As a child, I remember visiting the library and seeing the silver emblem stickers on certain picture books that had been awarded Caldecott medals. Honestly, although I markedly noticed the Caldecott stickers, I never gave the awards much thought. I just loved the books. As teachers, though, we all anxiously await the announcement of the [...]
Pairing Caldecotts with Writing Lessons
January 27th, 2010 by christine · 1 Comment · Creativity, children's books
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