
Yet as the writer (not the illustrator) of numerous Caldecott Award winners, his is a too little lauded name.Īs is the case in all branches of literature, good books, and even some great ones, go out of print all the time.

He was kind enough to allow me the chance to feature his piece on one of the more prolific award winners of the past. Today I am pleased to introduce a guest post from Fred Guida. Some of them remain in our collective unconscious but a number of them have been unjustifiably forgotten. This may be the perfect time to take a step back and think about those winners from years past.

With November coming to a close and the end of the year fast approaching, we are nearing the announcement of the 2017 Newbery / Caldecott Awards with every passing minute.
