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Kids Reader Advisory: Caldecott Award
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Need a recommendation for a Caldecott Medal winning book? Here are a few to get you started!
Recommendations for Caldecott Medal Winners
- Finding Winnie byCall Number: J 599.78 MAT/CALDECOTT-2016ISBN: 9780316324908Publication Date: 2015-10-20In 1914, Harry Colebourn, a veterinarian on his way to tend horses in World War I, followed his heart and rescued a baby bear. He named her Winnie, after his hometown of Winnipeg, and he took the bear to war. Harry Colebourn's real-life great-granddaughter tells the true story of a remarkable friendship and an even more remarkable journey--from the fields of Canada to a convoy across the ocean to an army base in England... And finally to the London Zoo, where Winnie made another new friend: a real boy named Christopher Robin. Before Winnie-the-Pooh, there was a real bear named Winnie. And she was a girl!
- The Undefeated byCall Number: J 811.6 ALEISBN: 9781328780966Publication Date: 2019-04-02This poem is a love letter to black life in the United States. It highlights the unspeakable trauma of slavery, the faith and fire of the civil rights movement, and the grit, passion, and perseverance of some of the world's greatest heroes. The text is also peppered with references to the words of Martin Luther King, Jr., Langston Hughes, Gwendolyn Brooks, and others, offering deeper insights into the accomplishments of the past, while bringing stark attention to the endurance and spirit of those surviving and thriving in the present.
- Hello Lighthouse byCall Number: JP BLACKALL-CALDECOTT 2019ISBN: 9780316362382Publication Date: 2018-04-10Watch the days and seasons pass as the wind blows, the fog rolls in, and icebergs drift by. Outside, there is water all around. Inside, the daily life of a lighthouse keeper and his family unfolds as the keeper boils water for tea, lights the lamp's wick, and writes every detail in his logbook. Step back in time and through the door of this iconic lighthouse into a cozy dollhouse-like interior with the extraordinary award-winning artist Sophie Blackall.
- This Is Not My Hat byCall Number: JP KLASSEN-CALDECOTTISBN: 9780763655990Publication Date: 2012-10-09When a tiny fish shoots into view wearing a round blue topper (which happens to fit him perfectly), trouble could be following close behind. So it's a good thing that enormous fish won't wake up. And even if he does, it's not like he'll ever know what happened. . . .
- Snowflake Bentley byCall Number: JP MARTIN-CALDECOTT-1999ISBN: 9780395861622Publication Date: 1998-09-28Wilson Bentley was always fascinated by snow. In childhood and adulthood, he saw each tiny crystal of a snowflake as a little miracle and wanted to understand them. This biographical tribute to a very special farmer is the perfect holiday gift or snow day read.
- Where the Wild Things Are byCall Number: JP SENDAK CALDECOTT 1964ISBN: 9780064431781Publication Date: 2012-12-26When Max dresses in his wolf suit and causes havoc in the house, his mother sends him to bed. From there, Max sets sail to an island inhabited by the Wild Things, who name him king and share a wild rumpus with him. But then from far away across the world, Max smells good things to eat...
- Sylvester and the Magic Pebble byCall Number: JP STEIG-CALDECOTT 1970ISBN: 9780671662691Publication Date: 1987-04-02On a rainy day, Sylvester finds a magic pebble that can make wishes come true. But when a lion frightens him on his way home, Sylvester makes a wish that brings unexpected results.
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, to the artist of the most distinguished American picture book for children.