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First peek at my #picturebook #biography of Randolph Caldecott, with vibrant art by Barbara McClintock, coming your way this fall! #kidlit @ChronicleBooks #edutwitter #childrensbookillustration #CoverReveal #nonfiction
English artist & author Kate Greenaway, best known for her children's books, was born #OTD in 1846. Her work was as popular as her male contemporaries, Walter Crane & Ralph Caldecott. Her art depicted the innocence of childhood.
So what's new in 2023 for past author/illustrator winners of the Caldecott Award for picture books? Here's a delicious sample via @sjwallacewrites https://t.co/USILGFLLPm https://t.co/7vGEXsd93e
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 #arthistory post on Ness: https://t.co/1e1Dhuc08d #WomensHistoryMonth
Two questions and two sentence starters with Caldecott Medalist Doug Salati: https://t.co/1bhN26OnFD
@r_bittner 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!
Loved listening to this!
A Conversation with a Caldecott Winner*: Doug Salati Visits The Yarn Podcast: https://t.co/J4dg2p6yjh via @100scopenotes
Two questions and two sentence starters with Caldecott Medalist Doug Salati: https://t.co/1bhN26OVvb @wearealsc
"Picture books are portals and pathways to help us better understand ourselves and each other." -Caldecott Medalist Doug Salati https://t.co/1bhN26OVvb
"I was slightly stunned. My mind was trying to figure out if the committee chair, Dr. @r_bittner said what I just thought he said." -Caldecott Medalist Doug Salati https://t.co/1bhN26OVvb
"Picture books are portals and pathways to help us better understand ourselves and each other." -Caldecott Medalist Doug Salati https://t.co/1bhN26OVvb
"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
Colour illustrations from Randolph Caldecott's illustrations to The Diverting History of John Gilpin, 1878
The poem is by William Cowper
Part 1
A Guest Blog Post by Caldecott Medalist and two-time Newbery Honor author Kevin Henkes: https://t.co/RB8UcjmdMg
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”.
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.
@LaraRouseWrites But regarding influences as a visual artist
Alphonse Mucha
Randolph Caldecott
Hajime Isayama
Hirohiko Araki