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From: Sharron L. McElmeel <mcelmeels>
Date: Fri, 2 Feb 2007 23:43:50 -0600
Yes, but only Leo is African-American. So he is the first African American illustrator to win the Caldecott. In that same vein however, the Dillons have been awarded Coretta Scott King awards/honors and I think then that Diane is the only non-African American to have ever won a CSK award.
Sharron McElmeel
At 4:31 PM -0500 02/02/07, Julie wrote:
>Leo and Diane Dillon received the awards together -- it wasn't just
>Leo, they received them as a couple.
>
>Julie Cummins
>
>-----Original Message-----
>>From: Penny P Hayne <phayne at lex5.k12.sc.us>
>>Sent: Feb 1, 2007 12:49 PM
>>To: ccbc-net at ccbc.education.wisc.edu
>>Subject: Re: [CCBC-Net] 2007Caldecott Award
>>
> >Although I too would have loved to see Jerry Pinkney's Little Red
>Hen honored and Moses is an extraordinary work, either book's
>winning would not have resulted in the first African-American artist
>receiving the Caldecott. Leo Dillon received that honor with Why
>Mosquitoes Buzz in People's Ears and then broke another barrier with
>back-to-back Caldecotts the next year with Ashanti to Zulu. Penny
Date: Fri, 2 Feb 2007 23:43:50 -0600
Yes, but only Leo is African-American. So he is the first African American illustrator to win the Caldecott. In that same vein however, the Dillons have been awarded Coretta Scott King awards/honors and I think then that Diane is the only non-African American to have ever won a CSK award.
Sharron McElmeel
At 4:31 PM -0500 02/02/07, Julie wrote:
>Leo and Diane Dillon received the awards together -- it wasn't just
>Leo, they received them as a couple.
>
>Julie Cummins
>
>-----Original Message-----
>>From: Penny P Hayne <phayne at lex5.k12.sc.us>
>>Sent: Feb 1, 2007 12:49 PM
>>To: ccbc-net at ccbc.education.wisc.edu
>>Subject: Re: [CCBC-Net] 2007Caldecott Award
>>
> >Although I too would have loved to see Jerry Pinkney's Little Red
>Hen honored and Moses is an extraordinary work, either book's
>winning would not have resulted in the first African-American artist
>receiving the Caldecott. Leo Dillon received that honor with Why
>Mosquitoes Buzz in People's Ears and then broke another barrier with
>back-to-back Caldecotts the next year with Ashanti to Zulu. Penny
-- =================================== Sharron L. McElmeel University of Wisconsin - Stout School of Education Children's Literature in the Reading Program http://www.uwstout.edu/soe/profdev/childrenslit/ Young Adult Literature in the Reading Program http://www.uwstout.edu/soe/profdev/yalit/ 3000 N Center Point Rd Cedar Rapids, IA 52411-9548 ph. (319) 393-2562 mcelmeel at mcelmeel.com http://www.mcelmeel.com Author of Authors in the Kitchen: Recipes, Stories, and More (Libraries Unlimited, 2005), Best Teen Reads: 2005 (Hi Willow), Children's Authors and Illustrators Too Good to Miss (Libraries Unlimited); 100 Most Popular Children's Authors (Libraries Unlimited), 100 Most Popular Picture Book Authors and Illustrators (Libraries Unlimited), Character Education: A Book Guide for Teachers, Librarians, and Parents (Libraries Unlimited) and other titles (http://www.mcelmeel.com/writing). Forthcoming: Authors in the Pantry: Recipes, Stories, and More (Libraries Unlimited) =================Received on Fri 02 Feb 2007 11:43:50 PM CST
