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Monday, January 18, 2010

Caldecott Award to Jerry Pinkney

Congratulations to author Jerry Pinkney for receiving the Randolph Caldecott award for The Lion and The Mouse! In an Associated Press article today by Hellel Italie she provides quotes from him and notes other authors who won the top prizes in children's literature. I fell in love with The Lion and The Mouse when I received it for review in September 09. The wordless adaptation of the famous Aesop's Fable has beautiful watercolor illustrations and is sure to become a classic. While Pinkney has won many national awards for his 75 books during his 40 year career, this is his first Caldecott award. He has been a runner-up five times.

Congratulations to all the authors who received prizes today in children's and young adult literature! A complete list of all the winners can be found on the American Library Association web page.
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4 comments:

  1. AnonymousJanuary 19, 2010 at 7:02 AM

    It is such a beautiful book :-)

    You cracked me up, btw, when you said our brains would still be much but our kids' would be, too XD

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  2. bermudaonionJanuary 19, 2010 at 8:28 AM

    That lion is beautiful.

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  3. AnonymousJanuary 19, 2010 at 10:38 AM

    The illustration is stunning.

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  4. Tales of WhimsyJanuary 19, 2010 at 12:39 PM

    Beautiful illustration :)

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