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Ezra Jack Keats (Author)

Top 100 Picture Books #5: The Snowy Day by Ezra Jack Keats

Amazon.com Review

The Snowy Day, a 1963 Caldecott Medal winner, is the simple tale of a boy waking up to discover that snow has fallen during the night. Keats's illustrations, using cut-outs, watercolors, and collage, are strikingly beautiful in their understated color and composition. The tranquil story mirrors the calm presence of the paintings, and both exude the silence of a freshly snow-covered landscape. The little boy celebrates the snow-draped city with a day of humble adventures--experimenting with footprints, knocking snow from a tree, creating snow angels, and trying to save a snowball for the next day. Awakening to a winter wonderland is an ageless, ever-magical experience, and one made nearly visceral by Keats's gentle tribute.

The book is notable not only for its lovely artwork and tone, but also for its importance as a trailblazer. According to Horn Book magazine, The Snowy Day was "the very first full-color picture book to feature a small black hero"--yet another reason to add this classic to your shelves. It's as unique and special as a snowflake.

 

因為繪本書上的獎章，讓我開始了凱迪克獎的搜尋


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caldecott_Medal

The Caldecott Medal annually recognizes "the most distinguished picture book for children" published in the United States, beginning with 1937 publications. It is awarded to the illustrator by the Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC), a division of the American Library Association. The Caldecott and Newbery Medalsare the most prestigious American children's book awards.

The award is named for Randolph Caldecott, a nineteenth-century English illustrator. Beside the Caldecott Medal, the committee awards a variable number of citations to worthy runners-up, called the Caldecott Honors or Caldecott Honor Books. As for the Newbery Medal during the same timespan, 1938 to date, the annual number of Honors is one to five. For two decades there have been two to four Honor Books.

 

以下是歷年來得獎的書

Caldecott Medal & Honor Books, 1938-Present

這個獎項已經有75年歷史了，這也證明繪本在兒童世界中佔有的角色及份量，而慢慢瀏覽這些得獎作品，才知道能拿到這個獎真的是不容易，台灣有非常多凱迪克獎的翻譯書，但是，我覺得看原版的更有感覺，書酷Emil跟我說幾十年前國語日報就開始有英文繪本書的連載，我說啊啊！我只記得淘氣尼古拉 :P 還好沒有被取笑，她還說現在的印刷術進步非常多，我們可以看到的繪本書都非常精美，她這一說真的是教了我許多，因為她不說，我都不會想這些事，兒子正值可以看很多很多繪本的年紀，陪他看這些美麗而有深意的繪本，我也非常的開心，因為陪他看繪本，就好像陪他看這個世界一樣值得。

 

  

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