The Caldecott Medal "shall be awarded to the artist of the most distinguished American Picture Book for Children published in the United States during the preceding year. The award shall go to the artist, who must be a citizen or resident of the United States, whether or not he be the author of the text. Members of the Newbery Medal Committee will serve as judges. If a book of the year is nominated for both the Newbery and Caldecott Awards the committee shall decide under which heading it shall be voted upon, so that the same title shall not be considered on both ballots." In 1977 the Board of Directors of the Association for Library Service to Children rescinded the final part of the 1937 action and approved that "any book published in the preceding year shall be eligible to be considered for either award or both awards." Separate committees to choose the Newbery and Caldecott Awards were established in 1978 and began with the 1980 selection committees.
The Lion and the Mouse
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Author: Pickney, Jerry
Illustrator: Pickney, Jerry
Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, 2009
Plot summary: This is a wordless book and is an adaptation of Asop's fable about a mouse and a lion. The lion has mercy on the mouse and in the end the mouse saves the lion from the poacher's trap.
Recommended audience: I believe that all kids would be able to enjoy this story.
Illustrations: The illustrations are a beautiful watercolor looking portrates. In this story, the Illustrations are what makes up the plot and shows students the resoulution at the end of the story.
Activities: One activity that I would do with my students is a type of journal where they could tell about one of their friends who helped them out and find some way to help out that same friend.
Another activity that could be used to help introduce this story to the class is by integrating this lesson into a social studies lesson about community and what makes up friendship in community.
Book Review can be viewed here: http://www.amazon.com/The-Lion-Mouse-Jerry-Pinkney/product-reviews/0316013560/ref=dp_top_cm_cr_acr_txt?ie=UTF8&showViewpoints=1
Author's website: http://www.jerrypinkneystudio.com/
Illustrator: Pickney, Jerry
Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, 2009
Plot summary: This is a wordless book and is an adaptation of Asop's fable about a mouse and a lion. The lion has mercy on the mouse and in the end the mouse saves the lion from the poacher's trap.
Recommended audience: I believe that all kids would be able to enjoy this story.
Illustrations: The illustrations are a beautiful watercolor looking portrates. In this story, the Illustrations are what makes up the plot and shows students the resoulution at the end of the story.
Activities: One activity that I would do with my students is a type of journal where they could tell about one of their friends who helped them out and find some way to help out that same friend.
Another activity that could be used to help introduce this story to the class is by integrating this lesson into a social studies lesson about community and what makes up friendship in community.
Book Review can be viewed here: http://www.amazon.com/The-Lion-Mouse-Jerry-Pinkney/product-reviews/0316013560/ref=dp_top_cm_cr_acr_txt?ie=UTF8&showViewpoints=1
Author's website: http://www.jerrypinkneystudio.com/
A Ball for Daisy
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Author: Raschka, Chris
Illustrator: Raschka, Chris
Publisher: Schwartz & Wade, 2011
Plot summary: This is a story about young Daisy who decides to one day bring her favorite toy, a toy ball, to the park. While at the park a bigger dog destroys her beloved toy. This story can help kids and students who are experiencing loss of a special item or toy.
Recommended audience: Lower Elementary School aged kids
Illustrations: Impressionistic Illustrations
Activities: One activity would be to have the students bring in their favorite toy or item to share with the class. This would be an exercise to do before the class reads the story. Then after all the students present and tell about their most prized posession then the teacher could talk about her prized toy growing up and introduce the feeling of loosing something importantat.
Another activity that would be awesome to do with students is to have them create the different parasite and host bonds and relate that to the mouse and the lion.
Book Review can be viewed here: http://www.amazon.com/A-Ball-Daisy-Chris-Raschka/product-reviews/037585861X/ref=dp_top_cm_cr_acr_txt?ie=UTF8&showViewpoints=1
Author's website: http://authors.simonandschuster.com/Chris-Raschka/1786251
Illustrator: Raschka, Chris
Publisher: Schwartz & Wade, 2011
Plot summary: This is a story about young Daisy who decides to one day bring her favorite toy, a toy ball, to the park. While at the park a bigger dog destroys her beloved toy. This story can help kids and students who are experiencing loss of a special item or toy.
