Annotated Bibliography

Carsyn Guitrau

Louisiana State University

EDCI 3000
 Postmodern Picture Books

The Three Pigs

Wiesner, D. (2014). The three pigs. Andersen Press.

The picture books began with the story the three little pigs. The pigs in this story become

out of the story using metafiction and they begin to fold up the pages of the book into an

airplane. Then, the pigs begin to explore and come upon different stories until they end up back

in their own story. This book is appropriate for children ages 6-9. This book received the

Caldecott medal, which recognizes the most distinguished American children’s picture book.

The Day the Crayons Quit

Daywalt, D., & Jeffers, O. (2016). The day the crayons quit. HarperCollins Children's

Books.

In this picture book, all the crayons in Duncan’s crayon box write him a letter expressing

something different. The book showed each letter along with the corresponding crayon and

pictures that Duncan drew in that color. The age range that is appropriate for this picture book is

ages K-3. This book received the Goodreads Choice Awards Best Picture Book.

Nonfiction Books

Same, Same, But Different

Kostecki-Shaw, J. S., & Adam, V. (2015). Same, same, but different. Weston Woods.
 This picture book involves two children that live in different places, one in America and

one in India. They are writing back and forth to each other, explaining their same, but different

lives to each other. The appropriate age range of this book is ages 3-7. This book won the Ezra

Jack Keats Book Awards, Illinois Monarch Award, South Asia Book Award, and the Texas

Armadillo Readers’ Choice Award.

Courageous People Who Changed the World

Poelman, H., & Kershner, K. (2018). Courageous people who changed the world.

Familius LLC.

In this picture book, each double page layout is a different courageous person from history,

for example, Harriet Tubman and Abraham Lincoln. Each page includes what the person did,

along with a famous quote from that person. The appropriate age range for this book is ages 5-7.

This book has not won any awards but uses simple text and very cute illustrations of famous

people who changed the world.

Henry’s Freedom Box: A True Story from the Underground Railroad

Levine, E. (2019). Henrys Freedom Box A True Story from the Underground Railroad.

Findaway World, LLC.

This picture book is about an African American little boy and his family, who slaves. Their

master became ill, so he gave the little boy to work for his son. The boy met a girl, fell in love,

got married, and bore children. His wife and children were then sold at the slave market. The boy
then mailed himself in a box to a place where there were no slaves. The appropriate age range for

this picture book is from ages 4-8. This book won the Caldecott Medal.

The True Story of the Puppeteer of Macy’s Parade

Sweet, M. (2011). Balloons over Broadway: The true story of the puppeteer of Macy's

Parade. Houghton Mifflin Books for Children.

A boy named Tony loved creating things since he was a young boy. He made marionettes

and brought them to New York, where they ended up on Broadway. Using his marionettes, the

first Macy’s Day Parade was started. The age range that is appropriate for his book is children

ages 4-8. This book won the Golden Kite Award for Picture Book Illustrations.

Finding Winnie: The True Story of the World’s Most Famous Bear

Mattick, L., & Blackall, S. (2015). Finding Winnie: The true story of the world's most

famous bear. Findaway World, LLC.

In this story, a mom is reading a story to her child about a bear. In the story, a veterinarian

who had to go to war came across a baby bear with a man and bought him from the man. This

story is about their journey together. The appropriate age range for this book is ages 3-6 years

old. This book also won the Caldecott Medal.

Picture books

Where the Wild Things Are

Sendak, M., Hollander, T., & Knussen, O. (2015). Where the wild things are. Red Fox.
 This picture book is a story about Max, a child who escapes to where the wild things are.

He calmed the wild things and then returned home. The appropriate age range for this book is 4-

8 years old. This picture book won the Caldecott Medal.

A Different Pond

Phi, B., & Bui, T. (2020). A different pond. Raintree.

This picture book is about a boy and his father waking up really early to go fishing. They

are from Vietnam and do not have much money, so they are fishing to provide food for their

family, and the boy helps out. He feels proud of himself that he helped caught their dinner. The

appropriate age range for this picture book is children who are 8-11 years old. This book won the

Caldecott Medal.

Owl Moon

Yolen, J. (1987). Owl moon. Philomel Books: Ill.

This picture book is about a little child and her father walking around at night to find an

owl using the light of the moon. They begin calling out for the owl, then they hear the echo of

the owl. They are begin to bond over this experience. The age range that is appropriate for this

book is 5-8 years old. This book won the Caldecott Medal.

The Right Word: Roget and His Thesaurus

Bryant, J., & Sweet, M. (2014). The right word: Roget and his thesaurus. Eerdmans

Books for Young Readers.

