Every year at it's mid-Winter Conference the American Library Association presents the Caldecott Award "to the artist of the most distinguished American picturebook for children." In addition to the Medal award, several Honor awards are presented to the runner-ups in the category. The awards were announced this past Monday, Feb. 2, 2015. The day of […]
First Edition Identification Alexander and the Wind-Up Mouse; written and illustrated by Leo Lionni; Pantheon; 1969 1970 Caldecott Honor Picturebook Price Guide Value – $220 VG+ Essential Identifying Point – DJ Front dust jacket flap price is “$3.95”. Back DJ flap lists five books, each followed by one review: Swimmy, Tico and the Golden Wings, […]
First Edition Identification 1968 Caldecott Honor Picturebook Price Guide Value – $260 VG+ Essential Identifying Point – DJ Dust jacket flap price is “$3.50”. Back DJ flap has short Lionni bio, followed by “Swimmy”, with two reviews, then Tico And The Golden Wings, with three reviews. Back dust jacket is absent the LCCN. Essential […]
First Edition Identification Swimmy; written and illustrated by Leo Lionni; Pantheon; 1963 1964 Caldecott Honor Picturebook Price Guide Value – $300 Essential Identifying Point – DJ Dust jacket flap price is “$3.50” and back dust jacket is absent the Standard Book Number (SBN). Second state book has same dj price, however has 9 digit […]
First Edition Identification Madeline, written & illustrated by Ludwig Bemelmans; Viking, 1939 1940 Caldecott Honor Award Children’s Picturebook Price Guide Value: $4,000 VG+ Essential identifying point Title page: Line with “Simon & Schuster” followed by line with “1939.” Non-essential DJ flap price "$2.00" The myth has propagated on the internet that the first […]
