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The Boston Globe-Horn Book Award announcement at BEA this past weekend reminded me that I've been remiss posting links to noteworthy picture books featured in our Wednesday Review of the Week. Over the next few days I'll post links to all the RotW picture books since January, but for today...
As promised, we're going to pop up from time to time off-season to keep us all up to date with new books that will be eligible for the next Caldecott. Every week, this website posts a review from the latest issue of Horn Book Magazine. Whenever it's a picture book...
It's about time for us to roll up our tent, shovel our snow, and retreat for a few months of reading and planning. Calling Caldecott might be back here and there if necessary, but mostly we will be waiting on our porches and offices and bookstores for books to talk...
Though we primarily chat about the Caldecott, we get downright giddy when some of out favorites get recognized by other smart folks. The Gryphon award was announced today and two of out favorites are there. This will make Lolly smile. Feel free to post links to other picture book awards in...
Tuesday's Caldecott post mortem entry has raised an issue in the comments that I think warrants its own post.First, Robin provided a link to Minh Le's NY Daily News Page Views blog entry, "This is Not My Hat: Reading (a little) too much into the 2013 Caldecott winner."I think Le is...
By now everyone knows the news: This Is Not My Hat won the Caldecott and the committee chose five honor books. Oh happy day for these two bloggers who like a generous honor book slate! Winner: This Is Not My Hat by Jon Klassen Honor Books:...
While Robin and everyone else at Midwinter was getting up extra-early in Seattle, we were able to ease into our day here in Boston, getting some work done and settling in with our second cups of tea and coffee when the announcements began at 11 a.m.Every year we aim to...
This Is Not My Hat by Jon Klassen won the medal and the (5!) honor books were Creepy Carrots by Aaron Reynolds, illustrated by Peter Brown; Extra Yarn by Mac Barnett, illustrated by Jon Klassen; Green by Laura Vaccaro Seeger; One Cool Friend by Toni Buzzeo, illustrated...
Here are a few pictures from my day. I did not take pictures at the publisher breakfast. It was a tad crowded and I was balancing a coffee cup on my knee. But I did get to hear about a bunch of new books. Always a good thing. Some librarians...
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