This made it hard for him to make friends, so he began writing his own books, which were

actually lists. As he grew up, he continued to write lists. The appropriate age range for this

picture book is children ages 8-11. This book won the Caldecott Model and the Golden Kite

Award for Picture Book Illustrations.

Pancho Rabbit and the Coyote

Tonatiuh, D. (2013). Pancho Rabbit and the Coyote. Harry N Abrams.

This picture book is about a rabbit named Pancho and his family. Pancho’s dad does not

come home one night, so Pancho goes out to find him, bringing him his favorite meal. Pancho

finds a coyote along the way that said he could help him but was only tricking him in order to eat

him food and then him. Pancho’s dad hears his cries and saves him and they return home

together. The age range that is appropriate for this book is ages 8-11. The award that this book

won is the Pura Belpre Award.

One Fine Day

Hogrogian, N. (2005). One fine day. Aladdin Paperbacks.

This story is about a fox who drank and old lady’s milk. The lady was angry so she cut off

the fox’s tail and would not give it back to him until he got her some more milk. They fox went

to a cow to get milk. Then, the fox was sent of a series of tasks to get things for other people in

order to get his tail back from the old lady. The age range that is appropriate for this picture book

is ages 5-8. This book won the Caldecott Medal.

Snyder, L., & Hughes, E. (2019). Charlie & Mouse. Chronicle Books.

In this story, the main character, Charlie, his brother, Mouse, and their mom and dad are in

a series of small stories. There is a story about lumps, the party, rocks, and bedtime bananas. The

appropriate age range for this book is ages 6-9 years old. This book received the Theodor Seuss

Geisel Award.

A Sick Day for Amos McGee

Stead, P. C., Stead, E. E., & Dale, J. (2020). A sick day for Amos McGee. Findaway

World, LLC.

This story starts by discussing a typical day in the elephant, Amos McGee. He ate his

breakfast, got on the bus, went to the zoo, and visited all his friends before starting his work. One

day, he woke up feeling sick and could not go to work. His friends, wondering where Amos was,

went to his house to visit with him. The age range that is appropriate for this picture books is

ages 4-8 years old. This book won the Caldecott Medal.

Doctor De Soto

Steig, W., & Tucci, S. (2020). Doctor De Soto. Findaway World, LLC.

This picture book is about a mouse names Doctor De Soto, whom is a very popular dentist

who refused to treat animals that are dangerous to mice. One day, a well-dressed fox came to his

business with a painful tooth, and Doctor De Soto decided to treat him. However, the fox became
hungry and was planning on eating Doctor De Soto and his wife when he had to come back the

next day, but they came up with a plan to prevent it. The age range that is appropriate for this

picture book is children within the ages of 4-7 years old. This book won the John Newbery

Medal and the National Book Award for Children’s Books.

Little Red Riding Hood

Hyman, T. S., Grimm, J., & Grimm, W. (1983). Little Red Riding Hood. Holiday

House. 

This picture book is about a little girl in a red velvet cloak walking through the woods to

bring food to her sick grandma. Along the way, she meets a wolf who beats her to her grandma’s

house and eat her. When the little girl arrives there, the wolf eats her too. A hunter shows up and

cuts open to wolf and the little girl and her grandma jump out. The appropriate age range for this

story is children ages 8-11 years old. This book won the Caldecott Honor Book Award.

When Sophie Get Angry—Really, Really Angry …

Bang, M. (2019). When Sophie gets angry--really, really angry ... Scholastic Singapore.

This story is about a little girl names Sophie, who is very angry. She was playing with her

toys when her sister took her gorilla because it was her turn. Sophie began to scream, then run,

and then cried. Then she became calm as she heard a bird, climbed a tree, then watched the

ocean. She feels better as the world comforts her and she goes back home. The appropriate age

range for this book is children ages 4-7 years old. This book won the Caldecott Medal.  

The Little House

This story is about a little house, who just watched the calm of the countryside as the

seasons changed. She then watched as her town grew with more houses and roads and became a

city. Watching was no longer calm, and she could not even see the change of the seasons or the

moonlight. She became sad and lonely, until the granddaughter of the guy that built the house

stopped and admired the house. She found out that it was her grandfather’s house, so she got the

house moved to a place on a hill in the countryside, and the little house was happy. The age

range that is appropriate for this picture book is ages 4-7. This book won the Caldecott Medal.

Make Way for Ducklings

McCloskey, R. (2016). Make way for ducklings. Puffin Books.

In this story, Mrs. Mallard is looking for a perfect home for her and her ducklings. The

story is about their adventure to their home while encountered different people. They finally

made it to their home and met up with Mr. Mallard, who was already there waiting for them. The

age range that is appropriate for this book is 3-7 years old. This picture book won the Caldecott

Medal.