The Caldecott Award

1. The Caldecott Award The 2005 Winner and Honor Books A Comparative Analysis

2. What Is the Caldecott Award? • The Association for Library Service to Children gives this award to the most distinguished picture book for children. • It was named after Randoplh Caldecott who was a nineteenth-century Illustrator. The award itself displays an illustration of his from “The diverting story of John Gilpin.”

3. Terms The Medal shall be awarded annually to the artist of the most distinguished American picture book for children published in English in the United States during the preceding year. There are no limitations as to the character of the picture book except that the illustrations be original work. Honor Books may be named. These shall be books that are also truly distinguished. The Award is restricted to artists who are citizens or residents of the United States. The committee in its deliberations is to consider only the books eligible for the award, as specified in terms.

4. Some Definitions(as defined by the ALA) • Picture Book for Children: it is distinguished from other books with illustrations because it provides the child with a visual experience while displaying respect for children's understandings, abilities and appreciations. A children’s book is suitable for children age fourteen and under. The illustrations develop the story-line, theme and or concept. • “Distinguished”: Noted for significant achievement, marked be excellence in quality , marked by conspicuous excellence or eminence and is individually distinct. • Artist: is the illustrator or co-illustrator and the artist can be awarded the medal posthumously

5. 4. “Original Work”: Must not be reprinted or compiled from other sources. 5. “American Picture Book in the United States”: Must be published in the United States.

6. Criteria • “Excellence of execution in the artistic technique employed” • “Excellence of pictorial interpretation of the story, theme, or concept; of appropriateness of style of illustration to the story, theme or concept; of delineation of plot, theme, characters, setting mood or information through the pictures.”

7. 2005 Honor Books • The Red Book by Barbara Lehman (Houghton Mifflin Company) • Coming on Home Soon illustrated by E.B. Lewis, written by Jacqueline Woodson (G.P. Putnam’s Son’s/Penguin Young Readers Group) • Knuffle Bunny: A Cautionary Tale illustrated and written by Mo Willems (Hyperion books for Children)

8. The Red Book • A wordless book that tells the story of a city girl and a boy that lives on an island. They both find a red book and view each other threw them.

9. The Artistic Technique • Water Color, gouache and ink. • Heavy black outlines • Large white frames • Gives sense of looking through something

10. Interesting technique… • The girl is looking out the window of her class room • The adjacent page shows images of her location in the city in a sequential order, zooming in. But it also gives the reader a feeling of looking through a paneled window, just as the girl is doing. • The illustrations tell the story without needed words • Illustrations show power of maps, books discovery • Last illustrations provides reader with a feeling of mystery and wonder

11. My Analyzes • The style used could be expressionistic or cartoon style. • The illustrations are simple, colorful and outlined in black, they are a pleasant comparison to the mystery present in the book. • Double page spread helps reader with sense of motion • The white frame give reader a sense of looking through at something more distant • The Books overall design is almost identical to the book in the story, thus providing the reader their own sense of mystery and power Because of the design of the book, it needs no title, it would be redundant

12. Coming On Home Soon • A story of a girl longing for her mother to return. While anticipating the return, the Grandmother reassures and cares for the young girl.

13. The Artistic Technique • Watercolor on Arches paper • Full page images and smaller simpler images aiding text on other-wise blank page. • Special attention to light sources

14. Interesting Technique • Images of the mother reassure the reader that she is okay • The light shows hope and also helps to show the setting and mood of the story • Daughters emotions are readable and relatable • The artist style displays the time period well • Hazy illustrations and poetic style writing complement each other • Last illustration satisfies the reader without the use of words

15. My Analyzes • Impressionistic style-light sources • Style conveys the setting and the of the story • The light shows hope • The pictures of the mother are reassuring

16. Knuffle Bunny: A Cautionary Tale • A story of a young girl who helps her dad with a chore. Ends up losing, then finding and gaining something important.

17. The Artistic Technique • Ink sketches over photography • Olive green background • Comic style narration

18. Interesting Technique… • Combination of different mediums-clean, clear photos and rough cartoon sketches • Almost jagged edges of cartoon-like drawings • Heavy black outlines • Combination of dialog use in text and in the media • Misunderstanding is clearly shown through Trixie’s change and actions. • The story could be told without the text. • The use of the illustrations in relation to backdrop and page.

19. My Analyzes • Background photos show the adult world, while the cartoons display the chaos and energy of a young child • The way the characters walk of picture gives the reader a sense of movement • The jagged edges of the characters displays the energy of the story

20. The 2005 Caldecott Winner…

21. Kitten’s First Full Moon Illustrated and written by Kevin Henkes (Greenwillow Books/HarperCollinsPublishers)

22. The Artistic Technique • Gouache and colored pencil • “…boldly outlined organic shapes and shades of black, white and gray with rose undertones on a creamy paper…” (ALA)

23. Interesting Technique • Circle Motif • Bold outlines • Combination of full page illustrations, single illustrations and comic book style

24. My Analyzes • Illustrations display the full moon setting and the way the light falls during a full moon • Circle motif connecting the kitten’s eyes and the full moon • The un-crossable distance between the kitten and the moon • Simplicity of art represents the simplicity of the mistake

25. What Kevin Henkes had to say • “From the very beginning I pictured the book with black-and-white illustrations, bold sans serif type, a square trim size, and soft, creamy paper […] I thought that by keeping everything as simple and spare as possible, a better, a tighter, more complete book result. I like the idea of having a white moon, a white cat, and a white bowl of milk surrounded by the black night.” • “…I drew with a brush- a technique I’d never used before in any of my books.”

26. Taking a closer Look at Kitten’s First Full Moon • Kittens emotions are recognizable • The moon waits on the next page • Aiding illustration stripes with text • Simple illustrations to aid the simple text, storyline and misunderstanding • Displays the light of the moon • Inside cover pages set up circle motif