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• Award year: 1960
• List: Randolph Caldecott Medal

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  Houses from the Sea

  By Alice E. Goudey, Adrienne Adams (Illustrator)

  Soft watercolor washes combine with poetic text to set the tone of this quiet, informative story. Two children gather shells along the coast and talk about the various shapes of the shells. An introduction and afterword provide more scientific information.

  • Fiction, General Fiction
  • Randolph Caldecott Medal 1960 (Honor Title)
  • ISBN: 9780684124582
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  The Moon Jumpers

  By Janice Udry, Maurice Sendak (Illustrator)

  When the sun goes down, the moon comes up. Four children calling themselves the moon jumpers joyfully play and dance under the moonlit sky before bedtime. Soft night colors add a mystic touch to the simple story.

  • Fiction, General Fiction
  • Randolph Caldecott Medal 1960 (Honor Title)
  • ISBN: 9780060284602
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  Nine Days to Christmas

  By Marie Hall Ets, Aurora Labastida

  Now that she is in kindergarten, Ceci is old enough to join in the posadas—part of the special Christmas celebration that begins nine days before Christmas. Anticipation mounts as Ceci chooses her own piñata. Soft, gray backgrounds with splashes of bright colors project the warmth and excitement of the Mexican tradition in an urban setting.

  • Fiction, General Fiction
  • Randolph Caldecott Medal 1960 (Medal Winner)
  • ISBN: 9780486815329