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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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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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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But regarding influences as a visual artist

Alphonse Mucha
Randolph Caldecott
Hajime Isayama
Hirohiko Araki

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