Recent Media Reviews Blog | Caldecott Winners PostsSylvester and the Magic Pebble - William Steigby Lauri Griffin19 Jul 2008 09:22 PMSylvester and the Magic Pebble is a well loved children's book written and illustrated by William Steig. The illustrations of this loving family of donkeys are very dear. Mr. Rabbit and the Lovely Present - Charlotte Zolotowby Lauri Griffin12 Jul 2008 05:07 PMMr. Rabbit and the Lovely Present is a wonderful collaboration between author Charlotte Zolotow and illustrator Maurice Sendak. The book won the 1963 Caldecott Honor and is considered a well-loved classic with many teachers and families. In the story, a little girl asks Mr. Rabbit for help. When I Was Young in the Mountains - Cynthia Rylantby Lauri Griffin12 Jul 2008 04:08 PMThe picture book When I Was Young in the Mountains was a Caldecott Honor book in 1984. The book is a story based on author Cynthia Rylant's own childhood in Appalachia living her grandparents and other relatives in Cool Ridge, West Virginia. Blueberries for Sal - Robert McCloskeyby Lauri Griffin27 Jun 2008 05:19 PMBlueberries for Sal is a wonderful classic children's story. First published in 1948, it won the Caldecott Honor for author Robert McCloskey. Blueberries for Sal is the story of a little girl named Sal who goes blueberry picking with her mother. Hugo Cabret - Brian Selznickby Lauri Griffin14 Jun 2008 10:56 AMWhen I read that The Invention of Hugo Cabret, an over 500 page novel, won the Caldecott- an award for illustrations in children's books, I was thoroughly confused. I've read a lot of Caldecott books and am quite sure that most of them were under thirty pages. What Do You Do With a Tail Like This? - Robin Page and Steve Jenkinsby Lauri Griffin18 May 2008 08:18 PMWhat Do You Do With a Tail Like This? is a marvelous non-fiction Caldecott Honor book where the reader is invited to guess which animal each nose, tail, eye, foot, mouth, or ear belongs to and how the special feature is used. Joseph Had a Little Overcoat - Simms Tabackby Lauri Griffin11 May 2008 08:03 PMJoseph Had a Little Overcoat is a Caldecott winner and a charming book for young children. Author and illustrator Simms Taback based the story on an old Yiddish folksong. The lyrics and music for the song are in the back of the book. Stone Soup - Marcia Brownby Lauri Griffin04 May 2008 06:59 PMMarcia Brown won a Caldecott Medal in 1947 for her version of an old French folktale, Stone Soup. This is a great story of ingenuity and cooperation. In the story, three soldiers are returning home from the wars. They are tired and haven't had any food for two days. "More More More", Said the Baby - Vera B. Williamsby Lauri Griffin03 May 2008 04:18 PM"More More More", Said the Baby: Three Love Stories is a great book for the littlest book lover. This Caldecott Honor book by Vera B. Williams captures those special, silly, tender moments between toddlers and the people that love them. Owen - Kevin Henkesby Lauri Griffin13 Apr 2008 12:44 PMAh, the special attachment to a childhood blanket. In the Caldecott Honor winning book Owen, by Kevin Henkes, Owen is a young mouse that has had a fuzzy yellow blanket ever since he was a baby. "Fuzzy" goes wherever Owen goes, upstairs, downstairs, inside and out. Recent Blog Comments louisvuitton says... "You wont feel strange when you heard the name louis vuitton .The first meet with Louis Vuitton Watercolor Speedy 35 Suit Summer Day is at my age of 4,My mother back from Tokyo and a friend there present her a travel bag by Louis Vuitton Store ." louisvuitton says... "You wont feel strange when you heard the name louis vuitton .The first meet with Louis Vuitton Watercolor Speedy 35 Suit Summer Day is at my age of 4,My mother back from Tokyo and a friend there present her a travel bag by Louis Vuitton Store ." |
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