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Mirette on the High Wire
Emily Arnold McCully's vivid impressionistic watercolors bring nineteenth-century Paris to life with the story of Mirette, a spirited, risk-taking little girl. Mirette enables the former high-wire star Bellini to conquer his fear while achieving her own dream. Light, color, line, and movement in these animated and bold illustrations are in perfect balance with the text.- Fiction, General Fiction
- Randolph Caldecott Medal 1993 (Medal Winner)
- ISBN: 9780399221309
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Seven Blind Mice
In this successful reinterpretation of the Indian fable of the blind man and the elephant, deceptively simple text integrates concepts of color, numbers, and days of the week with visual irony. Contrasting textured paper heightens the bold color and strong composition, while white typeface against a glossy background and marbleized endpapers add to the excellent design.- Fiction, Folklore & Fairy Tales
- Randolph Caldecott Medal 1993 (Honor Title)
- ISBN: 9780399222610
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The Stinky Cheese Man and Other Fairly Stupid Tales
The Little Red Hen talks in red letters and the giant talks in capitals in this irreverent retelling of the gingerbread man and other time-honored tales. The avant-garde art (“rendered in oil and vinegar” according to the book note) lampoons twentiethcentury art in the process. Interdependence of words, visual images, and even the process of book design and publication extract every possible laugh in this outrageous collaboration.- Fiction, Folklore & Fairy Tales
- Randolph Caldecott Medal 1993 (Honor Title)
- ISBN: 9780670844876
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Working Cotton
Carole Byard's dramatic paintings portray the dignity of hard work and the strength of family relationships that are part of this migrant family's life. From the first glimpses of a streaky dawn to the red twilight, powerful, glowing portraits and landscapes poignantly complement the child's poetic depiction of the long workday.- Fiction, General Fiction
- Randolph Caldecott Medal 1993 (Honor Title)
- ISBN: 9780152996246