1. BIBLIOGRAPHY
Marcus, Leonard S. 1998. A CALDECOTT CELEBRATION: SIX ARTISTS AND THEIR PATHS TO THE CALDECOTT MEDAL. New York, NY: Walker and Company. ISBN 0802786561
2. PLOT SUMMARY
2. PLOT SUMMARY
Profiles six Caldecott award-winning books and their authors, including Robert McCloskey’s MAKE WAY FOR DUCKLINGS, Marcia Brown’s CINDERELLA, Maurice Sendak’s WHERE THE WILD THINGS ARE, William Steig’s SYLVESTER AND THE MAGIC PEBBLE, Chris Van Allsburg’s JUMANJI, and David Wiesner’s TUESDAY.
3. CRITICAL ANALYSIS
Mr. Marcus does a superb job describing the steps these Caldecott award recipients went through to create their winning picture books. All of the authors describe their unwavering focus and attention to detail. For example, McCloskey’s thoroughness required him to own sixteen ducks for live models. Young readers will appreciate the hard work their authors went through to create these beloved books.
The level of revision and drafting will impress even the most seasoned professional. Pen and pencil sketches help illustrate the many changes that occurred. A larger lesson about not giving up can be applied here too. It took Ms. Brown six times as a Caldecott runner-up to finally win the grand prize. No reader will be able to walk away from this book thinking picture books are just children’s business.
Mr. Marcus does a superb job describing the steps these Caldecott award recipients went through to create their winning picture books. All of the authors describe their unwavering focus and attention to detail. For example, McCloskey’s thoroughness required him to own sixteen ducks for live models. Young readers will appreciate the hard work their authors went through to create these beloved books.
The level of revision and drafting will impress even the most seasoned professional. Pen and pencil sketches help illustrate the many changes that occurred. A larger lesson about not giving up can be applied here too. It took Ms. Brown six times as a Caldecott runner-up to finally win the grand prize. No reader will be able to walk away from this book thinking picture books are just children’s business.
4. REVIEW EXCERPT(S)
Starred review in PUBLISHER’S WEEKLY: ““Filled with witty anecdotes and pithy observations, Marcus’s approach to examining the works of six Caldecott Medalists will be of as much interest to adults as to picture book readers.”
Starred review in BOOKLIST: ““A lively, informative introduction to each book and its maker. A beautifully made book, this will serve as a fine resource for children interested in illustration and for teachers researching author/ illustrator studies.”
5. CONNECTIONS
*Read this book while students are drafting and revising their own written pieces for inspiration. *Share the picture books that are mentioned in the story and ask for opinions.
*Use the book to encourage kids to write about what they know, like McCloskey, or to use their imagination, like Sendak.
*Read the most recent Caldecott winner and research the author.
Starred review in BOOKLIST: ““A lively, informative introduction to each book and its maker. A beautifully made book, this will serve as a fine resource for children interested in illustration and for teachers researching author/ illustrator studies.”
5. CONNECTIONS
*Read this book while students are drafting and revising their own written pieces for inspiration. *Share the picture books that are mentioned in the story and ask for opinions.
*Use the book to encourage kids to write about what they know, like McCloskey, or to use their imagination, like Sendak.
*Read the most recent Caldecott winner and research the author.
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