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1987 Caldecott Medal: Hey, Al

Hey, Al, written by Arthur Yorinks and illustrated by Richard Egielski, is the somewhat odd tale of a janitor (Al) and his dog (Eddie) who are taken by a large tropical bird to a lush island in the sky. 173 more words

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Kitten's First Full Moon

Kitten’s First Full Moon

Henkes, Kevin. (2004). Kitten’s First Full Moon. the United States of America: Greenwillow Books.

Annotation:  In this 2005 Caldecott Medal winner (The Caldecott winner is awarded to the artist of the most distinguished American picture book for children), Kitten sees her first full moon and mistakes it for a bowl of milk. 94 more words

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1957 Caldecott Medal: A Tree is Nice

A Tree is Nice was written by Janice May Udry and illustrated by Marc Simont. This is a pretty simple book – if you’ve read the title, you know what this book is about: trees and all their good qualities (Who can argue with that?). 207 more words

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Caldecott Thoughts 2014

Congratulations to this year’s Caldecott medal winner Brian Floca for his picture book Locomotive! Each year, I am eager to see what picture book is chosen by the ALSC (Association for Library Service to Children) to be the recipient of the Caldecott medal and what books are chosen as honor books. 517 more words

Children's Picture Books

2011 Caldecott Medal: A Sick Day for Amos McGee

A Sick Day for Amos McGee is the product of another husband and wife team. Philip C. Stead wrote the sweet tale of Amos McGee, an employee of the City Zoo who always has time for his friends (running races with the tortoise, reading bedtime stories to the owl, who is afraid of the dark.) One day Amos is too sick to make it to work – so his friends come to him! 152 more words

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NJSCBWI Conference Date - Book Award Winners

Many have been emailing to ask if I knew the date for the NJ SCBWI 2014 Summer Conference. You may have received an email from Leeza Hernandez the other day, b… 1,241 more words

Authors And Illustrators

Newbery, Caldecott, and Other Youth Media Awards Announced at ALA

Newbery, Caldecott, and Other Youth Media Awards Announced at ALA

From the press release from the American Library Association:  “The American Library Association (ALA) today announced the top books, video and audio books for children and young adults including the Caldecott, Coretta Scott King, Newbery and Printz awards at its Midwinter Meeting in Philadelphia.”  Here is a partial list of all the 2014 award winners, with more awards posted tomorrow. 550 more words

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