10 Caldecott Award Winners
Make Way for Ducklings
1942 Caldecott Award Medal Winner
McCloskey, R.(1941). Make Way for Ducklings. New York, NY: Viking Press.
Summary: Mr. and Mrs. Mallard search high and low for a safe place to raise their new family. The Mallards don't just pick any place to lay their eggs. For their little ducklings, only the best place will do. Mrs. Mallard raised the ducklings and taught them all they needed to know to survive. Soon, she and the ducklings would meet up with Mr. Mallard by crossing streets, swim in the river, and over come dangerous situations. Finally after marching across the street, they all meet up with Mr. Mallard and eventually make their way back to their small island to sleep.
Response: Young Readers will enjoy Make Way for Ducklings. Such a delight to read about the courageous adventures, plus determination of the momma duck and her ducklings. Such joy and pride Mrs. Mallard has as she raises her ducklings in the new world. This young reader is a classic every child should read or enjoy as a read aloud.
Other books by the author
- Lentil (1940)
- Make Way for Ducklings (1941), Caldecott Medal winner
- Homer Price (1943)
- Blueberries for Sal (1948), a Caldecott runner-up
- Centerburg Tales: More Adventures of Homer Price (1951); also issued as More Homer Price
- One Morning in Maine (1952), a Caldecott runner-up
- Time of Wonder (1957), Caldecott Medal winner
- Burt Dow, Deep-water Man (1963)
- Here Come the Chucks for Halloween
(https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_McCloskey#Books)
The Little House
1943 Caldecott Award Medal Winner
Burton, V. L. (1942). The Little House. New York, NY: Houghton
Mifflin Company.
Summary: Progress and growth with the changes of seasons tell the tale of how population growth changes everything. The little house sees changes of transportation, housing developments, roadways, air quality, while quietly waits until one day she is recognized and taken back to a familiar place way out in the country.
Response: I love reading this book to children because it helps them understand the changes of population growth in our current surrounding communities. With more people, comes more roads, housing, transportation, and air quality issues. The little house was so well built, she stood the test of time. Young readers will enjoy this fine symbolism of the world today as it was back then.
Book read aloud:
https://youtu.be/UzXwHXseXGs
The Big Snow
1949 Caldecott Award Medal Winner
The Little House
1943 Caldecott Award Medal Winner
Summary: Progress and growth with the changes of seasons tell the tale of how population growth changes everything. The little house sees changes of transportation, housing developments, roadways, air quality, while quietly waits until one day she is recognized and taken back to a familiar place way out in the country.
Response: I love reading this book to children because it helps them understand the changes of population growth in our current surrounding communities. With more people, comes more roads, housing, transportation, and air quality issues. The little house was so well built, she stood the test of time. Young readers will enjoy this fine symbolism of the world today as it was back then.
Book read aloud:
https://youtu.be/UzXwHXseXGs
The Big Snow
1949 Caldecott Award Medal Winner
Hader, B. and E. (1948). The Big Snow. New York, NY: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers.
Summary: As the winds turn from warm to cold, the animals feel a sense of change in the seasons. The groundhog, chipmunk, birds, squirrels, mice, deer, raccoons, rabbits, and skunks, all instinctively know winter is coming, how to prepare themselves by storing food, and make sure their habitats are secure. Snow arrives and covers the land, yet a loving couple scatters seeds and nuts to help the animals remain fed.
Response: Young readers will feel sense of calm knowing the animals are taken care of. Imagery abounds in the entire book and makes you believe you are there with the animals through this journey of the changing seasons.
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The Egg Tree
1951 Caldecott Award Winner
Milhous, K. (1950). The Egg Tree. New York, NY: Aladdin Paperbacks.
Summary: Traditions keep family ties strong. Katy and Carl look for the Easter Rabbit everywhere. Soon the children found eggs in wonderful places. However, Katy had a harder time finding eggs the Easter Rabbit left behind. Curiosity led Katy to the attic. There she found some special painted eggs. Katy's Grandmom was delighted and placed them on an egg tree. Katy and Carl learned about painted eggs and before they knew it everyone wanted to paint eggs for the ever growing tree.
Response: I love family traditions. Young readers may be inspired to try painting eggs or start a new family tradition in their own home. The setting is spring and makes you wonder what other family traditions this family has during other times of the year.
Meet Katherine Milhous!
the Biggest Bear
1953 Caldecott Award Medal Winner
Ward, L. (1952). The Biggest Bear. New York, NY: Houghton Mifflin Company.
Summary: Johnny grew up around hunters and wondered why he hadn't shot a bear yet to put the skin on the barn. One day Johnny made up his mind to go out and shoot a bear. Instead of killing the bear, Johnny took a baby bear home to raise. In time, the bear grew bigger and bigger. So big that Johnny had to take the bear back to nature, where it belonged, but the bear kept coming back. Finally, Johnny met up with some men, allowed them to place the bear in a zoo where the bear would be safe, and visit the bear whenever he could.
