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They All Saw a Cat by Brendan Wenzel

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Do you ever wonder how animals see us? What does their world look like? Is it the same as ours? Brendan Wenzel’s playful picture book explores this concept of animal perspective in They all Saw a cat, this years Caldecott Honor winner!. Follow a cat along on an adventure through the eyes of the animals it comes across, seeing the world in entirely different ways.
Let’s see how animals see us in this short you tube, How animals see the world:

2019 Caldecott Winners!

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Today is one of the most anticipated days of the year for children’s book enthusiasts. This morning, the the Association for Library Service to Children, a division of the American Library Association, announced the winners of the 2019 Caldecott Medal and Newbery Medal, among other children’s literature awards. These coveted prizes go a long way in cementing their authors and illustrators as fixtures in the children’s literary landscape. Their books will be found on our shelves and in libraries the world over for years to come. Without further ado, the winners of the 2019 Caldecott and Newbery medals are…

2019 Caldecott Medal – Hello Lighthouse, written and illustrated by Sophie Blackall

The 2019 Caldecott Medal  was awarded to Hello Lighthouse, illustrated and written by Sophie Blackall and published by Little, Brown and Company.

Blackall is not unfamiliar with the prestigious Caldecott Medal. She is also the illustrator of the 2016 Caldecott Award winning book, Finding Winnie: The True Story of the World’s Most Famous Bear by Lindsay Mattick.

In the award presentation, Blackall’s illustrations in Hello Lighthouse were described as “masterful”. She uses ink and watercolor illustrations throughout, and they provide young readers with “stunning images” in Hello Lighthouse. In short, “Blackall’s skill with composition, line and close attention to detail” shine in this book.

Hello Lighthouse follows a long line of exceptional children’s books to have won the Caldecott Award. Last year, Wolf in the Snow, written and illustrated by Matthew Cordell won the award. In his title, Cordell weaves a warm-hearted tale of a girl and a wolf pup who are both lost in a snow storm. We love this story, especially Cordell’s depiction of the wolves, our personal favorites.

The committee selected four Caldecott Honor Books this year, as well. These are Alma and How She Got Her Name illustrated and written by Juana Martinez-Neal; A Big Mooncake for Little Star, illustrated and written by Grace Lin; The Rough Patch, illustrated and written by Brian Lies; and Thank you, Omu! illustrated and written by Oge Mora.