It’s time to kick off our favorite series of the year: It’s our Caldecott breakdowns! Each year, our founders give an in-depth analysis of the winning books. We analyze the text, the illustrations, and how they combine to create an award-winning picture book. Over the next five weeks, we’ll breakdown
Earlier this year we lost the legendary author-illustrator Tomie DePaola. Beloved author/illustrator Tomie dePaola wrote and illustrated books for children for over 50 years. In that time, Tomie always drew from life experience. His books were inspired by everything from his Irish-Italian roots to his adventures in musical theater. Other
Welcome to the Picture Book Summit Podcast where we share insight on the craft of writing, illustrating, and publishing picture books from the industry’s best and brightest. In each episode, we feature an excerpt from a keynote or presentation given at Picture Book Summit, the annual world-class online conference for
Drum roll please! Our final installment of our 2020 Caldecott series celebrates the 2020 Caldecott Medal Winner: THE UNDEFEATED by Kwame Alexander and Kadir Nelson! We hope this year’s analysis prompts to you look deeper at other picture books as well as your own manuscripts. The culmination of our 2020
Today we bring you the third video in our series on the 2020 Caldecotts: BEAR CAME ALONG! Our discussion encompasses the rollicking adventure of BEAR CAME ALONG written by Richard T. Morris, illustrated by LeUyen Pham, and published by Little, Brown and Company. This Caldecott Honor Book is especially
Welcome back! We’re here today with the second video in our 2020 Caldecott series to celebrate GOING DOWN HOME WITH DADDY by Kelly Starling Lyons and illustrated by Daniel Minter, published by Peachtree Publishers. Here’s a quick description: On reunion morning, we rise before the sun. Daddy hums as he
Welcome to the brand new Picture Book Summit blog! What is the perfect way to start a new Picture Book Summit blog? How about featuring the Oscars of the picture book world—the Caldecott Medal and Honor Books? Each year, our founders gather together for an in-depth analysis of the winning
