Reading the Art in Caldecott Award Books: A Guide to the Illustrations

By Gail D. Nordstrom

Book Overview

Reading the Art in Caldecott Award Books is a practical and easy-to-use reference handbook explaining what makes the art in Caldecott Medal and Honor books distinguished. It is a useful manual for librarians, teachers, and others who want to better understand picture book illustration. This book includes many useful components:

Short entries about fifty-six booksInformation on styles and mediaArtistic analysis of the illustrationsAppendixes on selected sources for further reading, Randolph Caldecott Medal terms and criteria, bibliography of entries, and a list of Caldecott winners Glossary of art terms Indexes of author-illustrator-title, media, and style
This book, used as a handbook in conjunction with Caldecott Award books, provides readers with ready-to-use information they can share with children and others, while helping to build confidence in one's ability to talk about art in all picture books.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1442239239
• ISBN13: 9781442239234
• Release Date: August 2014
• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
• Length: 280 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 8.9"