Reading the Art in Caldecott Award Books

Reading the Art in Caldecott Award Books is a practical and easy-to-use reference handbook explaining what makes the art in Caldecott Medal and Honor books distinguished. It is a useful manual for librarians, teachers, and others who want to better understand picture book illustration.

Heidi Hammond, Ph.D has 23 years experience as a school librarian at the elementary, middle, and high school levels, and coordinates the school library media specialist portion of the MLIS program at St. Catherine University in St. Paul, Minnesota. Hammond served on the 2011 Randolph Caldecott Award Committee (Association for Library Service to Children) that selected A Sick Day for Amos McGee. She was a member of the 2013 Margaret A. Edwards Award Committee (Young Adult Library Services Association) that selected Tamora Pierce. She has also served on the editorial board of SLR-School Library Research (American Association of School Librarians). Gail Nordstrom, M.L.I.S. rediscovered the power and delight of children's books as a youth services librarian for Stillwater (Minnesota) Public Library, where she worked with children, teens, and caregivers for nineteen years. She is currently the public library consultant for Viking Library System in west central Minnesota. She continues to share her enthusiasm for children's literature in workshops and conferences in the state. Nordstrom on the 2011 Randolph Caldecott Award Committee (Association for Library Service to Children) that selected A Sick Day for Amos McGee. She was also a member of the 2002 John Newbery Award Committee (ALSC) that selected A Single Shard. She has organized local Newbery and Caldecott mock discussions for librarians and teachers since 1997. Gail has served as judge for the Minnesota Book Awards and is a member of the Maud Hart Lovelace Book Award Selection Committee.

Introduction Part I: Books All the WorldA Ball for DaisyBlackoutClick, Clack, Moo: Cows that TypeCreepy CarrotsDave the Potter: Artist, Poet, SlaveDon't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus!Extra YarnFlora and the FlamingoFreight TrainFrog and Toad Are FriendsGrandfather's JourneyGrandpa GreenGreenThe Hello, Goodbye WindowHenry's Freedom Box: A True Story from the Underground RailroadThe House in the NightHUSH!: A Thai LullabyIn the Small, Small PondInterrupting ChickenThe Invention of Hugo CabretJoseph Had a Little OvercoatJourneyJumanjiKing Bidgood's in the BathtubKitten's First Full MoonKnuffle Bunny: A Cautionary TaleThe Lion & the MouseLocomotiveLon Po Po: A Red-Riding Hood Story from ChinaMadelineMake Way for DucklingsThe Man Who Walked between the TowersMe.JaneMr. WufflesMy Friend RabbitNo, David!Officer Buckle and GloriaOliviaOne Cool FriendOwl MoonThe Polar ExpressRapunzelRed Sings from Treetops: A Year in ColorsA Sick Day for Amos McGeeSleep Like a TigerSnowflake BentleyThe Snowy DayThe Stinky Cheese Man & Other Fairly Stupid TalesSylvester and the Magic PebbleThis Is Not My HatThe Three PigsTuesdayWhat Do You Do with a Tail Like This?Where the Wild Things AreWhy Mosquitoes Buzz in People's Ears: A West African TalePart II: Resources Resource A: Selected Sources about Picture Book Art Resource B: Randolph Caldecott Award Terms and Criteria Resource C: Bibliography of Caldecott Entries Resource D: List of Caldecott Medal Winners, 1938-2014 Glossary Indexes Author-Illustrator-Title Index Media Index Style Index About the Authors