Category Archives: Caldecott
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Mouse & Lion
Posted on January 20, 2012 by Victoria in animals, Caldecott, Classics> Mouse & Lion by Rand Burkert and Nancy Ekholm Burkert Mouse & Lion is a captivating retelling of the fable of the lion and the mouse. This time, Mouse gets top billing since he really is the hero of the story. Unusual perspectives, richly detailed watercolors, and an ivory background give the artwork a [...]
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The Invention of Hugo Cabret
Posted on April 12, 2010 by Children's Department Staff in Adventure, Caldecott, Historical Fictionby Brian Selznick In a mix of drawings and text, this book makes Hugo’s world come alive. After a horrible accident befalls his clock maker father who is obsessed with fixing a mechanical man, Hugo is left with his uncle, who winds the clocks in the Paris train station. But, when his uncle disappears it [...]
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The House in the Night
Posted on March 3, 2010 by Children's Department Staff in Caldecott, Picture Booksby Susan Marie Swanson This 2009 Caldecott winner is sure to impress with vivid pictures by Beth Krommes and story by Susan Swanson. In this story, a little girl is given a key to the house where a book awaits her on a bed. When she reads the book, her imagination takes flight; she is [...]
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Click, Clack, Moo: Cows That Type
Posted on November 12, 2009 by Jennifer in Caldecott, Picture Booksby Doreen Cronin Another all-time favorite by Doreen Cronin, Click, Clack, Moo: Cows That Type was Cronin’s first book (published in 2000). Cronin was attending law school when her father passed away. In the midst of her sadness, she woke up in the middle of the night and wrote down a story about cows that [...]
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Frog and Toad Together
Posted on August 24, 2009 by Children's Department Staff in Caldecott, Classics, easy readers, Humorous Stories, Newberyby Arnold Lobel Two of my favorite characters from children’s literature are Frog and Toad. These stories still make me chuckle. Each easy-reader in the Frog and Toad series contains five short stories about these two best friends and their daily adventures – from growing a garden, losing a button, flying a kite, and trying [...]
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Arrow to the Sun
Posted on July 3, 2009 by Children's Department Staff in Caldecott, Picture Booksby Gerald McDermott Arrow to the Sun is a picture book about a young boy who searches for his father. Before he can claim his heritage he has to prove his worthiness by passing the test of four ceremonial chambers. With vibrant colors and extremely eye catching geometric forms, McDermott captures the style of Pueblo [...]
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Caldecott Medal Winning Books
Posted on May 4, 2009 by Rachel in Book Lists, CaldecottHere are the winners from every year since 1938, the first year of the Caldecott Medal. 2011: A Sick Day for Amos McGee by Philip Christian Stead 2010: The Lion & the Mouse by Jerry Pinkney 2009: The House in the Night, illustrated by Beth Krommes, written by Susan Marie Swanson 2008: The Invention of [...]
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