Recommended audience: Lower Elementary School aged kids
Illustrations: Impressionistic Illustrations
Activities: One activity would be to have the students bring in their favorite toy or item to share with the class. This would be an exercise to do before the class reads the story. Then after all the students present and tell about their most prized posession then the teacher could talk about her prized toy growing up and introduce the feeling of loosing something importantat.
Another activity that would be awesome to do with students is to have them create the different parasite and host bonds and relate that to the mouse and the lion.
Book Review can be viewed here: http://www.amazon.com/A-Ball-Daisy-Chris-Raschka/product-reviews/037585861X/ref=dp_top_cm_cr_acr_txt?ie=UTF8&showViewpoints=1
Author's website: http://authors.simonandschuster.com/Chris-Raschka/1786251
The Invention of Hugo Cabret
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Author: Selznick, Brian
Illustrator: NA
Publisher: Scholastic Press, 2007
Plot summary: Orphan, clock keeper, and thief, Hugo lives in the walls of a busy Paris train station, where his survival depends on secrets and anonymity. But when his world suddenly interlocks with an eccentric, bookish girl and a bitter old man who runs a toy booth in the station, Hugo's undercover life, and his most precious secret, are put in jeopardy. A cryptic drawing, a treasured notebook, a stolen key, a mechanical man, and a hidden message from Hugo's dead father form the backbone of this intricate, tender, and spellbinding mystery.
Recommended audience: Grade 3 and above
Illustrations: NA
Activities: One activity would be for students to research and figure out how to live/survive in a train station. I would want them to write journal entries like they were living in the train station so that they would be able to somewhat experience what it would be like to be the main character. A second activity would be for the students and the teacher to read the book together and then to see the movie when it comes out and compare the two. This would be the perfect opportunity for the teacher to explain that movies and books have differences and similarities. I would use a double bubble Thinking map for my students to experiences the difference and similarities.
Book Review can be viewed here: http://www.amazon.com/Invention-Hugo-Cabret-Brian-Selznick/product-reviews/0439813786/ref=dp_top_cm_cr_acr_txt?ie=UTF8&showViewpoints=1
Author's website: http://www.scholastic.com/teachers/contributor/brian-selznick
Illustrator: NA
Publisher: Scholastic Press, 2007
Plot summary: Orphan, clock keeper, and thief, Hugo lives in the walls of a busy Paris train station, where his survival depends on secrets and anonymity. But when his world suddenly interlocks with an eccentric, bookish girl and a bitter old man who runs a toy booth in the station, Hugo's undercover life, and his most precious secret, are put in jeopardy. A cryptic drawing, a treasured notebook, a stolen key, a mechanical man, and a hidden message from Hugo's dead father form the backbone of this intricate, tender, and spellbinding mystery.
Recommended audience: Grade 3 and above
Illustrations: NA
Activities: One activity would be for students to research and figure out how to live/survive in a train station. I would want them to write journal entries like they were living in the train station so that they would be able to somewhat experience what it would be like to be the main character. A second activity would be for the students and the teacher to read the book together and then to see the movie when it comes out and compare the two. This would be the perfect opportunity for the teacher to explain that movies and books have differences and similarities. I would use a double bubble Thinking map for my students to experiences the difference and similarities.
Book Review can be viewed here: http://www.amazon.com/Invention-Hugo-Cabret-Brian-Selznick/product-reviews/0439813786/ref=dp_top_cm_cr_acr_txt?ie=UTF8&showViewpoints=1
Author's website: http://www.scholastic.com/teachers/contributor/brian-selznick
A Sick Day for Amos McGee
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Author: Stead, Philip
Illustrator: Stead, Erin
Publisher: Roaring Book Press, 2010
Plot summary: This is the story of friendship between Amos McGee and his friends in the zoo. Everyday Amos tries to spend time with each one of his friends. When he is sick though, will his friends return the favor?
