The Horn Book Magazine, July 1st, 1993
In two recent Caldecott Medal acceptance speeches -- Emily Arnold McCully's in this issue and David Macaulay's in 1991 -- the recipients have spoken about taking risks as artists and about the joy of being given recognition for doing so. Of course, there are many reasons for giving awards to books -- a creator's attempt to do something different being only one of them. But certainly for reviewers and critics who may read or examine two to four thousand children's books every year, those risk-taking books are particularly welcome.
I was vividly reminded of just how welcome when I picked up w...
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