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Caldecott 1988-2004
Caldecott Books 1988-2005
| Book Summary | Title | Year | Author/Illustrator |
|---|---|---|---|
| In 1974, a man named Philippe Petit's walked on a tightrope between the World Trade Center towers. | The Man Who Walked Between the Towers | 2004 | Mordicai Gerstein |
| After Mouse shares his toy plane with Rabbit, and it lands in a tree, the entire neighborhood tries to help, with Rabbit's encouragement. | My Friend Rabbit | 2003 | Author/Illus: Eric Rohmann |
| It starts as the traditional three little pigs until the pigs leave the story and explore other stories on nearby pages. | The Three Pigs | 2002 | Author/Illus: David Wiesner |
| In a humorous manner, this book presents an assortment of facts about the qualifications and characteristics of U.S. presidents, from George Washington to Bill Clinton. | So You want to be President? | 2001 | Author: Judith St. George, Illus. by: David Small |
| A resourceful tailor transforms his worn-out overcoat into smaller and smaller garments. | Joseph Had a Little Overcoat | 2000 | Author/Illus: Simms Taback |
| A biography of Wilson Alwyn Bentley (1865 - 1931), a self-taught scientist who photographed thousands of individual snowflakes in order to study their unique formations. | Snowflake Bentley | 1999 | Author: Jacqueline Briggs Martin, Illus. by: Azarian |
| A retelling of a folktale in which Rapunzel, a beautiful girl with long golden hair, is kept imprisoned in a lonely tower by a sorceress. | Rapunzel | 1998 | Author/Illus: Paul O Zelinsky and Grimm Brothers |
| Rabbi Yehuda Levi miraculously brings to life a clay giant who helps him watch over the Jews of sixteenth-century Prague. | Golem | 1997 | Author/Illus: David Wisniewski |
| The children at the Napville Elementary School always ignore Officer Buckle's safety tips, until a police dog named Gloria accompanies him when he gives his safety speeches. | Officer Buckle and Gloria | 1996 | Author/Illus: Peggy Rathmann |
| When the Los Angeles riots break out in the streets of their neighborhood, Daniel and his mother learn the value of getting along with others no matter what their background or nationality. | Smoky Night | 1995 | Author: Eve Bunting, Illus. by: David Diaz |
| A Japanese-American man recounts his grandfather's life in the United States, his return to Japan, and his feelings of homesickness no matter where he is. | Grandfather's Journey | 1994 | Author/Illus: Allen Say |
| Mirette learns tight rope walking from Monsieur Bellini, a guest in her mother's boarding house, not knowing that he is a celebrated tightrope artist who has withdrawn from performing because of fear. | Mirette on the High Wire | 1993 | Author/Illus: Emily Arnold McCully |
| In a wordless story, frogs rise on their lily pads, float through the air, and explore the nearby houses while their inhabitants sleep. | Tuesday | 1992 | Author/Illus: David Wiesner |
| "Four brief ""stories"" about parents, trains, and cows, or is it really all one story?" | Black and White | 1991 | Author/Illus: David Macaulay |
| Three sisters, Shang, Tao, and Paotze, who are staying home alone, are endangered by a wolf. | Lon Po Po : A Red-Riding Hood Story from China | 1990 | Author/Illus: Ed Young |
| Grandpa demonstrates for his visiting grandchildren some of the songs, dances, and jokes he performed when he was a vaudeville entertainer. | Song and Dance Man | 1989 | Author: Karen Ackerman Illus. by: Stephen Gammell |
| On a winter's night under a full moon, father and daughter trek into the woods to see the Great Horned Owl. | Owl Moon | 1988 | Author: Jane Yolen, Illus. by: John Schoenherr |
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