Showing 1–24 of 24 titles
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Alphabet City
Photorealistic paintings of urban environment present an imaginative variety of views and perspectives, textures, and light. Each painting stands alone as a handsome, balanced piece. Together they are an inspiring exercise in seeing patterns and art in everyday things.
- Nonfiction, Language, Alphabet Books
- Randolph Caldecott Medal 1996 (Honor Title)
- All Ages
- ISBN: 9780670856312
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Crown: An Ode to the Fresh Cut
In a vibrant, joyful tribute to the barbershop experience, a young black boy relishes in the majesty of a fresh new cut. -
Du Iz Tak?
As a tiny plant springs from the ground, curious bugs watch it grow and marvel in their own buggy language. Whimsically detailed paintings showcase their activities and the subtly passing seasons.- Fiction, General Fiction
- Notable Children's Books 2017, Randolph Caldecott Medal 2017 (Honor Title)
- All Ages
- ISBN: 9780763665302
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Flotsam
A vintage camera washed up on the beach provides a young boy with a surprising view of fantastical images from the bottom of the sea. From fish eye to lens eye, readers see a frame-by-frame narrative of lush marinescapes ebbing and flowing from the real to the surreal.- Fiction, Fantasy
- Randolph Caldecott Medal 2007 (Medal Winner)
- All Ages
- ISBN: 9780618194575
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Freedom in Congo Square
In rhythmic text and exuberant illustrations, Weatherford and Christie tell the story of slaves who, after toiling all week, had one afternoon free to dance, sing, and play music in New Orleans' Congo Square. -
Grand Canyon
Concise explanations of natural history run in tandem with a visual story of a girl and her father hiking in this stunning depiction of the Grand Canyon. -
The Graphic Alphabet
This alphabet book uses computer imagery laced with wit and humor to help young children learn the letters. Each letter is not only represented by a word, image, or concept but also is the word, image, or concept. Crisp imagery is combined with meticulous design.- Nonfiction, Language, Alphabet Books
- Randolph Caldecott Medal 1997 (Honor Title)
- All Ages
- ISBN: 9780531360019
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Journey
Finding a magical red crayon, a bored and lonely girl draws a new door on her bedroom wall that leads her to a wondrous but perilous new world. Her drab, sepia-toned, humdrum reality gives way to sumptuous, lushly-hued watercolor and pen and ink landscapes.- Fiction, General Fiction
- Randolph Caldecott Medal 2014 (Honor Title)
- All Ages
- ISBN: 9780763660536
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The Lion & the Mouse
The screech of an owl, the squeak of a mouse, and the roar of a lion transport readers to the Serengeti plains for this virtually wordless retelling of Aesop's classic fable. In glowing colors, Pinkney's textured watercolor illustrations masterfully portray the rela tionship between two very unlikely friends.- Fiction, General Fiction
- Randolph Caldecott Medal 2010 (Medal Winner)
- All Ages
- ISBN: 9780316013567
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The Man Who Walked Between the Towers
This true story recounts the daring feat of a spirited young Frenchman who walked a tightrope between the World Trade Center twin towers in 1974. His joy in dancing on a thin wire high above Manhattan and the awe of the spectators in the streets far below are captured in exquisite ink and oil paintings that perfectly complement the spare, lyrical text.- Nonfiction, Arts, Performing Arts
- Randolph Caldecott Medal 2004 (Medal Winner)
- All Ages
- ISBN: 9780761317913
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Martin's Big Words: The Life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
In this picture-book biography of Martin Luther King Jr., Rappaport's spare text and carefully chosen quotes are carried to a powerful emotional level by Collier's art. From the smiling, inviting image on the cover to each striking double spread the artist portrays significant events evoking King's purpose, telling readers that “his big words are alive for us today.”- Nonfiction, Biography
- Randolph Caldecott Medal 2002 (Honor Title)
- All Ages
- ISBN: 9780439405119
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Noah's Ark
In this striking rendition of Noah and the Great Flood, Jerry Pinkney has integrated the well-known story from Genesis with masterful pencil and watercolor illustrations to create a stunning whole. Vibrant paintings evoke the tone of the story from lush, sweeping views of the earth to intricate details of the massive ark, myriad animals, Noah and his family, and finally to the restoration of the planet.- Nonfiction, Religion
- Randolph Caldecott Medal 2003 (Honor Title)
- All Ages
- ISBN: 9781587172014
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A Place Inside of Me: A Poem to Heal the Heart
This powerful poem captures a Black child's wide range of emotions over the passage of a year—from joy to sorrow and anger when he learns of a shooting, and, subsequently, to hope and love.
