Caldecott Winners

 Mom on her computer, sister on her cell phone, Dad working in the kitchen.....sound familiar? BLACKOUT written and illustrated by John Rocco is the story of a typical summer night inside a busy family's apartment where no one is available to play even a simple board game. Outside, horns honk, streetlights blare and the summer city night is hot and noisy. Then......the lights go out......and the magic begins! Families and neighbors play together and  street parties emerge above and below the apartment. This story will take you back to simpler times and memories of long nights playing outside in the dark.This book was named as a 2012 Caldecott Honor Book. You will love it! ( Disney-Hyperion Books, 2011)

                                                                                                                   

 A BALL FOR DAISY written and illustrated by Chris Raschka is the 2012 Caldecott Medal Winner. This delightful wordless picture book shows you all the fun a dog can have with her ball. We follow Daisy through a range of emotions and activities she experiences with her ball.....joy, excitement, security, and then we move to worry and sorrow when another dog pops her ball! Sadness takes over Daisy at the loss of her round plastic companion, but then a thoughtful gesture restores her good nature and all ends well! (Farrar Straus Giroux, 2011)