Children the journal of the Association for Library Service to Children Libraries & Volume 11 Number 1 Spring 2013 ISSN 1542-9806 Hail to the Caldecott! Interviews with Winners Selznick and Wiesner • Rare Historic Banquet Photos • Getting ‘The Call’ PERMIT NO. 4 NO. PERMIT Change Service Requested Service Change HANOVER, PA HANOVER, Chicago, Illinois 60611 Illinois Chicago, PAID 50 East Huron Street Huron East 50 U.S. POSTAGE POSTAGE U.S. Association for Library Service to Children to Service Library for Association NONPROFIT ORG. NONPROFIT PENGUIN celebrates 75 YEARS of the CALDECOTT MEDAL! PENGUIN YOUNG READERS GROUP PenguinClassroom.com PenguinClassroom PenguinClass Table Contents● ofVolume 11, Number 1 Spring 2013 Notes 50 Caldecott 2.0? Caldecott Titles in the Digital Age 3 Guest Editor’s Note Cen Campbell Julie Cummins 52 Beneath the Gold Foil Seal 6 President’s Message Meet the Caldecott-Winning Artists Online Carolyn S. Brodie Danika Brubaker Features Departments 9 The “Caldecott Effect” 41 Call for Referees The Powerful Impact of Those “Shiny Stickers” Vicky Smith 53 Author Guidelines 14 Who Was Randolph Caldecott? 54 ALSC News The Man Behind the Award 63 Index to Advertisers Leonard S. Marcus 64 The Last Word 18 Small Details, Huge Impact Bee Thorpe A Chat with Three-Time Caldecott Winner David Wiesner Sharon Verbeten 21 A “Felt” Thing An Editor’s-Eye View of the Caldecott Patricia Lee Gauch 29 Getting “The Call” Caldecott Winners Remember That Moment Nick Glass 35 Hugo Cabret, From Page to Screen An Interview with Brian Selznick Jennifer M. Brown 39 Caldecott Honored at Eric Carle Museum 40 Caldecott’s Lost Gravesite . and How it Was Found Connie Rockman 44 The Big Banquet Memories from Caldecott’s Biggest Night 48 Across the Decades Boris reads A Ball for Daisy at the Main Library children´s Scenes from the Newbery-Caldecott Banquet room, Oakland (CA) Public Library. Photo by Nina Lindsay. Editor’s Note My Caldecott Moment in Belize By Sharon Verbeten As you can see by my colleagues’ notes in this issue, there is no shortage of memories we librarians have about the Caldecott Medal. Editor Sharon Verbeten, De Pere, Wis. I was planning on writing about my two favorite winners— Editorial Advisory Committee Where the Wild Things Are (for obvious iconic reasons) and Africa S. Hands, Chair, Louisville, Ky. Christina M. Desai, Albuquerque, N.M. Kitten’s First Full Moon (because of its simplicity of form, Rita Dunn, Wyoming, Mich. Joyce R. Laiosa, Voorheesville, N.Y. use of perspective, and absence of color and because Kevin Cindy Lombardo, Cleveland, Ohio Tess Prendergast, Vancouver, Canada Henkes is from my home state of Wisconsin!). Carolyn Brodie, ALSC President, Ex Officio, Kent, Ohio Sharon Verbeten, Editor, Ex Officio, De Pere, Wis. Instead, I found my inspiration in a foreign place—a foreign Executive Director country, to be exact. On my spring break trip to Belize, I visited Aimee Strittmatter Miss Bertie’s Community Library in the tiny village of Hopkins. Managing Editor Laura Schulte-Cooper It was a small, but charming, building—staffed with wonder- Website fully friendly workers. On the day I visited, workmen were www.ala.org/alsc placing beams and boards for an upcoming addition. Circulation Children and Libraries (ISSN 1542-9806) is a refereed journal published three times per year by The librarian and a Peace Corps volunteer I chatted with the American Library Association (ALA), 50 E. Huron St., Chicago, IL 60611. It is the official pub- lication of the Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC), a division of ALA. Subscription told me the place is filled after school with dozens of kids price: members of ALSC, $20 per year, included in membership dues; nonmembers, $40 per year in the U.S.; $50 in Canada, Mexico, and other countries. Back issues within one year of current voraciously looking for books. While the library’s collection issue, $12 each. