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Caldecott 1953-1969
Caldecott books 1953-1959
| Book Summary | Title | Year | Author/Illustrator |
|---|---|---|---|
| When the Czar proclaims that he will marry his daughter to the man who brings him a flying ship, the Fool of the World sets out to try his luck and meets some unusual companions on the way. | Fool of the World and the Flying Ship : A Russian Tale | 1969 | Author: Arthur Ransome, Illus. by: Ur Shulevitz, |
| Seven soldiers build a magnificent cannon, but Drummer Hoff fires it off. | Drummer Hoff | 1968 | Author, Barbara Emberley Illus. by: Ed Emberley, |
| Samantha endangers her friend and her cat, Bangs, because she doesn't know the difference between make-believe and real life. | Sam, Bangs, and Moonshine | 1967 | Author/Illus: Evaline Ness, |
| Lachie MacLachlan has a small house, a large family, and a welcoming spirit to all who pass by. | Always Room for One More | 1966 | Author: Sorche Nic Leodhas, Illus. by: Nonny Hogrogian, |
| A well-mannered little boy has permission to bring his animal friends to visit the king and queen. | May I Bring a Friend ? | 1965 | Author: Beatrice Schenk de Regniers, Illus. by: Marvin Bileck, |
| Max, being punished in his room for wild behavior, travels to another land to become king of all wild things. | Where the Wild Things Are | 1964 | Author/Illus: Maurice Sendak, |
| Peter explores the snowy world of winter. | Snowy Day | 1963 | Author/Illus: Ezra Jack Keats, |
| A hermit repeatedly helps a mouse by turning it into larger and larger animals. | Once a Mouse: A Fable Cut in Wood | 1962 | Author/Illus: Marcia Brown, |
| An old woman who was too busy to travel with the Wise Men to find the Child now searches endlessly for Him each Christmas season. | Baboushka and the Three Kings | 1961 | Author: Ruth Robbins, Illus. by: Nicolas Sidjakov, |
| Five-year-old Ceci anxiously awaits her first Posada, the special Mexican Christmas party, and the opportunity to select a piñata for it. | Nine Days to Christmas | 1960 | Author: Marie Hall Ets, and A. Labastida Illus. by: Marie Hal Ets, |
| "Adapted from Chaucer's ""Nun's Priest's Tale"" from The Canterbury Tales." | Chanticleer and the Fox | 1959 | Author/Illus: Barbara Cooney, |
| Two children spending their summer vacation on an island off the coast of Maine. The children experience a hurricane before leaving in the fall. | Time of Wonder | 1958 | Author/Illus: Robert McCloskey, |
| A discussion on the benefits and pleasures of trees. | Tree is Nice | 1957 | Author: Janice May Udry, Illus. by: Marc Simont, |
| Illustrated folk song about the courtship and marriage of the frog and the mouse. | Frog Went A-Courtin' | 1956 | Author: John Langstaff, Illus. by: Feodor Rojankovsky, |
| Perrault's tale in which Cinderella leaves behind a glass slipper in her haste to flee the palace before the fairy godmother's magic loses effect. | Cinderella, or the Little Glass Slipper | 1955 | Author: Charles Perrault, Illus. by:, Marcia Brown, Translated by: Marcia Brown, |
| After a dog rescues Madeline, the students adopt the dog as a pet. | Madeline's Rescue | 1954 | Author/Illus: Ludwig Bemelmans, |
| Johnny Orchard wants to shoot the biggest bear, but when he goes hunting, he rescues a cub. The cub grows up to be a trial to Johnny, so he tries repeatedly to take the bear back to the woods. | The Biggest Bear | 1953 | Author/Illus: Lynd Ward, |
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