I feel like I should have something profound to say here at the end.
Hmmm......
....maybe it's not really the end, I'm just all caught up until 2014.
Tonight I will be in a room full of librarians and book lovers celebrating these fabulous books:
2013 Medal Winner:
This Is Not My Hat
by Jon Klassen
2013 Honor Books:
Creepy Carrots!
illustrated by Peter Brown
written by Aaron Reynolds
Extra Yarn
illustrated by Jon Klassen
written by Mac Barnett
Green
by Laura Vaccaro Seeger
One Cool Friend
illustrated by David Small
written by Toni Buzzeo
Sleep Like a Tiger
illustrated by Pamela Zagarenski
written by Mary Logue
Caldecott Challenge Total 1938-2013: 316
psst.... did you see? Two more cats!
Reminds me of the Caldecott artwork Exhibit they had at the Chicago Art Institute: http://www.artic.edu/exhibition/play-pretend-and-dream-caldecott-medal-and-honor-books-2010-2013 It was pretty cool. They even had the books laying around so parents could sit down and read the stories to kids.
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