Robert McCloskey How could I begin my Liz’s Summer Picks with any other book than Robert McCloskey’s Time of Wonder? Winner of The Caldecott Medal as “The most distinguished picture book of 1958,” it’s a classic picture book, if the word classic still has meaning in this genre. His observations of…
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The Lion and the Mouse By Jerry Pinkney Jerry Pinkney’s wordless rendering of this, his most favorite of Aesop’s fables is a terrific way to introduce your young reader to this famous teller of fables. Pithy stories featuring animals with a moral for an ending have been drawing readers of all ages, for well,…
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The Little Island By Margaret Wise Brown, illustrated by Leonard Weisgard I love classic picture books and since 2013 is the 75th Anniversary of the Caldecott, I’ve been featuring winners from 1938 to the present at the Snuggery. It’s been a journey of discovery, delight and finding out the dimension of talent both then…
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Rapunzel By Paul O. Zelinsky Oh are you in store for a rare treasure in Paul O. Zelinsky’s telling of Wilhelm and Jacob Grimm’s tale of Rapunzel! For most of us who remember bit and pieces of the story from childhood, probably the line that stands out is the witch cackling, “Rapunzel, Rapunzel, let…
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The Snowy Day By Ezra Jack Keats Talk about synchronicity! That is where events fall into an almost too perfect alignment in the universe. Well, this is the opportune month and weather moment to introduce your young reader to Ezra Jack Keats’ Caldecott winner of 1963 called The Snowy Day. Not only are they calling…
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The Coveted and Classic Caldecott Medal Celebrates 75 Years of Creative Reads Snuggery readers may have noticed the 75th Caldecott Anniversary logo featured on the web site this week. Created by Caldecott Medal winner, Brian Selznick, winner of a Caldecott for his picture book in 2008, The Invention of Hugo Cabret, the logo celebrates…
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Lon Po Po: A Red-Riding Hood Story From China By Ed Young This 1989 Caldecott Award winning Chinese version of the tale of Little Red Riding Hood comes from an ancient oral tradition that may be over a thousand years old. The story of the small girl eluding a “big bad wolf” crosses cultural…
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