Tag: children’s books

Steven Herb traces his personal history with the Caldecott, through the lens of eight well-loved winning books: 1953 – The Biggest Bear, Lynd Ward The Caldecott came to me as an adult. I hadn’t thought about it much as a kid because I jumped into chapter books very early. I learned about the Caldecott when

Inside the Caldecott with Steven Herb Interview by Victor Sensenig The American Library Association’s Caldecott Medal is the premier award for children’s picture books and a major determinant of what goes on book shelves and reading lists in American schools and libraries. Because of its sizable impact on what children have available to read, the