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to Children and Libraries, 50 E. Huron St., was modest and shelved mostly intuitively (nonfiction was Chicago, IL 60611. Members send mailing labels or facsimile to Member Services, 50 E. Huron St., Chicago, IL 60611. Nonmember subscribers: Subscriptions, orders, changes of address, and inqui- loosely organized by Dewey classifications; picturebooks were ries should be sent to Children and Libraries, Customer Service—Subscriptions, 50 E. Huron St., shelved together in random order), I was thrilled and amazed Chicago, IL 60611; 1-800-545-2433, press 5; fax: (312) 944-2641; e-mail: [email protected]. that among the picturebooks I browsed, the first two I spot- Statement of Purpose ted were Caldecott Medal classics, Where the Wild Things Are Children and Libraries is the official journal of ALSC, a division of the American Library Association. The journal primarily serves as a vehicle for continuing education of librarians and The Snowy Day (the only snow these kids have likely ever working with children, which showcases current scholarly research and practice in library ser- vice to children and spotlights significant activities and programs of the Association. (From the seen). I couldn’t resist taking the photo you see here. journal’s “Policies and Procedures” document adopted by the ALSC board, April 2004.) Production Miss Bertie’s relies on donations for its collection, so I’m work- ALA Production Services: Troy D. Linker, Chris Keech, Tim Clifford, Krista Joy Johnson, Kirstin ing on that now—sure to include a few more Caldecott clas- Krutsch, Chelsea McGorisk, and Rosalie Watts. sics, in honor of the special issue you hold in your hands. Advertising Bill Spilman, Innovative Media Solutions, 320 W. Chestnut St., PO Box 399, Oneida, IL 61467; 1-877-878-3260 or (309) 483-6467; fax: (309) 483-2371; e-mail: bill@innovativemediasolutions The visit to that small library taught me that it doesn’t matter if .com. The journal accepts advertising for goods or services of interest to the library profession a book has a gold seal on it or not, that it can be loved in both and librarians in service to youth in particular. It encourages advertising that informs readers and provides clear communication between vendor and buyer. The journal adheres to ethical a busy metropolitan library and a tiny, dusty burg in Central and commonly accepted advertising practices and reserves the right to reject any advertise- ment not suited to the above purposes or not consistent with the aims and policies of ALA. America, where most of the kids wear shoes only for school Acceptance of advertising in the journal does not imply official endorsement by ALA of the and are eager to read whatever they can get their hands on. products or services advertised. Books are a valued commodity—something our children often Manuscripts take for granted in more technologically advanced nations. Manuscripts and letters pertaining to editorial content should be sent to Sharon Verbeten, editor, 820 Spooner Ct., De Pere, WI 54115; (920) 339-2740; e-mail: [email protected]. Manuscripts will be sent out for review according to the journal’s established referee proce- dures. 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It was my first nological advancements that showcase ALA conference and Newbery- the event on two large screens with pho- TCaldecott banquet. I was awe- tos of honorees and names of committee struck by the size of everything: the city members. Recognition of these books (Dallas); the number of programs; the has come a long way. I wonder what number of attendees; the size of the Randolph Caldecott would think? trade show; the publisher giveaways; and the energy, eagerness, and enthusi- Surely nothing could cloud the acco- asm of people meeting and greeting. lades of these distinguished books, but as with almost any award, there are Guest As it is today, the banquet was the high- some people who are bound to disagree. light of the conference. In those days, To quote from Lewis Carroll’s Alice’s the celebration was a much more formal Adventures in Wonderland, Alice asks, Editor’s Note affair.