Showing 1–5 of 5 titles

• List: Randolph Caldecott Medal
• Award year: 2006

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  The Hello, Goodbye Window

  By Norton Juster, Chris Raschka (Illustrator)

  In this sunny portrait of familial love, a little girl tells us about her everyday experiences visiting her grandparents' house. Raschka's style resembles the spontaneous drawings of children, perfectly mirroring the guileless young narrator's exuberant voice. White space balances the density of the layered colors, creating a visual experience that is surprisingly sophisticated.

  • Fiction, General Fiction
  • Randolph Caldecott Medal 2006 (Medal Winner)
  • Younger
  • ISBN: 9780786809141
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  Hot Air: The (Mostly) True Story of the First Hot-Air Balloon Ride

  By Marjorie Priceman

  Energetic lines and rich watercolors animate this aerial adventure over eighteenthcentury France. Priceman, who received a 1996 Caldecott honor for Zin! Zin! Zin! A Violin, combines spare text, dynamic design, and masterful perspective to illuminate the humor and high jinks of three animals swept up in the winds of history.

  • Nonfiction, Technology
  • Randolph Caldecott Medal 2006 (Honor Title)
  • Younger
  • ISBN: 9780689826429
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  Rosa

  By Nikki Giovanni, Bryan Collier (Illustrator)

  From the arresting cover through the endpapers, Rosa, with Giovanni's spare, elegant prose and Collier's iconic illustrations, celebrates the quiet courage of Rosa Parks. Radiant watercolors of faces and hands highlighted against the edges of richly colored collages create a distinguished work of art.

  • Nonfiction, History, US History
  • Randolph Caldecott Medal 2006 (Honor Title)
  • Middle
  • ISBN: 9780805071061
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  Song of the Water Boatman and Other Pond Poems

  By Joyce L :Sidman, Beckie Prange (Illustrator)

  Eleven joyful songs of everyday pond life throughout the seasons are celebrated through this elegant and satisfying combination of visual drama, poetry, and scientific facts. The organic lines of Prange's exceptionally executed, hand-colored woodblock illustrations enlarge upon Sidman's expressive nature-themed poems.

  • Nonfiction, Poetry
  • Randolph Caldecott Medal 2006 (Honor Title)
  • Middle
  • ISBN: 9780618135479
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  Zen Shorts

  By Jon J. Muth

  Muth's story of inquisitive siblings befriending a wise panda is told through luminous watercolors interwoven with three lessons, set apart by starkly contrasting, Asianinspired brush paintings. The interplay of artistic styles elegantly conveys the gentle, timeless messages of self-knowledge and acceptance.

  • Fiction, General Fiction
  • Randolph Caldecott Medal 2006 (Honor Title)
  • Younger
  • ISBN: 9780439339117