Portland Picture Book Peers

2 out of 3 of the books we are going to review on Monday made it on the NY Times best illustrated list! Join us as we try to figure out the artistic techniques that make them winners!!

http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2015/10/28/books/review/28-new-york-times-best-illustrated-childrens-books-of-2015.html?smid=tw-nytbooks&smtyp=cur&_r=2

The New York Times Best Illustrated Children’s Books of 2015 Here are the winners of the New York Times Best Illustrated Children’s Books Awards for 2015.

In September we will be doing a mid-year review of picture books from 2014 in anticipation of our "Mock Caldecott." Here is an article to get you started... (scroll down to the bottom of the article to get to the part about picture books)

http://blogs.slj.com/afuse8production/2014/06/17/newbery-caldecott-2015-the-summer-prediction-edition/

Newbery / Caldecott 2015: The Summer Prediction Edition — @fuseeight A Fuse #8 Production Sloooooowly the predictions begin. As I post this I’m hitting the sweet spot right between Book Expo and the annual American Library Association conference. Which is to say, this is the moment in time when some folks have seen the fall galleys from BEA while other folks are about to see them at AL…

The votes are In! Our Mock Caldecott Medal goes to "Mr. Tiger Goes Wild," scoring 28 points using the official Caldecott balloting system. Honors books go to "Journey," scoring 12 points; "Bluebird," scoring 11; and "On a Beam of Light," scoring 9 points. Can't wait to see tomorrow who the REAL committee chooses!!