Category: Caldecott

Vashti Harrision Caldecott Celebration

Podcast – Vashti Harrison Caldecott Celebration

One of our Superstar Speakers for 2025 is the amazing, talented, Caldecott Medal Winner Vashti Harrison. Vashti won the Caldecott Medal in 2024 for her beautiful picture book BIG. Shortly after that win, the PBSummit Team discussed the brilliance of this book in our Caldecott video series. We bring that

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Watercress Andrea Wang Jason Chin

Watercress

It’s the culmination of our 2022 Caldecott Breakdown series as we dive into this year’s Caldecott Medal Winner, WATERCRESS! If you missed our previous discussions, you can still catch them at the links below. WONDER WALKERS HAVE YOU EVER SEEN A FLOWER UNSPEAKABLE: THE TULSA RACE MASSACRE MEL FELL In

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Mel_Fell by Corey Tabor

Mel Fell

Welcome to the fourth video in our 2022 Caldecott Breakdown series.  Today, we soar to new heights with MEL FELL. If you missed our previous discussions, you can still catch them at the links below. WONDER WALKERS HAVE YOU EVER SEEN A FLOWER UNSPEAKABLE: THE TULSA RACE MASSACRE In today’s

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Unspeakable The Tulsa Race Massacre by Carole Boston Weatherford and Floyd Cooper

Unspeakable: The Tulsa Race Massacre

Welcome to the third video in our 2022 Caldecott Breakdown series.  Today, we explore UNSPEAKABLE: THE TULSA RACE MASSACRE. If you missed our previous discussions, check them out at the links below. WONDER WALKERS HAVE YOU EVER SEEN A FLOWER Today’s analysis centers around Caldecott Honor Book UNSPEAKABLE: THE TULSA

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Have You Ever Seen a Flower?

Welcome to the second video in 2022 Caldecott Breakdown series. The committee honored five picture books this year, so look for more videos over the coming weeks! If you missed last week’s discussion on WONDER WALKERS with Emma Walton Hamilton, you can check it out here. In today’s analysis, we

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Wonder Walkers by Micha Archer

Wonder Walkers

Our Caldecott Breakdown Series is back for 2022! Each year, our founders give an in-depth analysis of the winning books. We examine the illustrations, analyze the text, and discuss how they combine to create an award-winning picture book. Over the next five weeks, we’ll dive deep into each of this

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We Are Water Protectors

Today is the day we celebrate this year’s Caldecott Medal Winner WE ARE WATER PROTECTORS. This is the fifth and final video in our 2021 Caldecott Medal and Honor breakdown series. If you missed the first four installments in the series, catch up here: THE CAT MAN OF ALEPPO discussion

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blog Me and Mama by Cozbi Cabrera

Me and Mama

It’s time for the fourth video in our 2021 Caldecott Medal and Honor breakdown series with ME AND MAMA. If you missed the first three videos in the series, catch up here: THE CAT MAN OF ALEPPO discussion with Emma Walton Hamilton OUTSIDE IN analysis by Julie Hedlund A PLACE

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blog A Place Inside of Me by Zetta Elliot and Noa Denmon

A Place Inside of Me

It’s time for the third video breakdown of the 2021 Caldecott Medal and Honor books with A PLACE INSIDE OF ME. If you missed our first two videos, catch up here: THE CAT MAN OF ALEPPO discussion with Emma Walton Hamilton OUTSIDE IN analysis by Julie Hedlund Now, on to

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Outside In by Deboarh Underwood and Cindy Derby

Outside In

Welcome to our second video breakdown of the 2021 Caldecott Medal and Honor books. Lucky for us, the committee honored five books this year, so we’ll get to have five videos! If you missed last week’s talk on THE CAT MAN OF ALEPPO with Emma Walton Hamilton, you can check

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