It’s awards season! For those of us in the book business it is time to honor our best and brightest.
All the World - Follow a circle of family and friends through the course of a day from morning till night as they discover the importance of all things great and small in our world, from the tiniest shell on the beach, to warm family connections, to the widest sunset sky.
Billy & Milly Short & Silly - Relates the adventures of Billy and Milly in very brief, rhyming text and illustrations.
Birds - Fascinated by the colors, shapes, sounds, and movements of the many different birds she sees through her window, a little girl is happy to discover that she and they have something in common.
Chicken Little - A retelling of the classic story of Chicken Little, who has an acorn fall on his head and runs in a panic to his friends Henny Penny, Lucky Ducky, and Loosey Goosey, to tell them the sky is falling.
Coretta Scott - This extraordinary union of poetry and monumental artwork captures the movement for civil rights in the United States, and honors it most elegant inspiration, Coretta Scott.
The Curious Garden - Liam discovers a hidden garden and with careful tending spreads color throughout the gray city.
Dinotrux - Millions of years ago, the prehistoric ancestors of today's trucks, such as garbageadon, dozeratops, and craneosaurus, roamed the Earth until they rusted out and became extinct.
Duck! Rabbit! - From the award-winning author of Little Pea, Little Hoot, and Little Oink comes a clever take on the age-old optical illusion: Is it a duck or a rabbit? Depends on how you look at it! Readers will find more than just Amy Krouse Rosenthal's signature humor here, there's also a subtle lesson for kids who don't know when to let go of an argument. A smart, simple story that will make readers of all ages eager to take a side, Duck! Rabbit! makes it easy to agree on one thing, reading it again!
The Fantastic Undersea Life of Jacques Cousteau - The brief, evenly paced text, which includes a few direct quotes, describes Cousteau’s lifelong fascination with the sea, filmmaking, and invention, beginning with depictions of the scientist as a young boy, tinkering with cameras and swimming in the ocean to recover from chronic illness.
Hook - A chick hatched by hens turns out to be an eaglet who must get help from a boy in learning how to fly.
Jeremy Draws a Monster - A young boy who spends most of his time alone in his bedroom makes new friends after the monster in his drawing becomes a monstrous nuisance.
The Lion and the Mouse - In this wordless retelling of an Aesop fable, an adventuresome mouse proves that even small creatures are capable of great deeds when he rescues the King of the Jungle.
The Longest Night - One very long night, a crow, a moose, and a fox all claim they can bring back the sun, but the wind knows that only one little creature has what is needed to end the darkness.
Lousy Rotten Stinkin' Grapes - Retells the fable of a frustrated fox that, after many tries to reach a high bunch of grapes, decides they must be sour anyway.
My People - Hughes's spare yet eloquent tribute to his people has been cherished for generations. Now, acclaimed photographer Smith interprets this beloved poem in vivid sepia photographs that capture the glory, the beauty, and the soul of being a black American today.
A Penguin Story - Edna the penguin tries to find something in her surroundings that is not black, white, or blue.
Red Sings from the Treetoops: a year in colors - Nature displays different colors to announce the seasons of the year.
Redwoods- A young city boy, riding the subway, finds an abandoned book about redwoods. He finds himself in the very forest described in the book. After finishing the book, he leaves it for someone else to read.
First up…The Randolph Caldecott Award.
The Caldecott Medal was named in honor of nineteenth-century English illustrator Randolph Caldecott. It is awarded annually by the Association for Library Service to Children, a division of the American Library Association, to the artist of the most distinguished American picture book for children.
Recently, I participated in the Nassau County Library Association’s Mock Caldecott event. My fellow librarians and I considered the following 18 titles:
All the World - Follow a circle of family and friends through the course of a day from morning till night as they discover the importance of all things great and small in our world, from the tiniest shell on the beach, to warm family connections, to the widest sunset sky.Billy & Milly Short & Silly - Relates the adventures of Billy and Milly in very brief, rhyming text and illustrations.Birds - Fascinated by the colors, shapes, sounds, and movements of the many different birds she sees through her window, a little girl is happy to discover that she and they have something in common.Chicken Little - A retelling of the classic story of Chicken Little, who has an acorn fall on his head and runs in a panic to his friends Henny Penny, Lucky Ducky, and Loosey Goosey, to tell them the sky is falling.Coretta Scott - This extraordinary union of poetry and monumental artwork captures the movement for civil rights in the United States, and honors it most elegant inspiration, Coretta Scott.The Curious Garden - Liam discovers a hidden garden and with careful tending spreads color throughout the gray city.Dinotrux - Millions of years ago, the prehistoric ancestors of today's trucks, such as garbageadon, dozeratops, and craneosaurus, roamed the Earth until they rusted out and became extinct.Duck! Rabbit! - From the award-winning author of Little Pea, Little Hoot, and Little Oink comes a clever take on the age-old optical illusion: Is it a duck or a rabbit? Depends on how you look at it! Readers will find more than just Amy Krouse Rosenthal's signature humor here, there's also a subtle lesson for kids who don't know when to let go of an argument. A smart, simple story that will make readers of all ages eager to take a side, Duck! Rabbit! makes it easy to agree on one thing, reading it again!The Fantastic Undersea Life of Jacques Cousteau - The brief, evenly paced text, which includes a few direct quotes, describes Cousteau’s lifelong fascination with the sea, filmmaking, and invention, beginning with depictions of the scientist as a young boy, tinkering with cameras and swimming in the ocean to recover from chronic illness.Hook - A chick hatched by hens turns out to be an eaglet who must get help from a boy in learning how to fly.Jeremy Draws a Monster - A young boy who spends most of his time alone in his bedroom makes new friends after the monster in his drawing becomes a monstrous nuisance. The Lion and the Mouse - In this wordless retelling of an Aesop fable, an adventuresome mouse proves that even small creatures are capable of great deeds when he rescues the King of the Jungle. The Longest Night - One very long night, a crow, a moose, and a fox all claim they can bring back the sun, but the wind knows that only one little creature has what is needed to end the darkness. Lousy Rotten Stinkin' Grapes - Retells the fable of a frustrated fox that, after many tries to reach a high bunch of grapes, decides they must be sour anyway.My People - Hughes's spare yet eloquent tribute to his people has been cherished for generations. Now, acclaimed photographer Smith interprets this beloved poem in vivid sepia photographs that capture the glory, the beauty, and the soul of being a black American today. A Penguin Story - Edna the penguin tries to find something in her surroundings that is not black, white, or blue.Red Sings from the Treetoops: a year in colors - Nature displays different colors to announce the seasons of the year.Redwoods- A young city boy, riding the subway, finds an abandoned book about redwoods. He finds himself in the very forest described in the book. After finishing the book, he leaves it for someone else to read. My personal favorite was The Lion and the Mouse and by an overwhelming majority it was the winner of the most distinguished picture book of 2010 at our mock debate (All the World came in a distant second). I encourage everyone to check out any or all of these books.
Click here to see a list of past winners.
The Caldecott winner will be announced on January 18th.
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