Special note: For this week only, you are not required to respond to other postings; this is a share day. If you want to comment on another posting, that's OK, but it's not necessary for you to get your 20 points. This week's discussion is a bit different.

Look at the topic below (your posting will be worth 20 points as usual).

Share Day!

You've had a chance to look over the lecture on picture books, picture/story books, illustrated books for children. Now it's your turn to present some material to the class.

Select a children's book from a list of Caldecott Medal winner or honor books. For a complete list of these American Library Association award-winning books, you can click the link below (it's a fairly long list, so you may want to bookmark the page):

links

Caldecott Medal books

Another way of locating a Caldecott Medal book is by going to a library and asking the children's librarian (always a good thing to do) or going to a book store and browsing through the children's section (there is often a separate area for Caldecott Medal books). I recommend looking over several of these books until you find one or more that you particularly like and want to share with the class.

On the message board, you'll need to give the author and title and a brief overview of the story. Then talk about what makes the book special, unique, meaningful. Don't stop with "good values" or "lovely pictures" or "easy-to-read" statements. Actually look at the ideas expressed in the story or issues raised in the story or unusual techniques in the storytelling and artwork.

Since you're talking about works with pictures, be sure to explore why the book's art enhances the ideas of the story.

You may also want to mention some other picture books you particularly enjoy, but you must discuss at least one Caldecott Medal book.