Eighty Years of Caldecott Books
Date and Time
Tuesday Dec 12, 2017 Sunday May 13, 2018
December 12, 2017 - May 13, 2018 Tues - Fri: 10:00am - 4:00pm Sat: 10:00am - 5:00pm Sun: 12:00pm - 5:00pm
Location
The Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art 125 West Bay Rd Amherst MA 01002
Fees/Admission
Adult: $9 Youth (1-18), Students, Teachers, and Seniors: $6 Family (2 adults, 2 youth): $22.50
Contact Information
Sandy Soderberg
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Description
This exhibition brings together 79 first-edition Caldecott Medal award books; the newest winner, to be announced in January 2018, will be added to the display early next year (visitors are encouraged to vote for their favorite contender!). While the books themselves are valuable artifacts, it is the art inside for which they are celebrated. Original illustrations from several titles are featured, including art by Marcia Brown, the Caldecott’s first “triple-crown” winner. Named in honor of nineteenth-century English illustrator Randolph Caldecott, the Caldecott Medal is bestowed annually by the American Library Association to “the most distinguished American picture book for children.” Visitors will learn fun facts and test their knowledge of Caldecott trivia. Can you name the four husband-and-wife teams who have won a Caldecott Medal? This exhibition is co-curated by Barbara Elleman and Chief Curator Ellen Keiter.
