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Are your students familiar with Caldecott Medal books?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Every year, the American Library Association awards the Caldecott Medal to the artist of the most distinguished American picture book for children. It is named for Randolph Caldecott, a famous 19th century illustrator. The medal was designed in 1937 by Ren\u00e9 Paul Chambellan and depicts one of Caldecott\u2019s illustrations for The Diverting History of John Gilpin<\/span>, showing Gilpin on a runaway horse.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Caldecott Medal Is an Award for Illustrations<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The Caldecott Medal is actually given to the illustrator, not the author. There is one gold medal awarded each year and several silver honors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I always do a Caldecott lesson with my students. I show them both the gold and silver medal books from past years, pointing out the different styles of illustrations. This would be a great lesson to do in conjunction with the art teacher. Or, have the kids do a craft in library using one of the illustration styles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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I start by showing them books that are illustrated in monotone, either black and white or shades of blue or brown. They realize they don\u2019t have to use every crayon in the box to create a beautiful picture. Titles include Make Way for Ducklings<\/span>, Blueberries for Sal<\/span>, both by Robert McCloskey or Kitten\u2019s First Full Moon<\/span> by Kevin Henkes. Black and White<\/span>, by David Macaulay, actually demonstrates four simultaneous stories illustrated with black and white things (cows, newspapers, etc).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Then, we look at books that have one or two dominant colors, such as Olivia<\/span> by Ian Falconer, or The House in the Night<\/span> by Susan Marie Swanson (Beth Krommes illustrator). The use of limited colors spotlights important parts of the illustrations. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

On the other hand, some books have a rainbow of colors, such as Freight Train<\/span> by Donald Crews, where the colors blend together as the train goes faster and faster. In Arrow to the Sun<\/span> by Gerald McDermott, the book begins with hot desert colors of rust and orange and progresses to brilliant colors as the Pueblo boy approaches the sun.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Caldecotts Feature a Variety of Artistic Styles<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Various illustrators use different artistic techniques and media, too. Some employ realistic paintings, such as Mufaro\u2019s Beautiful Daughters<\/span> by John Steptoe or Grandfather\u2019s Journey<\/span> by Allen Say.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Others use cartoon-like images, such as Click, Clack, Moo, Cows that Type<\/span> by Doreen Cronin (Betsy Lewin, illustrator) or If I Ran the Zoo<\/span> by Dr. Seuss. Kids love David Shannon\u2019s books. He uses humorous childlike drawings in No, David<\/span>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Or, cut paper collage, as in Alexander and the Wind-up Mouse<\/span> by Leo Lionni. Walter Dean Myers\u2019 son, Christopher Myers, also used cut paper collage in Harlem<\/span>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In Smoky Nigh<\/span>t by Eve Bunting, David Diaz creates his backgrounds with photos of collaged items such as matchsticks and plastic wrapping. I actually have to tell the kids that the items are not glued into the book! Casey at the Bat<\/span> by Ernest Thayer (Christopher Bing illustrator) is told in a scrapbook style. This is one book you can use with your baseball-loving 4th and 5th graders. I stand on a chair and declaim the poem like an announcer (no, you are not allowed to stand on chairs in the library \u2026 only me).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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In Song and Dance Man<\/span> by Karen Ackerman, artist Stephen Gammell uses colored pencils and Emily Arnold McCully uses impressionistic watercolors in Mirette on the High Wire<\/span>. The Three Pigs<\/span> by David Wiesner literally breaks the literary frame by having the big bad wolf blow the pigs out of the book! There is even a blank page (I explain to the kids that this is not a printing mistake).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Multimedia Creations<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Some artists combine techniques, using a variety of media. For example, in Knuffle Bunny<\/span>, Mo Willems uses black and white photographs of city streets for backgrounds and layers cartoons on top of them. In Alphabet City<\/span>, Stephen T. Johnson captures letter shapes in photos of street scenes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Simms Taback uses die cuts in several of his books, including Joseph Had a Little Overcoat<\/span>. The man cuts up his old coat into a vest, a scarf, a handkerchief, etc. Each garment peeks through a cut-out in the preceding page.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Our kindergarteners go on a field trip to the public library each year (or as one kid told me \u201cthe real library,\u201d LOL). The librarians are astounded that my five-year olds not only clamor for gold or silver medal books, but know the word, \u201cCaldecott.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I keep the Caldecott books on display for weeks after my lesson. They fly off the shelves! Gold and silver medals \u2026 the Olympics of children\u2019s publishing!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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