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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, a division of the American Library Association, to the artist of the most distinguished American picture book for children.
2016 Medal Winner
Finding Winnie is an incredible account of the friendship
and love shared between a soldier and the real bear who inspired
Winnie-the-Pooh. Blackall beautifully interprets this multi-dimensional
family story through her distinctive Chinese ink and watercolor art,
capturing intimate and historical details perfect for a child’s eye.
“Children will be enchanted by Winnie’s journey from the forests
of Canada to the pages of the Hundred Acre Wood. Blackall offers a
tour-de-force of visual storytelling,” said Caldecott Medal Committee
Chair Rachel G. Payne.
2016 Honor Books
In this autobiography, Trombone Shorty reminisces about his early
life in the jazz music scene of his beloved hometown of New Orleans.
Through Collier’s paintings and collage illustrations, the story’s
authentic, heartfelt tone is masterfully realized.
Waiting delivers an intimate story of five figurines, each
anticipating the wonder of everyday moments. Using rich brown lines and a
soft pastel palette, Henkes invites young readers to slow down and
explore a range of emotions in a world on a windowsill.
In this biography in verse, Ekua Holmes’ illustrations provide
children with an intensely visual encounter with Civil Rights icon
Fannie Lou Hamer. The repetition of colors and motifs within the richly
layered collage create complex images that capture Hamer’s power and
bravery.
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