Both Sarah Mackenzie from Read Aloud Revival and World magazine recommend this book. Oh my. It is stunning and delightful. Both author and illustrator capture Randolph Caldecott's energetic personality and weave in his life's story which will appeal to the audience. I appreciated the annotations, which make this book for an audience for a wide age range. The two-page illustrated spread on pp 28-29 is fun for bibliophiles-try to guess which Caldecott Award winner the people are holding!
This book should have won the Caldecott this past year! Ms. McClintock is a favorite illustrator.
**Highly, highly recommend.
-Borrowed from the library (but would love to buy it).
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