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1) Tuesday
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OBD Caldecott Medal Winners - YOUTH
OBD Frogs! - YOUTH
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OBD Caldecott Medal Winners - YOUTH
OBD Frogs! - YOUTH
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This nearly wordless picture book shows lily pads and frogs rising from a pond on a Tuesday evening. The frogs sail around town on the lily pads until they fall to the ground at sunrise and the adventure comes to an end. large, detailed watercolors in rich purples, blues, and greens draw readers into this fantastic world of frog flight.
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Tropical Island Hum: A charming sing-song tale of animals who've been neglected or abused by humans ... including a frog who lost a leg to "some French guys." Tuesday: Offers the fantastical vision of jubilant frogs on flying-carpet lily pads, floating merrily along on their nocturnal adventure, entering the homes of unsuspecting humans and, just as quickly, hopping to earth again as their magical night gives way to sunrise. Rupert and the frog song:...
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Profiles six Caldecott award winning books and their authors, including Robert McCloskey's "Make Way for Ducklings", 1942, Marcia Brown's "Cinderella; or, The little glass slipper, 1955, Maurice Sendak's "Where the Wild Things Are" 1964, William Steig's "Sylvester and the Magic Pebble" 1970, Chris Van Allsburg's "Jumanji" 1982 and David Wiesner's "Tuesday", 1992.
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To celebrate the seventieth anniversary of the Caldecott Medal and another decade of award-winning picture books, noted childrens book historian Leonard S. Marcus has updated this absorbing and informative picture of the worlds most prestigious illustration award and seven of its acclaimed winners: Robert McCloskey, Marcia Brown, Maurice Sendak, William Steig, Chris Van Allsburg, David Wiesner, and now Mordicai Gerstein. Along with a newly added preface...