>Motoko Rich reports that Hugo Cabret is the longest Caldecott winner ever. (Boy, is she sharp or what?) I wonder if any Newberys are longer. Although the neater parallel record would be the shortest Newbery: A Visit to William Blake’s Inn?
About Roger SuttonRoger Sutton has been the editor in chief of The Horn Book, Inc, since 1996. He was previously editor of The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books and a children's and young adult librarian. He received his M.A. in library science from the University of Chicago in 1982 and a B.A. from Pitzer College in 1978. Follow him on Twitter: @RogerReads.
>Gee, I was on the William Blake Newbery committee as well as the Hugo Caldecott committee. What do you suppose that means?
KB
>The Hero and the Crown is at least ten times longer than Hugo Cabret.
>It just feels that way. (Slaps self.)