Winners of the Caldecott Medal: 1978-1982by Jaime Egan | More from this Blogger 14 Sep 2006 02:27 PM For more information about the origins of the Caldecott Medal, please see The Caldecott Medal and the Man for Whom it was Named. I am giving a brief synopsis of each book along with a comment about the artwork here and there. I am also including lists of the Honor winners for each year. I hope you enjoy my series. Comments are welcomed!! 1978 "Noah's Ark" by Peter Spier In the beginning of this book, there is a poem by Jacobus Revius entitled "The Flood." It is all about the great flood for which Noah had to build his great ark. The rest of the book shows details of how Noah got the animals onto the ark, the 40 days and nights of rain, how Noah cared for the animals while they were on the ark, and what happened when the rains ended. A delightful picture book. Honor Books
1979 "The Girl Who Loved Wild Horses" by Paul Goble This book tells the tale of a Native American girl who loves horses. She loves them so much that she spends all of her spare time with them and can read them in a way that no one else in her village can. One day when a terrible storm comes, she is riding one of the horses and the herd gets lost. The morning after the storm, the girl is awakened by a horse who says he is the leader of all of the wild horses. The girl lives with the wild horses. Will she ever return to her family and village? Honor Books
1980 "Ox-Cart Man" illustrated by Barbara Cooney; text: Donald Hall "Ox-Cart Man" tells the story of a New England farmer who packs up his ox cart one day with all of the goods that he and his family have made or collected all year. He walks into town with his ox pulling the cart and sells all of the goods. He also sells his ox and cart to buy things in the village for his family. When he returns, the cycle begins again, including raising a young ox. I have one thing to say about the illustrations in this book: when my daughter saw them, she said, "Wow!" Honor Books
1981 "Fables" by Arnold Lobel "Fables" is just what the title says -- it's a collection of fables. A fable is a story that has a moral. All of the fables in this book are only one page long, but each is accompanied by an illustration. The illustrations compliment each fable perfectly. Honor Books
1982 "Jumanji" by Chris Van Allsburg Yes, this is the book on which the 1995 film was (loosely) based. Judy and Peter are left home alone for an afternoon and are told not to make a mess because their parents are bringing guests home in the evening. When they go to the park, they find a board game under a tree and decide to bring it home. But when they start to play and the things on the board actually begin to come true, will Judy and Peter survive long enough to finish the game? All of the illustrations in this book are black and white, but they are done in such detail that they almost look like photographs. Honor Books
See also: Winners of the Caldecott Medal: 1938-1942 Winners of the Caldecott Medal: 1943-1947 Winners of the Caldecott Medal: 1948-1952 Winners of the Caldecott Medal: 1953-1957 Winners of the Caldecott Medal: 1958-1962 Winners of the Caldecott Medal: 1963-1967 Winners of the Caldecott Medal: 1968-1972 Winners of the Caldecott Medal: 1973-1977 Learn more about Jaime Egan  Bio has been removed by administrator Relevantmedia tags User Comments No comments on this article yet. Be the first to comment! Community Tags children's books, caldecott medal, picture books Discuss this article
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