The Caldecott Medal was named in honor of nineteenth-century English illustrator Randolph Caldecott. It is awarded annually by the Association for Library Service to Children, a division of the American Library Association, to the artist of the most distinguished American picture book for children.
The 2017 Caldecott Award will be announced January 23, 2017.
It will be streamed live here at 8am EST:http://ala.unikron.com/2017/
All grades at Zervas Elementary are learning about the Caldecott Award and reading past winners and contenders for this year's award. We are having our own award, the ZervCott, to be awarded January 19th.
Students participating in this voting are reading picture books published in 2016, and are thoughtfully applying the same parameters as the actual Caldecott Committee.
1. Excellence:
Are the illustrations an excellent example of its technique (collage, painting, wood carvings)?
2. Appropriateness:
Are the illustrations a good match for the mood, tone, and theme in the story?
3. Importance:
Are the illustrations necessary to understand the story?
4 Appeal?
Do we like it?
They have some tough decisions ahead! Many excellent picture books were published in 2016, it will be exciting to see what they decide, and what will win the Caldecott.
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| Potential candidates for the ZervCott |
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