It’s the 75th Anniversary of the Caldecott Medal!
The Caldecott Medal is one of the most well-known and sought after awards in children’s literature.
The 2013 Caldecott Medal winner is…
This Is Not My Hat
It’s no surprise that Klassen’s dark comedy about a hat-stealing fish took this honor. The illustrations are simply stunning.
As much I as enjoyed This Is Not My Hat, Klassen’s 2011 hit I Want My Hat Back is still my favorite.
The quirky story of a bear who has lost his hat is laugh-out-loud funny. I recommend I Want My Hat Back and This Is Not My Hat for kids ages 4 and up.
And don’t forget to check out this year’s Caldecott Honor books!
Creepy Carrots by Aaron Reynolds and Peter Brown
Extra Yarn by Mac Barnett and Jon Klassen
Green by Laura Vaccaro Seeger
One Cool Friend by Toni Buzzeo and David Small
Sleep Like a Tiger by Mary Logue and Pamela Zagarenski
Thanks for the report. I’ve not read any of those books!! This fall I studied through an exhibit in the downtown San Francisco library of Caldlecoltt winners– many original drawing/paintings from a private collection. Loved it.
Wow, that sounds incredible!
I just love the illustrations from This Is Not My Hat!
Fun post!
Alice @ Alice in Readerland
All of these look lovely, thanks for sharing.
I am excited to track these picture books down!
I’m not a huge Jon Klassen fan, so I wasn’t thrilled with him taking the medal AND an honor, but I’m still holding out hope that I’ll grow to love him. I wrote up some of my thoughts on the winners here: http://sunlitpages.blogspot.com/2013/01/ala-youth-media-awards-my-unbiased-and.html