Recommended audience: Grade 1 and above
Illustrations: Woodblock Printing technique
Activities: One Activity would be to talk about friendship adn why this is such an important thing. The teacher could find someone who is sick and then have the class make cards for them. If one of their classmates is sick then they could make cards and different things to make them feel better.
Another activity would be to have students take turns acting out this story in a play version. They could take turns taking care of each other and being kind friends. This would help younger students learn how to react when someone is feeling sick.
Book Review can be viewed here: http://www.amazon.com/A-Sick-Day-Amos-McGee/product-reviews/1596434023/ref=dp_top_cm_cr_acr_txt?ie=UTF8&showViewpoints=1
Author's website: http://us.macmillan.com/author/philipcstead
http://us.macmillan.com/author/erinstead
Illustrator: Stead, Erin
Publisher: Roaring Book Press, 2010
Plot summary: This is the story of friendship between Amos McGee and his friends in the zoo. Everyday Amos tries to spend time with each one of his friends. When he is sick though, will his friends return the favor?
Recommended audience: Grade 1 and above
Illustrations: Woodblock Printing technique
Activities: One Activity would be to talk about friendship adn why this is such an important thing. The teacher could find someone who is sick and then have the class make cards for them. If one of their classmates is sick then they could make cards and different things to make them feel better.
Another activity would be to have students take turns acting out this story in a play version. They could take turns taking care of each other and being kind friends. This would help younger students learn how to react when someone is feeling sick.
Book Review can be viewed here: http://www.amazon.com/A-Sick-Day-Amos-McGee/product-reviews/1596434023/ref=dp_top_cm_cr_acr_txt?ie=UTF8&showViewpoints=1
Author's website: http://us.macmillan.com/author/philipcstead
http://us.macmillan.com/author/erinstead
The House in the Night
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Author: Swanson, Susan
Illustrator: Krommes, Beth
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Books for Childern, 2008
Plot summary: This story walks students through what they see in the house at night and can help students who are afraid of the dark be more assured that the items in the house are not scary themselves.
Recommended audience: Young Elementry aged students
Illustrations: Patterned and textured illustrations. Mostly black and white illustrations but has accents of color to enhance the lightt and the darkness in the text.
Activities: One activity that students could do is write about different items in their house and make a diarama of the items in the house. This could be integrated into math and even into science by identifying objects.
Another activity that could be interesting is to have the students write their own version of this story but make it in a different location such as the movie theater or the park and have them located at different points in time such as in the morning or in the afternoon. Students could work on their illustrations just like the book had.
Book Review can be viewed here: http://www.amazon.com/House-Night-Susan-Marie-Swanson/product-reviews/0618862447/ref=dp_top_cm_cr_acr_txt?ie=UTF8&showViewpoints=1
Author's website: http://www.childrensliteraturenetwork.org/aifolder/aipages/ai_s/swanson.html
http://www.bethkrommes.com/
Illustrator: Krommes, Beth
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Books for Childern, 2008
Plot summary: This story walks students through what they see in the house at night and can help students who are afraid of the dark be more assured that the items in the house are not scary themselves.
Recommended audience: Young Elementry aged students
Illustrations: Patterned and textured illustrations. Mostly black and white illustrations but has accents of color to enhance the lightt and the darkness in the text.
Activities: One activity that students could do is write about different items in their house and make a diarama of the items in the house. This could be integrated into math and even into science by identifying objects.
Another activity that could be interesting is to have the students write their own version of this story but make it in a different location such as the movie theater or the park and have them located at different points in time such as in the morning or in the afternoon. Students could work on their illustrations just like the book had.
Book Review can be viewed here: http://www.amazon.com/House-Night-Susan-Marie-Swanson/product-reviews/0618862447/ref=dp_top_cm_cr_acr_txt?ie=UTF8&showViewpoints=1
Author's website: http://www.childrensliteraturenetwork.org/aifolder/aipages/ai_s/swanson.html
http://www.bethkrommes.com/