Grandfather's Journey
By: Allen Say
Medal Winner
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Through compelling reminiscences of his grandfather's life in America and Japan, Allen Say delivers a poignant account of his family's unique cross-cultural experience. He warmly conveys his own love for his two countries and describes the strong and constant desire to be in both places at once: When in one country, he invariably misses the other. His grandfather, he tells us, would understand.
Illustrated with exquisite paintings, intimate and memorable, Grandfather's Journey is Allen Say's most personal and remarkable picture yet of the bridging of two cultures.
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In the Small, Small Pond
By: Denise Fleming
Honor
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It's springtime and a bright green frog leaps out of the tall, tall grass and lands in a small, small pond. Splash! Tadpoles and minnows scatter. Summer passes, turtles drowse in the sun and dragonflies hover in the air above. Fall arrives as ducks paddle by and the colors change. Finally, snow falls. The little frog burrows deep into the pond and waits for spring to come again.
This introduction to the seasons is one that even the youngest child will enjoy, as Denise Fleming takes a frog's-eye peek at life in a small, small pond.
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Owen
By: Kevin Henkes
Honor
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Owen had a fuzzy yellow blanket. "Fuzzy goes where I go," said Owen. But Mrs. Tweezers disagreed. She thought Owen was too old for a blanket. Owen disagreed. No matter what Mrs. Tweezers came up with Blanket Fairies or vinegar, Owen had the answer. But when school started, Owen's mother knew just what to do, and everyone—Owen, Fuzzy, and even Mrs. Tweezers—was happy.
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Peppe the Lamplighter
By: Elisa Bartone
Illustrated by: Ted Lewin
Honor
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A long time ago when there was no electricity and the streetlamps in Little Italy had to be lit by hand, Peppe lived in a tenement on Mulberry Street. His family was poor, and so, though he was just a boy, he needed to find work. But a job as a lamplighter was not what his father had dreamed of for Peppe. "Did I come to America for my son to light the streetlamps?" he fumed—until, one night, lighting the streetlamps became "the best job in America."
Elisa Bartone's moving story and Ted Lewin's lamp-lit paintings combine to give modern-day children a very special look at America. From the bustle of turn-of-the-century sidewalks of New York, to the struggle of a brand-new American family, to the hopes that would build a country, they bring the American Dream to life.
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Raven: A Trickster Tale From the Pacific Northwest
By: Gerald McDermott
Honor
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Raven, the trickster, wants to give people the gift of light. But can he find out where Sky Chief keeps it? And if he does, will he be able to escape without being discovered?
His dream seems impossible, but if anyone can find a way to bring light to the world, wise and clever Raven can.
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Yo! Yes?
By: Christopher Raschka
Honor
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Two strangers on a street meet.
One by starts with Yo!
Yes? says the other, not sure.
The first tries Hey!
Who?
You!
Me?
The story of You and the story of Me is the story of life on many a street, happening tremendously right this minute.
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