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Three Good Picture-Book Editions of Ernest L. Thayer’s Classic ‘Casey at the...
Oh, somewhere in this favored land the sun is shining bright; The band is playing somewhere, and somewhere hearts are light; And somewhere men are laughing, and somewhere children shout; But there is...
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Raise the Drawbridge and Lower the Portcullis! It’s David Macaulay’s...
A Caldecott Honor Book about the making of a medieval castle in Wales still appeals to children three decades after its publication By Janice Harayda This afternoon I found myself in the children’s...
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Eric Kimmel’s ‘Hershel and the Hanukkah Goblins’ and Other Good Children’s...
A Caldecott Honor Book and others by Eric Kimmel that offer more than eight days of fun By Janice Harayda For a holiday that Jewish scholars regard as minor, Hanukkah has produced at least one major...
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‘Hugo Cabret’ Wins 2008 Caldecott, ‘Good Masters! Sweet Ladies!’ Gets Newbery
[Note: Additional posts about these awards will appear later today.] Librarians honor one of their own for the second year in a row in giving Newbery to Laura Amy Schlitz By Janice Harayda Brian...
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A Reader’s Guide to the 2008 Caldecott Medalist, Brian Selznick’s ‘The...
10 Discussion Questions for Young Readers The Invention of Hugo Cabret: A Novel in Words and Pictures By Brian Selznick Source: One-Minute Book Reviews, http://www.oneminutebookreviews.wordpress.com...
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A Review of the 2008 Caldecott Medalist, Brian Selznick’s ‘The Invention of...
[This is a repost of an April 21 review of The Invention of Hugo Cabret, which won the American Library Association's 2008 Caldecott Medal for the most distinguished American picture book for children...
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Ezra Jack Keats’s Trailblazing Picture Book for Ages 5 and Under, ‘The Snowy...
A Caldecott medalist often called “the book that broke the color barrier” in mainstream children’s publishing Winter still has enough muscle here in New Jersey that the library was closed for snow...
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Tomorrow – A Review of the 2011 Caldecott Medal Winner, Erin and Philip...
Erin Stead won the American Library Association’s highest honor for illustration, the Caldecott Medal, for A Sick Day for Amos McGee, a picture book about animals who repay the kindness of their...
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Did ‘A Sick Day for Amos McGee’ Deserve the 2011 Caldecott Medal?
The latest in a series of posts on whether winners of major awards earned their honors A Sick Day for Amos McGee. Written by Philip C. Stead. Illustrated by Erin E. Stead. Neal Porter/Roaring Brook...
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2012 Newbery and Caldecott Award Winners to Be Announced at 7:45 a.m.,...
The American Library Association will announce with winners of the 2012 Newbery and Caldecott awards for children’s books beginning at 7:45 a.m. Central Time (8:45 a.m. ET) on Monday, Jan. 23. A live...
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Is American Library Association Ghetto-izing Black Authors?
Kadir Nelson, a four-time winner of the Coretta Scott King Award, lost the more prestigious Caldecott medal — again — on Monday By Janice Harayda Kadir Nelson may have won more honors than any of the...
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American Library Association to Little Kids: Women Are Second Best
Why are women winning fewer Caldecott medals than at any point in the 74-year history of the ALA’s top prize for picture books? By Janice Harayda Four out of five librarians are women, but when it...
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10 Picture Books by Women That Didn’t Win a Caldecott Medal
Why have male artists won twice as many Caldecott medals as their female contemporaries? I suggested a few answers in my post “American Library Association to Little Kids: Women Are Second Best.” And...
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‘A Ball for Daisy’ – A Review of the 2012 Caldecott Medal Winner
Chris Raschka brings the spirit of modern art to to American picture books, but is that good? A Ball for Daisy. By Chris Raschka. Schwartz & Wade/Random House, 32 pp., $16.99, Ages 2–4. By Janice...
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Jon Klassen’s ‘This Is Not My Hat’ – 2013 Caldecott Medal Winner
A picture book that works as a crime story, a Robin Hood tale with a twist, and a critique of capitalism in an age of banking scandals This Is Not My Hat. By Jon Klassen. Candlewick, 40 pp., $15.99....
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