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2018 Caldecott Medal Winners and Honor Books

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Wolf in the Snow

By: Matthew Cordell

Medal Winner

Sandy Hall

Reviewed by: Sandy Hall

This is a satisfying story of friendship, a frightening situation resolved by helping one another. The book is almost completely wordless except for some "sound" words like Bark! or howl… which actually provide a good opportunity to talk about a very big word: onomatopoeia. Because the book is mostly wordless, it appeals to little ones.

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Big Cat, Little Cat

By: Elisha Cooper

Honor

Lara Lleverino

Reviewed by: Lara Lleverino
Recommended age: 6 - 12 years of age
Also read and recommended by: Deanna Knoll, Sandy Hall

For anyone who has loved a pet and faced the shortened lifespan our animal friends have, this poignant story speaks to the bitter-sweet experience it is to love and let go.


Crown: An Ode to the Fresh Cut

By: Derrick Barnes
Illustrated by: Gordon C. James

Honor

Deanna Knoll

Reviewed by: Deanna Knoll

This picture book uses the unusual form of the second-person narrative to describe a trip to the barber.  This young boy gets a new "do" and it injects him with confidence in front of his friends and teachers, acquaintances, and strangers.  The art is modern but not so much that one doesn't recognize himself in each picture.  


A Different Pond

By: Bao Phi
Illustrated by: Thi Bui

Honor
NOT REVIEWED

Family. Tradition. Hope.

Sometimes a fishing trip is about more than catching fish...

Carrying a tackle box and gathering kindling, a boy helps his dad catch the family's dinner. And a father helps his child begin to understand the long journey their family has taken.

Award-winning poet Bao Phi and acclaimed graphic novelist Thi Bui deliver a sweet, powerful glimpse into a relationship between father and son and between cultures, old and new.

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Grand Canyon

By: Jason Chin

Honor

Deanna Knoll

Reviewed by: Deanna Knoll

Jason Chin presents this incredible natural wonder in all its splendor, complete with cutouts identifying various rock formations and fossils and then tops it off with a double foldout of the Grand Canyon.  This book takes an evolutionary view of the various fossils and this is noted several times throughout the book.  With the author/illustrator's splendid art coupled with the images of a father and his child taking a backpacking trip down through the various layers, it's no surprise this was an honor winner.