First peek at my of Randolph Caldecott, with vibrant art by Barbara McClintock, coming your way this fall!

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English artist & author Kate Greenaway, best known for her children's books, was born in 1846. Her work was as popular as her male contemporaries, Walter Crane & Ralph Caldecott. Her art depicted the innocence of childhood.

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So what's new in 2023 for past author/illustrator winners of the Caldecott Award for picture books? Here's a delicious sample via https://t.co/USILGFLLPm https://t.co/7vGEXsd93e

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Evaline Ness—ex-wife of “Untouchable” Eliot Ness—won back to back to back Caldecott Honors from 1963 to 1965.

She followed that by winning a Caldecott Medal.

This is our post on Ness: https://t.co/1e1Dhuc08d

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Two questions and two sentence starters with Caldecott Medalist Doug Salati: https://t.co/1bhN26OnFD

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Me, too! It was my first time seeing a copy since it won the Caldecott Medal! I did find my F&G, which I'm grateful I saved!

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Loved listening to this!
A Conversation with a Caldecott Winner*: Doug Salati Visits The Yarn Podcast: https://t.co/J4dg2p6yjh via

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"And that, in some small way, the book was successful in speaking to the experiences we all go through and feelings we all have as humans navigating our everyday lives." chats with about his Caldecott win. https://t.co/rEH4uNsvbc

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I interviewed Caldecott Medalist Doug Salati: https://t.co/1bhN26OVvb

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Two questions and two sentence starters with Caldecott Medalist Doug Salati: https://t.co/1bhN26OVvb

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"Picture books are portals and pathways to help us better understand ourselves and each other." -Caldecott Medalist Doug Salati https://t.co/1bhN26OVvb

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"I was slightly stunned. My mind was trying to figure out if the committee chair, Dr. said what I just thought he said." -Caldecott Medalist Doug Salati https://t.co/1bhN26OVvb

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"Picture books are portals and pathways to help us better understand ourselves and each other." -Caldecott Medalist Doug Salati https://t.co/1bhN26OVvb

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"At the moment it means more than I can put into words. I hope it means that the Caldecott Award Selection Committee saw something universal in the characters and experiences portrayed in the book." -Caldecott Medalist Doug Salati https://t.co/1bhN26OVvb

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And the winner of the 2023 Caldecott Medal is…

DOUG SALATI for “Hot Dog”!

“Through changing color palettes and shifting borders, Salati creates a striking background for his narrative of bonding between a very warm dog and its human,” says me.

Congratulations!!!

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Colour illustrations from Randolph Caldecott's illustrations to The Diverting History of John Gilpin, 1878

The poem is by William Cowper

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A Guest Blog Post by Caldecott Medalist and two-time Newbery Honor author Kevin Henkes: https://t.co/RB8UcjmdMg

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Ingri d'Aulaire was born on this day, December 27, in 1904.

With her partner, Edgar, she popularized the non-fiction picture book. The d'Aulaire’s are perhaps best known for their Caldecott-winning book “Abraham Lincoln”.

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Mary Azarian was born on this day, December 8, in 1940.

The farmer-turned-printmaker began her illustration career at the age of 30.

She illustrated more than fifty books—winning the Caldecott Medal for “Snowflake Bentley” at the age of 59.

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