What is the Caldecott Medal?
The Medal shall be awarded annually to the artist of the most distinguished American picture book for children published in English in the United States during the preceding year. There are no limitations as to the character of the picture book except that the illustrations be original work. Honor Books may be named. These shall be books that are also truly distinguished. Another requirement is that the artist must be a U.S. citizen or resident. This annual award has been presented every year since 1938. It is named after Randolph Caldecott, a nineteenth century English illustrator who was known for his picture book illustrations. In most years, in addition to the Caldecott Medal winner, several books are designated Caldecott Honor Books for the quality of their illustrations.
The 2008 Caldecott winner is Brian Selznick with his book The Invention of Hugo Cabert. This book is stunning and absolutely one of my new favorite books. If any book I would recommend it would be this one. It is stunning!
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