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Once in a while, I see a book that makes me think, "I sure would like to hear the committee discuss this one!" This is one of those books.I think the committee will appreciate the sly meta-picture book details--the direct address of the narrator, the comic schtick when author Mac...
Here's a book that was a big favorite around the Horn Book early in the year. I still love it and will add it to my personal collection, but I have to admit that its chances for a Caldecott seem a lot slimmer now that the year is drawing to...
I do love me the cute little bunnies. Peter McCarty has a knack for drawing them and drawing the reader into their lives. Maybe because I am a middle child (though not in a family of 21 children!), I identify with Chloe. I also really like bubble wrap and spending...
As far as I'm concerned, there can never be too many twisted folktale retellings. Since this one is by Mo Willems, it had me at "Once upon a time."Like lots of fractured folktales, this is full of winks. I'm okay with winks up to a point, but I don't like...
How can November be over? Somehow it is, and that means our Picture Book Month coverage is finished, too. I was so happy to see this rich mix of new and old material added to the site -- and it will stay up for you to enjoy later in case...
Continuing with the seasonal theme, Stead teams up with first-time picture book author Julie Fogliano for a gentle look at one little bespectacled boy and his garden. It's a dear story of perseverance and patience, seeds and sun, and rain and cold. But, mostly it's about brown and green. We are...
I so want to cheat and talk about two books at the same time, since illustrator Erin E. Stead has two books out this year, both gathering a pile of starred reviews. But I will not cheat. I will try to post two separate short discussions.But, that does beg the...
Here's a long post coming on the heels of yesterday's announcement that we would start to get shorter. I'm justifying the length because I suspect Z is for Moose is one of the top contenders this year, and -- if my research is correct -- it is one of the...
Oh, what has happened to us here at Calling Caldecott? Back in September, Robin and I set up a rigorous posting schedule only to find, a month later, that we were dealing with overwhelming time demands in other areas of our lives.I am amazed by Jonathan and Nina over at...
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