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From: Kathleen Horning <horning>
Date: Fri, 12 Dec 2003 10:19:55 -0600
Last night, on a cold, blustery evening, nine of us (librarians, university students and faculty) gathered to discuss nine books eligible for the Caldecott Medal this year. The results of our discussion are listed below:
Winner:
"The Man Who Walked Between the Towers" illustrated and written by Mordicai Gerstein. Roaring Book Press / Millbrook Press, 2003. Shifting perspectives throughout the book give viewers a strong sense of both the height of the towers and of the distance between them, while two fold-out pages dramatically extend this sense at the story's climax. The pen-and-ink lines perfectly convey a feeling of walking on air, while the added oil painting creates a sense of time and place, from the dark blue, green and purple hues of the New York City skyline at night to the light grays, blues and whites of the daytime sky. Every page is ingeniously composed to help tell this unusual story, and the ending is graceful both visually and verbally.
Honor Books:
"Buster" illustrated and written by Denise Fleming. Henry Holt, 2003. A strong sense of motion and emotion is conveyed through the use of line, color and composition. The art and the text are perfectly suited for each other, and both the dog and the cat are well-characterized through facial expressions and the positions of their bodies. The pages are well designed with a nice variety of double and single-page spreads.
"The Magic Gourd" illustrated and written by Baba Wagu Diakit?. Scholastic Press, 2003. Employs an unusual medium for a picture book -- painting on ceramic bowls and plates
-- that's especially appropriate to this story with food as a central theme. Excellent use of pattern, color, and traditional motifs.
***Complete List of Books We Discussed***
"Buster" illustrated and written by Denise Fleming. Henry Holt, 2003.
"Grandparents Song" illustrated and written by Sheila Hamanaka. HarperCollins, 2003.
"The Magic Gourd" illustrated and written by Baba Wagu Diakit?. Scholastic Press, 2003.
"The Man Who Walked Between the Towers" illustrated and written by Mordicai Gerstein. Roaring Book Press/Millbrook Press, 2003.
"Mrs. Chicken and the Hungry Crocodile" illustrated by Julie Paschkis. Written by Won-Ldy Paye and Margaret H. Lippert. Henry Holt, 2003.
"Snow Music" illustrated and written by Lynne Rae Perkins. Greenwillow/HarperCollins, 2003.
"Tippy-Toe Chick, Go!" illustrated by Laura Dronzek. Written by George Shannon. Greenwillow/HarperCollins, 2003.
"The Tree of Life: Charles Darwin" illustrated and written by Peter S?s. Frances Foster Books / Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2003.
"Yesterday I Had the Blues" illustrated by R. Gregory Christie. Written by Jeron Ashford Frame. Tricycle Press, 2003.
Kathleen T. Horning, Director Cooperative Children's Book Center University of Wisconsin-School of Education 4290 Helen C. White Hall 600 North Park St. Madison, WI 53706
horning at education.wisc.edu Voice: 608&3721 Fax: 608&2I33 www.education.wisc.edu/ccbc/
Received on Fri 12 Dec 2003 10:19:55 AM CST
Date: Fri, 12 Dec 2003 10:19:55 -0600
Last night, on a cold, blustery evening, nine of us (librarians, university students and faculty) gathered to discuss nine books eligible for the Caldecott Medal this year. The results of our discussion are listed below:
Winner:
"The Man Who Walked Between the Towers" illustrated and written by Mordicai Gerstein. Roaring Book Press / Millbrook Press, 2003. Shifting perspectives throughout the book give viewers a strong sense of both the height of the towers and of the distance between them, while two fold-out pages dramatically extend this sense at the story's climax. The pen-and-ink lines perfectly convey a feeling of walking on air, while the added oil painting creates a sense of time and place, from the dark blue, green and purple hues of the New York City skyline at night to the light grays, blues and whites of the daytime sky. Every page is ingeniously composed to help tell this unusual story, and the ending is graceful both visually and verbally.
Honor Books:
"Buster" illustrated and written by Denise Fleming. Henry Holt, 2003. A strong sense of motion and emotion is conveyed through the use of line, color and composition. The art and the text are perfectly suited for each other, and both the dog and the cat are well-characterized through facial expressions and the positions of their bodies. The pages are well designed with a nice variety of double and single-page spreads.
"The Magic Gourd" illustrated and written by Baba Wagu Diakit?. Scholastic Press, 2003. Employs an unusual medium for a picture book -- painting on ceramic bowls and plates
-- that's especially appropriate to this story with food as a central theme. Excellent use of pattern, color, and traditional motifs.
***Complete List of Books We Discussed***
"Buster" illustrated and written by Denise Fleming. Henry Holt, 2003.
"Grandparents Song" illustrated and written by Sheila Hamanaka. HarperCollins, 2003.
"The Magic Gourd" illustrated and written by Baba Wagu Diakit?. Scholastic Press, 2003.
"The Man Who Walked Between the Towers" illustrated and written by Mordicai Gerstein. Roaring Book Press/Millbrook Press, 2003.
"Mrs. Chicken and the Hungry Crocodile" illustrated by Julie Paschkis. Written by Won-Ldy Paye and Margaret H. Lippert. Henry Holt, 2003.
"Snow Music" illustrated and written by Lynne Rae Perkins. Greenwillow/HarperCollins, 2003.
"Tippy-Toe Chick, Go!" illustrated by Laura Dronzek. Written by George Shannon. Greenwillow/HarperCollins, 2003.
"The Tree of Life: Charles Darwin" illustrated and written by Peter S?s. Frances Foster Books / Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2003.
"Yesterday I Had the Blues" illustrated by R. Gregory Christie. Written by Jeron Ashford Frame. Tricycle Press, 2003.
Kathleen T. Horning, Director Cooperative Children's Book Center University of Wisconsin-School of Education 4290 Helen C. White Hall 600 North Park St. Madison, WI 53706
horning at education.wisc.edu Voice: 608&3721 Fax: 608&2I33 www.education.wisc.edu/ccbc/
Received on Fri 12 Dec 2003 10:19:55 AM CST
