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Some of you who were here last year already know my deep love of Claire Nivola's work.This year, instead of personal memoir, Nivola returns to nonfiction, a biography of oceanographer Silvia Earle. I heard an NPR interview with Earle the very day I received a copy of this fascinating book....
Dear Patient Readers and Lurkers,I interrupt our stream of books with a mini-diatribe (well, not so mini...). Without naming names (and therefore breaking my Solemn Oath of Lifelong Confidentiality), there are some books that contain little problems that become fatal flaws under the white hot glare of the fluorescent lights...
Robin just reviewed this book for the Magazine (here it is, complete with Jon Klassen's take on his favorite chapeau), but I forgot it was already hers and rushed to claim it when we were divvying up titles. I couldn't let her have both Extra Yarn AND this one. As...
Sometimes I just have to admit it: I would dearly love to hear a committee discuss a picture book where the medium is photography. When I served on the Coretta Scott King Committee, we honored the photography of Charles Smith in My People and that was the first time photography...
With a text so simple it could be an easy reader, Monica Carnesi tells the true story of a dog who got stuck on an ice flow in Poland's Vistula River, swept out to the open sea, and rescued two days later. I am hoping this outwardly simple book will...
Can a concept book win the Caldecott? I'm pretty sure none have yet. No alphabet books, counting books or color books. What about this one -- a color book about just one color?Putting it that way makes Green sound too simple. Trust Seeger to add layers of complexity and meaning,...
And now for something completely different.William Low's work involves details, details and more details. This offering is for the young reader who loves trucks and machinery. It does not disappoint. Following the pattern he introduced in Machines Go To Work, the straight-talkin' text introduces a piece of machinery and ends with...
The stack of books stares at me. Where to start? So, I did what I always do when struck with the paradox of too many choices: close my eyes and grab. So I will start this year's discussion with a book I have admired for a long time. As a knitter,...
Welcome to Year Two of Calling Caldecott, talking about this year's picture books -- what can win, what will win, what should win.Last year we started with a list so we'll do the same this year. What follows is a list of picture books that have been starred in more...
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