Caldecott Challenge 1986-1989

It's the end of the 80s!

The decade of my elementary and junior high years.

Books including illustrations with the number 5: 2! The Song and Dance Man (Winner 1989) and The Relatives Came (Honor 1986). Both illustrated by Minnesotan Stephen Gammell. We may have a number connection as well as a location connection!

The Cupcake's favorite (my 3 yr old): Mufaro's Beautiful Daughters - as soon as we finished reading she was pretending to be Nyasha.

Title I remember reading in the 80s:  King Bidgood's in the Bathtub - I would have been in 6th or 7th grade when this first came out, but my little sister would have been about 4. So I think that is why I would have read it at the time. I still love the totally absurd humor! Love the secrets of the illustrations too.

Number of books including cats in the illustrations: Only 2 this time - Goldilocks and the Three Bears & Mirandy and Brother Wind  (unless you count the lion from Alphabatics).

Number of books including a Bull Terrier: Just The Polar Express, but he's extra special.

1986 Medal Winner:  

The Polar Express  

by Chris Van Allsburg

1986 Honor Books:

The Relatives Came

 illustrated by Stephen Gammell

written by Cynthia Rylant 

King Bidgood's in the Bathtub

illustrated by Don Wood

written by Audrey Wood

1987 Medal Winner:  

Hey, Al

illustrated by Richard Egielski

written by Arthur Yorink

1987 Honor Books: 

The Village of Round and Square Houses 
 by Ann Grifalconi 


Alphabatics
by Suse MacDonald 


Rumpelstiltskin
by Paul O. Zelinsky
 

1988 Medal Winner:  
Owl Moon
 illustrated by John Schoenherr
written by  Jane Yolen
 

1988 Honor Book: 
Mufaro's Beautiful Daughters: An African Tale
by John Steptoe

1989 Medal Winner:  

Song and Dance Man

illustrated by Stephen Gammell

written by Karen Ackerman 

1989 Honor Books:

The Boy of the Three-Year Nap

illustrated by Allen Say

written by Diane Snyder 

Free Fall  

by David Wiesner 

Goldilocks and the Three Bears  

by James Marshall 

Mirandy and Brother Wind  

illustrated by Jerry Pinkney

written by Patricia C. McKissack 

 

Caldecott Challenge Total 1938-1989: 215


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Caldecott Challenge 1983-1985

I'm back at it, and determined to finish my Caldecott Challenge reading by the 75th Anniversary Celebrations coming up in Chicago at the ALA Annual Conference.

After all of the books were checked back in for summer at my library, I piled up the remaing Caldecott Challenge books, loaded them up, and brought them home. I'm ready!

My favorite "new to me" read: The Glorious Flight: Across the Channel with Louis Bleriot 

I had never heard of Bleriot, and his designs are fascinating. Pair this with some footage of the Bleriot XI that still flies today, and kids will be enchanted by the history.

The Bud's favorite: St. George and the Dragon. You can't beat those dragon-y, battle-y illustrations. His comment, "Whoa, good thing the dragon didn't land in the magic pond or under the healing tree!."

AND 

6 More Caldecott Cats! Find them in the pictures below.

1983 Medal Winner:

Shadow

by Marcia Brown

1983 Honor Books: 

A Chair for My Mother 

 by Vera B. Williams 

When I Was Young in the Mountains

 illustrated by Diane Goode

written by Cynthia Rylant

1984 Medal Winner:  

The Glorious Flight: Across the Channel with Louis Bleriot

by Alice & Martin Provensen

1984 Honor Books:

Little Red Riding Hood

by Trina Schart Hyman 

Ten, Nine, Eight

by Molly Bang

1985 Medal Winner:  

Saint George and the Dragon

illustrated by Trina Schart Hyman

retold by Margaret Hodges 

1985 Honor Books:

Hansel and Gretel

illustrated by Paul O. Zelinsky

retold by Rika Lesser

Have You Seen My Duckling?

by Nancy Tafuri 

The Story of Jumping Mouse: A Native American Legend

by John Steptoe

Caldecott Challenge Total 1938-1985: 201


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It's Monday! What are you Reading?

Every Monday I see inspiring lists of what everyone is reading, and I can never seem to pull it together to post my own list.
Well... not today.
It's still Monday, I'm here, and here is what I am reading...

Books I loved last week:

This Week I'm Reading:

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Doll Bones by Holly Black

Happy Book Birthday to:

What it's about (in one sentence): A doll that may be haunted by the ghost of a little girl, leads three friends on a thrilling adventure.