Response: Lynd Ward captured friendship brilliantly in conjunction with depicting how mature Johnny was beyond his years. If you are a young reader that likes hunting and nature, this book will surely keep you engaged. Being friends with a bear helped Johnny to learn love, be loved, and let go.
The Biggest Bear read aloud:
Try comparing the Biggest Bear to the 2015 children's book Finding Winnie by Lindsey Mattick.
Owl Moon
1988 Caldecott Medal Winner
Yolen, J. (1987). Owl Moon. New York, NY: Philomel Books.
Summary: Good things come to those who wait! The suspense of whether the characters would see any sign of an owl in it's natural habitat increases with every turn of the page. The story is told from the point of view of the little girl. A simple journey between a father and a daughter making memories. So sweet and innocent and beautifully illustrated.
Response: Oh, to be in this book, in person! The book reminded me of an excursion we had at a local state park. Children of all ages will appreciate nature a little bit more after reading this children's book.
Book trailers you have to check out!
http://janeyolen.com/works/category/trailers/
Kitten's First Full Moon
2005 Caldecott Medal Award Winner
Henkes, K. (2004). Kitten's First Full Moon. New York, NY: Greenwillow Books.
Summary: An adorable kitten tries to figure out one aspect of the world, the moon. In her eyes, she thought it was a big bowl of milk. She explored every opportunity she could to see how to get to the moon, some how, some way, just to get a taste the big bowl of milk. Little did she know, there would be a bowl of milk waiting for her after her adventures.
Response: One strong simile in the young reader was the idea of the moon as a big bowl of milk. I loved the large text and the simple tints and shades of the illustrations. Great book for an art teacher to use for a lesson on the element of art, value.
Book read aloud.
The House in the Night
2009 Caldecott Award Medal Winner
Swanson, S.M. (2008). The House in the Night. Boston, MA: Houghton Mifflin Company.
Summary: Reassuring comforts of home are written in a sweet gentle sequence. Familiar words to early readers: light, house, night, sun, moon fill the pages with delight. The illustrations are exquisite with minimal colors which make the book intriguing. When a child goes to sleep, routines are familiar in each and every page. Items in the pages are simple and easily recognizable to all children.
Response: I was immersed in the book through the pictures, as each page guided me to the next. Of course the setting is at night, but the light illuminates the entire book.
The House in the Night read aloud
The Lion & The Mouse
2010 Caldecott Award Medal Winner
Pinkney, J. (2009). The Lion & the Mouse. New York, NY: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers.
Summary: A lion ventures out in nature and comes across a little mouse, each one competing to take control of their own domain. The lion captures the mouse, only to let it go. Eventually, the lion becomes entangled in a net. The tiny mouse repays her release, with a release of her own, allowing the lion to live freely. As Jerry Pinkney states, "a simple moral of how the meek can trump the mighty."
Response: Beautifully illustrated children's book captivates the senses! I couldn't stop staring at each and every page. Jerry Pinkney has such a talent for showcasing visual art in a children's book. I felt I was in the wild with all of the animals page by page.
Official site of Jerry Pinkney
This is Not My Hat
2013 Caldecott Medal Award Winner
Klassen, J. (2012). This is Not My Hat. Somerville, MA: Candlewick Press.
Summary: There definitely seems to be a conflict between these two characters in the book. The little fish is oblivious to his surroundings and makes his way to the tall green grass where he thinks he won't get caught. Little does he know, his little stunt of taking something that wasn't his, will be resolved at the end of the book. The reader will have to literally use interpretation skills to figure out what happens to the little fish.
Response: Oh my! Young readers will have to imagine the ending of this book. My kids loved it and so the the first graders I read the book to. They wanted me to read it again and again. We all get a kick out of the big fish's eye! So much is interpreted in his eye's alone.
I love this book trailer!! It is a very fitting representation of the book.
Meet Jon Klassen
Finding Winnie
2016 Caldecott Award Medal Winner
Mattick, L. (2015). Finding Winnie. New York, NY: Little, Brown and Company.
Summary: Finding Winnie is a delightful story of soldiers on a journey and their daily interactions with their new companion and mascot. As Winnie attends daily routines and schedules, he was part of the infantry and growing each day. Eventually, the Winnie was put in a zoo because his owner was dealing with a war. Finding Winnie contains real life photographs of the events in the book. What a treat!
Response: Reading and looking at the real pictures of Winnie the Pooh, helps the reader to appreciate history and documentation of events. All readers, young and old, will fall in love with this book.
Inspirational book trailer for Finding Winnie by Lindsay Mattick.
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