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A Different Pond
In this gentle, honest tale of immigrant survival, a young Vietnamese American boy and his father go on an early morning fishing trip. Based on the experiences of both the Vietnamese American illustrator and author, this story depicts the immigrant experience as well as universal themes of family, love, and survival.- Fiction, General Fiction
- Notable Children's Books 2018, Randolph Caldecott Medal 2018 (Honor Title)
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- ISBN: 9781623708030
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Golem
The Jews in sixteenth-century Prague turn to their rabbi during time of trouble. The Golem, created to protect the Jews, reflects the themes of power and redemption. How the rabbi deals with the soulless clay giant is a tale that is detailed through intricate paper-cuts.- Fiction, General Fiction
- Randolph Caldecott Medal 1997 (Medal Winner)
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- ISBN: 9780395726181
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Henry's Freedom Box: A True Story from the Underground Railroad
Inspired by an antique lithograph, Nelson has created dramatically luminous illustrations that portray Henry “Box” Brown's ingenious design to ship himself in a box from slavery to freedom.- Fiction, General Fiction
- Randolph Caldecott Medal 2008 (Honor Title)
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- ISBN: 9780545134552
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How I Learned Geography
Recounting memories of his family's flight from the Warsaw blitz and his years as a refugee during World War II, Shulevitz employs watercolor and ink to depict a boy liberated from his dreary existence through flights of fancy.- Fiction, General Fiction
- Randolph Caldecott Medal 2009 (Honor Title)
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- ISBN: 9780374334994
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The Invention of Hugo Cabret
Hugo is a young orphan secretly living in the walls of a train station where he labors to complete a mysterious invention left by his father. In a work of more than five hundred pages, the suspenseful text and wordless double-page spreads narrate the tale in turns. Black-and-white pencil illustrations evoke the flickering images of the silent films to which the book pays homage.- Fiction, General Fiction
- Randolph Caldecott Medal 2008 (Medal Winner)
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- ISBN: 9780439813785