Elisa Gall

2 months ago | hbook.com | Elisa Gall |Sarah Ellis |Julie Roach |Shelley Isaacson

A Sleepless Night by Micaela Chirif; illus. by Joaquín Camp; trans. from Spanish by Jordan LandsmanPrimary    Transit    48 pp. 9/24    9798893389050    $19.95In this vibrant and absurdist Argentinian import, young Elisa cries so loudly that her narrator sibling says she sounds “like a fire truck instead of a baby,” and all the neighbors in their apartment building are disrupted.

Nov 19, 2024 | hbook.com | Brian Wilson |Betsy Bird |Adrienne L. Pettinelli |Elisa Gall

The Caldecott criteria states that the award should honor a work that provides “a visual experience” for the young reader and “respects a child’s ‘understandings, abilities, and appreciations.’” Cherry Mo’s visually enthralling and nearly wordless debut, Home in a Lunchbox, does just that, using colorful digital illustrations and cinematic flourishes to tell a personal story about a girl named Jun who finds solace in her lunchbox after arriving in the United States from Hong Kong.

Nov 14, 2024 | hbook.com | Kitty Flynn |Betsy Bird |Adrienne L. Pettinelli |Elisa Gall

Twenty-five titles were nominated (five were ineligible, so we aren't counting those) Eleven titles have more than one nomination. The leading title — nominated seven times — is Ahoy! written and illustrated by two-time Caldecott Award–winner Sophie Backall. Joyful Song and Life After Whale each received four nominations; Two Together, The Yellow Bus, and Noodles on a Bicycle received three nominations each. Five titles were each nominated two times. Fourteen titles have a single nomination.

Nov 13, 2024 | hbook.com | Kitty Flynn |Betsy Bird |Adrienne L. Pettinelli |Elisa Gall

The 2024 NYT/NYPL Best Illustrated list came out yesterday! Here are the titles selected: The Cat Way, written and illustrated by Sara Lundberg, translated by B.J. Woodstein Animal Albums From A to Z, written and illustrated by Cece Bell Planting Hope: A Portrait of Photographer Sebastião Salgado, written by Philip Hoelzel, illustrated by Renato Alarcão Yaya and the Sea, written by Karen Good Marable, illustrated by Tonya Engel The Man Who Didn’t Like Animals, written by Deborah Underwood,...

Nov 12, 2024 | hbook.com | Betsy Bird |Adrienne L. Pettinelli |Elisa Gall |Jonathan Hunt

Pertinent information for those interested in serving on Caldecott committees: There are certain rules and regulation to bear in mind.  According to the rules placed by ALA, no committee member may blog while serving on the committee: “Members should not use social media or electronic forms of communication in relation to eligible titles during their term of service.