It’s time! It’s time to talk about the Caldecott Medal! Book Award Season is my favorite time of the year*. (And since I live in Canada, I get to celebrate it TWICE -- once in November when the Canadian Children's Book Centre (CCBC) gives out its children’s literature awards, and once in the winter, when the ALA announces its youth media awards. WOO-HOO!) This year, for fun, my family held our own Mock Caldecott jury session. We made a longlist, bundled up, trekked to the lib

Welcome to Cover Collection, my (mostly) weekly blog series in which I look at covers that I love and take them apart a little bit to see what makes them work. Right now I’m looking at picture book covers, because we’re building up to the ALA Youth Media Award announcements on February 12th starting at 8am mountain time, WHICH YOU CAN WATCH LIVE, DO IT, DOOOOO IIIIIIIIIT. (You should watch the whole thing, because YEAH BOOK AWARDS, but this year I'm highlighting the Caldecott