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A Conversation with Sophie Blackall
Sophie Blackall is the author-illustrator of Hello Lighthouse, winner of the 2019 Randolph Caldecott Medal. Julie Danielson interviewed her by email for Calling Caldecott. Calling Caldecott: Last year, we asked the Caldecott Medalist where he keeps his medal (it is beside his daughter's Ren Faire fist, no less), but where...
Review of Guts
Guts by Raina Telgemeier; illus. by the author; color by Braden Lamb Intermediate Graphix/Scholastic 215 pp. g 9/19 978-0-545-85251-7 $24.99 Paper ed. 978-0-545-85250-0 $12.99 e-book ed. 978-0-545-85253-1 $7.99 In this graphic memoir chronicling her fourth-grade year, Telgemeier (Smile; Sisters, rev. 11/14) shares her childhood experiences with anxiety. A bout with...
Let's Dive In: The List Is Here
We're here today with our list of 2020 Caldecott-eligible books. We’ve asked the books (and our guest bloggers) to don some scuba gear, because we’re going to take some deep dives here at the blog — humor me with my weak aquatic metaphor; I’m only on my first cup of...
It's That Time of Year Again
Well, hello there! We here at Calling Caldecott are waving in your direction (which is to say many directions), welcoming fall — here in the South, anyway, we finally have a subtle chill in the air — and welcoming back our readers for a new season of looking at outstanding...
Review of The Fisherman & the Whale
The Fisherman & the Whaleby Jessica Lanan; illus. by the authorPrimary Simon 48 pp.5/19 978-1-5344-1574-4 $17.99e-book ed. 978-1-5344-1575-1 $10.99In this dramatic wordless tale, a commercial fisherman and what appears to be his son collect fish in the large net thrown from their boat. They sail on — that is, until...
Review of Bear Came Along
Bear Came Alongby Richard T. Morris; illus. by LeUyen PhamPreschool Little, Brown 40 pp.6/19 978-0-316-46447-5 $17.99e-book ed. 978-0-316-46445-1 $9.99This boisterous adventure is a story about discovery, the twists and turns a day can take, and the ways in which friendships can be forged when least expected — all in the...
Spring Picture Books on the Radar
Why, hello there! We are running our fingers through a few months’ worth of cyber-dust here at the Calling Caldecott blog, given that our last post was in January.Have you been reading picture books in 2019? You can trust that we have, and we thought it would be a good...
Review of Carl and the Meaning of Life
Carl and the Meaning of Lifeby Deborah Freedman; illus. by the authorPreschool, Primary Viking 48 pp. g4/19 978-0-451-47498-8 $17.99Carl is an earthworm, always moving under the ground, digesting leaves and “turning hard dirt into fluffy soil.” When a field mouse asks him why he does...
Review of The Great Indoors
The Great Indoorsby Julie Falatko; illus. by Ruth ChanPrimary Disney-Hyperion 40 pp. g4/19 978-1-368-00083-3 $17.99The tables are turned in this mischievous comedy about the highs and lows of camping. As a camper van full of humans drives away from a house, two bears in the front yard come out of...