- Fiction, Poetry
- Notable Children's Books 2021, Randolph Caldecott Medal 2021 (Honor Title)
- All Ages
- ISBN: 9780374307417
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Radiant Child: The Story of Young Artist Jean-Michel Basquiat
The short yet brilliant life story of Jean-Michel Basquiat and his determination to become an artist are revealed through poetic language and illustrations dramatically influenced by Basquiat's own style.- Nonfiction, Arts, Visual Arts, Biography
- Notable Children's Books 2017, Randolph Caldecott Medal 2017 (Medal Winner)
- All Ages
- ISBN: 9780316213882
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The Right Word: Roget and His Thesaurus
Sweet's inspired mixed media illustrations illuminate the personality and work of a man passionately interested in many things. Her collages combine disparate elements to create a cohesive whole, echoing the ways in which Roget ordered the world into lists that evolved into his groundbreaking thesaurus. -
Smoky Night
Inspired by the Los Angeles riots, Smoky Night relates the happenings of a night of urban rioting from a child's perspective. With thickly textured, expressionistic acrylic paintings set against mixed-media collages, Diaz creates dramatic, groundbreaking il lus trations of the night's events. Both language and illustration convey the universal im portance of human interaction through the personal story of one little boy and his cat.- Fiction, General Fiction
- Randolph Caldecott Medal 1995 (Medal Winner)
- All Ages
- ISBN: 9780152699543
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The Spider and the Fly
DiTerlizzi's wickedly delicious tribute to silent film––based on the cautionary tale penned by Mary Howitt in 1829––presents an old-fashioned cackling villain and a naive damsel in distress in this ambient, moody picture book with all the allure of the flickering silver screen. Skillful use of tone, line, and perspective add to the mystery of this melodramatic tale, executed entirely in eerie shades of black and white.- Nonfiction, Poetry
- Randolph Caldecott Medal 2003 (Honor Title)
- All Ages
- ISBN: 9780689852893
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Swamp Angel
In this original tall tale, Angelica Longrider, known as Swamp Angel, wrestles the huge bear Thundering Tarnation to save the winter supplies of settlers in Tennessee. With his whimsical illustrations, Paul O. Zelinsky has created a memorable heroine with the grit and gusto of a Paul Bunyan. Primitive-style oil paintings on cherry, maple, and birch veneers capture the folksy feel of life in nineteenth- century Tennessee.- Fiction, General Fiction
- Randolph Caldecott Medal 1995 (Honor Title)
- All Ages
- ISBN: 9780525452713
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They All Saw a Cat
Readers observe a cat from a variety of perspectives as he sees and is seen by a cast of characters.- Fiction, General Fiction
- Notable Children's Books 2017, Randolph Caldecott Medal 2017 (Honor Title)
- All Ages
- ISBN: 9781452150130
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The Three Pigs
In The Three Pigs, the plot and form of a familiar folktale unravel as the pigs are huffed and puffed off the page and into a new world. The trio cavorts through scenes from a nursery rhyme to a fairy tale, liberating other characters on the fly. Using a range of artistic styles and thrilling perspectives, Wiesner plays with the structure and conventions of traditional storytelling, rede fin ing the picture book.
- Fiction, General Fiction, Folklore & Fairy Tales
- Randolph Caldecott Medal 2002 (Medal Winner)
- All Ages
- ISBN: 9780618007011
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Tibet Through the Red Box
Through detailed art and lyrical text, Sís takes the reader on a literal, spiritual, and symbolic journey through time and memory to his childhood, his separation from a father far away in Tibet, and finally their reunion.- Nonfiction, History, World History
- Randolph Caldecott Medal 1999 (Honor Title)
- All Ages
- ISBN: 9780374375522
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Time Flies
Stunning oil paintings in this wordless picture book dramatically portray a bird's flight though a museum display into the age of the living dinosaurs, where it encounters creatures vastly larger than itself. Rohmann uses rich, realistic shading; texture; and varying perspectives to create the bird's fanciful journey back to the time of its primitive ancestors.- Fiction, General Fiction
- Randolph Caldecott Medal 1995 (Honor Title)
- All Ages
- ISBN: 9780517595985
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The Undefeated
Alexander's poetry and Nelson's illustration pair wonderfully in this stunning ode to the courage and strength of African Americans. -
Voice of Freedom: Fannie Lou Hamer, Spirit of the Civil Rights Movement
The inspirational singer and Civil Rights activist comes to life in 22 brief, first person, free verse poems that seamlessly incorporate Hamer's own words. The biography takes her from a sharecropping child to a community leader.