1. Match the trivia in the first column with the illustrator in the second column.
| 1. In 1947, this person illustrated both the medal winner and an honor book | a. Robert Lawson |
| 2. won two years in a row | b. Leo and Diane Dillon |
| 3. won both a Newbery medal and a Caldecott medal (not for the same book) | c. Plato Chan |
| 4. winner of 3 medals and 6 honors | d. Leonard Weisgard |
| 5. winner of 1 medal and 7 honors | e. Dorothy Lathrop |
| 6. first to win a Caldecott medal | f. Marcia Brown |
| 7. youngest winner of a Caldecott medal or honor | g. Maurice Sendak |
2. In what year was the Caldecott medal first awarded (for books published in the preceding year?)
1936
1937
1938
1939
3. Which Caldecott winner is set in Boston?
4. Name two Rhode Islanders who have one the Caldecott medal?
5. Which of the following has never won a Caldecott medal?
Patricia Polacco
Eric Carle
Jan Brett
Steven Kellogg
Dr. Seuss
Tomie DePaola
6. Which three Caldecott medal winners featured the moon in the title and story?
7. Which father and son have won seven Caldecott honors between them?
8. What is the highest number of books ever awarded in a single year?
9. What book was the medal winner in 1964, beating out Simmy, which recieved an honor?
10 TRUE/FALSE: The illustration on the Caldecott medal was created by Englishman Randolph Caldecott for whom the award is named?
Answers: (hint: highlight from here to the bottom of the page to view answers!)
1. 1 - D (Leonard Weisgard), 2 - B (Leo & Diane Dillon), 3 - A (Robert Lawson), 4 -F (Marcia Brown),
5 - G (Maurice Sendak), 6 - E (Dorothy Lathrop) 7 - C (Plato Chan)
2. 1938
3. Make Way for Ducklings
4. Chris Van Allsburg & David McCauley
5. ALL
6. Owl Moon, Many Moons, Kitten's First Full Moon
7. Jerry & Brian Pinckney
8. Five
9. Where the Wild Things Are
10. True
Resources:
http://www.ala.org/alsc