Caldecott Medal Winners

Relates the story of the author's grandparents and parents, who, though not famous, helped build the United States.

When the first flakes fell from the grey sky, the postman and the farmer and the policeman and his wife scurried about doing all the practical things grownups do when a snowstorm comes. But the children laughed and danced, and caught the lacy snowflakes on thier tongues. All the wonder and delight a child feels in a snowfall is caught in the pages of this book -- the frost ferns on the window sill, the snow man in the yard and the mystery and magic...

A naughty little boy, sent to bed without his supper, sails to the land of the wild things where he becomes their king.

Illustrates the well-known American folk song about the courtship and marriage of the frog and the mouse.

The adventures of a little boy in the city on a very snowy day.

Briefly describes the value of a tree. Both amusing and factual, this is a joyous account of what trees can mean to a child.

Twenty original fables about an array of animal characters from crocodile to ostrich.

Retells in pictures how a pair of every manner of creature climbed on board Noah's ark and thereby survived the Flood.

Recounts how most African folk tales came to be called "Spider Stories."

Explains some traditions and customs of twenty-six African tribes beginning with letters from A to Z. Artists Leo and Diane Dillon won their second consecutive Caldecott Medal for this stunning ABC of African culture. "Another virtuoso performance. . . . Such an astute blend of aesthetics and information is admirable, the child's eye will be rewarded many times over."--Booklist. ALA Notable Book; Caldecott Medal.