There is a tradition at Horn Book magazine to have the current winner of the Caldecott Medal design the cover for the July/August issue. This year's winner Brian Selznick, who won for the epic 500 page plus The Invention of Hugo Cabret, truly outdid himself. The cover shows his titular character riding on a plane heading to the ALA awards ceremony held in Anaheim, California. And in a beautiful and brilliant touch, Hugo is reading the current year's Newbery winner, Good Masters! Sweet Ladies! by the wonderful Laura Amy Schlitz. The issue also contains the slides that accompanied Selznick's Caldecott speech. My favorite slide shows Hugo receiving the phone call telling him that his book has won.
Thursday, July 31, 2008
Brian Selznick's Wonderful Horn Book Cover
There is a tradition at Horn Book magazine to have the current winner of the Caldecott Medal design the cover for the July/August issue. This year's winner Brian Selznick, who won for the epic 500 page plus The Invention of Hugo Cabret, truly outdid himself. The cover shows his titular character riding on a plane heading to the ALA awards ceremony held in Anaheim, California. And in a beautiful and brilliant touch, Hugo is reading the current year's Newbery winner, Good Masters! Sweet Ladies! by the wonderful Laura Amy Schlitz. The issue also contains the slides that accompanied Selznick's Caldecott speech. My favorite slide shows Hugo receiving the phone call telling him that his book has won.
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Brian, I love your blog! I hope you'll consider postgin a version o fit on the website for public consumption.
also, what did you think of Uncle Bobby's Wedding?
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