What I love: 
Doll Bones is about three friends, now in middle school, who have played a game together since they were very young. Their game is all about creating elaborate adventure stories starring characters they based on their dolls or action figures. The three friends are all collaborative authors of an amazing story.
Suddenly one doll, a character they call The Queen, starts to communicate with them through dreams. She is an antique bone china doll that seems to be haunted by the ghost of a little girl - a ghost that needs their help.
I love the elaborate collaborative story telling of the three friends in this story. It is because of this element that you as a reader don't know for sure if The Queen really is haunted or if it is just another part of the friends' story.
I also love that the creepiness of the potentially haunted doll is thrilling without being nightmare inducing for the upper elementary/middle school set.

Did you know...

1. Holly Black has a secret library in her house. Take a tour here.

2. Puns make her go insane.

3. She loves lots of fabulous books. See a list of her favorites here.

Visit Holly Black's Website

My students and I are very excited that Holly Black will be visiting our school later this week.
To celebrate, I am giving away a signed copy of Doll Bones.

This Giveaway will run from 5/7 until 11:59 p.m. on Saturday 5/11.
You must be at least 13 to enter.
 

Steam Train, Dream Train by Sherri Duskey Rinker & Tom Lichtenheld

Happy Book Birthday to Steam Train, Dream Train the new book by the Goodnight, Goodnight, Construction Site duo Sherri Duskey Rinker and Tom Lichtenheld:

I will be sharing Steam Train, Dream Train with some very excited students this week...
Author Sherri Duskey Rinker will be visiting my school next Tuesday!
Thank you to our amazing local bookstore Red Balloon Bookshop for making this visit possible.

Sherri was kind enough to finish a few of my sentences starters via email:

• The best thing about school visits is... meeting the students: they always inspire and impress me --- and make me laugh!
  
  
• Picture Books are... life changing, inspiring, formative. Art and poetry, visual and verbal.
  
  
• Some of my favorite books to read with kids (other than my own) are... I love, love, love Harry Potter, the whole series: pure genius. I'm also a MAJOR SkippyJon Jones fan and I think Judy Schachner is amazing. I always learn a little something in every Magic Treehouse book. Oh, and Captain Underpants and Diary of a Wimpy Kid: I laugh at some goofy thing, every time.
  
  
• One more thing... Even though my dad grew up in West Virginia and two of my sisters are in North Carolina, I'm a northern girl --- born and raised in the Chicago area. I think I'm from the south (grit-loving, "y'all" and all), but I'm really not. Shhh!... please do not tell me.

 

My students have also really enjoyed her first book Goodnight, Goodnight Construction site.

To celebrate I am giving away one copy of Steam Train, Dream Train and one copy of Goodnight, Goodnight both signed by Sherri Duskey Rinker.

This Giveaway will run from 4/16 until 11:59 p.m. on 4/20.
You must be at least 13 to enter.

Caldecott Challenge 1981-1982

I have now entered my elementary school years with the Caldecott Challenge.

'81 and '82 were honor book heavy years with 4 honor books each, making 10 more books toward the challenge - a current total of 191 books out of 316 

Creepiest book from this set: Outside Over There by Sendak wins this for sure. Goblins stealing a baby and replacing it with an ice baby replica that melts = Cree-Pee!

Most cats in the illustrations: A Visit to William Blake's Inn. With the tigers and the King of Cats, there are many featured felines in this one. I wish I had done a better job of officially tracking the Cats of Caldecott, I am sure that there are a few I have missed along the way. (Look for cats in 4 of the other titles below)

Strongest Minnesota Connection: St. Paul-ite and Illustrator of Where the Buffaloes Begin, Stephen Gammell lives just over there ~points~ on the other side of the river.

Newbery Challenge / #nerdbery Connection: A Visit to William Blake's Inn. The only Newbery winner to appear in the Caldecott Challenge.

Favorite title of this set: Jumanji by VanAllsburg. He is a master story teller along with being an amazing artist. VanAllsburg is one of my all time favorite author/illustrators. I also love that he includes a bull terrier in all of his books.

Jumanji also wins the category of most special copy from this set:

2003 Was the year I became a school librarian!

1981 

Medal Winner: 

Fables 

by Arnold Lobel

Honor Books:

The Bremen-Town Musicians

by Ilse Plume

The Grey Lady and the Strawberry Snatcher 

by Molly Bang 

Mice Twice 

by Joseph Low

Truck 

by Donald Crews

1982 

Medal Winner: 

Jumanji 

by Chris Van Allsburg

Honor Books:

Where the Buffaloes Begin 

illustrated by Stephen Gammell

written by Olaf Baker

On Market Street

illustrated by Anita Lobel

written by Arnold Lobel

Outside Over There 

by Maurice Sendak

A Visit to William Blake's Inn: Poems for Innocent and Experienced Travelers

illustrated by Alice & Martin Provensen

written by Nancy Willard

Current Caldecott Challenge total 1938-1982: 191