From: Sue McGown <smcgown>
Date: Wed, 24 Jan 2007 10:30:41 -0600

Flotsam is a wonderfully creative book. Even my fourth and fifth graders are drawn into the "story" with the wonderful illustrations. A well-deserved win. I haven't seen the alphabet book yet. Moses is beautiful and I was interested in the way "God's words" are displayed in larger font and upper case. This is a very interesting device. The illustrations are wonderful and very different than Flotsam, of course. I'm having fun sharing these two books with children and look forward to seeing the alphabet book - we have it on order. Sue McGown St. John's School Houston, TX

Megan Schliesman wrote:
> Today we begin our discussion of the 2007 Caldecott Award winner and
> honor books:
>
> Winner: Flotsam illustrated by David Wiesner (Clarion)
>
> Honor Books:
>
> Gone Wild: An Endangered Animal Alphabet illustrated and written by
> David McLimans (Walker)
>
> Moses: When Harriet Tubman Led Her People to Freedom illustrated by
> Kadir Nelson. Written by Carole Boston Weatherford (Jump at the Sun /
> Hyperion)
>
>
> We hope that many of you have had the chance to look at one or more of
> these books.
>
> What are your thoughts about these three distinctively different works?
>
> Megan
>
>
Received on Wed 24 Jan 2007 10:30:41 AM CST